MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS

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

ADMIN SAFETY NONE RISK LOW ENVIRONMENTAL NONE

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

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

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

OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS 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.

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

COLORS GRAPHIC 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

COLORS UNIT SYMBOLS FM-101-5-1 Page 4-2, Figure 4-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPECIAL SIZES COMPANY TEAM BATTALION TASK FORCE L 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AREAS AREA OF OPERATION A 2/1 BATTLE POSITION 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

LOCATIONS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

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PRECISE LOCATIONS FM-101-5-1 Ch4

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MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS