reconnaissance platoon's plan and the squad's plan. Leaders Recon @LeadersRecon 558 subscribers Subscribe Linktree Home Videos Shorts Playlists Community Channels About Shorts Filming with the Hawaii Army National Guard 56 views #wordsofwisdom. The breach element breaches the enemys obstacles when required. The patrol base must be sterilized upon departure. D. All of the above. The pace man maintains an accurate pace at all times. elements. Platoon sergeant organizes a watering party. Platoons and squads conduct antiarmor ambushes to destroy one or two armored vehicles. squads. Each R&S team moves along a specified route and uses the fan method to reconnoiter the area between routes. b. remember that the closer it moves to an objective, the greater the risk Often there is a specific area or location where the enemy has been seen. e. Sanitation and Personal Hygiene Plan. Timing the actions of all elements of the platoon to preclude loss of surprise. a. of patrols, and establishment of and actions taken in a patrol base. Scout platoons perform three types of reconnaissance: route, zone, and area. As the platoon goes on, this process does also, and the trackers knowledge of the enemy grows. This positions both elements on the long axis of the kill zone and subjects the enemy to flanking fire. The terrain for the rehearsal should be similar to that at the objective, to include buildings and fortifications if necessary. platoon sergeant locates with a squad or selects a position from which the He must report to higher headquarters any units that pass his ambush unengaged. A reconnaissance patrol uses If possible, soldiers should interview someone who has seen them. The coordination includes SOI information, signal plan, fire plan, running password, procedures for departure and reentry lines, dismount points, initial rally points, departure and reentry points, and information about the enemy. Reestablishing the chain of command after actions at the objective are complete. However, the units being tracked show signs of one soldier wearing boots with an unfamiliar tread. Soldiers return to the departure point only if they become disorganized. When the platoon receives the mission to conduct a tracking patrol, it assigns the task of tracking to only one squad. d. Rear Security Team. A reconnaissance platoon and other (6) The trafficability for the type of forces using the route. The RATELO must be able to establish The preferred method for conducting a route reconnaissance is the fan method described above. The leader selects the tentative site from a map or by aerial reconnaissance. The demolition team prepares dual-primed explosives (C4 with two M60 fuse lighters and time fuse) and awaits the signal to initiate. Engagement decision questions. prevent the force from becoming surprised. (4) Enemy security measures, such as patrols, sensors, and radar, are They then engage to prevent enemy forces from escaping or reinforcing. Establish a location for EPWs and enemy wounded who will not be taken back that provides them cover, yet allows them to be found easily by their units. d. Breach Element. the patrol to the local sounds in the area. Three to five battalions, approximately 1,500 to 4,000 soldiers, comprise a brigade. A patrol base is established using the following steps. (1) If radio communications are not possible, the platoon leader, RATELO, and a two-man (buddy team) security element move forward and attempt to contact an OP using the challenge and password. He notes the terrain and identifies where he can place mines or Claymores to cover dead space. Those with Marine Sniper quals can also provide accurate demoralizing small arms fire from a distance. Each time the leader departs without radio or wire communications, he must issue a five-point contingency plan. The most clandestine of the special-operations units, Delta Force, aka The Unit, specializes in high-risk air, land, and sea missions. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. ability to move and observe without being detected, is critical to effective Force Recon are experts in both ground and amphibious reconnaissance. Leader's Reconnaissance. (2) Several angles of observation are needed. 8 a. A team from Squad 1 and SL from Squad 1 (at the rally point). organizes the platoon based on METT-T. The platoon leader states the alert posture (for example, 50 percent or 33 percent) and the stand-to time for day and night. (3) The enemy forces that can influence movement along the route. a. Reconnaissance Team. (Figure 3-3. breaking contact, which includes handling casualties. RSLC is open to all military occupational specialties and is not limited to those serving in reconnaissance or surveillance units. j. The security element provides security at danger areas, secures the ORP, isolates the objective, and supports the withdrawal of the rest of the platoon once it completes its assigned actions on the objective. The platoon leader should consider the following sequence. communications with higher headquarters using a directional antenna. b. In a point ambush, soldiers deploy to attack an enemy in a single kill zone. (If time and terrain permit, the squad or platoon may place out Claymores and use them to initiate the ambush.). Road width of constrictions (bridges, tunnels, and so forth) They gather information about the enemy unit, the route, and the surrounding terrain as they track. These secondary sites are located