Scouting and Patrolling Operations

Question 1

5 keys to successful patrolling

Answer 1

Detailed planning
Productive and realistic rehearsals
Thorough reconnaissance
Positive control 
All around security

Question 2

2 types of halts

Answer 2

Short and long

Question 3

Planned and rehearsed reaction to enemy contact is:

Answer 3

Immediate action drill

Question 4

3 options for movement techniques:

Answer 4

Traveling
Traveling overwatch
Bounding overwatch

Question 5

Which movement formations provide limited fires to the front?

Answer 5

Squad column, fireteam wedge

Question 6

What is a patrol?

Answer 6

“A detachment of ground, sea, or air forces sent out for the purpose of gathering information or carrying out a destructive, harassing, mopping-up, or security mission.” MCWP 3-11.3
Recon Patrol - “Gather information about location and characteristics of friendly or hostile positions and installations, terrain, and obstacles. They generally avoid combat and rely on stealth to accomplish the mission.” MCWP 3-11.3
Combat Patrol - “Are assigned missions which usually require them to actively engage the enemy. As a secondary mission, they collect and report information about the enemy and terrain.” MCWP 3-11.3

Question 7

Classification of patrols - mission

Answer 7

Reconnaissance

Combat

Question 8

Reconnaissance (RAZ) Patrol

Answer 8

1. Route - directed effort to obtain detailed information about a specific route; enemy could influence movement along route
2. Area - obtain info about tx and en activity; prescribed area
3. Zone - obtain info on routes, obstacles, terrain, enemy; defined by boundaries

Question 9

Combat Patrols (SCAR)

Answer 9

1. Security
2. Contact
3. Ambush
4. Raid

Question 10

Security Patrol

Answer 10

Sent out from a stationary unit to search the local area, to detect any infiltration by enemy forces
And to engage and destroy them within the capability of the patrol
Protects the main unit from ambush or surprise

Question 11

Contact Patrol

Answer 11

Establish and/or maintain contact with an enemy or friendly force when the definite location is unknown
Maintaining contact though: direct fires, IDF, observation
Avoids decisive engagement with the enemy

Question 12

Ambush

Answer 12

Surprise attack
Concealed position
Moving or temporarily halted target

Question 13

Raid

Answer 13

A surprise attack on an enemy force or installation

Planned withdrawal

Question 14

Patrolling TCMs

Answer 14

Check Points
Rally Points
Routes
COC Expectations

Question 15

Productive Realistic Rehearsals

Answer 15

Immediate action drills
Hasty ambush
Tcm actions
Rehearsal of concept walks

Question 16

UAS Consideration

Answer 16

UAS Employment
Counter UAS
Decibel range
Payload capacity
acquisition 
video 
IA drills
Seen - targeted - killed