Infantry Basics Flashcards
5 Major Terrain Features
Hill, Ridge, Saddle, Valley, Depression
3 Minor Terrain Features
Draw, Spur, Cliff
2 Supplementary Terrain Features
Fill, Cut
Red- Brown Representation on a Map
Cultural Features, Relief Features, Elevations, Contour Lines
Black Representation on a Map
Man-Made Features
Blue Representation on a Map
Hydrography
Green Representation on a Map
Vegetation
Brown Representation on a Map
Cultivated Land
GOTWA
Going to, Other taking with, Time plan on returning, What to do if I don’t return, Actions to take if you or I take contact
OAKOC
Observations and Fields of Fire, Avenues of Approach, Key Terrain, Obstacles and Movement, Cover and Concealment
5 Paragraphs of an OPORD
- Situation
- Mission
- Execution
- Sustainment
- Support and Signaling
5 Principle of Patrolling
Planning, Recon, Security, Control, Common Sense
SLLS
Stop, Look, Listen, Smell
LACE
Liquid, Ammo, Casualties, Equipment
Methods of Movement
Traveling, Traveling Overwatch, Bounding Overwatch
SALUTE
Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment
METT-TC
Mission, Enemy, Time, Terrain, Troops, Civilian Considerations
Types of Command Orders
WARNO, FRAGO, OPORD
Eight Troop Leading Procedures
Receive the Mission, Issue WARNO, Make a Tentative Plan, Initiate Movement, Conduct Recon, Complete the Plan, Issue Order, Supervise and Refine
Five C’s of IEDs
Confirm, Clear, Call, Cordon, Control
5 S’s of EPWs
Search, Silence, Segregate, Safeguard, Speedily Move to Rear
Types of Recon Patrols
Area, Zone, Point
9-Line Medevac Lines 1-5
Line 1: Location of Pick-Up Site Line 2: Radio Frequency/Call Sign Line 3: # of Casualties by Precedence Line 4: Special Equipment Needed Line 5: # of Casualties by Type
9-Line Medevac Lines 6-9
Line 6: Security of Pick-Up Site
Line 7: Method of Marking
Line 8: Nationality and Status
Line 9: CBRN or Terrain
