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APPENDIX B

PRE-MISSION CHECKLISTS

Training

  • Recruit personnel.

  • Meet regularly with HN chain of command.

  • Integrate operations of NDO, mine awareness, and deminers.

  • Identify mines for inerting by EOD (if planned).

  • Find good training sites and identify support.

  • Find source of local maps (if possible).

  • Identify site for land navigation (mine free).

Logistics

  • Determine local availability of supplies and support.

  • Coordinate NGO and UN support.

  • Coordinate for customs clearance or bypass.

  • Identify computer capabilities for usage, repair, and supplies.

  • Identify local capability to fabricate (welding, carpenters).

  • Identify contractors.

  • Identify HN clothing requirements.

Communications

  • Obtain frequency clearances.

  • Get clearances for communications security and message traffic.

  • Coordinate HN telephone and fax hookups.

Food

  • Plan to augment HN food if possible.

  • Coordinate supply storage sites.

  • Look for health problems and concerns.

  • Look for refrigeration.

Maintenance

  • Get maintenance package with vehicle rental.

  • Coordinate with NGOs, the UN, and locals for support.

  • Bring generators and light sets.

Transportation

  • Get 4 x 4 vehicles.

  • Get maintenance package.

  • Find fuel points and identify costs.

  • Find wrecker service.

Administrative

  • Track country clearances, flight clearances, and explosives clearances.

  • Identify local visa issues and get waiver on entrance and exit fees.

  • Expedite customs checks.

Budget

  • Work MIPRs.

  • Work with contracts (do not obligate; use GSO or contract officer).

  • Establish contracts for vehicles, food, billeting, water, fuel, generators, construction, telephone hookup.

  • Coordinate changing money at Embassy with GSO.

Medical

  • Research data on mine incidents.

  • Find local hospitals or clinics and coordinate for support.

  • Coordinate for MEDEVAC of HN and U.S. personnel.

  • Determine water purity and good food sources.

  • Determine good source of blood and drugs.

Storage Sites

  • Determine demolitions storage.

  • Designate equipment storage.

Public Affairs

  • Coordinate with public affairs office (PAO) at the U.S. Embassy.

  • Coordinate with HN.

  • Work with local press.

Figure B-1. Issues and tasks.

Training

  • Identify ongoing demining training programs, including—

      ___ Length of course (days, weeks).

      ___ Composition of instructor cadre (HN, foreign nationals).

      ___ Location of course (city, military base).

      ___ POI composition (lecture, practice exercise).

      ___ POI origin and date written.

      ___ Level of training course (basic, intermediate, advanced, instructor).

      ___ Time and number of courses taught (quarterly or seasonally, one or two per year).

  • Identify past demining training programs, including—

      ___ Length of course (days, weeks).

      ___ Composition of instructor cadre (HN, foreign nationals).

      ___ Location of course (city or military base).

      ___ POI composition (lecture, practice exercise).

      ___ POI origin and date written.

      ___ Level of training course (basic, intermediate, advanced, instructor).

      ___ Time and number of courses taught (quarterly or seasonally, one or two per year).

  • Identify the number of current and past graduates of demining training, including—

      ___ Current location of graduates.

      ___ Current participation in demining operations.

      ___ Adequacy of training.

      ___ Training shortfalls.

  • Identify the goals of the demining training program, including—

      ___ Short-term goal (train deminers quickly).

      ___ Intermediate goal (train trainers).

      ___ Long-term goal (update training).

      ___ Ultimate goals (export capabilities).

Operations

  • Identify ongoing demining operations, including location.

  • Identify future operations, including location.

  • Identify canceled operations, including reasons for cancellation.

  • Identify the status of current operations.

      ___ Location.

      ___ Success rate.

      ___ Problems encountered.

      ___ Plans to improve or to expand.

  • Identify the major shortfalls encountered in current demining operations.

  • Identify the selection and assessment criteria for deminers and demining instructors.

  • Identify the reporting procedures for current operations.

      ___ Through government channels.

      ___ Through nongovernment channels.

      ___ Through combination (crossover) government and nongovernment channels.

      ___ Reporting systems used (radio, phone, cellular) and their reliability.

      ___ Frequency and types of reporting (daily, weekly).

  • Identify the information outline flow chain (by element, organization, office chief).

