FM 5-71-100 CHAPTER 1 Engineer Operations and the Division Battlefield The division is the US Army's largest, fixed organization that trains and fights as a tactical team. It is organized with various combat, combat support (CS), and combat service support (CSS) units that make up the combined arms team. A division may be armored, mechanized infantry, light infantry, airborne, or air assault. It is a self-sustaining force capable of independent operations, even for long periods of time, when properly reinforced. Each type of division conducts tactical operations in a low-, mid-, or high-intensity environment. Divisions are the basic units of maneuver at the tactical level. The division engineer organization (DIVEN) focuses on maneuver at the tactical level.
DesignationFM 5-71-100
EditionOct 1990
StatusSuperseded
Pages212
FunctionEngineering
EchelonDivision
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)