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Boundary

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a line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas

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What are the 3 types of boundary lines?

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Lateral, Rear, and Forward

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Phase line

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an easily identified feature in the operational area utilized for control and coordination of military operations

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Line of departure

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in land warfare, a line designated to coordinate the departure of attack elements

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Limit of advance

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a phase line used to control forward progress of the attack

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Axis of advance

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the general area through which the bulk of a unit’s combat power must move

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Main axis of advance

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the principal attack or effort into which the commander throws the full weight of the offensive power at his disposal.

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Troop Leading Procedures

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Receive the mission
Issue the WARNO
Make a tentative plan
Initiate movement
Recon
Complete the plan
Issue the order
Supervise and refine

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Warning Order Requirements

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Type of Operation
General location of operations
Initial operational timeline
Reconnaissance to initiate
Movement to initiate
Planning and preparation instructions
Information requirements
Commanders critical information requirements

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Elements of Warning Order timeline

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Higher
Operational
Planning
Enemy
Light/Weather

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Rehearsals include

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Confirmation brief
Back brief
Combined arms rehearsal
Support rehearsal
Battle drill or SOP rehearsal

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Characteristics of the offense

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Surprise
Concentration
Audacity
Tempo

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Defensive principles

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Preparation
Security
Operations in depth
Maneuver
Disruption
Mass and concentration
Flexibility

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Engagement Area Development

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Identify likely enemy avenues of approach
Identify enemy scheme of maneuver
Determine where to kill the enemy
Plan and integrate obstacles
Emplace weapon systems
Plan and integrate indirect fires
Conduct EA rehearsal

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Forms of maneuver

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Penetration
Infiltration
Frontal Assault
Envelopment
Turning movement

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Range card

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A range card (DA Form 5517­R, Standard Range Card)
is a sketch of the assigned sector for a direct fire weapon system on
a given sector of fire. A range card aids in planning and
controlling fires and aids the crews and squad gunners in acquiring
targets during periods of limited visibility. Range cards show possible
target areas and terrain features plotted in relation to a firing position.
The process of walking and sketching the terrain to create a range
card allows the individual Soldier or gunner to become more familiar
with his sector. Range cards also aid replacement personnel in becoming oriented on the sector. Soldiers should continually assess
the sector, and if necessary, update their range cards.

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SBCT Platoon Organization

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  • Four Strykers
  • Three line squads
  • one weapons squad.

*platoon medic not organic

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Bradley Platoon Organization

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  • Four Bradleys
  • A Section (2 Brads)- BFV1- PL
  • B Section (2 Brads)- BFV 4- PSG.
  • Three (9 man) dismount Squads
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Light Infantry Platoon Organization

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  • HQ: PL, PSG, Medic, RTO, FO
  • Three line squads
  • one weapons squad
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Urban Spaces and Surfaces

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Maritime space
Airspace
Surface
Supersurface
Subsurface

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Urban Patterns

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Satelite areas
Network
Linear
Segment

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Breaching Fundamentals

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Suppress
Obscure
Secure
Reduce
Assault

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What are the 5 types of battle positions?

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  • Primary - covers the enemy’s most likely avenue of approach into the area
  • Alternate - assigned when the primary position becomes untenable or unsuitable for carrying out the assigned task, covers same AoA as primary
  • Supplementary - located within a unit’s assigned area of operation providing sector of fire and defensible terrain along an AoA not the enemy’s expected avenue of attack
  • Subsequent - the unit expects to movement during the course of the battle
  • Hasty fighting position
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3 types of movement techniques