Figure B-2. Demining for host nation training.

Equipment (Capabilities and Needs)

NOTE: When selecting equipment, consider the manufacturer, resupply, repair, ease of use, applicability, and effectiveness of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of mine-detection equipment available.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of minefield-marking equipment.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of mine-clearing equipment available.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of minefield-proofing equipment available.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the types of demolition equipment and supplies available.

      ___ Quantities available and suitability of quantities.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of safety or C2 minefield-clearing equipment available.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the types of training equipment and supplies available.

      ___ Quantities available and suitability of quantities.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Identify the type of transportation and support equipment available.

      ___ Quantity available and suitability of quantity.

      ___ Condition of the equipment.

  • Determine the ability of personnel to maintain and repair the various types of equipment (parts, batteries, expendables).

  • Determine if the equipment is easy to use.

  • Determine if the equipment is applicable to the mission and if it is effective.

  • Identify the types and quantities of equipment needed and determine their priority.

  • Identify engineer POIs in effect and determine if they are current and applicable.

      ___ Deminer.

      ___ Commander and junior leader.

      ___ Reconnaissance and marking.

      ___ Demolitions.

      ___ Villagers (other than awareness).

      ___ Recording.

      ___ Support and other.

  • Identify SOPs in effect and determine if they are followed.

      ___ Reconnaissance and locating and marking minefield.

      ___ Clearing and proofing.

      ___ Demolitions.

      ___ Recording and tracking.

  • Identify sustainment or refresher training in effect (frequency, length of instruction).

      ___ Deminer.

      ___ Reconnaissance and marking.

      ___ Demolitions.

      ___ Villagers (other than awareness).

  • Identify quality control and assurance measures for engineer training that are in place (performance counseling, tests, standards for instructors).

  • Determine if engineer training for the organization is centrally directed, coordinated, and standardized.

  • Determine if feedback from the field is disseminated and included in future training (after-action reports, lessons learned, publications).

  • Determine if the quality and quantity of training support facilities, supplies, and support (manuals, training aids) are adequate.

  • Identify the kinds of risk assessment and safety precautions used for engineer training and operations.

  • Identify assistance requested (by priority).

Figure B-3. Engineer.

Equipment

  • Identify the kind of EOD equipment currently available and in use by EOD personnel.

  • Determine the capabilities and expected performance of the equipment.

  • Identify the quantity of equipment available to support current operations and determine the adequacy of the quantity.

  • Identify the kinds and quantities of equipment required to support the expected level of EOD operations.

  • Identify the kinds and quantities of demolitions materials available to support EOD operations and training.

  • Determine if the organization can provide any needed new or additional equipment.

  • Determine the new or additional equipment or demolitions the organization needs to have provided.

  • Determine if the organization can support and maintain the EOD equipment required to conduct operations and training.

  • Identify additional comments or notes.

Current Training

  • Identify current organizational EOD expertise (experience) or training.

  • Identify the number of personnel who have this expertise or training and where they received the training.

  • Identify who conducts organizational EOD training (including instructors) and where they were trained.

  • Identify where this organizational EOD training is conducted.

  • Identify the types and quantities of training aids currently available.

  • Identify the general experience of instructors and operators.

Required or Desired Training

  • Identify training or assistance the organization needs or requests.

  • Identify the number of operators and instructors who need to be trained.

  • Identify the general educational level of the prospective student.

  • Identify the level of EOD training to be conducted and the standards of performance.

  • Identify the location where the EOD training is to be conducted, the kind of area it is, and its suitability for EOD training.

  • Determine the number of students and support personnel the facilities can adequately support.

  • Determine the availability of a suitable site to conduct demolitions and practical application training.

  • Determine if the demolitions and practical application site has a safe and secure bunker or storage facility.

  • Identify safety regulations that are in place during demolitions training and the way they are implemented.

  • Determine the availability or presence of trained medical or safety personnel during training.

  • Determine the types and quantities of training aids that are on hand and are needed.

  • Determine if any follow-on training will be required (for example, refresher, recertification).

  • Identify additional comments or notes.

Mine Threat Operations

  • Determine the types and models of mines that have been identified.

