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SCOUT PLATOON SOP

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T AB AB L E O F C O N T E N T S

GENERAL

.....................................................................3 Purpose.................................................- 3 Uniform ...............................................- 3 Pa cking ckin g List List ............ .................. ............. ............. ............ ..........- 4

Pa ssage ssa ge of of Lines /  Coo Coordinate rdina te with adjacent adjacent unitsun its- 19 Screen.................................................- 19 Observation Posts.........................- 20 Recon Recon n a issan issa n ce Missio Miss ion n s....... s.......... ...-- 20 Rou Rou t e Recon Recon n a issan issa n ce....... e.......... ...... .......- 21 Area Reconnaissance..................- 21 Zone Recon Recon n a issan issa n ce...... ce.......... ........ ........ ....-- 21 NBC Oper Op eraa t ion ion s........... s............... ........ ......... ......... ....-- 22 Airm irm obile Oper Operaa t ion ion s........ s........... ...... ...... .....- 23 Medeva Medevac... c........... ................ ................ ................ ................ ..........- 24 Prisoners...........................................- 25 Recovery from Field.....................- 26

COMMA COMMAN N D AND CONT ROL

.....................................................................5 Organization .....................................- 5 Succ Su ccess essio ion n of Comma Comm a n d........ d........... ...... .....- 5 Orders / Orders Group....................- 6 Security Readiness Conditions (REDCON)..........................................- 6 Commu Comm u nica ica t ion ion s.......... s.............. ........ ........ ........ ........ ....-- 7 Reports..................................................- 9 Operational Terms / Code Words /  Glossar Glossa r y........... y................. ............. ............. ............ ............ ............- 13

BATT LE DRILL DRILL S

........................... ......................................... ............................ .........................27 ...........27 Enemy Contact..............................- 27 Receiving Indirect Fire..............- 28 Obstacle / Minefield Contact....- 28

T A C T I CA CA L O P ER E R A T I ON ON S

............................ .......................................... ............................ ........................15 ..........15 PCC / PCI P CI......... ................... ..................... ..................... ............- 15 Air Defense Defen se....... .............. ............. ............. ............. ..................- 16 F ire ire Supp Su pport ort.... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ....-- 16 Tactical Road Marches...............- 17 Assembly Assem bly Areas....... Area s............ .......... .......... .......... .........- 17

INDEX

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GENERAL PURPOSE The pur pose pose of of this SOP is t o provi provide de soldie soldiers rs a ssigned or or a tt ached to th is platoon platoon with an overview of the platoon, its missions and capabilities, and to standardize ro utine procedur procedur es for for comba t opera tions, co comba t support (CS), CS), an d comba comba t service service su pport (CSS) within t he plat oon. It a pplies pplies in all situa tions tions except except when modif modified by by the plat oon leader, platoon platoon sergean t, or or h igher igher order s. All All soldie soldiers rs a ssigned or or a tt ached to this platoon platoon will rea d an d comply with the provisio provisions ns of th is SOP. This SOP will be be issued t o an d ma inta ined by all members of th e sco scout platoon. platoon. UNIFORM ID ta gs (do (dogtags) gtags) will will be worn worn an d ID card will will be car car ried a t a ll times. Dur ing normal du ty tr aining t he Bat tle Dress Un ifo iform (BDU) will will be worn worn . During field training or combat operations the following uniform will be worn: Batt le Dress Un ifo iform (BDU) Kevlar Kevlar h elmet elmet with na me on camo camo band LBE consist consist ing of of pistol belt, belt, suspen ders, t wo am mo pouches pouches with th ree 30rd ma gazines each, can can teen on left left h ip, and first a id pouch pouch (with (with field ield dressin g, casu alty feeder feeder card, an d witness st at ement car d) on on left left top of of suspenders Pr otective mask car ried on left left side. A compa ss, militar militar y flashlig flashlight ht , small butt pack, and an additional can can teen a re aut horize horized d on on t he LBE but are n ot r equired. equired. Individual wea pon pon wit h m agazine will acco accompa ny t he soldier soldier a t a l l t i m e s . If glasses glasses a re r equired, a spa re pa ir will be on on h an d (stored (stored in r ucksack while in fiel field) d) and optical inserts will will be insta lled lled in protective protective mask . N o modific modificat at ions ions will be be ma de t o this un ifo iform i.e. i.e. boonie boonie caps caps , dust scarves, etc. without PSG / PL a pproval. pproval.

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P AC K I N G L I S T R u c k s a c k : Wat er pr oof oof bag; One cha nge of underwear an d minimu m of th ree pair of  socks; socks; Poncho liner or or ar my woo wool blan ket ; Field jacket jacket or Gortex; Black leat her gloves; gloves; MOP P u niform ; Over sh oes; Poncho Poncho (in (in out out er po pouch); uch); W/W W/W un iform iform (in out out er pouch) pouch);; Per sonal hygiene hygiene item s to include include sha ving ving gear, t ooth bru sh & pas te, soap, soap, an d towel (in out er pouch); pouch); En tr enching too tool att ached to exterior exterior of ru cksa ck. Additional Additional can can teens m ay be att ached to th e exter exter ior ior of th e rucksack but ar e not not r equired. The sleeping sleeping pad ma y be packed either attached to the rucksack or in the duffel bag. D o n o t pack additional per sona l item s in t he rucksack rucksack a s t he rema ining space is to be used for for am mun ition, ition, ra tions, tions, and equipment equipment such as r adios adios an d sights. sights. You m ay ha ve one CVC bag (or (or compa ra ble size and color lor civilian ivilian bag) fo for your your persona l item s. S l e e p i n g B a g R o l l: l : Wat erpr oof bag; Sleeping Sleeping bag; Spa re BDU; Towel; Towel; Lau ndr y Bag; Minim um of tw o chan ges of un der wea r an d socks. socks. Spar e combat combat boo boots. [instr uctions: uctions: layout layout sleeping bag and pla ce all items flat on sleeping bag th en r oll oll sleeping sleeping bag an d tie off. off. Pla ce roll in wat erp roof roof bag an d secur secur e.] D u f fe fe l B a g : Rema ining BDU’s; BDU’s; Un derwea r; Socks; Socks; PT un ifo iform co complet e with run nin g shoes; All All additional TA-50 TA-50 including including th e shelter ha lf with pin s, poles, poles, an d rope. Ad d i t i o n a l P a c k i n g I n s t r u c t i on on s : When m oving ving by air t o the NTC or a poten poten tial combat combat zone zone place the sleeping bag bag roll items ins ide the du ffel fel bag or r ucksa ck. En sur e yo you h ave a loc lock on on t he duffel duffel bag. bag. Remove Remove any items a tt ached to the exterior of of th e rucksa ck an d place inside eith eith er th e rucksack or or duffel duffel bag. After After a ir movement movement th e rucksack and sleeping bag bag roll will alwa ys acco accompa mpa ny th e soldier soldier an d will will be stored on on his as signed vehic vehiclle. The duffel duffel bag may be st ored eit her on th e vehicle vehicle or or a t a compan y loc locat ion ion su pervised by the supp ly sergeant an d m ay n ot be a ccessible fo for long long per iods iods of tim e.

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C O M M AN AN D A N D C O N T R O L ORGANIZATION The pla toon toon consist consist s of 1 of officer icer a nd 29 en listed m en with 10 sco scout vehicles. vehicles. It is orga orga nized with a H Q section section a nd 4 Scout Scout sections ( A, B, C, an d D sections sections ). HQ section cons cons ist s of: of: Two vehicles, Platoon Leader, Platoon Sergeant, two Drivers, two Scouts. Each scout section section consist consist s of: of: Two vehicles, vehicles, Sec Section sergean t, Squ ad Lea der, t wo Drivers, Drivers, an d two Scouts. The plat oon m ay opera opera te a s a sin gle gle element or split int o 2, 3, or 4 t eam s or in some cases cases as 8-10 8-10 individua l vehicles. vehicles. S U C C E S S I O N O F C O M M AN AN D Dur ing co comba t, an y member of of th e platoon platoon m ay be required to assum e co comm an d. Plat oon succession of command will be as follows: Platoon Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Section Leaders by ran k, Squad Leaders by ran k, Soldi Soldiers ers by rank. The Batta lio lion Comma Comma nder or t act ical opera t ions ions cent cent er (TOC) (TOC) mu st be notified notified im med iat ely of of chan ge of comm an d. When it is necessary for a new leader to assume command of the platoon, he will accomplish the following tasks as the situation allows: Inform Inform h igher igher h eadqua rt ers of of th e ccha ha nge. Reestablish the chain of comm an d and m ake su bordina bordina tes awar e of of the change. Check Check th e platoo platoon's equipment equipment an d personn personn el statu s. Confirm all elements' positions. Assess Assess t he pla toon's toon's a bility bility to cont cont inue th e mission. mission. Report Report results of th e assessment t o higher headqua rt ers. Cont Cont inue t he m issio ission. The bott bott om line: When in char ge, TAKE TAKE CHARGE!!

