Mission Operations Flashcards
(53 cards)
What is a mission undertaken to observe by visual or other detection methods, information about the activites and resources of an enemy or adversary?
Reconnaissance
Where will the recon unit always be in relation to the supported unit?
Front
What are the fundamentals of recon?
GODRDRE
Gain and maintain enemy contact
Orient on the recon objective
Do not keep recon assets in reserve
Retain freedom of maneuver
Develop the situation rapidly
Report all information rapidly and accurately
Ensure continuous recon
What are the forms of recon?
RAZRS
Recon in force
Area Recon
Zone Recon
Route Recons
Special Recon
What is a Recon in Force?
A movement to contact where the objective is to answer a PIR rather than to gain and maintain contact with the enemy
What is an Area Recon?
A recon in a SMALLER area with PERMISSIVE boundaries, recon is intended to provide KEY information related to specific terrain or decision points.
What is a Zone Recon?
A recon in a LARGER area with NON-PERMISSIVE boundaries, large, deliberate, and TIME CONSUMING effort to provide information to the commander when the enemy situation is vague
Do we conduct special recon?
No, primarily a SOF task
What are the elements of the Commander’s Recon Guidance?
FTED
Focus
Tempo
Engagement/Disengagement Criteria
Displacement/Bypass Criteria
What are the two aspects of tempo in the Commanders Reconnaissance Guidance?
Level of Detail
Level of Covertness
What two mutually exclusive elements compose level of detail?
Rapid or Deliberate
What two mutually exclusive elements compose level of covertness?
Stealthy or Forceful
What is engagement criteria?
When a unit can engage an enemy
What is disengagement criteria?
When a unit MUST break contact to avoid DECISIVIE ENGAGEMENT
What is bypass criteria?
When a unit should avoid units, generally because they are not large enough to justify engagement.
What is a displacement criteria?
Triggers for a planned withdraw, ex. planned withdraw, recon objective met, phaseline passed, BHO, etc.
What are the two Recon Techniques?
Push
Pull
What is a recon push?
A commander has a relatively thorough understanding of the operational environment and PUSHES recon assets out to confirm assumptions.
What is a recon pull?
A commander is uncertain of AO, recon assets PULL the main body to identified positions of tactical advantage.
What are the three aspects of recon management?
Cueing
Mixing
Redundancy
What is cueing?
One platform calls on another platform to provide increased detail (Apache cues a shadow to an NAI)
What is mixing?
Two different platforms collecting on the same intel requirement
What is redundancy?
Two identical platforms collecting on the same intelligence requirement
A screen is one of the five forms of ____________.
Security