Patrolling & Variables

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PATROLLING & VARIABLES

April 10, 2023

AGENDA• Patrolling

– Walkthrough – Duties & responsibilities of PL/APL/RTO– Time management– Best practices– Check on learning

• Variables– Customs/ courtesies for COE– Types– How to interact– Practical application– Check on learning

Monday, April 10, 20232

Assembly Area/ ORP Operations

Monday, April 10, 20233 PATROLLING - WALKTHROUGH

Movement


PL

APLRTO

1ST SL

2ND SL

The Objective


OBJ

1ST SQUAD

2ST SQ

UAD

PLSLTL

APL

SL

TL

TL

TL

Task Organization of a Patrol• Headquarters

– Patrol Leader (PL) x1– Assistant Patrol Leader (APL) x1– Radio-Telegraph Officer (RTO) x1– Squad Leaders (SL) x2– Team Leaders (TL) x4

• Specialty Teams– Aid and Litter– Enemy Prisoner of War– Civilians/Media on the Battlefield– Demolitions– Compass– Pace/Point– Reconnaissance– Search

Monday, April 10, 20236 PATROLLING – ORGANIZATION

Duties and Responsibilities

• PL– Ensure mission success– Creating/Executing the plan– Directing movement of patrol– Correct placement of mass casualty producing

weapons


Duties and Responsibilities cont'd• Assistant Patrol Leader

– SECURITY– PCC/PCI’s– Accountability – Communication – Consolidation of information for PL

• ACE• 9-line• SALUTE

– Reads Service Support paragraph in OPORD– Ensures OPORD is being briefed to all levels of patrol


Duties and Responsibilities cont'd

• Radio-Telegraph Officer– Terrain model– Distance / Direction– 9-line format– Communication with the APL– Ensure the PL sticks to the timeline


Sequence of Events• PL receives OPORD

(H+0)• PL gives a WARNO

(H+5)• PL creates his OPORD

(H+20)– RTO makes terrain model– Squads start specialty team training– APL does PCC/ cross-loads ammo/ checks security

• PL briefs OPORD to SL’s(H+30)

• One squad briefs OPORD at a time(H+40)

• Thorough patrol level rehearsals (H+60)• Cross LD

(H+80)• Establish ORP

(H+110)• Leaders Recon

(H+120)• Set up Assault/ Support positions

(H+160)• Initiate Actions on the Objective (H+165)• Mission Complete

(H+180)

Monday, April 10, 202310 PATROLLING – TIMING

Locations of Key Personnel • Assembly Area

– PL in center of patrol– RTO near the PL– APL moving between teams

• Movement– PL + RTO between 1st and 2nd squads– APL with the 2nd SL

• ORP– PL, RTO, and a SL with recon team– APL and a SL stay at the ORP

• Assault/Support at the OBJ– PL + RTO with assault squad– APL with support squad

• On the OBJ– PL + RTO in the center– APL getting information from SL’s

Monday, April 10, 202311 PATROLLING – LOCATIONS

Operation Orders• Each level is different• Patrol

– Detailed– More “big picture”– Delegates specialty team taskings– Actions to take on…

• Squad– More detailed– Focused on their part of the operation– Tasks individuals for specialty teams– How the action will be executed

Monday, April 10, 202312 PATROLLING – OPORDS

PL Best Practices• Request:

– Security– Smoke– Specialty weapons– Map overlays

• Register targets• Plot possible aerial AND vehicular MEDEVAC sites near the OBJ• Don’t micromanage entire OP• Make alternate routes• Plan for FRAGO’s

Monday, April 10, 202313 PATROLLING – BEST PRACTICES

APL Best Practices

• Cross-load ammo between squads• Spot check for sensitive items• Ensure commo equipment works• Check that MG’s are working• Constantly readjust security


RTO Best Practices

• Identify key obstacles in the patrol’s path• Prepare a 9-line • Prepare the radios• Verify distance and direction to OBJ• Very detailed terrain model– Tell the PL when finished so he can inspect it

• Know position at all times while on patrol


QUESTIONS?


Check on Learning1. Where are the MG’s located at the AA and OPR?2. What does the APL do at the AA/ORP?3. What are 2 responsibilities of the PL?4. What are 2 responsibilities of the APL?5. What are 2 responsibilities of the RTO?6. Where is the APL located during movement?7. Where are the PL/APL located when setting up assault/support

positions?8. The RTO stays with who during the patrol?9. What are 5 specialty teams in a patrol?10. What is the main difference between a walkthrough and a talkthrough?11. Identify 2 best practices for the PL, APL, and RTO.


Variables

• Current Operating Environment• How do we deal with:– Civilians– The media– Partisans – War crimes


COE

• They speak Spanish• Have a Spanish smart

card handy for interactions with locals


Customs and Courtesies• Culture based upon loyalty to family, clan, tribe, and region before

loyalty to nation• Old age is respected and honored; emphasis on obeying elders• Sense of time is casual and fluid; negotiations are normally slow and

extended• No concept of personal space; there is no “3 foot American bubble”• Don’t move away if an Atropian “invades your space”• Public Display of Affection common between same sexes is accepted

and often expected• Honor most important virtue: external public perception of honor • Never criticize in public • Hospitality closely linked to honor – refusal is an insult


Customs and Courtesies cont’d• “Losing” not “Retreating” is considered a shame; will often retreat in order to avoid shame and “live

to fight another day”• Don’t engage women socially• Don’t shake a female’s hand unless she offers it first• Women are the custodians of family honor; rude to inquire about a female member of their family;

Don’t look, touch or ask• Don’t blatantly cross your legs• Don’t show bottoms of your feet; means that you think person is lower than dirt• Shame equals humiliation; difficult to say ‘no’ to a request because it is impolite; may intentionally

mislead instead; “Yes” may mean I understand and not “I agree”• Don’t use finger or hand gestures• Non-verbal signals or body language are a large part of communication in region; Certain gestures,

while common in U.S., may be offensive and essentially disrupt message you are intending to convey• The “okay” sign of thumbs up is actually a form of a local curse

• Sense of time is much more casual than the American sense of time; Americans are very time-conscious and punctuality is important; However, Atropian culture is more relaxed in its view of time.


Customs and Courtesies cont’d• Key points:– They like to be close to you– Men might want to hold your hand– Don’t criticize or embarrass them– If you’re a male don’t talk to or acknowledge females – Don’t refuse food/drink unless it is dangerous or illegal– Don’t cross your legs, use the OK symbol, or show the

bottom of your feet


Civilians

• Treat with respect• Make sure they are not a threat though• Be a problem solver for them– E.G. his kids are hungry give them MRE’s

• Never make promises


Media

• Don’t give up OPSEC or PERSEC• Always portray the Army in a good light• Know how to artfully duck tricky questions• Make the story about your soldiers not the

mission• Don’t allow them to impede or jeopardize the

mission


Media


Partisans

• They a generally there to help you• Treat them as a friendly soldier


War Crimes

• What are war crimes?• When you see it happening, stop it

immediately


Variables in General

• Ensure security• Don’t let things spiral out of control• Don’t allow torture• Know how to handle FRAGO’s


QUESTIONS?


Patrolling & Variables

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