1st AD DTAC supports 1st BCT: Tactical Assault Command manages transitions, other operations

Sgt. Reuben Baker, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, receives care by medical personnel during their training at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 6. Photo by Sgt. Valerie Lopez, Headquarters, 1st Armored Division.

Sgt. Valerie Lopez,
Headquarters, 1st Armored Division:

With briefings, meetings and updates, 1st Armored Division maintains eyes, ears and communication with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st AD, during a training rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.

First AD’s Division Tactical Assault Command is a tailored command post focused on specific missions, said Lt. Col. Christopher Norrie, 1st AD G3. In general terms, a DTAC manages transitions or other specific operations.

“Our purpose at NTC is to enable operations throughout an area we call Operating Environment Chicago,” said Norrie. “This includes 1/1 AD.”

First BCT is to integrate as part of OEC and conduct partnered operations to increase the legitimacy of their security and governance partners, said Norrie. They report to us, as we support them in their larger mission to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan.”

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Kelley, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, command sergeant major, speaks to 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers during their training rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA Aug. 6. 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division is training in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Valerie Lopez, Headquarters, 1st Armored Division.

Norrie said that in support of 1st BCT, the DTAC provides direction and resources, sets priorities and enables communication to effectively anticipate requirements and fix problems as needed.

Each member of the DTAC is responsible for different tasks.

The key role players in the DTAC are the chief of operations, CHOPS, and the operations sergeant major, said Norrie. Since the 1st AD DTAC is not a large command post, the key players are in every warfighting function including intelligence, sustainment, mission commands, public affairs, staff judge advocate and the command group.

As one of the DTAC sustainment personnel, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Kerr, G4 maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge of 1st Armored Division, said that his role is to track and maintain the readiness level for 1/1 AD.

“We have to be very knowledgeable in all the different classes of supply,” said Kerr. “If the unit falls below 90 percent of supplies, it’s a priority to get them up over 90 percent. We use all classes of supply to accomplish that.

“We are in the sustainment business,” added Kerr. “From bullets, to food, we make sure the Soldiers have what they need.”


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