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O P O R D /O /O R D E R S G R O U P Pr ior ior to ea ch m issio ission th e platoon platoon leader will issue a n Operat ion ion Order (OPORD) an d throughout a mission may issue Fragmentary Orders (FRAGO) to modify the original order. The platoon platoon leader ma y call call fo for t he ent ire platoon platoon t o at ten d or or for for just t he Order s Group. The ord ord ers group consists consists of all vehicle vehicle comm comm an ders a nd leader s of of an y at ta ched elemen ts . Ord ers group per sonnel will brin g th e follo following wing item s: Map, Blank Overlay Overlay sheet w/ma w/ma rk ers, OPORD ma tr ix or or notepaper/pen. notepaper/pen. All oth oth er personnel att ending will will bring notepaper/pen. S E C U R I T Y R E AD I N E S S C O N D I T I O N S ( R E D C O N ) To allow allow th e platoon platoon t o ma inta in secur secur ity while prepar ing fo for m issions issions a nd t o be able to execute missions on time, the platoon will always be in one of the following readiness conditions. REDCON 1: Ready to move imm ediat ely. All All vehicle vehicle weap ons ma nn ed. All All equipm ent stowed. All personnel moun moun ted in vehic vehicles. les. En gines gines run ning. REDCON 2: 2: Ready to move with in 15 15 minu tes. All All vehicl vehiclee weapons weapons ma nn ed. All All equipment n ot being used is stowed. stowed. Plat oon h as one man guar ding the ent ra nce to th e plat oon oon ar ea. En gines off. ff. REDCON 3: Ready to move move with with in 1 hour. One vehicle vehicle weapon man ned per section. section. Plat oon ha s one one man guar ding th e entra nce to the platoon platoon ar ea an d two men pa tr olling lling the plat oon per imeter . One m an per vehicle vehicle allowed allowed to sleep sleep once once priority work work is done. done. REDCON 4: Ready to move move within within 2 hour hour s. One vehicl vehiclee weapon man ned within th e platoon. platoon. Plat oon has one one man guar ding th e entr an ce to th e platoon platoon area an d two men pat rolli rolling ng t he plat oon perimeter. STAN D DOWN : P la t oon oon n o longer longer needs t o maint ain high high level secur secur ity, norm ally when th e plat oon is ending field field tr aining. The PL or PSG will deter min e fur fur th er requirements. V E R Y I M P O R T A N T N O T E : Dur ing the condu condu ct of our missions, missions, un less the dr iver iver is th e only pers on on t he vehicle vehicle th e v e h i cl cle w e a p o n w i l l b e m a n n e d !

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COMMUNICATIONS SCOUT RADIO NET ORGANIZAT ORGANIZATION. ION. Becau Becau se a scout scout could find find h imself needin g to use an y radio in th e platoon, platoon, all radios will will ha ve th e same frequency set in th e same chan nels to preven t confusion. confusion. CU E : S cou t C U E F r e q u e n cy M AN : S cou t MA MAN Fr F r e q u e n cy Chan nel 1: 1: Sco Scout Plat oon (When not not in FREQ.HOP FREQ.HOP mode the Sco Scout MAN MAN F req. will be enter ed) C h a n n el el 2 : B a t t a l io ion C om om m a n d Channel 3: 3: Fire Support Support Net (Norma Norma lly lly the Morta Morta r Platoo Platoon) Channel 4: Missi Missio on Dic Dictat es Channel 5: Missi Missio on Dic Dictat es Chan nel 6: Medevac Medevac (During tr aining this will will be th e Range Control Freq.) Cha nn els 4 an d 5 are for for each vehicle vehicle co comm an der t o use dependin g on on h is mission. mission. For example, Alpha Alpha section section m ay need t o ta lk with t he u nit on our left left wh ile Delta Delta sectio section n t alks with th e un it on our right right an d the P SG talks on the A&L A&L net. Remember Remember these two cha nn els will will almost n ever be the sa me from from one ra dio to the n ext. The Scout Scout plat oon oon callsign is “Ghostr “Ghostr ider”. ider”. Scout Scout subelemen t callsigns ar e as follows: llows: P l a t oon L e a d e r G h os t r id e r 1 P la la to t oon S e r ge ge a nt nt G h os os t r id id e r 4 A s ec ect io ion s er er ge ge a n t G ho h os t r id id er er 2 A s q u a d le a d e r G h os t r id e r 3 B se se ct io ion s er er ge ge a n t G ho h os t r id id er er 5 B s q u a d le a d e r G h os t r id e r 6 C se se ct io ion s er er ge ge a n t G ho h os t r id id er er 7 C s q u a d le a d e r G h os t r id e r 8 D s e ct io ion le le a de de r G h os os t ri r id e r 9 D sq sq u a d l e a de de r G h os os t r id id er er 1 0 (P r on on ou ou n ce ce d "t en e n ," ," n ot ot "o "on ee -ze r o" o")

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Auth orized orized su ffixes fixes to the callsigns ar e: D r ive r D e lt a O b s e r ve r O s ca r G u n n er G u lf   Dismoun Dismoun ted pat rol/ rol/OPEa gle gle Compa Compa ny (War (War rior) and Ba tt alion (Dra (Dra gon) gon) callsigns: callsigns: Comma nd er ; CSM/1SG CSM/1SG ; XO6 XO6 ; 9 ; 5 TOC X-r a y S-2 ; S-3 S-3 ; ALO ALO ; FS O2 ; 3 ; 3 Alph Alph a ; 3 Foxtr ot Maint. Maint. ; Rec Recovery ; Suppl Supply Wrench rench ; 88 ; 4 M e d ic B on e s All Sco Scout element element s a nd at ta chm ents will will operat operat e in t he frequency hop hop m ode on on th e Sco Scout platoon platoon n et. The Sco Scout net m ust be monitored monitored at a ll times. If you you do not not ha ve dual net capa bility bility and need to talk on another n et you you mu st r equest perm issio ission t o leave th e net by cont acting th e PL and let him kn ow which which net you are going going to, to, and why. For example: “Sha dow 6 th is is Shad ow 1, request per mission to leave leave net to call call fo for fire on on m ort ar net , over. Sha dow 1 th is is is Sha dow 6, roger out out .” Remember to wait for for t he PL’s PL’s reply before before cha nging nets, and when you you r etur n t o th e Sco Scout net n otify tify the PL t ha t you you a re back on on t he net. Report Report s an d inform inform at ion ion a bout bout you you or other friendly element element s will a l w a y s b e t r a n s m i t t e d by secur secur e mean s. Make m aximum use of ha nd-and-ar m signals a nd faceface-to-f to-face co comm un icat icat ions. ions. If yo you can commu nicat nicat e without without using th e radio D O S O ! Although it is extremely difficult and unlikely for an enemy to jam a SINCGARS in frequency hop mode mode or or un dersta nd wha t we are saying, th e radiat ed energy put out du ring tr an smission smission is able to be detected detected by the enemy an d th ey can can d irection irection find find you. you. Use th e lowest lowest power power n ecessar ecessar y to get your your call thr ough. The str onger your your power power out out put , the easier for for t he en emy to direction direction find your your loc locat ion. ion. Long Long mess ages also give give an en emy more tim e to find yo you. Keep all tra nsm issions issions short an d to th e point point . Writing down down your your m essage befo before t ra nsmitt ing can can help keep your your message short.

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REPORTS I m p o r t a n t n o t e: e : Diff Different un its requ ire variat ions ions in t he r eport eport form at s of of some report report s, especially especially logi logistic/ stic/supply supply reports. The reports cont ained in t his SOP pr ovide vide th e PL a nd PSG with th e info inform at ion ion t hey require t o consolidate nsolidate inform inform at ion ion a nd sen d reports h igher. igher. All All vehicle vehicle comm comm an der s will ha ve th e SOP for our Ba tt alion alion an d a ny un it we ma y be at ta ched to in their leaders packet. Norma lly lly reports to higher un its are sent by th e PL or PSG, but if an y oth oth er per son son in our platoon platoon h as t o send r eport eport s higher t hey will will co comply with the higher units SOP. S p o t r e p o r t - Th Th e m o s t i m p o r t a n t of t h e r e p o r t s a s co cou t m u s t k n o w, w, i t i s u s e d t o s e n d info inform at ion ion a bout bout what you you observe observe and what action action you you a re t aking to th e co comma nder. The st an dar d spot r eport eport consists of thr ee element element s a s foll follo ows: Who the observer observer is (if (if th e observer observer is sendin g the r eport eport th is line line m ay be omitt omitt ed) What was observe observed, d, where, and when (never (never sa y time now as the r eport eport may pass up th ru several several headquart headquart ers many hours later) What action action t he observer observer is taking Remem ber to k eep yo your r eport eport as short a s possible possible wh ile ile inc includi luding ng all t he importan t inform inform at ion. ion. Writing it down befo before sendin g it will will help to keep yo your report sh ort an d will give give you you a record record of wha t you saw so when t he TOC calls calls you you 4 h our s lat er wa nt ing you you t o repeat t he report becau becau se they lo lost it you you will will know wha wha t you you sent . The spot spot report report is mea nt to be a flexibl lexiblee r eport eport an d does not h ave t o invo involv lvee direct enem y activity activity (notice (notice t he second second sa mple) Be aware th at during a bat tle there a re going going to be many elements elements t rying to report report on t he ra dio at th e same t ime so only include include critical critical info inform rm at ion. ion. If th ere is very very little ra dio tr affic affic th en you you sh ould include include m ore deta iled iled info inform at ion ion su ch a s un it ma rk ings, type of  of  rifles, un ifo iform , etc.

