MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS

1. MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS

2. TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE • ACTION: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY. • CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM IOI-5-1, 1:50000, 1:25000 MAP AND A TACTICAL SITUATIONAL BRIEF • STANDARD: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY IAW 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A 70% PASS ON THE OVERALL TESTING

3. ADMIN • SAFETY NONE • RISK LOW • ENVIRONMENTAL NONE

4. EVALUATION • Students will be given an • examination at the end of • the course. You must • receive 70% in order to • pass.

5. OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS • IN ORDER TO FIGHT, COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS MUST ISSUE ORDERS TO SUBORDINATES • SOMETIMES ONLY WORDS ARE USED, SOMETIMES ONLY GRAPHICS, SOMETIMES BOTH ARE USED • IN ANY CASE, A COMMON LANGUAGE OF OPERATIONAL TERMS AND MILITARY SYMBOLS IS NECESSARY SO THAT INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE ISSUED RAPIDLY AND WITH A MINIMUM RISK OF MISUNDERSTANDING FM-101-5-1 Ch4

6. OPERATION OVERLAY • 1. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE OVERLAY IS TO REDUCE CONTENT AND ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WRITTEN OR ORAL ORDER. • 2. THE OVERLAY SHOULD BE NEAT AND SIMPLE BUT SHOULD INCLUDE AS MANY CONTROL MEASURES AS POSSIBLE AND ANYTHING ELSE CAN BE DEPICTED GRAPHICALLY. FM-101-5-1 Ch4

7. REFERENCE FM 101-5-1 OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS • CHAPTER 1 COVERS OPERATIONAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS. THESE ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE WITH PAGE REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 2,3,4,5 WHERE THE ACTUAL SYMBOL REPRESENTING THAT SYMBOL IS SHOWN. • CHAPTER 2 COVERS OPERATIONAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. • CHAPTER 3 COVERS GRAPHIC CONTROL MEASURES. • CHAPTER 4 COVERS UNIT SYMBOLS. • CHAPTER 5 COVERS EQUIPMENT SYMBOLS.

8. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE • ACTION: IDENTIFY STANDARD OPERATIONAL SYMBOLS. • CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM IOI-5-1, 1:50000, 1:25000 MAP AND A TACTICAL SITUATIONAL BRIEF • STANDARD: IDENTIFY STANDARD OPERATIONAL SYMBOLS IAW 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A 70% PASS ON THE OVERALL TESTING

9. COLORSGRAPHIC CONTROL MEASURES • BLACK: REPRESENTS ALL FRIENDLY CONTROL MEASURES. • RED: REPRESENTS ALL ENEMY CONTROL. MEASURE. • GREEN: REPRESENTS ALL OBSTACLE BE IT FRIENDLY, ENEMY, NEUTRAL AND FACTIONAL. ANY OTHER COLOR WILL BE SHOWN IN THE LEGEND AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT FM101-5-1, Ch3

10. COLORSUNIT SYMBOLS FM-101-5-1 Page 4-2, Figure 4-2

11. BASIC SYMBOLS FRAMES FRIENDLY SEA OR AIR UNIT UNIT HQ NEUTRAL ENEMY FM-101-5-1 Ch4

12. SIZE HIGHER ECHELON UNIT 1 A UNIT ROLE INDICATOR FIELDS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

13. UNIT ROLE INDICATOR L INFANTRY AIRBORNE LIGHT ARMORED WHEELED GUN SYSTEM EQUIPPED MECHANIZED INFANTRY FM-101-5-1 Ch4

14. UNIT ROLE INDICATOR ANTIARMOR DISMOUNTED MOTORIZED INFANTRY RECON MECHANIZED INFANTRY DISMOUNTED OBSERVATION POST MECHANIZED INFANTRY W/GUN SYSTEM FM-101-5-1 Ch4

15. UNIT ROLE INDICATOR FIELD ARTILLERY DISMOUNTED TRACKED A U M M ROTARY WING ATTACK HELICOPTER MEDIUM LIFT HELICOPTER MEDIUM FM-101-5-1 Ch4

16. UNIT ROLE INDICATOR MAINTENANCE MEDICAL SUPPLY PA CA CIVIL AFFAIRS PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPLYTRAINS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

17. Size Symbols TEAM SQUAD SECTION PLATOON OR DETACHMENT COMPANY, BTRY OR TROOP BATTALION OR SQUADRON BRIGADE FM-101-5-1 Ch4