  • Identify who laid the mines and when.

  • Determine the density (numbers) of mines encountered.

  • Identify if the mines are encountered in minefields or if they are placed singly, or both.

  • Determine if booby traps or antiremoval devices have been encountered. If yes, identify the types encountered.

Unexploded Ordnance Threat Operations (Other than Mines)

  • Identify the types of UXOs encountered.

      ___ Bombs.

      ___ Submunitions.

      ___ Projectiles and mortars.

      ___ Other.

  • Identify the origin of the UXOs encountered (HN, foreign).

  • Identify density (numbers) of UXOs encountered.

      ___ Bombs.

      ___ Submunitions.

      ___ Projectiles and mortars.

      ___ Other.

  • Determine if booby traps or antiremoval devices have been encountered. If yes, identify the types encountered.

  • Identify ways the organization deals with mines and UXOs.

  • Determine how mines and UXOs are reported and identify the reporting system.

  • Identify the person receiving the reports and determine how the reports are processed.

  • Identify how reports of mines or UXOs are acted on and determine if any follow-up takes place.

  • Determine the current methods of identifying, recovering, and disposing of mines and UXOs.

  • Identify who is responsible for clearing and disposing of mines and UXOs.

  • Determine how many personnel are trained or are available to perform this function.

  • Determine the general training of these personnel.

  • Determine if the operations and training of these personnel are standardized or if they vary from place to place.

  • Identify the kind of equipment these personnel use in clearing and disposing of mines and UXOs.

  • Determine the kinds of explosives used and the quantities available.

  • Identify personnel safety equipment used during operations (body armor, safety glasses).

  • Determine if any constraints affect clearance and disposal operations—such as security, C2, or safety.

  • Identify additional comments or notes.

Figure B-4. Explosive ordnance disposal.

Operations

  • Identify the departments and sections within your organization.

  • Identify the size, organization, manning by specialty, and disposition of your organization’s mobile information teams.

  • Identify the size, function, and manning of your organization at the provincial and district levels.

  • Determine if your organization at the local level employs local people. If yes, identify their capacity of employment.

  • Determine if your organization is involved in any type of advertising.

  • Identify how information is disseminated within your organization.

  • Identify how information is disseminated to audiences.

  • Identify the key communicators your organization uses at the village level.

  • Determine if your organization produces or distributes any educational materials through the primary school system. If yes, identify the kinds of materials and the methods of distribution.

  • Determine if your organization conducts any humanitarian assistance or related programs. If yes, identify for whom.

  • Determine if your organization conducts community awareness programs. If yes, identify how it—

      ___ Designs and produces printed material (written and graphic).

      ___ Plans and coordinates for targeted groups.

      ___ Develops a program for a specific target group.

      ___ Analyzes the target group and tests awareness products.

      ___ Organizes a community awareness team.

  • Determine how your organization accomplishes program planning and identify the key decision-makers.

  • Identify how program approval is accomplished.

  • Identify how your organization conducts an information program.

  • Identify how your organization calculates livestock casualties, their effects on the local economies, and the circumstances of death.

  • Identify the current information on livestock casualties.

  • Identify how your organization calculates demographic casualties.

      ___ Local social, economic, and psychological impacts.

      ___ Current information on demographic casualties, broken down by age and sex against ethnic, social, and educational groups.

Training

  • Determine if you have personnel to operate your computer equipment. If yes, identify how many and at what levels.

  • Identify the types of educational prerequisites required of your employees.

  • Identify the type of training the members of your organization receive.

  • Identify how your organization trains the trainers.

  • Identify the location of your training.

Equipment

  • Determine if your organization has any computers or computer accessories. If yes, identify the type and software.

  • Identify print and audiovisual assets of your organization, including—

      ___ Type.

      ___ Number.

      ___ Location.

      ___ Trained operators.

      ___ Source of spare parts.

      ___ Repairs.

  • Determine the size of print presses (light, medium, heavy).

  • Determine if the following materials can be printed:

      ___ Oversized posters or other oversized material.

      ___ Pamphlets.

      ___ Handbills.

      ___ Stickers.

      ___ T-shirts.

      ___ Banners.

      ___ Objects (for example, soccer balls, buckets, pencils).

  • Identify facilities and power supply that are available for the print equipment.