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Sample spot spot report report s “Ghostr ider 1 th is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 3 spot spot r eport, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 1 sen d it, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 3, t wo BRDM’ BRDM’ss moving west inside t he woodline, woodline, grid 113966, time 0515, cont cont inu ing t o observe, observe, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 1, roger out” “Ghostr ider 1 th is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 5 spot spot r eport, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 1 sen d it, over” over” “This is Ghostrider 5, destroyed bridge, grid 551151, time 2150, looking for bypass, over” “This is Gh ostr ider 1, roger out” “Ghostr ider 1 th is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 7 spot spot r eport, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 1 sen d it, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 7, one MT-L, seven seven soldiers, soldiers, grid 032441, time 0305, appea r to be emp lacing lacing m inefield, inefield, request to call fo for fire, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 1, switch switch t o mort mort ar net an d call for fire, out out ” C on o n t a c t r e p o r t - This report is used when you you become become involve involved d in a situ at ion ion t he P L needs to be awa re of, of, but but you you cann ot sen d him an immediat e detailed report report . A cont act report m u s t b e fo fo ll l l ow o w e d u p by a deta iled iled report as soon soon a s possibl possible. e. Cont Cont act reports norma lly lly involve involve enemy forces forces you you mu st rea ct to fo for sur vival vival before before you a re a ble to send det ailed inform inform at ion. ion. The report consist consist s of your your callsign, callsign, na tu re of of cont act, and locat locat ion ion (if  (if  possible). Sam ple co cont act r eport eport s: “This is Ghostr ider 2, cont cont act, BRDM, 100 met ers west , out out ” “This is Ghostr ider 4, cont cont act, m inefield, inefield, out out ” “This is Gh ostrider 8, co cont act, t roops, roops, out”

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S it i t u a t i on o n R e p o r t ( S it i t r e p ) - A sitr ep is used so th e PL will will know tha t wh at you you a re doing doing an d your your cur rent capa bilities bilities mat ches wha t h e believ believes es about about you you a nd wh at you you a re doing. doing. A full full Sit r ep cons cons ist s of: of: Your callsign (or (or section section if you you a re report ing for for both both vehicles) vehicles) Enemy activity activity summar y Your cur rent str ength (nu mber of vehic vehicles, les, personnel) personnel) Your location(s) and what you are currently doing Your cur ren t clas clas s I, III, V sta tu s (Green (Green , Amber Amber , Red, or Black. Black. Refer Refer t o th e cha rt on pa ge 10) 10) An abbreviated Sitrep does does not not include include your your st rength a nd supply sta tu s. Un less a full Sitr ep is called called for for only only send t he a bbreviated ver sion. sion. Sam ple Sitreps: “Ghostr ider 7 t his is Gh ostr ider 1, send full sitrep, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 7, Delta section, section, 1 BRDM moving moving north 0215hrs, n o enem enem y cur ren tly under observat ion, ion, I am 2 slan t 6, grid 676897, 676897, esta blished blished OP 4, observing N AI 9, class I an d V green green , class class I II a mber , over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 1, roger out” “Ghostrider 2 this is Ghostrider 1send sitrep, over” “This is Ghostr ider 2, no enemy observed, I a m 200 m eter s west of PL Seahawk, moving to CP 19, over” “This is Gh ostr ider 1, roger out” Ye l lo l o w S t a t u s - Combines the Battalions Yellow 2 (Ammo status), Yellow 3 (Fuel status), an d MRE MRE reports . Used to report am ount of crit ical ical amm o types and fuel fuel on on ha nd. Refer Refer to th e cha cha rt on pa ge 10 to deter min e line #’s #’s an d col colo or codes. codes. Sa mp le Yello Yellow w 2: “Ghostr ider 9th is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 4, send your your yello yellow w sta tu s, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 9, line line 3 a mber, line 7 r ed, all oth oth ers gr een, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 4, roger out”

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L in e #

A m m o t y p e / F u l l B a s i c L oa d

G r e e n 90 90 -1 0 0 %

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

.5 0 c a l 1 8 0 0 r d s p e r M 2 1 6 2 0 -1 8 0 0 40m m lin ke d 350 r ds pe r MK19 315-3 50 7 .6 2 m m 6 0 0 r d s p e r M 6 0 5 4 0 -6 0 0 M13 6 (AT-4) 4 r ds p e r Ve h 4 5 .5 6 m m 3 5 0 r d s p e r M 1 6 3 1 5 -3 5 0 40mm HE DP 48 rds p er M2 03 44 -48 -4 8 F u e l t a n k + F u e l c a n 2 5 + 5 G a l p e r v e h 27 2 7 -3 0 Wa t er 10 ga l p er ve h 9-10 9- 10 MR E 12 p e r m a n 1 1 -1 2

Am b e r 80 80 -8 9 %

R e d 6 0 -7 9 %

B l a ck < /= 5 9 %

1 4 4 0 -1 6 1 9 280-3 14 4 8 0 -3 5 9 3 2 8 0 -3 1 4 39 -4 3 2 4 -2 6 8 9 -1 0

1 0 8 0 -1 4 3 9 210 -279 3 6 0 -4 7 9 2 2 1 0 -2 7 9 29 -38 -3 8 1 8 -2 3 6-7 6- 7 6 -8

0 -1 0 7 9 0-209 0 -3 5 9 0 -1 0 -2 0 9 0-28 0- 28 0 -1 7 0-5 0- 5 0 -5

Ye l lo l o w R e q u e s t - Combines t he Ba tt alions Yellow Yellow 2A 2A (Ammo (Ammo requ est ) and Yellow Yellow 3A (Fuel requ est) report s. This r eport is us ed to request refill of your your basic load load of of class I, III, an d V. V. Refer Refer to the Yello Yellow w sta tu s cha cha rt t o deter mine how much you you need to have a full full basic load load a nd u se th ose line #’s #’s for for t he r equest plus line 10 for for a ny ad ditional item s you you ma y need. Line 10 is is not limited to amm o or fuel item item s, but sh ould be limit limit ed to mission essential items. Sa mple Yello Yellow w Request : “Ghostr ider 4 t his is Gh ostr ider 3, yello yellow w requ est, over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 4, send it, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 3, line 4, one, one, line 7, ten , line line 10, one qua rt engine oil, one quar t CLP, two SINCGARS SINCGARS bat teries, ove over” r” “This is Gh ostr ider 4, roger out” 10 G r e e n 2 ( S e n s i t i v e i t e m s r e p o r t ) - Sent Sent to th e PL / PSG da ily at 0430 & 1630 after after you you ha ve confirmed by serial num ber tha t all sensitive items ar e still present . All All item item s are present is reported as GREEN, any item missing is reported as RED followed by a descriptio description n a nd serial nu mber of what is missing. Sam ple Green Green 2: “Ghostrider 4 th is is Ghostrider 10, green green 2 green, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 4, roger out” “Ghostr ider 4 th is is Ghostrider 9, green green 2 red, M16 serial 1145293 over” over” “This is Ghostr ider 4, if th at soldier soldier doesn’t doesn’t r eco ecover t ha t rifle rifle by the t ime I a rr ive I will rip h is limbs limbs from his body, body, disembowel disembowel him, a nd ba rbecue his nu ts, out”

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OP ER ATIONAL ATIONAL TER MS / CODE WORD S / GLOSSARY AA AL O AV L B B im p B ir d u m B l it z BMN T BP BS A C a nd n d le CCIR CCP CE V CM CO CP CTCP DTG

EENT E s t a b li li sh sh e d EPW F AC F ix F SA F SO Ga s Geige Geigerr chase chase G ei ei ge ge r s we we et et G ei ei ge r s ou ou r GS R Gr een H om om e st st e a d ICE IP B

As s e m b l y A r e a Air L ia is on O ffice r Ar m or e d Ve h icle L a u n ch e d B r id g e B M P - E n e m y I n fa n t r y F igh t in g Vehicle B R D M - E n e m y S cou t Ve Ve h icle M ov e r a p id ly t o a d e s ig n a t e d location B e gin n in g of M or n in g N a u t ica l Twilight B a t t le P os it ion B r i g a d e S u p p or t A r e a Ar t i ficia l illu m in at a t ion / fla re re C om m a n d e r s cr it ica l I n for m a t i on Requirements C a s u a lt y C olle ct ion P oin t C om b a t E n gin e e r Ve h icle C on t in u e (in g) M is s ion C on t in u e (in g) t o O b s e r v e C h e ck P oi n t ; C om m a n d P os t C o m b a t T r a i n s C om m a n d P o s t D a t e T i m e G r ou p (DayTimeMonthYear) Example- 312359Dec99 E n d of E v e n in g N a u t ica l T w iligh t P os os it it io ion i s occu p ie ie d a n d fu ll lly mission mission r eady E n e m y P r is on e r s of W a r F or w a r d Air C on t r olle r L oca t ion F or w a r d S u p p or t A r e a F i r e S u p p or t O ffice r T a k e p r ot e ct ive m e a s u r e s for chemical at ta ck  Conduct Conduct radiolo radiologi giccal survey or monitor N o r a d ia ia t io ion d e t ec ect e d R a di di a t io ion c on on t a m in in a t io ion d e t ec ect eed d G r ou n d S u r v e illa n ce R a d a r R a d ios op e r a t in g in s e cu r e m od e P os os it it io ion is is t o b e occu p ie ie d for m or or e t h a n 1 2 h ou ou r s I n d i v i d u a l C h e m i ca l E q u i p m e n t I n t e ll ig e n ce P r e p a r a t ion of t h e Battlefield