18. UNIT SIZE SYMBOLS SQUAD SECTION PLATOON COMPANY BATTERY/TROOP BATALLION SQUADRON REGIMENT OR GROUP FM-101-5-1 Ch4

19. SPECIAL SIZES L COMPANY TEAM BATTALION TASK FORCE COMPANY TEAM: A TEAM FORMED BY ATTACHMENTOF ONE OR MORE NONORGANIC TANK, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, OR LIGHT INFANTRY PLATOONS TO A TANK, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, OR LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY EITHER IN EXCHANGE FOR OR IN ADDITION TO ORGANIC PLATOONS. BATTALION TASK FORCE: A FORCE GENERALLY ORGANIZED BY COMBINING TANK AND MECHANIZED INFANTRY ELEMENTS UNDER A SINGLE BATTALION COMMANDER TO CONDUCT SPECIFIC OPERATIONS. A BN. TASK FORCE MAY BE TANK-HEAVY, MECHANIZED INFANTRY-HEAVYOR BALANCED, DEPENDING ON THE CONCEPT AND PLAN OF OPERATION. FM-101-5-1 Ch4

20. 2nd PLT, A CO, 3rd BN, 1st BDE (Bradley MECH) 2 A/3/1

21. ENEMY INFANTRY COMPANY ARMOR PLATOON CAVALRY RECON FM 101-5 Appendix B

22. WEAPON SYMBOLS LIGHT MG MEDIUM MG 7.62 HEAVY MG 50.CAL LIGHT ANTITANK GUN MORTAR MEDIUM MORTAR HEAVY MORTAR FM-101-5-1 Ch5

23. CONTROL MEASURES(POINTS) S P RP 8 PP RELEASE POINT START POINT CHECK POINT PASSAGE POINT 3 ACP CONTACT POINT DECISION POINT COORDINATING POINT AIR CONTROL POINT FM-101-5-1 Ch3

24. BOUNDARIES FRIENDLY PLANNED OR ON ORDER FRIENDLY PRESENT FM-101-5-1 Ch3

25. BOUNDARIES A A B B 1-11 1-11 2-502 2-502 1 1 2 2 FM-101-5-1 Ch3

26. LINES FORWARD LINE OF OWN TROOPS FLOT FLOT LIMIT OF ADVANCE LOA LOA LINE OF CONTACT LC LC FM-101-5-1 Ch3

27. LINES LINE OF DEPARTURE LD LD PHASE LINE PL DOG PL DOG PROBABLE LINE OF DEPLOYMENT PLD PLD FM-101-5-1 Ch3

28. AREAS AREA OF OPERATION DZ=DROP ZONE A 2/1 L EA= ENGAGEMENT AREA BATTLE POSITION PREPARED BUT NOT OCCUPIED LETTER,# OR NAME (P)LETTER,# OR NAME FM-101-5-1 Ch3

29. ENY ENY AREAS ATTACK ASSAULT ASLT 3 ATK 2 (NAME) (NAME) KNOWN ENEMY LOCATION FM-101-5-1 Ch3

30. ROUTES FRIENDLY GROUND AXIS OF SUPPORTING FRIENDLY GROUND AXIS OF MAIN ATTACK FM-101-5-1 Ch3

31. ATK ROUTES LD DIRECTION OF SUPPORT ATTACK LD FOLLOW AND ASSUME FOLLOW AND SUPPORT FM-101-5-1 Ch3

32. OBSTACLES WIRE ANTITANK UNDER CONSTRUCTION ANTITANK COMPLETED FM-101-5-1 Ch3

33. OBSTACLES/MINES AP AT UNSPECIFIED DIRECTIONAL S 101200Z SCATTERABLE MINEFIELD (AT) WITH SELF DESTRUCT DATE/TIME GROUP FM-101-5-1 Ch3

34. OBSTACLES/MINES Page 3-27 to 3-32, FM 101-5-1 FM-101-5-1 Ch3

35. FIRE PLANNING TGT REF POINT LINEAR TARGET PAA NUCLEAR TGT PAA PAA AG9998 PAA POSITION AREA FOR ARTILLERY FM-101-5-1 Ch3

36. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE • ACTION: IDENTIFY PROPER POSITIONS FOR UNIT SYMBOLS. • CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM IOI-5-1, 1:50000, 1:25000 MAP AND A TACTICAL SITUATIONAL BRIEF • STANDARD: IDENTIFY PROPER POSITIONS FOR UNIT SYMBOLS IAW 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A 70% PASS ON THE OVERALL TESTING.

37. LOCATION CENTER MASS END OF STAFF FM-101-5-1 Ch4

38. LOCATIONS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

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40. D 51 C 50 11 12 13

41. PRECISE LOCATIONS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

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44. MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS