2. Hooah Map Training Class
Instructor:

3. Tasks Instruct Personnel on the following:
-Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map
-Identify Terrain Features on a Map
-Determine a Magnetic Azimuth Using a Lensatic Compass
-Orient a Map Using a Lensatic Compass
-Locate an Unknown Point on a Map and on the Ground By Intersection
- Locate an Unknown Point on a Map and on the Ground By Resection

4. Conditions
Given: Highly Motivated Personnel, One Very Attractive Instructor, Lensatic Compass, Map Protractors, 1: 50,000 Scale Maps, and the Greater Waegwan Area for Practical Exercises

5. Standard
All Personnel Will be Trained and Confidant in Use of a Military Map and Lensatic Compass For Finding Their Current Location and Determining What Resources are Nearby.

6. Safety Considerations
- Weather Concerns
- Proper Use of the Equipment
- Reactions for Getting Lost

7. Identify Topographic Symbols
Six Basic Colors:
Black: Cultural (Man-Made) Features Other Than Roads
Blue: Duh
Brown: All Relief Features- Contour lines on Old Maps- Cultivated Land on Red-Light Readable Maps
Green: Vegetation
Red: Major Roads, Built Up Areas, Special Features on Old Maps
Red-Brown: All Relief Features and Main Roads on Red-Light Readable Maps
Any Additional Information Will Be Contained in the Map Legend

8. Terrain Features Five Major: Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, Depression
Three Minor:
Draw, Spur, Cliff
Two Supplemental:
Cut, Fill

9. Hill

10. Valley

11. Ridge

12. Saddle

13. Depression

14. Spur

15. Draw

16. Cliff

17. Orient a Map Using a Compass
Place the Map on the Ground or Any Flat Level Surface
Using the Magnetic North Arrow Found in the Map Margin, Rotate the Map and Compass Until All are Pointing Towards the Top Index Line on the Compass

18. Practical Exercise Use a Map and Lensatic Compass to Orient a Map
Using Terrain Association Orient a Map

19. Determine an Azimuth Using a Lensatic Compass
Definition: A Horizontal Angle Measured Clockwise From a North Base Line.
Use Cheek Method to Determine an Azimuth
Back Azimuth: To Determine the Back Azimuth, add 180 Degrees if the Azimuth is 180 Degrees or Less, subtract 180 Degrees if the Azimuth is 180 Degrees or More

20. Practical Exercise
Take Some Time to Get Comfortable Shooting an Azimuth With the Lensatic Compass and Computing a Back Azimuth
Using a Map and Protractor Determine some Azimuths and Back Azimuths
Practice Converting Compass and Grid Azimuths

21. Resection
A Way to Locate One’s Position on a Map by Using at Least Two Well-Defined Locations
Steps:
Orient the Map Using a Compass
Identify Two Or Three Distant Locations on the Ground and Mark them on the Map
Shoot a Magnetic Azimuth to the Distant Locations
Convert the Magnetic Azimuths to Grid Azimuths and compute the Back Azimuths
Draw a Line along the Back Azimuth from the Distant Location towards your Unknown Location.
The Intersection of the Lines is your Location

22. Practical Exercise
Determine Your Present Location Using the Maps of the Waegwan Area Provided, a Protractor, and a Lensatic Compass

23. Intersection
Intersection is Essentially the Same as Resection Just Backwards
Using Two Known Locations you Will Determine the Location of an Unknown Area
Steps:
1. Given two Known Locations, an Oriented Map, and a Compass
2. Shoot an Magnetic Azimuth from both Known Locations to the Unknown Location
Draw a Line from Both Known Locations to the Unknown Location Along the Azimuth
The Intersection of the Lines is the Location’s Coordinates

24. Intersection

25. QUESTIONS?