LD LOA LRP LZ MO P P Movin g MS R N AI NFA O ccu pi pie d OP P CC CC / P CI CI P IR PL P MCS PP PZ Red R e d a ir RP Set

SIR SOI

SP T AI TCP T it s U p TOC TRP U MC P Vi s i t

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L in e of D e p a r t u r e L im i t of Ad v a n ce L og is t ic R e s u p p ly P oi n t L a n d in g Zon e M is s i on Or O r ie n t e d P r ot e ct iv e Posture (S e t /M /M ov e t ec ech ni n iq u e) e) M y e le m een nt is moving M a in S u p p ly R ou t e N a m e d Ar e a of I n t e r e s t N o F i r e Ar e a At a d es es ig ig n a te t e d l oca ti t i on bu bu t n ot ot fully established O b s e r v a t i on P os t P r e C om ba ba t C h ec e ck s / P r e C om ba ba t Inspections P r ior it y I n t e llig e n ce R e q u i r e m e n t s P h a s e L i n e (d on ’t con fu s e w i t h PL- platoon platoon leader ) P r e v e n t ive M a in t e n a n ce C h e ck s an d Services Services P a s s a g e P oi n t P ick u p Zon e R a d ios op e r a t in g in u n s e cu r e mode E n e m y a ir cr a ft R e l e a s e P oin t (S e t /M ov e t e ch n iq u e ) M y e le m e n t is rea dy to cover cover your m ove ove S p e ci fic I n for m a t ion R e q u ir e m e n t s S ig n a l O p e r a t in g I n s t r u ct i on s (contains frequencies/passwords) S t a r t P oi n t T a r g e t Ar e a of I n t e r e s t T r a ffic C on t r ol P oin t Ve h ic icl e / E qu qu ip ip m e n t is d e s t ro r oy e d or not mission mission r eady T a ct ica l O p e r a t i on s C e n t e r T a r g e t R e fe r e n ce P oin t U n it it Ma Ma i n t e n a n ce C ol le ct ion Po P oin t P os i t ion i s t o b e occu p i e d for 1 2 hours or less

Grid en cryption codes codes SE T 0 1 2 WO L F B L A DO G B R A F OX D U M B E AR I F O S N AK E J O K G AT O R S H A H AWK U G L

3 C D P U E D Y

4 K L R N R O M

5 H E I D I W O

6 O Y V T S U T

7 R S A H B N H

8 S U T E A I E

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T AC A C T I C AL AL O P E R AT I O N S P R E C O M B A T C H E C K S / P R E C O M B A T I N S P E C T I O N S - Actions taken by the s o l d i e r s to ensur e all equipm equipm ent is ready for for a ny upcoming upcoming mission, and by a ll NC O’s O’s t o ensure their equipment and soldiers are ready for any upcoming mission. Driver responsibilities 1. Ensure vehic vehicle le and radio operators perators manu als are present. present. 2. Perform Perform P reventive reventive Maintena nce Checks Checks a nd Ser vic vice ((PMCS) PMCS) of vehicle vehicle an d record record results on DA2404 / 5988-E d a i l y. y . Dispat ch vehicle an d keep r ecord ecord of of fuel / oil oil use. 3. Ensu re vehic vehicle le fuel tan k is topped topped of off at a ll times. 4. Perform Perform PMCS of ra dio system a nd set ra dio frequencies requencies acc according to the commu nicat ions ions s ection ection of th is SOP or a ccord cord ing to th e Opera tions Or der if specif specified. ied. Make radio check with PL vehicle. 5. En sur e vehicl vehiclee is lo loaded by load load plan to incl include: ude: Basic issue items (BII) (BII) especially especially first aid kit, fire fire extinguisher, extinguisher, an d warn ing triangles (th (th ese thr ee items items m ust be present an d ser viceable viceable pr ior ior to moving moving th e vehicle) vehicle) ; Fu el can can an d wa ter can s a re t opped off ; Rations stowed ; Rags available ; Batteries for radio, nightvision goggles/sights, flash light light s ; Per sonal baggage stowed. 6. Assist ssist other crew crew members with with their responsibi responsibili lities. ties. O b s e r v e r / G u n n e r r e s p o n s ib i b i li l i t i es es 1. Ensur e weapo weapons ns operators operators manua ls are present and all BII BII are present present especial especially ly the .50 caliber headspace and timing gage; M60 spare barrel; cleaning kits with rags, pat ches, a nd oil for for a ll weapons; weapons; Rupt ur ed car car tr idge cas cas e extra ctors for for t he .50 caliber caliber an d M60 ma chineguns; Blan Blan k firing firing a dapter s if required. 2. Per form P MCS of of crew served weapons weapons a nd clean clean / lubr lubr icat icat e acc according to TM d a i l y. y. 3. Ensu re vehicle vehicle is loaded loaded by load load plan t o include: include: Weapons BII; BII; Tripod with T&E mechanisms; Ammunition; Night vision sights (AN/TAS-4, TVS-5, PVS-4, PVS-7); Mine det ector; Demolition Demolition kit ; PEWS; TA-1 TA-1 / TA-312; TA-312; Wire a nd reel; NBC equ ipmen t (M13 decon, decon, M256, M8 a lar m, CAM, IM174, AN/PDR27); AN/PDR27); Per sonal baggage st owed. 4. Load Load and test fire fire weapo weapons ns O N L Y O N O R D E R from P L / PSG. 5. Assist ssist other crew crew members with with their responsibi responsibili lities. ties.

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Vehicle Commander 1. Ensure personnel, vehic vehicle le,, an d equipment ar e serviceable serviceable / mission mission ready. Report Report defici deficiencies encies to th e PS G / PL. 2. Ensure vehicle vehicle is loaded loaded by load load plan to incl include ude Leaders Leaders packet. Assist crew as requir ed. Leaders packet will will cont ain: F M 17-98 & FM17-98-1 Scout Scout leader notebook notebook or FKSM 17-9817-98-2 2 Plat oon & Bat ta lion lion SOP Map with curr ent overlay verlay Current SOI extra extra ct GTA’s GTA’s coverin coverin g Rout e classificat classificat ion, Br idge classifica classifica tion, Demolitions, Demolitions, Mines, NBC report ing, Heat /Cold Cold injur ies Overlay marking pens 3. Rec Receive eive OPORD from PL / PSG. A I R D E F E N S E - The PL will use a two word word code code to indicate indicate our a ir defense postu postu re. The first word word will repr esent th e possibili possibility ty of at ta ck - WHITE (at ta ck n ot likely) likely);; YELLOW YELLOW (att ack possible) possible);; or RED (at (at ta ck expected). expected). The second second word will deter min e our our weapon resp onse st at us - HOLD (do (do not fire fire un less at ta cked); cked); TIGHT (may only only fire fire at aircraft aircraft positively identified as enemy); or FREE (may fire at any aircraft not identified as friendly). friendly). Once the decisio decision n h as been ma de to engage an air cra ft, all weapons will will fire fire at th e same ta rget to mass our our fire and increase the cha cha nce of hitting th e tar get. get. The rule is to fire at th e same tar get tha t your your imm ediate leader leader engages. The idea idea is to crea crea te a wall of fire fire th e aircraft m ust fly thr ough. I m p o r t a n t n o t e: e : MK19 MK19 gunn gunn ers must remain awar e that their rounds must n ot be fired fired in th e direction direction of of friendly friendly ground ground u nits a s th e grenades t ha t m iss th e aircraft will explo explode upon str iking th e ground. ground. Bullets Bullets pose a similar risk but at a redu ced leve levell as they have expended almost almost a ll of th eir energy bef before th ey retur n t o ear th . F I R E SU S U P P O R T - Ind irect fire fire using mort mort ar s, art illery, illery, or air cra ft sh ould be a scout scout s prim ar y meth od of of engaging a n en emy fo force as it does not reveal our locat locat ion ion t o th e enemy. Smoke may conceal conceal our our movement movement an d illum illum inat ion ion m ay a ssist our night visio vision n sight sight s or if  dropped on on th e groun groun d may “wash “wash out ” an en emies night visio vision sights. Ind irect fire fire tar gets should be preplann ed on on likely ar eas th e enemy might might be at pr ior ior t o our sta rt ing a mission mission to increase increase t he response time. Once a scout scout ha s oc occupied a position position it is importa nt to c a l l t h e F S O a n d g e t a n o fi f i r e z on o n e e s t a b l is i s h e d to pr event friendly fires fires from im pacting on you. you. All All scouts scouts n eed to know how to call fo for a nd a djust fire fire u sing th e fo following llowing forma forma t: Observer callsign callsign an d wa rn ing order (Adjust (Adjust fire, Imm ediate suppr ession, ession, fire for for eff effect) ect) Target Location (Grid, Polar, Shift from known point) Target description, method of engagement, method of fire & control (Methods are opt iona iona l exc except da nger close close mu st be called if frien dlies are with in 600 met ers of ta rget) Direction to target & adjustments (Add, drop, left, right) (Up, down used to adjust height of Illumina tion rounds)

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En d of of mission & result s Sample call for fire: “Arrow 7 this this is is Ghostride Ghostriderr 1, adjust adjust fire fire over” ver” “This is arr ow 7, 7, adjust fire fire out” “This This is Gho Ghostrider strider 1, grid grid 733 733 805 805 ove over” r” “This This is arrow 7, 7, grid grid 733 733 805 805 out” out” “This is Gh ostr ider 1, 1 BRDM & 3 t roops roops st at iona iona ry in woo woodline over” over” “This is a rr ow 7, 1 BRDM & 3 tr oops sta tionar y in woodline woodline out” “Ghostri Ghostride derr 1 this is arrow arrow 7, 7, sho shott ov over” “This This is shadow shadow 1, shot shot out” “Ghostr Ghostr ider ider 1 this is ar row 7, splash ove over” r” “This is sha dow dow 1, splash out” “Arrow 7 th is is Ghostr ider 1, direction 4050 mils ma gnetic, add 100, left left 50 over” over” “This is a rr ow 7, direction direction 4050 m ils ma gnetic, add 100, left left 50 out out ” “Ghostri Ghostride derr 1 this is is arrow arrow 7, 7, sho shott over” over” “This This is Gho Ghostrid strider er 1, shot shot out” “Ghostr Ghostr ider ider 1 this is arr ow 7, splash ove over” r” “This is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 1, splash out” “Arrow 7 this is Ghostr ider 1, fire fire for for effec effectt over” “This is ar row 7, fire fire for for effec effectt out ” “Ghostri Ghostride derr 1 this is is arrow arrow 7, 7, sho shott over” over” “This This is Gho Ghostrid strider er 1, shot shot out” “Ghostride Ghostrider1 r1 th is is is ar row row 7, splash splash ove over” r” “This This is Ghostrider Ghostrider 1, splash splash out” out” “Arr ow 7 this is Gh ostr ider 1, end of mission, mission, BRDM destr oyed, troops troops r etr eat ed over” over” “This is a rr ow 7, end of mission, mission, BRDM dest royed, troops troops r etr eat ed out” TACTICAL TACTICAL ROAD MARCH MARCH ES - Movement Movement by road is t he m ost eff efficient icient way t o get get t he plat oon oon from one loc locat ion ion t o an oth er. Mar ch ord ord er is n orm ally A sec, PL, B sec, C sec, sec, D sec, sec, an y at ta chm ent s, PSG. The lead vehicle vehicle will ma int ain weapons orientation rientation to the front , second second vehicle will cover cover t he right front front , follo following wing vehicles vehicles will a lter na te weapon orient at ion ion between left left a nd r ight, PSG or last vehicle vehicle will will co cover th e rear . Ea ch vehicle vehicle will will als o observe for for air craft . Unless th e driver driver is th e only person on on t he vehicle vehicle,, v e h i c l e w e a p o n w i ll ll b e m a n n e d . In ter val between vehicles vehicles will vary from from 25 to 100 meter s depending on on t he situa tion. tion. At night , in in dense woo woods, or or in ur ban a reas t he inter val will will clo close to 25 met ers. In day, open terr ain , or dus t the int int erva l will will open open to 100 100 meters. Speed will will be 45mph on paved roads, roads, 25mph on gra gra vel/di vel/dirt rt r oads or urba n ar eas. At no tim e will will speed exc exceed a posted speed limit dur ing tr ain ing. All crews crews a re r esponsible esponsible fo for m aint aining visual cont cont act with th e vehicle vehicle to their front an d rear . In case of of a br eak in cont cont act, co cont act th e PL, who will will determine wheth er t o slow slow down or or st op to regr oup t he plat oon. oon. In case of of mecha nical break down, pull off off th e road, direct direct other vehicles vehicles to pass, cont cont act th e PSG, and post post wa rn ing tria ngle. All vehic vehicles les will will cont inue pa st t he broken vehicle. vehicle. The PSG will either condu condu ct or ar ra nge fo for r eco ecovery. In case t he plat oon n eeds to make a h alt, t he plat oon will execut execut e a her ringbone fo form at ion ion with veh icles icles pulling of off th e road as best as possible to alter na tin g sides co corr espondin espondin g to th eir weapon weapon orienta orienta tion. tion. Secur Secur ity wil willl be be mainta ined and weapons weapons ma nned dur ing halt. ASSEMBLY AREAS (AA) - The platoon will occupy an AA to prepare for future opera tions. If th e platoon platoon is to occupy ccupy as par t of a lar ger elemen elemen t it ma y be required to provide provide personnel personnel to be part of a quar ter ing part y or or t he plat oon m ay be task ed to be th e

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quar tering par ty. A quar tering par ty’s ty’s primar y duty is to reco reconn oiter an d secur secur e the AA, AA, organ ize ize th e ar ea, ma rk or r emove emove obsta obsta cles, ma rk entr an ces an d positio positions, ns, link up with th e oc occupying unit an d guide th em into positio position. n. Whether to use a quar terin g part y or or n ot depends on th e situa tion an d size size of of th e unit in volve volved. d. Norma lly our scout scout plat oon will “Occup y by for for ce”. ce”. When occ occupying an AA apa rt from from oth er u nit s th e plat oon will oc occupy eith er a s a pla toon toon moving moving in from a road m ar ch or a s individua l sections/v sections/vehicl ehicles es comin comin g in from from a mission. The dir ection ection of tr avel on th e rout e int o the AA is co cons idered t o be 12 o’ o’cloc lock. No ma tt er which met hod of occupat ion ion is us ed, every vehicle vehicle will will move to their designat ed place in t he AA as follows: follows: Section lead ers w ill be to th e left left of th eir squ ad lea der s; A section will cov cover er from 12 t o 3, B section will cover cover fr om 3 t o 6, C sect sect ion ion will cover cover fr om 6 t o 9, D section will cover from from 9 to 12, HQ section section an d a ll att ached element s will oc occupy t he center of the AA. AA. When occ occupying from from a ma rch, th e lead element will will give give the signa l to co coil as th ey reach t he designa ted AA location. location. All All vehicles vehicles will will move move to th eir designa ted positions while keepin g th eir engines engines ru nn ing and weapons weapons ma nn ed. This allo allows the platoon platoon t o be ready to react to an y enemy actio action n du ring th e initial initial oc occupat ion. ion. If th e area is unsu itable as an AA the PL will direct th e platoon platoon t o another loc locat ion. ion. If the PL feels feels th e ar ea is safe enough to begin begin AA activities h e will mak e th e r adio call call “This “This is Gh ost rider 1, short coun coun t follo follows, ws, 3, 2, 1”. 1”. On the word one, all vehicles will shut off their engines and begin the priorities of work. If the AA is occ occupied upied by individua l vehicles/ vehicles/sectio sections ns lin kin g up, th e first first elemen ts a rr iving will secur secur e th e ar ea a nd a ssist t he follo following wing elemen elemen ts in to position. position. Once th e AA is occ occup up ied it n eeds t o beco become me est ablish ed by doing doing t he follo following wing pr iorit iorit ies of  work work in sequen ce: 1- Secur Secur ity: The PSG will organ ize a pa tr ol or or pa tr ols to recon recon t he ar ea out out side the AA perimeter to a distan ce of of at least 100 meters a nd a nother pat rol to reco recon with in th e perim eter loo lookin g for for evidence evidence of of enem y activity, min es, or or boobytr boobytr ap s. The pla toon toon will ma int ain REDCON 2 un til the r eco econ pa tr ols have co completed th eir missions. missions. The PSG will also super vise th e emplacemen t of M8 ala rm s, PE WS, an d any OP’s. OP’s. Each vehicle vehicle comma nder will provide th e PL a copy copy of of th eir ra nge car car d. The PL will develo develop p a pla toon toon fire fire pla n a nd det erm ine if obsta obsta cles cles need t o be emplaced. 2- Comm Comm un icat icat ions: ions: While in th e AA, AA, ra dio listenin g silence will be adhered to. Crews will esta blish blish a wire hotloo hotloop to th e vehicle vehicle on on t heir r ight ight , with t he A and D sections sections also run ning t he loo loop to th e HQ section. section. 3- Main ten an ce (PMCS): (PMCS): All All vehicles, vehicles, weapons, ra dios, dios, an d night sight s will receive receive operat or ma intena nce an d 2404 2404 tur ned in to PSG. 4- Resupp ly: If supplies ar e ava ilable each vehicle vehicle will will rest ore it s basic load load of clas clas s I, III, an d V. If supplies supplies ar e not ava ilable vehicles vehicles will will cross cross level level supplies to ensu ensu re a n even even distr ibution ibution thr oughout ughout th e platoon. platoon. 5- Rest plan sta rt ed.