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  • Traveling - speed is necessary and enemy contact is not likely
  • Traveling overwatch - contact with enemy is possible
  • Bounding overwatch - contact with enemy forces is likely
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Types of Combat Formations
(1) Column formation - early contact is not expected, objective is far away (2) Line formation - continuous movement with maximum firepower to the front in assault (3) Wedge formation - enemy contact possible or expected but location and disposition of the enemy is vague. When not expecting contact, it may use the wedge to cross open terrain rapidly (4) Vee formation - most suitable to advance against an enemy known to be to the front of the company. Enemy contact is expected, and the location and disposition of the enemy is known (5) Echelon formation - when providing security to a larger moving force
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Types of counseling
(1) Event (2) Performance (3) Professional growth
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Forms of the defense
(1) Perimeter (2) Linear obstacle (3) Reverse-slope
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Defensive tasks
Area defense Mobile defense Retrograde operations (delay, withdrawal, retirement)
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Resupply methods
(1) Service station method (2) Tailgate resupply (3) In-position resupply
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Class 1
Subsistence (food) and gratuitous (free) health and comfort items
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Class 2
Clothing and individual equipment
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Class 3
Petroleum, oil, and lubricants
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Class 4
Construction materials
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Class 5
Ammunition
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Class 6
Personal demand items
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Class 7
Major end items such as launchers, tanks, mobile machine shops, and vehicles
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Class 8
Medical material
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Class 9
Repair parts
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Class 10
Material to support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and economic development
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Course of Action Development
Analyze relative combat power Generate options Array forces Develop concept Assign headquarters Produce COA statement and sketch
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Steps of IPOE
(1) Define the operational environment (2) Describe the environmental effects on operations (3) Evaluate the threat (4) Determine threat COAs
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8 Step Training Model
(1) Plan the training event (2) Train and certify leaders (3) Recon training sites (4) Issue the operation order (OPORD) (5) Rehearse (6) Train (7) Conduct after action reviews (AAR) (8) Retrain
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In a training environment, what is the MSD for an 81mm mortar?
350 m
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What is the most common and simplest compass used in the military?
Lensatic
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Name the 2 techniques when using a compass to get an azimuth?
(1) Compass to cheek (2) Center hold
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What are three techniques used during terrain association?
(1) Handrails (2) Catching features (3) Navigational attack points
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What does SOSRA stand for and what is it used for?
Breaching fundamentals Suppress Obscure Secure Reduce Assault
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What are the 5 phases in Basic Rifle Marksmanship?
(1) Preliminary rifle instruction (2) Downrange feedback (3) Field fire (4) Advanced rifle marksmanship (5) Advanced optics, laser, and iron sights
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What are the common types of reconnaissance?
(1) Zone (2) Area (3) Route (4) Point
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What are the 6 elements of call for fire?
(1) Identification (2) Warning order (3) Target location (4) Target description (5) Method of engagement (6) Method of fire and control
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What fighting position gives the occupant frontal cover from enemy direct fire while allowing firing to the front and the oblique, when there is little time for preparation?
Hasty fighting position
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How many degrees is the dispersion area for small arms surface danger zones (SDZ)?
5 degrees
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What are the 5 principles of patrolling?
(1) Planning (2) Reconnaissance (3) Security (4) Control (5) Common sense
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What are the steps of the shot process?
(1) Steady position (2) Proper aim (sight picture) (3) Breathing (4) Trigger squeeze
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How is the term SHOT used during call for fire?
Fire mission has been shot from FDC and is in-bound to the target location
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What does PACE stand for and how is it used?
Used as a plan to communicate audibly and visually on the battlefield. Primary Alternate Contingency Emergency
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What is the 5-point contingency plan?
(1) Going: The destination, direction, and coordinates of the planned movement. (2) Others: Who is accompanying the individual or team. (3) Time: The expected duration of the mission or the time of return. (4) What to do if I don't return: The plan to execute if the primary timeline is missed or delayed. (5) Actions on contact: Specific procedures for how the team will react to an enemy encounter or other critical incidents.
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What is the optimal weapon system to initiate with when conducting an ambush?
Highest casualty producing weapon system or claymore
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How many types of contour lines are there and what are they?
3 types of contour lines Index Intermediate Supplementary
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What are the four phases of fire support planning in the offense?
(1) Planning and preparation (2) Approach to the objective (3) Actions on the objective (4) Follow through
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What is the process of resectioning?
Resectioning is a land navigation technique used to determine your own location on a map when you can see two or more known points on the ground. Instead of plotting where you want to go (like intersection), you work backwards from known landmarks to fix your position.
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What is the Army regulation that establishes policies and procedures for the safe use of firing ranges, ammunition, explosives, and lasers?
AR 385-63
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What is an objective rally point (ORP)?
A tactical location used in small-unit operations—most commonly in patrolling. It’s a position set up by a platoon or squad just short of an objective (usually 200–400 meters away, depending on terrain, visibility, and enemy situation). Serves as a final assembly area before actions on the objective and as a fallback location afterward.
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What are the 8 steps of the Troop Leading Procedures?
(1) Receive the mission (2) Issue the warning order (3) Make a tentative plan (4) Initiate movement (5) Conduct reconnaissance (6) Complete the plan (7) Issue the operations order (8) Supervise and refine
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What is the Army Doctrine that covers the Infantry Platoon and Squad?
ATP 3-21.8
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What does FOOM stand for?
Formation and order of movement
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What are the three formation movement techniques and when are they used?
(1) Traveling - enemy contact not expected and speed is preferred (2) Traveling overwatch - enemy contact possible (3) Bounding overwatch - enemy contact probable
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What are the 8 steps in the function of an M4?
(1) Feeding (2) Chambering (3) Locking (4) Firing (5) Unlocking (6) Extracting (7) Ejecting (8) Cocking
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What is the correct sequence of placing elements when preparing an ambush?
Security Support Assault
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What is the process of intersectioning?
A land nav method to find the location of an unknown point by shooting azimuths to it from two or more known positions and plotting the lines on a map where they intersect.
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What is a SALUTE report and what is used for?
Used to report when observing on enemy unit Size Activity Location Unit Time Equipment
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What are 2 examples of additional task/special purpose teams in a patrol?
EPW Aid and litter
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What are the immediate steps when experiencing a malfunction on an M4?
Tap Rack Reassess
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What are the four characteristics of the offense?
Surprise Concentration Audacity Tempo
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What is the definition of a map?
2D depiction of the earth on a topographical surface
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How many Norths are on a map and what are they?
(1) True (2) Grid (3) Magnetic
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