1. Patrol Base Operations

2. Overview Define Purpose Site selection Planning considerations
Occupation
Operate

3. Define a Patrol Base
A position established when a patrol halts for an extended period of time
A position not occupied for more than a 24-hour period
A position never occupied twice 3

4. Patrol Base Purpose Avoid detection Hide a patrol
Maintain weapons and equipment, prepare food and rest after extended movement
Plan and issue orders
To use as base from which to conduct consecutive or concurrent operations 4

5. Patrol Base Site Selection
Maps
Aerial reconnaissance
Aerial photos
Prior knowledge of area 5

6. Site Selection (cont)
A patrol base location selected by map or aerial recon, aerial photographs or prior knowledge is tentative
It’s suitability must be confirmed and it must be secured before occupation
Patrol base plans must include an alternate location, a rendezvous point, and a rally point
Near Water source 6

7. Patrol Base Planning Consideration
Mission accomplishment
Security Measures
Leader Planning 8

8. Mission Accomplishment
Located so it allows the unit to accomplish its mission

9. Security Measures
Passive
Active 8

10. Passive Security Measures
Terrain of little tactical value
Difficult terrain that would impede movement
Area of dense vegetation
Area remote from human habitation
Avoid known or suspected enemy positions
Avoid built up areas
Avoid hilltops or topographic crests
Avoid roads, trails, steep slopes and small valleys 10

11. Active Security Measures
LP/OPs
Commo with LP/OPs
Defense of patrol base
Withdrawal routes
Alert plans
Early warning devices
Camouflage, noise & light discipline
Minimum movement within patrol base 11

12. Patrol Base Occupation
Reconnaissance
Same procedures as ORP
Patrol enters at 90-degree turn

13. Security Halt

14. Leaders Recon

15. Leaders Recon
90-DEGREE TURN

16. Clearing Site
12 o’clock
9 o’clock
3 o’clock
6 o’clock

17. Leaders Recon Returns
90-DEGREE TURN

18. Patrol Base Occupation
Upon completion of the Leader’s Recon
and link up with main element the
Platoon prepares to occupy the Patrol Base

19. Occupation Move 90-degrees off line of march
Enter patrol base in single file
Set up LP/OP
Camouflage tracks

20. Occupy 1ST SQD 3RD SQD 2ND SQD 90-DEGREE TURN 2 o’clock 10 o’clock

21. Establish Begins after SLLS Report to higher Adjustment of perimeter
Assemble R&S team(s)
Launch R&S teams
Confirm site
Establish sectors/range cards

22. Establish (cont.) After sectors are defined Security Alert plan
Withdrawal plan
Water resupply

23. R&S Deployment

24. Priorities of Work Security Withdrawal Plan Communications
Mission Prep
Weapons and Equip. Maintenance
Water Re-Supply
Mess plan
Rest plan
Alert Plan
Re-Supply
Sanitation and Personal Hygiene

25. Security Passive and Active Measures Re-Adjust perimeter as needed
Use terrain
Assign sectors of fire
Confirm location and camo of fighting positions
Designate one entry and exit point.

26. - Draw your unit sector or EA
- Draw main terrain features in
sector(s) and range to each
3 Draw subunit positions
4 Draw subunit primary and
secondary sectors of fire
5 Draw weapon positions with
primary sectors of fire for each
6 Draw MEL for each weapon/
ammo
7 Draw machine gun/cannon final
protective lines or principal
direction of fire
8 Draw location of CP/OP
9 Draw TRPs and RPs in sector

31. Priorities of Work (cont)
Withdrawal Plan
Communications
Mission Prep
Weapons and Equip. Maintenance
Water Re-Supply
Mess plan
Rest plan
Alert Plan
Re-Supply
Sanitation and Personal Hygiene

32. Key Points to Monitor Exit/entrance Noisy tasks Movement Civilians
Manning of OP 26

33. Future Operations Plans for future operations
Plan for method of departure 26

34. Forward Operating Base
FOB vs. Patrol Base

35. Summary

36. Questions