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P A S S AG A G E O F L I N E S / CO C O O R D I N A T E WI WI T H A D J A C E N T U N I T S - Scout missions frequent ly send u s forwar forwar d of of friendly lines. Without pr oper coo coordin rdin at ion ion th ere is a high cha nce of being being shot at by friendly friendly units m istak ing us fo for t he enemy. The batt alion alion m ay also task scout scout s to ma n pa ssa ge lan es or or cont cont act point point s. The fo following llowing steps will min imize the hazards. 1- Establish long distance contact while outside of friendly direct fire range. Confi Confirm rm tha t AL L un its in th e area a re awa re of your your a ppr oach. You could could co confirm your your app roach with an oth er un it an d still be killed by his OP if th ey ha ven’t ven’t talked to each each oth er. The same is tr ue fo for oth oth er friendly friendly un its at tem pting to appr oach yo you. 2- Stop in a position position t ha t pr ovides cov cover er & co concealmen t from th e oth oth er u nit a nd sen d a sm all elemen elemen t (one (one vehicle vehicle or or t wo dismoun ts ) to esta blish clo close se co cont act. Coordina Coordina te a n easily recogniz recognized ed visua visua l signa signa l to identify your your self as you you appr oach. Comm Comm on signals include VS-17 panels, colored flags, colored flashlight, hand signals, and weapon orientation. 3- Make face to face face co coordina tion/info tion/inform rm at ion ion exchan ge acco accord ing t o the n eeds of th e mission. Comm Comm on su bject bject s incl include: ude: nu mber and type of vehicles, vehicles, SOI inform inform at ion, ion, frien dly/enemy sit ua t ion, ion, obsta cles, t imelin e, fir fir e supp ort , h an dling of of EP W’s, m edevac, ma inten an ce/reco e/recovery very support, rout es, guides, guides, actions actions on cont cont act, an d bat tle ha ndover. ndover. S C R E E N - There ar e fiv fivee critical critical tasks r equired dur ing a screen: screen: Maint ain sur veillance veillance of of all NAI’ NAI’ss a nd avenu es of appr oach Provide early warning of enemy approach Gain an d maint ain enemy co cont act Ident ify ify and a ssist in dest roying roying enemy recon recon element s Impede and har ass t he enemy using indirect indirect fires. A screen ma y be eith er moving moving or st at iona iona ry. Scout Scout focus focus on a screen screen is: NO ENEMY ELEMENT GETS THROUGH UNDE TECTED. TECTED. For a sta tionar tionar y screen screen th e sco scout platoo platoon is usu ally assisted by a t an k/infantr k/infantr y plat plat oon or compan compan y and dedic dedicat ed mortar / artillery artillery sup port. Scout Scout s will will esta blish OP’s OP’s to observe the aven ues of app roach an d designa designa ted NAI’s. NAI’s. If possible a zone zone r econ econ will will be condu condu cted u p to and pa st t he screen line during during which scout scout s loo look for for likely routes t he en emy will use, places wher e a h ast y obsta obsta cle might be eff effective, ective, places suita ble fo for em ploying ploying PE WS, an d positions positions th e scout scout s could could u se a s OP ’s. OP ’s sh ould ha ve int er lockin lockin g fields fields of view if possible. If int er lockin lockin g fields fields of view ar e not possible, possible, notify th e PL to deter mine if Mo Moun ted / Dismoun Dismoun ted pa tr ols should be employed. employed. Sco Scout sections sections will will establish co comm un icat icat ions ions with th e tan k/infant k/infant ry element responsible for dest roying roying th e enemy in their sector sector a nd coo coordin at e/reh e/reh ear se tr acking and ha nding over over the enemy. Sco Scout s will will identify identify altern at e and su bsequent OP loc locat ions ions a nd routes to th em, and ensur e th e killer killer elements kn ow how to reco recognize gnize th em from from t he enemy if th ey have to move. move. Moving Moving screens u su ally involve involve boun boun ding from from OP t o OP on th e flan flan ks of th e ta sk fo force to provide provide early war ning. A moving moving screen screen norm ally does does not not get get any dedicat dedicat ed killer killer or or indirect fire fire assets. Thr oughout eith er mission mission scout scout s should adher e to th e five five fun dam ent als comm comm on t o secur secur ity missions: missions: Orient on th e ma in body (th (th e friendly friendly ma in body yo you ar e screening fo for)

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Per form cont inuous r eco econn aissa nce Pr ovide vide early an d accur accur at e warn ings Pr ovide vide reaction reaction time a nd m an euver space Mainta in enemy cont cont act O B S E R V A T I O N P O S T S - An OP is the sco scout s primar y mean s of of ma inta ining sur veillance veillance of an ass igned area , avenue of appr oach, or or NAI. When selectin selectin g an OP sit e, look for the following characteristics: Unobstructed observation of the assigned area; Does not a tt ra ct a tt ent ion ion (towers, (towers, lone lone bu ildings, ildings, hilltops, hilltops, etc.) etc.) or sk yline yline t he OP ; Has cover cover & concealmen oncealmen t a nd covered covered & concealed routes t o an d from from th e OP. The situ at ion ion will var y th e meth od used to get get to the OP position position ie the t eam m ay move move up mount ed, dismount ed, or be air inser ted. If moving moving moun moun ted, halt a nd hide the vehicles vehicles short short of t he positi positio on keep ing out of possible enem y view. view. All OP ’s will consist consist of a of  a t l e a s t t w o soldie soldiers rs with th e follo following wing equipmen t: Per sona sona l weapons, weapons, MOPP su it & mask, M256 kit Radio, SOI, ma p, compa compa ss, n otebook, tebook, flashlight Binoculars, Night vision sight, spare batteries for all equipment 3 MRE & 4 quar ts wa ter per ma n (increase (increase if OP is to homestead) homestead) To improve the survivability of an OP you should install wire communications, build a directiona directiona l an ten na , dig in t he position position wit h 18 inches of overhea d cover, cover, emplace early war ning devic devices in in deads pace and on on enem y avenues of of appr oach to th e OP. The OP can can be considered esta blished blished only after t hey have: Confi Confirm rm ed th ey can can observe assigned area , Est ablished co commo & report report ed th eir loc locat ion ion t o th e PL, th e PL ha s called called the F SO an d established a no fire box around the OP, at least one man is actually observing the assigned ar ea cont inuously. inuously. R E C O N N A I S S A N C E M I S S I O N S - There ar e six fun fun dam enta ls th at apply to all reconnaissance missions: Use m aximu m r eco econn aissa nce fo force fo forwa rd Orient on th e reconn reconn aissa nce obje objecctive Report Report all info inform at ion ion ra pidly pidly an d a ccur at ely Retain freedom reedom t o maneu ver Gain an d maint ain enemy co cont act Develo Develop p t he situ at ion ion ra pidly pidly There are eight critical tasks to accomplish during all reconnaissance missions: Loc Locat e all en emy forces forces an d a ctivity Evaluate terrain information Evaluat e all bridges, tunn els, els, un derpasses, overpasses, overpasses, & culverts culverts Loc Locat e suit able fordin fordin g or or crossing sites n ear all bridges Evaluate all primary and lat eral routes routes Loc Locat e an d evaluat e all obsta obsta cles Determine th e extent extent of all NBC cont am inat ed areas an d mar k them Loc Locat e / ma rk bypasses ar oun d obsta obsta cles an d co cont am inat ed area s

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R O U T E R E C O N N A I S S AN AN C E - A route recon recon is to gat gat her inform inform at ion ion t o determ ine the enem y situ at ion ion along a specif specific ic rout e and t o deter min e tra ffic ficability of of th e rout rout e. The plat oon oon will opera opera te as follo follows: ws: Alpha Alpha section section will be responsible fo for s ecur ecur ity on th e left left flank , checking checking lat era l rout es to th e left, left, an d checking checking all ter ra in within dir ect ect fire ran ge to th e left left of th e route. Bra vo section section will be responsible for for forwa forwa rd s ecur ecur ity. Cha rlie section section will will be be responsible responsible to mea sur e and evalua te th e route an d all obsta obsta cles & restr ictio ictions ns on th e route. Inform Inform at ion ion will be report report ed to the PL, who will will report report higher. Delta s ection ection will will be responsible responsible fo for s ecur ecur ity on on t he r ight flank, checking checking lat era l routes to the r ight ight , and checking checking all terr ain with in direct direct fire ran ge to th e right of th e route. HQ section section will tra vel wher e necessar necessar y to maint ain comm comm an d & co cont rol. C section section will will tra vel on t he r out e, the securit y sections sections will will tr y to keep one one t err ain feat ur e forwa forwa rd. As obsta obsta cles ar e encoun encoun ter ed on on t he r out e, C section section will move forwa rd t o provide nea rside securit y and overwa overwa tch as B section section r eco econs t he far side. If necessar y B & C will consolidat onsolidat e their pers onnel to condu condu ct dismoun dismoun ted reconn reconn aissa nce. Once th e site site is secure, B section section will will move move fo forwa rd t o provide provide secur secur ity as C section section gath ers a ny dat a r equired. A & D sections will recon for bypasses. AREA REC ONNAISSANCE ONNAISSANCE - An a rea recon recon is to gath er specif specific inform inform at ion ion of an ar ea /  NAI. Ther e is usua lly specif specific inform inform at ion ion we ha ve to confirm onfirm or deny such a s whet her th ere ar e any tan ks in an NAI. Stea lth is usua lly lly critical critical to the success success of of an a rea r eco econ th erefore erefore ma ximum u se will will be ma de of of dismoun ts. Sections Sections should use temp ora ry OP’s OP’s to observe the Area Area from a distan ce as t hey man euver towards it. ZONE RECONNAISSANCE - A zone zone reco recon is the most t ime consu consu ming and un less sta ted otherwise, all reconn reconn aissan ce mission mission critical critical ta sks mu st be co completed. The zone zone will be defined defined by a LD, LOA or Objec Objective, tive, an d later al boun boun dar ies. The platoon platoon will norm ally be given given a zone zone 3-5 KM KM wide and will divide divide th is using section section bounda ries. The sections sections will be on line line with A on t he left, left, th en B, C, an d D on on t he r ight. HQ section will will man euver euver in a ccordan ce with t heir n eeds to mainta in comma comma nd & co cont rol and su pport. pport.

