Patrolling

PFC MCGHEE
 OVERVIEW
 PATROL DEFINITION
 TYPES OF PATROL
 PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT PATROLS
 TASK ORGANIZATION BY LEADER
 INITIAL PLANNING
 WARNING ORDER
 PATROL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
 FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION
 RALLY POINTS
 RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS
 Task,Conditions,Standards
 Task-Fundamentals of patrolling and
different ways to conduct safe and
productive reconnaissance
 Conditions-Given a classroom environment,
appropriate training aids, and highly
motivated and ready to learn Soldiers
 Standards-Understanding the different
Concepts of Patrols and how to affectively
use them to a Soldiers advantage
 REFRENCES
 FM 3-20.98 RECONNAISSANCE PLT
 FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLT AND SQD
 FM 21-75 COMBAT SKILLS OF THE
SOLDIER
 PATROLS
PATROLS ARE MISSIONS TO GATHER INFORMATION OR TO CONDUCT
COMBAT OPERATIONS.
 TYPES OF PATROLS
AREA RECONNAISSANCE
 ZONE RECONNAISSANCE
 RAID
 AMBUSH
 ANTI ARMOR AMBUSH
 SECURITY PATROL
 AREA RECON
CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING A SPECIFIC
LOCATION AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND IT. THE
LOCATION OF THE OBJECTIVE IS DESIGNATED BY EITHER GRID
COORDINATES OR A MAP OVERLAY WITH A BOUNDARY LINE
ENCIRCLING THE AREA.
 ZONE RECON
CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ALL ENEMY, TERRAIN AND ROUTES
WITH IN A SPECIFIC ZONE. THE ZONE IS DEFINED BY BOUNDARIES.
 RAID
CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ALL ENEMY, TERRAIN AND ROUTES
WITH IN A SPECIFIC ZONE. THE ZONE IS DEFINED BY
BOUNDARIESCONDUCTED BY A PATROL TO ATTACK A POSITION OR
INSTALLATION TO DESTROY THE POSITION OR INSTALLATION, DESTROY OR
CAPTURE TROOPS, EQUIPMENT OR LIBERATE PERSONNEL.
 AMBUSH
 A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY
HALTED TARGET.
 POINT AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS DEPLOY TO ATTACK A SINGLE KILL ZONE.
 AREA AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS ARE DEPLOYED AS MULTIPLE RELATED POINT
AMBUSHES.
 HASTY AMBUSH IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILL.
 DELIBERATE AMBUSH IS PLANNED AS A SPECIFIC ACTION AGAINST A TARGET.
 ANTI-ARMOR AMBUSH
A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED
POSITION ON AN ARMORED FORCE.
 SECURITY PATROL
 PROVIDE FRONT, FLANK AND REAR SECURITY TO
PREVENT INFILTRATION AND SURPRISE ATTACKS
 PRICIPLES FOR COMBAT
PATROLS
SECURITY
 SURPRISE
 COORDINATED FIRE
 VIOLENCE
 CONTROL
 TASK ORGANAZTIONS BY
LEADER
 AID AND LITTER TEAM
 ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR TEAM
 COMPASS MAN
 PACE MAN
 SURVEILLANCE TEAM
 EN ROUTE RECORDER
 INITIAL PLANNING
COORDINATION
 CHANGES, UPDATES OF ENEMY SITUATION
 BEST USE OF TERRAIN ROUTE
 LIGHT, WEATHER DATA
 CHANGES IN THE FRIENDLY SITUATION
 ATTACHMENTS OF SOLDIERS WITH SPECIAL SKILLS (ENGINEERS, PAO, FO)
 DEPARTURE/REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES
 FIRE SUPPORT
 REHEARSAL AREA AND TIME
 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED
 TRANSPORTATION
 SIGNAL PLAN
 WARNING ORDER
SITUATION
 MISSION
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
 PATROLLING SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS
 ASSEMBLY AREA (AA)
 INITIAL RALLY POINT (IRP)
 FORWARD PASSAGE OF LINES
 DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE
 OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT
 ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE
 OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT (ORP)
 DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE
 REENTRY RALLY POINT
 REARWARD PASSAGE OF LINES (REENTRY)
 ASSEMBLY AREA
FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION
 IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AND HIS UNIT
 SIZE OF PATROL
 TIME OF DEPARTURE AND RETURN
 AREA OF PATROL’S OPERATION
 --ALL ACTIONS PERFORMED BY THE
PATROL LEADER
FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION
 FORWARD UNIT
 INFORMATION ON TERRAIN
 KNOWN OR SUSPECTED ENEMY POSITIONS
 LIKELY ENEMY AMBUSH SITES
 DETAILED INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY POSITIONS
 OBSTACLE LOCATIONS
 FIRE PLAN
 SUPPORT THE UNIT CAN FURNISH
 SIGNAL PLAN
 LOCATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
 DETRUCKING POINT
 INITIAL RALLY POINT
 DEPARTURE POINT
 REENTRY POINT
 RALLY POINTS
 USED SO PATROL CAN ASSEMBLE AND
REORGANIZE IF DISPERSED DURING MOVEMENT
 CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO REORGANIZE AND
PREPARE PROIR TO ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE
 PATROL CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO PREPARE
FOR DEPARTURE AND REENTRY OF FRIENDLY
LINES
 RALLY POINTS SHOULD BE:
 LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE PATROL TO ASSEMBLE IN
 EASILY RECOGNIZED ON THE GROUND
 HAVE COVER AND CONCEALMENT
 DEFENSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
 AWAY FROM NORMAL ROUTES OF TROOP MOVEMENT
 RECON PATROLS
 AREA RECON
 SURVEILLANCE/VANTAGE POINT
METHOD

ZONE RECON
 FAN METHOD
 CONVERGING ROUTE METHOD
 SUCCESSIVE SECTOR METHOD
QUESTIONS??