SUT Prep Flashcards
LACE
Liquid
Ammo
Casualties
Equipment
SLLS
Stop
Look
Listen
Smell (food,fuel,fire,feces,freshly turned dirt)
5 S’s of EPW
Search Silence Segregate Safeguard Speed to rear
5 C’s of IED
Confirm Clean Call Cordon Control
5 principles of patrolling
Planning Recon Security Control Common Sense
GOTWA
Where you're Going Others you're taking Time you'll be gone What to do if you don't return Actions on enemy contact
9 Line MEDEVAC
Location Frequency and callsign Number of patients by Precedence Special Equipment needed Number of patients by Type Security at pickup site Marking method Nationality NBC considerations
OAKOC
Observation Avenues of approach Key terrain Obstacles Cover and concealment
SALUTE report
Size Activity Location Uniform Time Equipment
Claymore mine (3 things):
Arc
Effective Range
Minimum safe distance
projects steel balls at 60 degree arc
Effective range: 50m
Minimum safe distance: 16m from friendlies
Effective range of M240B (7.62mm x 51mm) on a tripod– point target
800m
Effective range of M249 on bipod for point target
600m
3 movement techniques
Travelling
Travelling overwatch
Bounding overwatch
Which movement technique is used when contact is expected?
Bounding overwatch
How far is the PL from the lead squad in a platoon moving in travelling overwatch?
50-100 meters
Actions to organize after contact
Call higher Check security Check heavy weapons Pinpoint location Check Equipment
Types of combat patrols
Raid
Ambush
Security
Ambush categories
Hasty
Deliberate
Ambush types
Point
Area
Ambush fundamentals
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fire
Control
Order that elements of an ambush are emplaced
1- Security
2- Support
3- Assault
What is the normal PACE plan for initiating an ambush?
Claymore
M240B
SLs M4
AGs M4
Recon Fundamentals
Gain info
Avoid detection
Task organize
Employ security measures
Types of recon patrols
Area
Zone
Route
Factors for determining method of infiltration
Enemy situation
Mission
Weather
Topography
Types of information gathered on a recon
PIR- priority information requirements
IR- information requirements
When will each recon/security team return to the release point during a recon mission?
When they gather all PIR
Run out of time
Reach LOA
Make contact with enemy
Raid fundamentals
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fires
Planned withdrawal
When and why do security elements move to alternate positions?
To seal off the objective
How long is a patrol base occupied?
No more than 24 hours
7 considerations for patrol base selection
Cover/concealment
away from natural lines of drift
Out of sight/sound/small arms range of enemy/objective/road (400m)
Large enough for entire element
Easily defendable for short period of time
Near a water source
Difficult terrain that impedes foot movement
Priorities of work under normal conditions
Security Alert plan Withdraw plan Weapons maintenance Hygiene Mess plan/water resupply Rest plan
TLPs (RIMSRCIS)
Receive the mission Issue the WARNO Make a tentative plan Start necessary movement Recon Complete the plan Issue the OPORD Supervise
True or false: TLPs begin when the leader receives the mission
True
5 paragraphs of OPORD
Situation Mission Execution Sustainment Command and control
What must the squad leader give each team during Tasks to Maneuver Units?
Task and purpose
Where do you find MEDEVAC instructions in the OPORD?
Paragraph 4 - sustainment
What does enemy composition/disposition tell you in the Situation paragraph?
Identification and location of enemy forces in AO
When can movement (step 4 of TLPs) begin?
As soon as the leader receives the mission
Where do you find the squad mission in a platoon OPORD?
Paragraph 3.A.1
What order is used to make timely changes to an existing order?
FRAGO
Steps to breach (SOSRA)
Suppress Obscure Secure Reduce Assault
Economy of force
To employ all available combat power in the most effective way possible, allocating minimal essential combat power to secondary efforts
Battle Drill
a collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision making process
Levels of war
Strategic
Operational
Tactical
Warfighting functions
Movement and maneuver Fires Intelligence Sustainment Command and control Protection
Leadership
Influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization
Principles of Leadership
Be
Know
Do
Major factors of Leadership
Led, Leader, Situation, Communication
Principles of War (MOOSEMUSS)
Mass Objective Security Economy of force Maneuver Unity of command Surprise Simplicity
Father of SF
Aaron Bank
Father of OSS
Wild Bill Donovan