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N B C O P E R AT I O N S - In a ddition ddition t o th e platoons platoons basic responsibil responsibility ity to ta ke appr opriat e protective measu res t o redu ce th e effe effeccts of an enem y NBC att ack, the scout scout plat oon oon is also th e batt alions alions N BC reco reconn aissan ce platoon. platoon. All soldiers will comply with the following MOPP uniform chart MOPP Level Su it Boot s Ma sk G lo v e s 0 Av a i l a b l e Av a i l a b l e C a r r ie d Av a i l a b l e 1 W or n * C a r r ie d C a r r ie d C a r r ie d 2 W or n * W or n C a r r ie d C a r r ie d 3 W or n * W or n W or n ** C a r r ie d 4 W or n W or n W or n W or n * Su it is worn worn open or clo closed sed based on th e temp era tu re. ** ** Hood is worn worn open or clo closed sed based on on t he temperatu re. All MOPP su its will will have a str ip of of M9 paper ar oun d th e right right an kle and th e lef left wrist. All vehicles vehicles will will have a str ip of of M9 M9 paper at least 6 inches long long at ta ched t o bo both th e front front towing rings, both both of th e side mirr ors, an d both both of th e rea r t owing rings. To redu ce cont am inat ion ion a ll equipment equipment an d supplies not being being used will be be kept in th eir co cont ainers an d wra pped in plast ic bags if available. If nuclear a tt ack is expected, expected, a ll elec electr tr ical ical equipm ent will be tu rn ed off, off, especially especially radios, an d an tenn as r emoved emoved and st ored. The A sectio section n leader will keep one one ra dio on plat oon n et an d th e PSG will will keep one one ra dio on h igher igher n et. All oth er ra dios dios will will rema in of off with t he an ten na cable disco disconn ected ected except except t o ma ke a quick ra dio check check at 10 and 40 minu tes after th e hour or if weap ons / art illery fire fire is obser obser ved or or en emy co cont act is ma de. All All loo loose se equipment will will be sec secur ed. Fightin g positio positions ns will be be dug in with a t least 18 inches inches of  overhead cover. If the plat oon n eeds to cross cross a cont cont am inat ed ar ea, personnel will sta y in MOPP4, all doors doors & windows windows will will rema in sh ut , vehicl vehicles es will will increa increa se th e inter val between t hem , speed will will be adjusted t o cross rapidly yet yet keeping dust to a m inimum. The PL will co coordin at e fo for decont decont am inat ion ion a nd det erm ine if th e platoon platoon will co condu ct h ast y deco decont am inat ion ion a nd MOPP gea r excha excha nge. DS2 is highly co corr osive an d is not to be be used on personnel or or MOPP gea r. DS2 can can pr oduce vio violent lent r eactions when combin combin ed with with oth er decon substances. Un ma sking procedur procedur es will will be sta rt ed only only if if th e area , equipment equipment , unifo uniform , and per sonn sonn el ar e determ ined to be free of cont am inat ion. ion. Once Once th at criteria is met , un ma sking procedur procedur es a re as follows: llows:

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W it i t h M 2 5 6 K i t : Check area with M256 detector. Move a couple soldiers to a shady loc locat ion ion an d have them un ma sk fo for 5 minut es. Ha ve th em rema sk and observe observe th em fo for 10 min ut es. If no sym pt oms, th en give give all clear. clear. Cont Cont inue to observe observe all soldi soldiers ers for delayed symptoms. With ou t M256 Kit : Move Move a coup coup le soldiers soldiers t o a s ha dy location location an d have them tak e a deep breath and hold hold it th en break t he seal on on t heir mask for 15 seco seconds while keeping th eir eyes eyes open. open. Observe th em fo for 10 minut es then h ave them brea k th eir mask seal an d take 2-3 2-3 breaths. Observe Observe them for for 10 minutes th en have them u nma sk fo for 5 minut es & rem ask . Observe th em fo for 10 minu tes befo before an nouncing all clear. Cont Cont inue to observe observe a ll soldiers soldiers for for delayed sympt oms. NBC reconn reconn aissa nce will will norm norm ally be done done a s a Zone Zone r eco econ. The scout scout plat oon will will identify th e type of cont am inat ion ion an d determ ine & ma rk its perimet er. Sam pling will be done done by padding an d secur secur ing the M8 alarm to the front front bumper t o sam ple the air, an d affix affixing ing M8 & M9 paper to a long long stick to sample suspected liquids. liquids. For ra diation th e IM174 will will be monit ored cont cont inu ous ly. Sections Sections will move on line an d when conta min at ion ion is detected all element s will will ha lt. The section section mak ing the detection detection will send a n N BC-4 BC-4 report an d move back back out of the cont cont am inat ion ion checking every every 200 23 met ers un til a negative test r esult is achieved. achieved. The section section will will ma rk t he spot spot an d wait as th e PL directs an oth er section section to linkup ther e. Once the two sectio sections ns linkup linkup they will will proceed proceed in oppo opposite site directions. directions. As th ey ident ident ify ify the cont cont am inat ion, ion, back out out 200 meters at a time until getting a negative result, and marking the spot until the perimeter is determ ined. Unless directed directed otherwise, sco scout s will will only only enter t he cont cont am inat ed area far enough t o co confirm its existen existen ce an d t ype. A I R M O B I L E O P E R A T I O N S - Note: This SOP alone is is n o t suffic sufficient ient tr ainin g to allow allow you you t o prepar e a sling lo load. This is int int ended as a safety guide guide fo for n ew soldi soldiers ers an d ha sty reference for those who are airmobile qualified. Sling loads must be done in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h F M 1 0 -4 -4 5 00-3 & F M 1 0 -4 -4 50 5 0 -4 -4 an d mus t be supervised by an NCO who meet s th e cert cert ific ificat at ion ion criter ia cont cont ain ed in th ose FM’s. FM’s. Helicopters can rapidly get us past the enemy screening force or extract us back to friendly lines. Vehicl Vehicles es may or or ma y not be ta ken along. Est ablish ra dio cont act an d co confirm with th e pilot pilot h ow you you h ave ma rk ed th e PZ / LZ, LZ, which which dir ection ection he will be ap proaching from, an d any mission mission chan ges. When ma rk ing with with s moke, ensu re it blo blows away from from the PZ /  LZ; LZ; If using lights, t ha t th ey won't won't blind blind th e pilot; pilot; an d if using oth oth er objec objects ts such a s VS17's, 17's, tha t t hey are secured an d won't won't blow blow upwar ds into the blades. All All soldi soldiers ers t o boar boar d will line line u p in a colum colum n facing th e PZ / LZ. LZ. A l l w e a p o n s w i ll l l b e c le le a r e d so no roun roun ds ar e chambered, rucksacks will be carried not worn, and all equipment will be secured to prevent loss loss dur ing flig flight ht . Move Move to th e aircraft only when signaled by the crew chief chief,, stay low low to avoid avoid gett ing hit by th e blades. N e ve v e r a p p r o a c h fr f r o m t h e r e a r of the aircraft, th e crew cann ot see you you t her e and t he ta ilrotor ilrotor can can kill you. you. Inside, keep all weapons pointed pointed mu zzle zzle down. down. Don't Don't exit u nt il signaled t o do so by the crew chief chief as t hey ma y mak e several

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false in ser t ions. When exiting, exiting, st ay low, low, move about 10-15 10-15 m eter s t o th e side side of th e aircraft and dr op prone unt il th e aircra aircra ft depar ts. When prepa ring vehicles vehicles for sling sling load load ensur e t ha t E V E R Y T H I N G i s t i e d d o w n a n d s e n s it i t i v e it i t e m s a r e d o u b l e t i e d d o w n (doors doors h ave come come open while in th e air). Remove Remove th e ant enna an d secure secure it inside the vehic vehicle le.. Fuel ta nk a nd cans can can be no more than _ full. Ensu re wheels wheels point point str aight ah ead, tran smissio smission is in neutr al, parking bra bra ke is set, set, then loc lock th e steering wheel. wheel. During tr aining, sec secur e the crew crew served weapon weapon inside. inside. To rig t he vehicle, vehicle, positio position n th e ap ex fitt fitt ing above the vehicle vehicle an d r out e t he legs a s follo follows: ws: 1left left front; 2- right front; 3- left left r ear ; 44- right rea r. At t he t op of th e hood hood rout e th e ccha ha in th rough the lifting lifting rings and insert th e 80th 80th link from from th e end int int o th e gra gra b hoo hook. Rout Rout e th e cha in at the rear t hr ough the ta ilgate ilgate to th e lif lifting shackl shackles es and back back throug through h the ta ilgat ilgat e then inser t th e 3rd link link from from th e end int int o th e gra gra b hoo hook. Secur Secur e all excess excess 24 cha in with with ta pe or or 550 co cord. Wrap th e cha cha in with with felt felt a nd ta pe where it it cont cont acts the rea r shell. Raise the apex and ta pe breaka ways so th e sling sling does does not not ta ngle as t he helico helicopter lifts lifts it. Hookup Hookup tea m n eeds to use sta tic disc discha ha rge probe (with (with gloves) gloves) prior to inser inser ting ap ex int o he licopter licopter s hook. The a pex is ins ert ed into th e hook hook so th at leg 1 is to th e helicopt helicopt ers left a nd leg 2 is to the r ight . A piece of ta pe fixed fixed to leg leg 1 will will help ident ify ify it.

