Patrolling

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11 elements of a Patrolling organization

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ASE (Each with 2)

Aid and Litter Team
Assault Element
Surveillance Team
Support Element
Enemy Prisoner of War Team
Enroute Recorder

DC Demo Team, Compass Man
BP Breach Team, Pace Man

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Initial Planning 1.

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Changes or Updates in the enemy situation

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Initial Planning 2.

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Best use of terrain for routes, rally points, and patrol bases

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Initial Planning 3.

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Light and Weather Data

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Initial Planning 4.

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Changes in Friendly Situation

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Initial Planning 5.

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The attachment of soldiers with special skills or equipment

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Initial Planning 6.

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Use and Location of landing or pickup zones.

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Initial Planning 7.

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Departure and reentry of friendly lines

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initial Planning 8.

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Fire support on the objective and along the planned routes

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Initial Planning 9.

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Rehearsal area and times

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Initial Planning 10.

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Special Equipment and ammunition requirements

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Initial Planning 11.

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Transportation support, including transportation to and from the rehearsal site.

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Initial Planning 12.

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Signal plan-call signs, frequencies, code words, pyrotechnics, and challenge and password

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Initial Planning ( b and c)

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With FFU and Adjacent Patrol Leaders

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Completion of the Plan (a)

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Essential and Supporting Tasks

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Completion of the Plan (b)

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Key Travel and Execution Times

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Completion of the Plan (c)

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Primary and Alternate Routes

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Completion of the Plan (d)

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Signals

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Completion of the Plan (e)

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Challenge and Password Forward of Friendly Line

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Completion of the Plan (f)

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Location of Leaders

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Completion of the Plan (g)

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Actions on enemy contact

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (1)

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Additional information on terrain just outside the friendly unit lines

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (2)

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Known or suspected enemy positions in the near vicinity

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (3)

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Likely enemy ambush sites

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (4)

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Latest enemy activity

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (5)

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Detailed information on friendly positions, obstacles, and Ops

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (6)

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Friendly unit fire plans

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Departure From friendly Lines Coordination (7)

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Support the unit can provide

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Departure From friendly Lines Planning
(1)

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Making contact with friendly guides at the contact point

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Departure From friendly Lines Planning
(2)

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Moving to a coordinated initial rally point just inside friendly lines

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Departure From friendly Lines Planning
(3)

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Completing final coordination

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Departure From friendly Lines Planning
(4)

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Moving to and through the passage point

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Departure From friendly Lines Planning
(5)

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Establishing a security-listening halt beyond the friendly unit's final protective fires

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Selection of Rally Points 1

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Easy to recognize on the ground

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Selection of Rally Points 2

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Cover and concealment

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Selection of Rally Points 3

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Away from natural lines of drift

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Selection of Rally Points 4

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Defendable for short periods

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Types of Rally Points 1

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Initial Rally Point

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Types of Rally Points 2

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En Rout Rally Point

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Types of Rally Points 3

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Objective Rally Point

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Types of Rally Points 4

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Reentry Rally Point

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Types of Rally Points 5

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Near and Far - Side Rally Points

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Area reconnaissance

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To obtain information about specified location and the area around it. The platoon or squad uses surveillance or vantage-points around the objective from which to observe it and surrounding area.

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Zone Reconnaissance

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To obtain information on enemy, terrain, and routes within a specified zone. Techniques include the use of moving elements, stationary teams, or a series of area reconnaissance actions.

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Route Reconnaissance

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To obtain detailed information about one route and all the adjacent terrain or to locate sites for emplacing obstacles.

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Combat Patrol. Hasty Ambush

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When visual contact is made with an enemy force and you have enough time to establish an ambush without being detected

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Combat Patrol. Deliberate Ambush

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Conducted against a specific target at a predetermined location

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Combat Patrol. Point Ambush

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Soldiers deploy to attack an enemy in a single location

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Combat Patrol. Area Ambush

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Soldiers deploy to attack the enemy in two or more related point ambushes

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Combat Patrol. Anti-Armor Ambush

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to destroy one or two armor vehicles

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Combat Patrol. Raid

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Operation to attack a position or installation followed by a planned withdrawal

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Combat Patrol. Security

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Sent out from a unit location when the unit is stationary or during a halt to search the local area.