Combat Patrol for Task organization:

Squad A-team: support

ALT EPW B-team: assault
pri recorder PRI AID & LITTER
R
AR alt pace pri compass
G

TL SL
TL

G alt compass AR pri pace ALT AID & LITTER

R alt recorder

PRI EPW
 Establish ORP
R
AR
G

TL SL
TL

G
AR

Squad halts (not Forms 360o

clearing ORP) perimeter
 Leader’s Recon - 1
Leader’s Recon:

AR R
Squad Leader
Support TL - ATL
R
TL SL TL G
Two from assault
5-point GOTWA
BTL moves to 12
G
From: SL AR o’clock to count
To: BTL out leader’s recon
Leader’s Recon - 2
AR R

R
G TL
SL TL

AR

Leader’s recon counted out by BTL

Perimeter readjusted

5 – point disseminated

Rucks put in position

 Leader’s Recon - 3
Leader’s recon stops just short of OBJ

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r t li
po
p
Su
RP
OBJ

As
s
line ault

Establish release point (RP)

 Leader’s Recon - 4
Release point (RP) established
5 point GOTWA given from SL

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r t li
po
p
Su
ATL recons support positions
RP
TL
R G
SL
OBJ

SL recons assault positions As

s
line ault
 Leader’s Recon - 5
SL gives 5-point GOTWA to RP security

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r t li
SL/ SPT TL move back to ORP for main body

po
p
Su
RP
TL
R G
SL
OBJ

As
s
line ault

RP security maintains “eyes on”

RP sets up claymores
 Movement to OBJ 1
R

AR G
TL

AR
SL/ATL return from leader’s recon

Main body moves in file to OBJ

OOM: support then assault
 Movement to OBJ 2
Support team (A) “breaks left”
ATL emplaces as they go/assign sector

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r t li
ATL return to SL, verify in position

po
p
Su
RP
AR TL SL R G AR TL R G
OBJ

As
s
line ault
 Movement to OBJ 3
Support team (A) “breaks left” R

ATL emplaces as they go/assign sector

ne
t li
G

r
ATL return to SL, verify in position

p po
Su
AR

RP
TL
TL R G
AR SL OBJ

Assault (B) team “breaks right” As

s
line ault
RP security becomes part of assault element
SL verifies position of each element
SL provides sectors of fire
 Actions on OBJ
SL initiates with…. R

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t li
BOTH elements G

r
ppo
engage OBJ with…

Su
AR

TL
Signal to lift RP
and shift…. SL
OBJ
AR

As
TL sa
ult
line
R
G
 Actions on OBJ 2
LOA
ASSAULT team
IMT’s across in R

teams

ne
t li
G

r
po
- don’t bunch

p
Su
AR
- kick weapons
TL
RP SL OBJ
SL moves to direct AR

As
assault and TL sa
ult
line
establish LOA R

G
 Actions on OBJ 3
LOA AR
SL calls support SL
TL
R
team across OBJ

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R

t li
G

SL moves to best

r
po
p
Su
control AOO AR G

TL
RP
OBJ

As
line sault
 Actions on OBJ 4
SL dictates 12 O’clock AR

TL

Squad adjusts perimeter

to provide 360 security R

EWP Team called out SL

G
- mark EPW; put 12
material in front of SL O’CLOCK
R
- repeat until all OBJ
EPW’s marked
G

EPW team back on AR

security TL

ASSAULT TL gather ACE give to SL; SUPPORT TL gather

SL decides what to carry/destroy ACE give to SL
 Withdrawal from OBJ
SL contacts higher, OBJ
secure, ACE/SALUTE to follow AR
R

BTL to RP to count SL
G

TL

RP R

OBJ
TL
Withdrawal = reverse set in G
AR
Signal 1 – assault off OBJ
Aid and litter….
Signal 2 – support off OBJ Squad leader gets
headcount from BTL
Signal 3 – SL pulls pin on demo
 Actions at ORP
G
R

TL’s get S-2

TL

AR
SL TL’s disseminate while SL
R
radios ACE/SALUTE reports to
higher
TL
G
AR
Rucks policed up
 Actions at ORP
G
R

TL’s get S-2

TL

AR
SL TL’s disseminate while SL
R
sends ACE/SALUTE reports

TL
AR
G Rucks policed up

BTL moves to NEW12 O’clock

based on…
New
azimuth & Squad files by; headcount
distance passed to SL
Combat Patrol for
Squad
SUMMARY:
Task organization
Leader’s recon
Movement to Objective
Actions on Objective
Consolidate / reorganize

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