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MEDEVAC - Becau Becau se we opera te spread out out an d at further distanc distances es than any other other element in t he Bat ta lio lion, medical medical support an d evacua evacua tion is extr extr emely diff difficult. icult. Since a medic will will not norm ally be available to th e section, section, every scout scout will be tra ined a s a comba comba t lifesaver. lifesaver. The PSG is th e prima ry medevac for t he plat oon. Requests for for m edevac go first to the PSG. If th e PSG can can not perform perform th e medevac or cann ot be co cont acted then tr y in in sequence: Coo Coordina ting with th e clo closest compa ny t eam; Requesting on Ba tt alion alion A/L n et for for groun d or air evac; evac; Conduct self evacua tion to th e n earest CCP. Use th e foll follo owing forma t wh en ma king a medevac request: Your callsign, requ est MEDE VAC VAC Gr id location location for for pickup Nu mber of casu alt ies by type: Urgent - must be evac’ evac’ed ed within 2 hours to save life, life, limb limb or eyesight; Pr iorit iorit y- sh ould be evac’ evac’ed ed with in 4 hour s or condit ion ion will deter iora iora te to Urgent ; Rout Rout ine- requ ires evacua evacua tion but is sta ble and will probably probably remain st able fo for up t o 24 24 hours Additional medical information Sam ple MEDEVAC: MEDEVAC: “Ghostr ider 4 th is is Ghostr Ghostr ider 3, request Medevac over” “This is Ghostr ider 4, send it over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 3, grid 463885, 1 ur gent, 1 r out ine, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 4, r oger over” “This is is Ghostr Ghostr ider ider 3, ur gent gent has gunshot to upper ar m with ar terial bleedi bleeding ng an d broken bone, bone, routine h as gunsh ot to lef left th igh, igh, over” over” “This is Gh ostr ider 4, roger out” P R I S O N E R S ( E P W) W ) - All enemy will will be tr eat ed in acco accorda nce with with th e Geneva & Ha gue convent ions ions a nd t he law of of land wa rfare. An enemy tha t kn ows he will will be be trea ted acco according to those co conventions nventions is more likely likely to surr ender r at her th an fight ight a fana tical tical batt le to th e deat h cau sing us h igher igher casu alt ies. EP W’s W’s will be han dled acco accordin g to the five five S’s: S’s: Sear Sear ch; Silence; Silence; Segregate; Safegua Safegua rd; Speed to th e rea r. When sear ching an EP W ensur e th e searcher does not not get in th e line line of fire of of the person covering the EP W. Take everything from from t he EP W exc except his ID card/tags, uniform uniform , helmet, ma sk/MOPP sk/MOPP suit. Place everyth everyth ing ta ken in a bag bag and ma rk to identify identify which which EPW it cam e from. from. Tag the EP W with t he fo following llowing info inform rm at ion: ion: Capt ur ing un it; DTG of capt ur e; Loc Locat ion ion of capt capt ur e; Circumsta Circumsta nces of of capt capt ur e; Name; Rank ; Serial Nu mber; Dat e of birth . After sear ching, EPW’s EPW’s will will have th eir ha nds t ied behind behind t heir back an d depending on on t he situ at ion ion m ay be gagged and blindfolded. blindfolded. The PS G will will ar ra nge for for evacua tion of of EP W’s. W’s. Woun Woun ded EP W’s W’s will be be given given medical tr eat men t t o the best of our our ability.

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R E C O V E R Y F R O M F I E L D - Pr ior ior to depar tin g th e field field loc locat at ion ion a ll personn el & sensitive items items will be acc accoun ted for for a nd a ll Class V will will be tu rn ed in. Upon retu rn to gar rison, vehicles vehicles will will be washed free of mu d / major major dir t a nd t opped off off. PMCS will be done and DA2404 tu rn ed in for for all vehicles, vehicles, weap weap ons, ra dios, dios, and sen sitive item item s. Remove all batt eries from from ra dios, dios, sensitive items, an d MILES. All weapons an d sensitive items will be wiped down down an d tu rn ed in. All All BII and oth er equipm ent including including TA-5 TA-50 0 is accounted for and secured. The P SG will determ ine t he t imeline for for th e ffull ull recovery recovery based on a vailability of of resour resour ces ces such as t he wash ra ck. Reco Recovery is is based on on acco accomplishin g ta sks, not a set nu mber of days. The follo following wing list is our norm al pr iorit iorit y of of work work but if you you ar e delayed in doing doing a ta sk d on’t n’t sit ar oun d doing doing noth noth ing, get busy on on an oth er ta sk. Deta iled cleanin cleanin g of of all vehicles, vehicles, weapons, weapons, r adios, and sensit ive items Detailed cleaning cleaning of of an y MILES MILES equipmen t a nd t ur n-in n-in Clean Clean all oth oth er plat oon equipment Upda te DA 2404’s. En sur e part s are placed placed on on order order a nd repa irs ar e done done Clean an d DX TA-50 TA-50 Condu Condu ct layout layout of all equipment an d TA-50 TA-50 for for comm an d insp ection ection

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B AT AT T L E D R I L L S Comba Comba t action action m ost often occur s very sud denly an d violently, violently, not giving giving an y time for for you you t o th ink a bout bout how yo you wan t t o rea ct. Batt le drills drills can can help you you su rvive in co combat becau becau se th e th inking ha s alr eady been done an d all you you h ave to do is REACT REACT when you find find your your self  in a sit ua tion. SURVIVING SURVIVING th e initial co cont act is th e key to being able to develo develop p a cour cour se of action th at allows allows you you t o complet complet e yo your mission. Bat tle drills need to be be pra cticed and reh ear sed over over an d over over un til they beco become an au tomat ic rea ction you you t ak e. The fo following llowing bat tle drills will will be learn ed by all mem bers of th is platoon. platoon. Oth er dr ills ills will be develo developed ped an d modified modified depending depending on where we deploy, deploy, as wha t works well in th e desert ma y not work work a t a ll in th e jun jun gle. gle. EN EMY CONTACT - Once the enem y knows where you you ar e, th e silence silence of of your your weapons is as effect effect ive as a ba by cov coverin erin g his eyes an d sa ying “yo “you u can ’t see m e”. e”. If you you ar e being shot at or if it is obvi obvio ous t he en emy is about t o engage engage you, you, enga ge using a l l yo yo u r a v a i l a b l e f i r e p o w e r . At t he sam e time man euver to a co covered positio position n an d send a cont cont act report to th e PL. If th e enemy is with with in 50 meters, charging into them m ay cau cau se enough enough confusio confusion n an d disru ption to allow allow you you t o overwhelm t hem befo before t hey destr oy yo you. Your goal goal is to either destr oy the en emy or or place enough enough su ppress ive ive firepowe firepowerr on him t o cau se his shots to be ina ina ccura te long enough for for you to reach cover cover an d develop develop th e situ at ion. ion. If the en emy does not not observe you, you, imm ediat ely ha lt a nd a ssu me a concealed concealed position position from which which you you can cont cont inue t o observe from. from. Send a spot report t o th e PL an d prepa re t o call fo for fire fire or guide other frien dly forc forces es to engage t he en emy.

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I N D I R E C T F I R E - If you you a re moving and r eceive eceive indir ect ect fire, y ou o u a r e b e i n g o b s e r v ed ed by th e enemy. enemy. You mu st move move out out of th e impact ar ea immediat ely. ely. Using IPB, determ ine wher e th e enem y observers likely likely positio position n is an d m ove rapidly to a positio position n th at will will conceal conceal you you from his view. view. Use a s mu ch smoke as you you can t o conceal onceal your your move. Send a conta ct r eport eport to th e PL as soon soon a s possible. possible. If yo you a re st at iona iona ry or in a n OP , th e enemy m ay see you you or m ay be condu condu cting r eco econ by fire fire to tr y an d get you you t o revea l yous yous elf. elf. Signs of a r econ econ by fire fire include n ot usin g a lot lot of roun ds on a single positio position n a nd firing man y widely widely sprea d engagemen ts u sing few few rounds. If you you assess t he enemy sees yo you th en fo follow llow the st eps in the above above para graph oth erwise assum e th e best cov covered ered position position you you can an d wait for for th e enemy to ceas ceas e or or shift shift fire. Send a conta ct r eport eport to th e PL as soon soon a s possible. possible. OBSTACLES / MINEF IELD S - Always Always assu me th e enem y is observing any obsta obsta cle cle they constr uct. As soo soon a s you you en coun ter one imm ediat ely back back off off to a covered covered a nd concealed concealed positio position n a nd sen d a cont cont act / spot spot r eport eport to the P L and prepar e an indirect indirect fire missio mission (norm (norm ally smoke) to support your your cont cont inu ed recon. recon. (If stea lth is requir ed, prepa re but do not fire fire the indirect indirect u nless the enemy ta kes action action a gainst you.) you.) Pr epare a r eco econ t eam t o move move dismount ed to reco recon t he m inefiel inefield d / obsta obsta cle and a secur secur ity team to overwat overwat ch t he recon recon team . Do not move move th e recon recon team forwa forwa rd un til th e overwatc erwatch h is in posi positio tion n to provide provide co cover and t he indirect support is prepar ed to fire their mission. Deter mine an d report th e extent of the obsta cle / minefield. minefield.

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