  • Identify the age and brand of the print presses.

  • Determine if your organization has generators. If yes, identify the size in kilowatts (kW), the brand, and the power cord length.

  • Identify (by name brand) audiovisual production equipment your organization has, such as—

      ___ Screens.

      ___ Videocassette recorders (VCRs).

      ___ Projectors and television monitors.

      ___ Still cameras and video cameras.

      NOTE: When selecting your equipment, consider the broadcast format and standards for the HN.

  • Identify the size of the production area. Determine if it is climate controlled and if it has—

      ___ Voltage and studio surge protection.

      ___ Audiocassette or reel-to-reel tape recording capabilities.

      ___ Loudspeakers (include range).

  • Determine if your organization maintains any training aids. If yes, identify them.

  • Determine if your organization has any radiobroadcast equipment. If yes, identify if it is mobile or stationary, including—

      ___ FM or AM.

      ___ Power (in watts).

      ___ Wavelengths (in meters).

      ___ Location and frequencies.

      ___ Programs and peak broadcast hours.

  • Identify the type of communication equipment your organization has to communicate with its field offices.

  • Identify training and operations facilities and storage areas that belong to your organization.

  • Determine if your organization has community awareness or other mobile-type information teams. If yes, determine if it has a performance troupe with the following equipment:

      ___ Musical instruments.

      ___ Performance costumes.

Figure B-5. Mine awareness.

Host Nation Civilian and Military C2

  • Identify the chain of command.

      ___ Civilian.

      ___ Military.

  • Identify the current methodology of care (clinic-district, clinic-main hospital).

      ___ Patient administration.

      ___ Medical treatment (malaria, tuberculosis, tissue infections, typhoid, septicemia, meningitis, leprosy, dengue, schistosomiasis).

      ___ Capabilities for care.

      ___ Education requirements (doctors, nurses, practitioners).

      ___ Method of payment for treatment of U.S. military (cash, embassy agreement).

Host Nation Military Medical Facilities (Field or Base Hospitals)

  • Identify HN military medical facilities.

      ___ Military base.

      ___ Facility.

      ___ Coordinates.

      ___ Address.

      ___ Telephone number, frequency, and call signs (MEDEVAC).

      ___ Beds.

      ___ Support to U.S. military.

      ___ Nearest fixed- and rotary-wing landing site.

      ___ Ambulance telephone number and hours.

      ___ English-speaking staff (interpreters).

  • Determine the number, capabilities, and education levels of the following medical personnel:

      ___ Administrators.

      ___ Doctors.

      ___ Nurses.

      ___ Practitioners.

      ___ Additional personnel.

  • Identify medical supplies (quantity, logistical supply, availability, disposable and reused supplies and instruments).

  • Identify medical services, including—

      ___ Emergency room.

      ___ Operating room.

      ___ Intensive care unit.

      ___ Burn and trauma unit.

      ___ X-ray, blood bank, pathology, sterilization, ultrasound, mass casualty capability.

  • Identify support services, including—

      ___ Communication capability.

      ___ Water supply.

      ___ Power supply (generators).

Host Nation Civilian Medical Facilities
(Village Clinic, District Clinic or Hospital, City Hospital or University)

  • Identify HN civilian medical facilities.

      ___ City.

      ___ Facility.

      ___ Coordinates.

      ___ Address.

      ___ Telephone number, frequency, and call signs (MEDEVAC).

      ___ Beds.

      ___ Support to U.S. military.

      ___ Nearest fixed- and rotary-wing landing site.

      ___ Ambulance telephone number and hours.

      ___ Type (government run or subsidized, privately sponsored).

      ___ English-speaking staff and workers.

      ___ Language primarily spoken.

  • Identify the number, capabilities, and education levels of the following medical personnel:

      ___ Administrators.

      ___ Doctors.

      ___ Nurses.

      ___ Practitioners.

      ___ Additional personnel.

  • Identify medical supplies (quantity, logistical supply, availability, disposable or reused supplies and instruments).

