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Standard battle load

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Pistol belt
Magazine case
E-tool
Canteen
IFAK
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Hasty/skirmirshers position

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Shallow pit for temporary, open, and prone firing position for riffle man

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Improved one-man fighting position

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Wide enough to move shoulders around
Sump built below firing step
Firing step should be deep enough to protect body while firing

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Improved two-man fighting position

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Each man gains feeling of security

Allows one person to rest while the other stay on watch

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Camouflage

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Hiding
Concealing your position and equipment by blending in
To avoid detection

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Cover

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Protection from fire of weapons

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Concealment

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Protection from aground or air observation

Not from weapons

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If caught in light of ground flare

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Move out of light quickly and quietly

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If caught in light overhead flare

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Hit the deck right away

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KOCOA

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Key terrain
Observation & fields of fire
Concealment & cover
Obstacles to movement
Avenues of approach
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True north

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Line from any position on surface to North Pole

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Magnetic north

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Symbolized by arrowhead

Indicated by needle of compass

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Grid north

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Established by vertical grid lines on map

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G-M Angle

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Difference between grid north and magnetic north

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Map orientation

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Place map on surface & draw magnetic north line

Open compass and place it over magnetic north line so it points to top oh map & directly over magnetic north line you drew

Turn map without moving compass from its position until north arrow is aligned under index line of compass

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3 degree

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In each click of lens attic compass bezel ring

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Back azimuth

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Fwd azimuth + 180 degrees

If sum is greater than 360 degrees back azimuth us fwd azimuth - 180 degrees

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Black

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Man made

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Blue

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Water features

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Green

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Vegetation
Woods
Vineyards

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Brown

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All relief features like contours

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Red

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Main roads
Built up areas
Special features

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Military grid system

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4-digit is 1000 meters
6-digit is 100 meters
8-digit is 10 meters

Straight lines intersecting at right angles & forming series of squares

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Intersection

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Use to locate unknown point using known position & sighting on unknown point

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Resection
Used to locate unknown position of user by sighting on known features
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12 steps of planning a patrol
``` Study mission Plan use of time Stuffy terrain & situation Organized patrol Select men, weapons & equipment Issue warning order Coordinate Make recon Complete detailed plan Issue patrol Supervise, inspect rehearse and re-inspect Execute mission ```
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BAMCIS
``` Begin planning Arrange recon Make recon Complete plan Issue patrol order Supervise ```
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SMEAC
``` Situation Mission Execution Admin & logistics Command & signal ```
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SALUTE
``` Size Activity Location Uniform Time Equipment ```
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SPOT
Modified SALUTE report that gives less detailed information
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Security patrol
Recon and combat
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Recon Patrol
Sent out to gain info about enemy Engage in combat only if they have to Avoid combat to accomplish mission
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SAFE
Security Automatic weapons Fields of fire Entrenchment
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3 echelons of defense
Security Area Forward defense Reserve Area
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3 methods of indirect fire support
Grid coordinates Shift Polar coordinates
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ADDRAC
``` Alert Direction Description Range Assignment Control ```
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Sector of fire
Aor assigned to squad, crew served weapon to be covered by fire
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Limiting Stakes
Aid used to show line of sight along each side of sector of fire during limited visibility
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Forward Limit
Established at range at w/c weapon will open fire
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3 Firing Position
Primary Alternate Supplementary
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PDF
Principal direction of fire
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FPL
Final protective line Flanking Interlocking Grazing fire
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EPW
5 S's + T ``` Search Segregate Silence Speed to rear Safeguard Tag ```
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FPCONS
``` Normal Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta ```
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Normal
General threat
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Alpha
Increased threat
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Bravo
More predictable threat
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Charlie
Intel received of some terrorist action
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Delta
Attacked has occurred
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Standing ROE
Guidance for using force to accomplish mission
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3 classes of wires
Tactical Protective Supplementary
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Tactical wire
Break up enemy attacks | Hold enemy in areas of intense defensive fire
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Protective wire
Prevents surprise assaults Close enough to defense area for day and night watches
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Supplementary wire
Hides the make up of tactical wire
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Double apron fence
Obstacle
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Triple strand concertina wire
Better obstacle than double apron fence
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Low wire entanglement
Used where concealment is essential
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Tangle foot
To prevent enemy from crawling between fences
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Isolation in enemy areas
3 major concerns Evasion Survival Escape
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SURVIVAL
``` Size up situation Undue haste makes waste Remember where you are Vanquish feat & panic Improvise Value living Act like natives Learn basic skills ```
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4 basic fire team combat formations
Column Wedge Skirmishers (R &L) Echelon (R & L)
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Column formation
Used when speed & control are governing factors Good for firing flanks but no good for firing front because it's limited
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Wedge formation
When enemy situation is unknown but contact is possible. All around protection, flexible and easy to control
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Skirmishers (r&l)
Most effective when assaulting known enemy position. Provides max firepower to front and direction of echelon Hard to control
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Echelon (l&r)
Protect exposed flank Heavy firepower to front and direction of echelon Slow and hard to control
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Parameters of helo landing zones
10 times height of obstruction Obstacles on ground should not exceed 1ft in height on level ground & should not be less on sloping ground Can't land safely where ground slopes is more than 14 degrees Pilot acknowledges color after smoke grenades is set off
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Medevac 9-line
``` Location of pick up Radio frequency/call sign # of patients by priority Special equipment needed # of patients by type Security at pick up location Method of marking location # of patients by nationality NBC contamination ```
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Combat arm & hand signals
Used when silence is needed or when comms is weak
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Trip flares
Illuminates and warning of enemy

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