Importance of Terrain in Infantry Terrain dictates a leader’s decisions whenever he or she is making a plan. Examples of the importance of terrain is during land navigation a squad/platoon leader needs to map out the best route for his/her troops to move in order to be both time and energy efficient. When planning a raid on enemy forces knowing your terrain is important to plan to best approach of attack. One of the acronyms that involve terrain is O.C.O.K.A (Obstacles‚ Cover and Concealment‚ Observation
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commander informs the group of replacement lieutenants that if they survive their first battle he will promote them. During Wilson’s eight months of combat‚ he served with F Company of the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division. As a platoon leader and eventually as a company commander‚ he fought at famous battles at St. Lo‚ the Siegfried Line‚ Hurtgen Forest‚ and the Battle of the Bulge. Throughout his missions in Northwestern Europe‚ he tells his story by including endless accounts
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24 January 2013 1. PURPOSE: This SOP defines how 3rd Platoon will conduct clearing‚ disassembling‚ cleaning‚ inspection for serviceability‚ and lubricating and reassembling of the M4 and/or the M4A1 carbine on a weekly basis. 2. APPLICABILITY: 3rd Platoon (Hardcore)‚ HHB‚ 3-7th FA‚ 3rd BCT‚ 25th ID. 3. REFERENCES: Lubricate order (LO); STP 21-1-SMCT; TM 9-1005-319-10; and DA From 2404‚ Equipment
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Student Handout 4 Extracted Material from Sample Format for a SOP | | | | |This student handout contains one page of extracted material from the following publication: | | |Sample Format for a SOP
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morning of March the 16th shortly after dawn‚ three platoons of US troops from “C” Company‚ 11th Brigade‚ arrived in the “Son My” area just outside the small village of My Lai. One of the Platoons‚ commanded by Lieutenant William Calley‚ was ordered to go My Lai village. They were part of Task Force “Barker” – the codename for a search and destroy mission. They had been informed that the village was a hot spot of enemy activity. Troops of this platoon were briefed that all residents of the village would
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Tomas "Tommy" Prince was born on October 25‚ 2925 at the Brokenhead reservation in Canterbury‚ Manitoba‚ Canada. As a young boy‚ Prince developed exceptional skills for tracking‚ hunting‚ and marksmanship. Naturally‚ he had no problem meeting the requirements for recruiments for recruitment with the outbreak of WW2. Originally‚ Prince volunteered for a parachute unit called the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. A new special force had just started recruiting from the st CPB‚ so Prince immediately
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technical manual when conducting one of the above task 3. APPLICABILITY: This SOP applies to all 16 personnel assigned to 3rd Platoon‚ Charlie Company‚ 2-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion. 4. RESPONSIBILITIES: Squad Leaders are responsible for their squad’s serviceability of their M4/M4A1 carbine and the ability for their squad to pass inspection by the platoon sergeant and arms room. b) Every soldier are responsible to complete three copies of DA Form 2404 for each M4 c) Every soldier
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3-21.10‚ section 2-45) A. Hit time and LD time B. Task and Purpose C. Tactic and Technique D. Type of Operation and Unit’s Essential Task 3. Under the third step of TLPs‚ what acronym does the company commander use to perform mission analysis and what does it stand for? (FM 3-21.10‚ section 2-32 through 2-34). MDMP –military decision making process 4. What are the 5 military aspects of terrain‚ write them out? (FM 3-21.10‚ section 2-53) Observation and field of fires‚ Avenues of
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They fought their way off the beach and by June 9 were near the town of Goville‚ 8 miles (13 km) inland.[2] On that day‚ he led his unit’s attack against German forces and single-handedly defeated several enemy machinegun nests. The next day‚ his platoon came under heavy fire and he covered their withdrawal‚ carried a wounded rifleman to safety‚ and continued to lead despite his own wounds.[3] For his actions‚ he was awarded the Medal of Honor six months later‚ on December 19‚ 1944. On July 14‚ more
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she primary role is to assist the commander in mission planning and accomplishment. The XO frees the company commander from routine details and passes pertinent data‚ information and insight to the commander and ensures suspense’s are met by the platoon leaders. In addition to that the XO is responsible for the safety and risk assessment of all company events‚ thus‚ prepare OPORD’s safety paragraph. The XO performs all other duties as
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