  • Identify medical services, including—

      ___ Emergency room.

      ___ Operating room.

      ___ Intensive care unit.

      ___ Burn and trauma unit.

      ___ X-ray, blood bank, sterilization, ultrasound, mass casualty capability.

  • Support services, including—

      ___ Communication capability.

      ___ Water supply.

      ___ Power supply.

Methods of Evacuation

  • Identify air evacuation capabilities, including—

      ___ On call (reaction time).

      ___ Standby.

      ___ Contact procedures (phone numbers, radio frequency, format, call sign).

      ___ Types of restrictions (night flying, altitude).

      ___ Special capabilities (winch, jungle penetrator).

      ___ Location.

      ___ Type of aircraft for patient load.

      ___ Other agencies to contact for evacuation (range control, hospital, rescue squad).

  • Identify ambulance evacuation capabilities, including—

      ___ On call (reaction time).

      ___ Standby.

      ___ Contact procedures (phone numbers, radio frequency, format, call sign).

      ___ Types of restrictions.

      ___ Special capabilities (winch).

      ___ Location.

      ___ Type of vehicle for patient load.

      ___ Other agencies to contact for evacuation (range control, hospital, rescue squad).

Medical Coverage Available for Airborne Operations

  • Identify services available.

  • Identify POCs and contacting procedures.

Other Facilities Available

  • Identify dental facilities.

  • Identify preventive medicine services.

  • Identify veterinary facilities.

  • Identify Class VIII supply facilities.

Figure B-6. Medical.

Feature Analysis

  • Identify the number of personnel available to do feature analysis.

  • Identify the number of personnel available to collect data.

  • Determine if data collection is reliable.

  • Determine the process for reporting the collected data.

  • Identify how personnel determine possible mine areas.

  • Identify training considerations in performing feature analysis, including¾

      ___ Current status of training and expertise.

      ___ Kind of training received to do feature analysis.

      ___ Frequency in performing cartographic skills to keep proficient.

      ___ Understanding of the color-separation process.

      ___ Ability to read a U.S. map.

      ___ Understanding of map symbology.

      ___ Mapping specifications used by HN and their compatibility to what we are to provide.

      ___ Need for draftsmen to know how to convert geographic coordinates to universal transverse mercator (UTM) for plotting points on a map.

      ___ Methods used to color-separate mapping products.

      ___ Ability to use Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) symbols, screens, and patterns.

  • Identify equipment and facilities, including—

      ___ Type of equipment used to make negatives and positives.

      ___ Currentness of equipment (modern, outdated; homemade, factory bought).

      ___ Compatibility of film size with lithographic process.

      ___ Compatibility of all equipment with each other throughout the photogrammetric and lithographic process.

      ___ Kinds of drafting supplies and equipment.

      ___ Availability of all resources (water, electricity, drainage system) at selected facility.

      ___ Adequacy of light tables (sufficient number and workable size).

      ___ Appropriate supplies and instruments to prepare high-quality map products.

      ___ Kind of photographic process, with film processor (make and model) or by hand.

      ___ Size of work area and availability of a darkroom.

  • Determine suitability of maintenance and logistics, including—

      ___ Supporting system for topographic supplies, parts, and repair service.

      ___ Working condition of equipment.

      ___ Type of equipment and photo supplies used, amount on hand, and procurement time.

Layout

  • Identify the number of personnel available to do layout.

  • Identify the number of personnel needed to do layout.

  • Identify training considerations in doing layout, including—

      ___ Current status of training and expertise.

      ___ Kind of training received to do layout and the length of training.

      ___ Frequency in using their skills.

      ___ Knowledge of layup and press capability of the printing area.

      ___ Process used in laying out projects.

      ___ Knowledge of registration and its importance in printing (gripper area).

  • Identify registration equipment and facilities, including—

      ___ Corner ticks at grid intersections.

      ___ Bull's-eye target.

      ___ Other homemade aids to enhance registration.

      ___ Masking, opaquing, etching tools, and negative correcting process.

      ___ Light table.

      ___ Vacuum frame (making a model).

      ___ Film processing capabilities (hand or processor) (making a model).

      ___ Basic supplies for negative corrections (golden rod, tape).

  • Identify maintenance and logistics equipment and facilities, including—

      ___ Maintenance requirements.

      ___ Posture of supply and maintenance program.

Camera

  • Identify the number of personnel available to do camera work.

