FM 3-90, Vol 2 - Reconnaissance, Security, and Tactical Enabling Tasks

Question 1

What FM covers Reconnaissance, Security, and Tactical Enabling Tasks?

Answer 1

FM 3-90, Vol 2

Question 2

A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographical, or geographic characteristics of a particular area is what?

Answer 2

Reconnaissance.

Question 3

What are the five forms of reconnaissance?

Answer 3

  Route reconnaissance.
  Zone reconnaissance.
  Area reconnaissance.
  Reconnaissance in force (RIF).
  Special reconnaissance.

Question 4

Those operations undertaken by a commander to provide early and accurate warning of enemy operations, to provide the force being protected with time and maneuver space within which to react to the enemy, and to develop the situation to allow the commander to effectively use the protected force is what?

Answer 4

Security operations

Question 5

What are the five tasks security operations encompass?

Answer 5

 Screen is a security task that primarily provides early warning to the protected force.
 Guard is a security task to protect the main body by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information and preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body.
 Cover is a security task to protect the main body by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information and preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body.
 Area security is a security task conducted to protect friendly forces, installations, routes, and actions within a specific area.
 Local security is a security task that includes low-level security activities conducted near a unit to prevent surprise by the enemy.

Question 6

An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit is what?

Answer 6

A relief in place.

Question 7

What is an operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force’s combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy?

Answer 7

Passage of lines.

Question 8

Those operations where one force loses its freedom of maneuver because an opposing force is able to isolate it by controlling all ground lines of communications and reinforcement are what?

Answer 8

Encirclement operations.