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PATROLLINGPATROLLINGPATROLLINGPATROLLING

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AGENDAAGENDAAGENDAAGENDA

• PATROL DEFINITIONPATROL DEFINITION• TYPES OF PATROLTYPES OF PATROL• PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT PATROLS PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT PATROLS • TASK ORGANIZATION BY LEADERTASK ORGANIZATION BY LEADER• INITIAL PLANNINGINITIAL PLANNING• WARNING ORDERWARNING ORDER• PATROL SEQUENCE OF EVENTSPATROL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS• FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION• RALLY POINTSRALLY POINTS• RECONNAISSANCE PATROLSRECONNAISSANCE PATROLS

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PATROLSPATROLSPATROLSPATROLS

PATROLS ARE MISSIONS TO GATHER PATROLS ARE MISSIONS TO GATHER INFORMATION OR TO CONDUCT INFORMATION OR TO CONDUCT COMBAT OPERATIONS.COMBAT OPERATIONS.

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TYPES OF PATROLSTYPES OF PATROLSTYPES OF PATROLSTYPES OF PATROLS

TYPES:TYPES:

• AREA RECONNAISSANCEAREA RECONNAISSANCE

• ZONE RECONNAISSANCEZONE RECONNAISSANCE

• RAID RAID

• AMBUSHAMBUSH

• ANTI ARMOR AMBUSHANTI ARMOR AMBUSH

• SECURITY PATROLSECURITY PATROL

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AREA RECONNAISSANCEAREA RECONNAISSANCEAREA RECONNAISSANCEAREA RECONNAISSANCE

CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING

A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY

AROUND IT. THE LOCATION OF THE OBJECTIVE IS AROUND IT. THE LOCATION OF THE OBJECTIVE IS

DESIGNATED BY EITHER GRID COORDINATES OR A DESIGNATED BY EITHER GRID COORDINATES OR A

MAP OVERLAY WITH A BOUNDARY LINE ENCIRCLING MAP OVERLAY WITH A BOUNDARY LINE ENCIRCLING

THE AREA.THE AREA.

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ZONE RECONNAISSANCEZONE RECONNAISSANCEZONE RECONNAISSANCEZONE RECONNAISSANCE

CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ALL CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ALL

ENEMY, TERRAIN AND ROUTES WITH IN A SPECIFIC ENEMY, TERRAIN AND ROUTES WITH IN A SPECIFIC

ZONE. THE ZONE IS DEFINED BY BOUNDARIES.ZONE. THE ZONE IS DEFINED BY BOUNDARIES.

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RAIDRAIDRAIDRAID

CONDUCTED BY A PATROL TO ATTACK A CONDUCTED BY A PATROL TO ATTACK A

POSITION OR INSTALLATION TO DESTROY THE POSITION OR INSTALLATION TO DESTROY THE

POSITION OR INSTALLATION, DESTROY OR POSITION OR INSTALLATION, DESTROY OR

CAPTURE TROOPS, EQUIPMENT OR LIBERATE CAPTURE TROOPS, EQUIPMENT OR LIBERATE

PERSONNEL.PERSONNEL.

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AMBUSHAMBUSHAMBUSHAMBUSH

A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED TARGET.ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED TARGET.• POINT AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS POINT AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS DEPLOY TO ATTACK A SINGLE KILL ZONE.DEPLOY TO ATTACK A SINGLE KILL ZONE.• AREA AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS ARE AREA AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS ARE DEPLOYED AS MULTIPLE RELATED POINT DEPLOYED AS MULTIPLE RELATED POINT AMBUSHES.AMBUSHES.• HASTY AMBUSH IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION HASTY AMBUSH IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILL.DRILL.• DELIBERATE AMBUSH IS PLANNED AS A DELIBERATE AMBUSH IS PLANNED AS A SPECIFIC ACTION AGAINST A TARGET.SPECIFIC ACTION AGAINST A TARGET.

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ANTI ARMOR AMBUSHANTI ARMOR AMBUSHANTI ARMOR AMBUSHANTI ARMOR AMBUSH

A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION ON AN ARMORED CONCEALED POSITION ON AN ARMORED FORCE.FORCE.

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SECURITY PATROLSECURITY PATROLSECURITY PATROLSECURITY PATROL

PROVIDE FRONT, FLANK AND REAR PROVIDE FRONT, FLANK AND REAR SECURITY TO PREVENT INFILTRATION AND SECURITY TO PREVENT INFILTRATION AND SURPRISE ATTACKSSURPRISE ATTACKS

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PRINCIPLES FOR COMBAT PRINCIPLES FOR COMBAT PATROLSPATROLS

PRINCIPLES FOR COMBAT PRINCIPLES FOR COMBAT PATROLSPATROLS

5 BASIC PRINCIPLES:5 BASIC PRINCIPLES:

• SECURITYSECURITY

• SURPRISESURPRISE

• COORDINATED FIRECOORDINATED FIRE

• VIOLENCEVIOLENCE

• CONTROLCONTROL

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TASK ORGANIZATIONS BY LEADERTASK ORGANIZATIONS BY LEADERTASK ORGANIZATIONS BY LEADERTASK ORGANIZATIONS BY LEADER

SPECIAL TEAMS:SPECIAL TEAMS:

• AID AND LITTER TEAMAID AND LITTER TEAM

• ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR TEAMENEMY PRISONER OF WAR TEAM