  • Identify the number of personnel required to do camera work.

  • Identify training and skill requirements, including—

      ___ Source of training, length of training, frequency in using skills.

      ___ Understanding of proportions and ratios for enlargements and reductions.

      ___ Ability to use filters to enhance or drop colors from a DMA product.

      ___ Understanding of the halftone process.

      ___ Film processing procedures (processor or hand) (make and model).

  • Identify available equipment and facilities.

      ___ Camera capabilities (size, make, model, lens sizes).

      ___ Availability of water and power within facilities.

      ___ Workable darkroom.

  • Determine maintenance and logistics capability.

      ___ Chemical used (type and make).

      ___ Film used (projection, type).

      ___ Capability of supply system to receive supplies.

      ___ Date camera last calibrated.

      ___ Condition of camera and equipment.

Plate

  • Identify the number of personnel available to perform plate functions.

  • Identify the number of personnel required to perform plate functions.

  • Identify required training and skills, including—

      ___ Understanding of the registration system (punch method).

      ___ Principles of plate processing (exposure and development).

  • Identify equipment and facilities, including—

      ___ Platemaker system used (make and model).

      ___ Lithographic sink (corrosion proof).

      ___ Method of gumming and drying plates.

      ___ Registration system used.

      ___ Water, electricity (110-volt), and drainage available.

  • Determine maintenance and logistics capability, including—

      ___ Ability of personnel to change the exposure lamp (must use cotton gloves).

      ___ Proper maintenance on the photo tube sensor of the platemaker.

      ___ Type of plate used (make, type, and brand).

      ___ Type of chemicals used (make, type, and brand).

      ___ Basic method of cleaning glass and lamp lenses.

Offset Press

  • Identify the number of personnel available to operate an offset press.

  • Identify the number of personnel required to operate an offset press.

  • Identify required training and skills, including—

      ___ Ink displacement and adjustment of ink rollers.

      ___ Knowledge of vacuum system.

      ___ Cylinder swing and adjust side guide.

      ___ Mount plate.

      ___ Knowledge of feeder assembly.

      ___ Mount to blanket.

      ___ Delivery unit assembly.

      ___ Use of operator's control and buttons

      ___ Adjustment and installation of water and ink to the damping assembly.

      ___ Continuous check of registration and color balance.

  • Identify equipment and facilities available, including—

      ___ Make, model, and number of presses (size, plate, and blanket).

      ___ Work space around press (3 feet).

      ___ Water and light.

  • Determine required maintenance and logistics, including—

      ___ Recovering damping rollers.

      ___ Cleaning impression cylinder.

      ___ General cleaning and rust maintenance (gripper bar, plate clamps).

      ___ Servicing air filters on compressor.

      ___ Annual and semiannual service checks.

      ___ Process to get support maintenance and all other than minimal operator's maintenance.

      ___ Inks of various colors.

      ___ Plates (type, size, and brand).

      ___ Blanket (type, size, and brand).

      ___ Plate cleaner (brand).

      ___ Process gum (to preserve life of plate).

      ___ Blanket solvent (brand).

      ___ Paper type (strength by pounds).

      ___ Fountain solution (type and brand).

      ___ Gear oil.

      ___ Acetone (alcohol-based solvent for general cleaning of press).

Database

  • Identify the number of personnel available to perform database functions.

  • Identify the number of personnel required to perform database functions.

  • Identify required training and skills, including—

      ___ Knowledge of personnel in setting up a database library (setting up a system).

      ___ Need for a good file system (series, sheet, scale).

  • Identify available equipment and facilities, including—

      ___ Small room to house six-drawer file (3 ˝ x 4 ˝ x 1 foot) 5 high = 7 feet tall.

      ___ Approximately 244 sheets 1:50,000 scale to cover the entire area (5 to 10 flats for each sheet).

      ___Ten sheets per drawer.

  • Determine required maintenance and logistics, including—

      ___ Administrative maintenance on files.

      ___ File drawer and 5 x 8 cards.

      ___ Brown roll paper to make reproduction jackets.

Figure B-7. Topographic survey and mapping support.