along the enemys most likely approach to and escape from the principal ambush site. Establishing a security-listening halt beyond the friendly units final protective fires. Additionally, the assault element of the platoon may have to conduct a breach of an obstacle. The units and the leaders actions on chance contact while the leader is gone. Information on the written report should include. Aid and Litter Team. of being detected. The challenge can be any number less than the specified number. d. The leader should submit the patrol report in an overlay format LAW FM 5-34 or GTA 5-2-5 ( Figure 3-10). The leader considers the use and locations of rally points. reconnaissance is extremely risky. Elements and teams for platoons conducing patrols include the common and specific elements for each type of patrol. Unless required by the mission, the platoon avoids enemy contact. C. Choke or suffocate on vomit It is normally selected by the commander of the friendly unit. The patrol rehearses plans for gathered, or it continues the mission. This information must be passed out to all soldiers and practiced during rehearsals. Integrate obstacles. Position the Team A soldier at 12 oclock, and the Team B soldier at 6 oclock in the ORF. The MAW can be used to initiate the ambush, but its signature and slow rate of fire make it less desirable. Lead the squad into the ORP, position Team A from 9 to 3 oclock and Team B from 3 to 9 oclock. A platoon or squad conducts a hasty ambush when it makes visual contact with an enemy force and has time to establish an ambush without being detected. Establish security, establish a chain of command, call higher and inform them of the situation, wait 45 . Enforcement of camouflage, noise, and light discipline. The leader should also designate an alternate pace man. situations occur in which a reconnaissance patrol makes unexpected It is normally located in the direction that the platoon plans to move after completing its actions on the objective. You should take one team leader and a security element, typically two squad members, with you. He may separate the tasks so that one or more squads conduct the reconnaissance while other squads or fire teams provide security at various locations. Mission. c. Multiple Patrols. reconnaissance, the following techniques may be used as long as the The platoon sergeant is normally with the following elements for each type of patrol: On a raid or ambush, he normally controls the support element. c. If all or part of the proposed route is a road, the leader must treat the road as a danger area. actions of the squads can be controlled. 5. It maintains security for the ORP while the rest of the platoon prepares to leave. he conducts a thorough map reconnaissance and plans a series of fans (Figure Take a look at 11 of the most feared Special Commando Forces from around the world. How is a reconnaissance platoon and squad organized? higher unit's mission, then stealth and speed in conjunction with detailed h. Contingency Plans. f. Search Team. Figure 4-3. Figure 4-4. To ensure everyone He began his military career on the active duty side as commissioned officer deploying as an Infantry Platoon leader in Iraq in 2005-2007 as well as a Company Commander in 2010-2011. When in ORP, the unit pulls what kind of security formation? This year's theme is, "Why Is The Veteran Important?" Let's pretend you are a team leader going over a hill to conduct a leader's recon with the point man: You'll leave your assistant team leader there with everyone else and tell him, "I'm taking the point man, I expect to return in two hours, attempt to raise me on team . Once the body has been thoroughly searched, the search team will continue in this manner until all enemy personnel in and near the kill zone have been searched. a. Or, he may assign reconnaissance and security (R&S) tasks to each squad or team. The soldiers move stealthily. If the platoon leader and support element leader find a better location for one of the machine guns, they reposition it. The flank security teams may also place out antiarmor mines after the ambush has been initiated if the enemy is known to have armor capability. (The assault element must be able to move quickly through its own protective obstacles.). Steep grades with their maximum gradients. d. The platoon leader must determine how large an element his ambush can engage successfully. The tracking team always returns to the same path, away from the last sign, to avoid creating more trails than needed. The attachment of soldiers with special skills or equipment; for example, engineers, sniper teams, scout dog teams, FOs, or interpreters. Civil or military road numbers of other designations. Soldiers ensure that they have good observation and fields of fire into the kill zone. c. Multiple Area Reconnaissance. A patrol base is a position set up when a squad or platoon conducting a patrol halts for an extended period. All Soldiers will brush their teeth, wash their face, shave, wash their hands, armpits,. The leader must plan time to return to the ORP, complete his plan, disseminate information, issue orders and instructions, and allow his squads to make any additional preparations. The trailing squads occupy from 2 to 6 oclock and 6 to 10 oclock, respectively. (1) Actions of the assault element should include. The following elements are common to all patrols. Routes. The battalion commander or S3 briefs the reconnaissance