• COMPASS MAN COMPASS MAN

• PACE MAN PACE MAN

• SURVEILLANCE TEAMSURVEILLANCE TEAM

• EN ROUTE RECORDEREN ROUTE RECORDER

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INITIAL PLANNING COORDINATIONINITIAL PLANNING COORDINATIONINITIAL PLANNING COORDINATIONINITIAL PLANNING COORDINATION

• CHANGES, UPDATES OF ENEMY SITUATIONCHANGES, UPDATES OF ENEMY SITUATION• BEST USE OF TERRAIN ROUTEBEST USE OF TERRAIN ROUTE• LIGHT, WEATHER DATALIGHT, WEATHER DATA• CHANGES IN THE FRIENDLY SITUATIONCHANGES IN THE FRIENDLY SITUATION• ATTACHMENTS OF SOLDIERS WITH SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS OF SOLDIERS WITH SPECIAL SKILLS (ENGINEERS, PAO, FO)SKILLS (ENGINEERS, PAO, FO)• DEPARTURE/REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINESDEPARTURE/REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES• FIRE SUPPORTFIRE SUPPORT• REHEARSAL AREA AND TIMEREHEARSAL AREA AND TIME• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDEDSPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED• TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION• SIGNAL PLANSIGNAL PLAN

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WARNING ORDERWARNING ORDERWARNING ORDERWARNING ORDER

• SITUATIONSITUATION• MISSIONMISSION• GENERAL INSTRUCTIONSGENERAL INSTRUCTIONS• SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONSSPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

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PATROLLINGPATROLLINGSEQUENCE OF EVENTSSEQUENCE OF EVENTS

PATROLLINGPATROLLINGSEQUENCE OF EVENTSSEQUENCE OF EVENTS

• ASSEMBLY AREA (AA)ASSEMBLY AREA (AA)• INITIAL RALLY POINT (IRP)INITIAL RALLY POINT (IRP)• FORWARD PASSAGE OF LINESFORWARD PASSAGE OF LINES• DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTEDESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE• OBJECTIVE RALLY POINTOBJECTIVE RALLY POINT• ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVEACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE• OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT (ORP)OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT (ORP)• DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTEDESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE• REENTRY RALLY POINTREENTRY RALLY POINT• REARWARD PASSAGE OF LINES (REENTRY)REARWARD PASSAGE OF LINES (REENTRY)• ASSEMBLY AREA ASSEMBLY AREA

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FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION

PATROL LEADERPATROL LEADER

• IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AND HIS UNITIDENTIFIES HIMSELF AND HIS UNIT• SIZE OF PATROLSIZE OF PATROL• TIME OF DEPARTURE AND RETURNTIME OF DEPARTURE AND RETURN• AREA OF PATROL’S OPERATIONAREA OF PATROL’S OPERATION

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FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATIONFRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION

FORWARD UNITFORWARD UNIT

• INFORMATION ON TERRAININFORMATION ON TERRAIN• KNOWN OR SUSPECTED ENEMY POSITIONSKNOWN OR SUSPECTED ENEMY POSITIONS• LIKELY ENEMY AMBUSH SITESLIKELY ENEMY AMBUSH SITES• DETAILED INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY POSITIONSDETAILED INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY POSITIONS• OBSTACLE LOCATIONSOBSTACLE LOCATIONS• FIRE PLANFIRE PLAN• SUPPORT THE UNIT CAN FURNISHSUPPORT THE UNIT CAN FURNISH• SIGNAL PLANSIGNAL PLAN• LOCATION OF THE FOLLOWING:LOCATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• DETRUCKING POINTDETRUCKING POINT• INITIAL RALLY POINTINITIAL RALLY POINT• DEPARTURE POINTDEPARTURE POINT• REENTRY POINTREENTRY POINT

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RALLY POINTSRALLY POINTSRALLY POINTSRALLY POINTS

• USED SO PATROL CAN ASSEMBLE AND REORGANIZE IF USED SO PATROL CAN ASSEMBLE AND REORGANIZE IF DISPERSED DURING MOVEMENTDISPERSED DURING MOVEMENT• CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO REORGANIZE AND CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO REORGANIZE AND PREPARE PROIR TO ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVEPREPARE PROIR TO ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE• PATROL CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO PREPARE FOR PATROL CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO PREPARE FOR DEPARTURE AND REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINESDEPARTURE AND REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES• RALLY POINTS SHOULD BE:RALLY POINTS SHOULD BE:

• LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE PATROL TO ASSEMBLE INLARGE ENOUGH FOR THE PATROL TO ASSEMBLE IN• EASILY RECOGNIZED ON THE GROUNDEASILY RECOGNIZED ON THE GROUND• HAVE COVER AND CONCEALMENTHAVE COVER AND CONCEALMENT• DEFENSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIMEDEFENSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME• AWAY FROM NORMAL ROUTES OF TROOP AWAY FROM NORMAL ROUTES OF TROOP MOVEMENT MOVEMENT

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RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE PATROLSPATROLS

RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE PATROLSPATROLS

AREA RECON AREA RECON SURVEILLANCE/VANTAGE POINT METHODSURVEILLANCE/VANTAGE POINT METHOD

ZONE RECONZONE RECON• FAN METHOD FAN METHOD • CONVERGING ROUTE METHODCONVERGING ROUTE METHOD• SUCCESSIVE SECTOR METHODSUCCESSIVE SECTOR METHOD