Recon Fundamentals
This reconnaissance characteristic means scouts must constantly confirm or deny information instead of assuming
What is ensure continuous reconnaissance
This security form provides early and accurate warning to protect the main body
What is a screen
This scout skill involves ensures that they are out of view of the enemy but not entirely safe from direct fire from weapon systems
What is Concealmeant
This movement consideration determines how close or spread out soldiers or vehicles are during movement
What is spacing
This abbreviation marks a specific area on the ground where enemy activity is expected to occur and where reconnaissance assets are tasked to observe.
What Is Named area of Intrest
This reconnaissance task focuses on gaining information without directly being engaged
What is avoid decusuve engagment
This concept scouts use one or more like assets that directs follow-on collection by another system
What is Cueing
This basic skill is used when scouts establish designated points along their route to reorient, report, or reorganize
What is Checkpoints
This movement graphic control measure helps units maintain orientation and prevent fratricide while maneuvering.
What is Phase Line
This abbreviation stands for the battlefield medical guidelines followed by Soldiers to treat casualties
What Is Tactical Combat Casualty Care
This reconnaissance task requires scouts to remain focused on the commanders CCIR's and avoid getting stuck in unnecessary engagements
What is retain freedom of maneuver
This security task is used to delay or defeat enemy forces to protect the main body, often acting alone
What is cover
This scout technique requires scouts to use terrain, vegetation, and micro-terrain to mask their approach while maintaining observation of the enemy
What is cover & concealement
This formation is the most commonly used by scouts during tactical movement because it balances speed, control, spacing and security while allowing rapid transition to other formations.
What is a wedge formation
This abbreviation refers to the prioritized information that supports the commander’s situational understanding
What is Commander's Critical Information Requirements
This reconnaissance principle requires deliberately maintaining pressure, observation, and tracking the enemy so they cannot move, reposition, or surprise friendly elements
What is maintain enemy contact
The card gives information to the Platoon Leader to help & develop the platoon's fire plan
What is range card
This skill requires scouts to select terrain that offers both a vantage point and survivability while maintaining sustained observation of the enemy without compromise
What is selecting an observation post
This bounding technique keeps one element in constant overwatch while the moving element advances only to the level of the over-watching element, then they repeat maximizing control and security during movement.
What is Successive Bounding
Abbreviation for the 8 forms of contact
What is DINOCAVE
This reconnaissance concept requires scouts to identify what the commander must know and structure all reconnaissance assets to answer those essential questions
What is orient on the reconnaissance objective
This warfighting function focuses on preventing surprise, providing early warning, and preserving the main body's movement by detecting, disrupting, or defeating enemy's actions
What is Security
This scout skill combines terrain association, route planning, maps, compasses, and other forms of movement to move across unknown terrain
What is land navigation
This maneuver action requires a unit to deliberately move from one position to another to sustain momentum, maintain observation or contact, and avoid becoming decisively engaged.
What is Displacement
This abbreviation represets the eight step planning used by leaders to analyze the mission, develop a course of action and prepare their soldiers for execution
What is Troop Leading Procedures