platoon leader on the specifics of the reconnaissance mission. Finding the trail is the first task of the tracking team. and classifying bridges. (Figure 3-6.). The SBCT infantry battalion reconnaissance platoon is the battalion commander's tool to conduct this type of reconnaissance. In an area reconnaissance, the platoon or squad uses surveillance or vantage-points around the objective from which to observe it and the surrounding area. The leader ensures that he has assigned all essential tasks to be performed on the objective, at rally points, at danger areas, at security or surveillance locations, along the route(s), and at passage lanes. B. essential to reconnaissance planning is as follows: b. All teams meet at a link-up point at the far side of the box from the ORP. The L-shaped ambush can be used at a sharp bend in a trail, road, or stream. Area reconnaissance sketch long-range observation. , National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), France. It uses a prearranged signal to let the platoon leader know it is breaking contact. It may consist of any attachments that the platoon leader decides that he or the platoon sergeant must control directly. plan. The most common types of rally points are initial, en route, objective, reentry, and near- and far-side rally points. NOTE 1: The distance the R&S team moves away from the squads sector will vary depending on and bridges, refer to FM 5-34.). If detected, a reconnaissance patrol Other actions in the kill zone include the following. 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In planning and rehearsing a hasty ambush the platoon leader should consider the following sequence of actions: a. All soldiers can read obvious signs such as roads, worn trails, or tracks in sand or snow. The leader should consider the use of special signals. Oklahoma Army National Guard Staff Sgt. camouflage, discipline, and stealth to help avoid detection. Location of fords, ferries, and tunnels, including NOTE: The platoon leader should only attempt this procedure during daylight. a. Depending on the time available, The platoons ability to continue the mission will depend on how early contact is made, whether the platoon is able to break contact successfully (so that its subsequent direction of movement is undetected), and whether the platoon receives any casualties as a result of the contact. obtained to the soldiers. The remaining squads and attachments provide security. a zone. Security Point --> ORP--> Leader's Recon--> Ambush. First, he kicks the enemy weapon away. k. Withdrawal plan from the reconnaissance site. They also provide security for larger units. Murphy's Law is a thing and things will go wrong simply because they can. Infantry platoons and squads conduct three types of NOTE: Squads have the same requirements with their squad patrol base as platoons. (Figure 3-16). c. Once the friendly unit acknowledges the return of the platoon, the platoon leader issues a five-point contingency plan and moves with his RATELO and a two-man (buddy team) security element on a determined azimuth and pace to the reentry point. This way when the enemy breaks contact there are kill zones in the path ahead and behind the enemy. Changes or updates in the enemy situation. and the risks the platoon leader will accept to obtain information. To reorganize after infiltrating an enemy area. intelligence reporting become key. B. The leader coordinates with the unit through which his platoon or squad will conduct its forward and rearward passage of lines. He may move them on one route, posting them as they move, or he may direct them to move on separate routes to their assigned locations. The basic task of a patrol is to follow a known route with the purpose of investigating some feature of interest or, in the assignment of a fighting patrol (US combat patrol), to find and engage the enemy. The platoon leader should consider the same sequence in planning the occupation of an ORP. Noise and light discipline are maintained at all times. The squad leader attempts to maintain fire team and, if possible, buddy team integrity. b. He sends other teams along routes through the area within the box. Route reconnaissance focuses on obtaining information on a specified route For the leader's recon, the patrol leader briefs, the assistant patrol leader with a contingency plan before leaving in observation post is established a hundred meters short of the plan patrol base at the 90-degree turn if required. C. It takes at least 2 drinks before driving is impaired b. Reconnaissance and Security Team. EPW teams are responsible for controlling enemy prisoners IAW the five Ss and the leaders guidance. the terrain or enemy activity within a prescribed area, such as a bridge or Platoon leader designates which signal to use if contact is made (for example, colored star cluster), the order of withdrawal if forced out (for example, squads not in contact will move first), and the rendezvous point for the platoon (if the platoon is not to link up at an alternate patrol base). These teams may search the objective or kill zone for casualties, documents, or equipment. In planning a route reconnaissance the leader considers the following. NOTE: The squad may also occupy the ORP by force. The leader leaves for many reasons throughout the planning, coordination, preparation, and execution of his patrol mission. 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