1. MOVEMENT
TECHNIQUES
SPC BANKHEAD

2. TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION: IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES.
CONDITION: GIVEN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, POWERPOINT SLIDES.
STANDARD: BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND CONDUCT MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES IAW FM 3/21.8

3. THE FIRE TEAM COMPONENTS
THE INFANTRYMAN:
Supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual or crew served weapons in support of offensive and defensive combat operations
Most infantry operates in "Fire Teams" of three to four men, with two or three such teams to
squad. When attacking, each man in the team has a specific job.
1) Fire team leaders control the fire of their soldiers by using standard fire commands (initial and
supplemental) containing the following elements:
Alert, Direction, Description, Range, Method of fire (manipulation and rate of fire),
and command to commence firing
2) The Automatic Rifleman (or light machine gunner) tries to pin the enemy down.
3) The Grenadier (armed, usually, with an M203 or the equivalent) does two things:
helps the automatic rifleman isolate the enemy position, and looks for an opening to shoot a
grenade at it.
4) One or two men, under cover of the Automatic Rifleman and Grenadier, attempt to close with
the enemy position and kill the enemy.

4. ELO 1
FIRETEAM FORMATIONS

5. THE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS
WEDGE AND FILE
USED FOR CONTROL FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY
LEADERS ARE UP FRONT IN THE FORMATION WHICH
ALLOWS THEM TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
“FOLLOW ME AND DO AS I DO.”
ALL SOLDIERS IN THE TEAM MUST BE ABLE TO SEE
THE LEADER

6. WEDGE FORMATION IS THE BASIC FORMATION FOR THE FIRE TEAM
THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SOLDIERS IS NORMALLY 10
METERS
EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS DEPENDING ON TERRAIN
WHEN ROUGH TERRAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY OR OTHER FACTORS
MAKE CONTROL OF THE WEDGE DIFFICULT
- NORMAL INTERVAL IS REDUCED SO THAT THE
TEAM LEADER CAN SEE HIS OR HER SQUAD
- THE SIDES OF THE WEDGE CAN CONTRACT TO
THE POINT WHERE THE WEDGE RESEMBLES A FILE
WHEN MOVING IN LESS RUGGED TERRAIN WHERE CONTROL
IS EASIER, SOLDIERS EXPAND OR RESUME THEIR ORIGINAL
POSITIONS

7. FIRE TEAM WEDGE TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN GRENADIER

8. FIRE TEAM FILE USED WHEN THE TERRAIN PRECLUDES THE USE OF THE WEDGE
RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATIC
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
USED WHEN THE TERRAIN PRECLUDES THE USE OF THE
WEDGE

9. COMPARISON OF FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS
CHARACTERISTICS
CONTROL
FLEXIBILITY
FIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS
SECURITY
MOVEMENT
FORMATION
WHEN
NORMALLY
USED
FIRE TEAM
WEDGE
FILE
BASIC FIRE
TEAM
CLOSE TERRAIN
DENSE VEGETAT-
IONS, LIMITED
VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS
EASY
EASIEST
GOOD
LESS
FLEXIBLE
THAN THE
ALLOWS IMMEDIATE
FIRES IN ALL
DIRECTIONS
FIRES TO THE FLANKS.
MASK MOST FIRES TO
THE REAR
LEAST

10. WHAT FORMATION IS THE BEST TO USE IN LIMITED VISIBILITY?
QUESTION
WHAT FORMATION IS THE BEST TO USE IN LIMITED VISIBILITY?

11. ELO 2
SQUAD FORMATIONS

12. SQUAD FORMATIONS SQUAD FORMATIONS DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
FIRE TEAMS IN THE SQUAD.
THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
SQUAD COLUMN
SQUAD LINE

13. SQUAD COLUMN IS THE SQUAD’S MOST COMMON FORMATION
IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH
WITHOUT SACRIFICING CONTOL, WHILE FACILITATING GOOD
MANUEVERABILITY
WHEN THE SQUAD MOVES INDEPENDENTLY OR AS THE REAR
ELEMENT OF THE PLATOON, THE RIFLEMAN IN THE TRAIL FIRE
TEAM PROVIDES REAR SECURITY

14. SQUAD COLUMN WITH FIRE TEAMS IN COLUMN.
RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATIC
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LEADER
(PACE)
(COMPASS)
(POINT MAN)

15. SQUAD LINE THE SQUAD LINE PROVIDES MAXIMUM FIREPOWER TO THE FRONT.
TEAM LEADER
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
GRENADIER
RIFLEMAN
RIFLEMAN
SQUAD LEADER
THE SQUAD LINE PROVIDES MAXIMUM FIREPOWER TO THE
FRONT.
WHEN THE SQUAD IS ACTING AS THE BASE SQUAD, THE FIRE
TEAM ON THE RIGHT IS THE BASE FIRE TEAM

16. SQUAD FILE IS USED WHEN NOT TRAVELING IN A COLUMN OR LINE
HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM FILE
SQUAD LEADER CAN BE MOVED FROM NORMAL POSITION TO
THE FIRST OR SECOND POSITION:
- TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THE FORMATION
- EXERT GREATER MORAL PRESENCE BY LEADING
FROM THE FRONT
- IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO MAKE KEY DECISIONS
ADDITIONAL CONTROL OVER THE REAR OF THE FORMATION CAN
BE PROVIDED BY MOVING A TEAM LEADER TO THE LAST POSTION.

17. SQUAD FILE SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL) AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LEADER (NORMAL)
SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL)
RIFLEMAN
TEAM LEADER (OPTIONAL)

18. COMPARISON OF SQUAD FORMATIONS
WHEN
NORMALLY
USED
CHARACTERISTICS
MOVEMENT
FORMATION
FIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS
CONTROL
FLEXIBILITY
SECURITY
SQUAD
COLUMN
SQUAD PRIMARY
FORMATION
GOOD
FACILITATES
MANEUVER,
GOOD
DISPERSION
LATERALLY
AND IN
DEPTH
ALLOWS LARGE
VOLUME OF FIRE TO
THE FLANK – LIMMITED
VOLUME TO THE FRONT
ALL - AROUND
FIRE TEAM
FILE
WHEN MAXIMUM
FIREPOWER IS
REQUIRED TO
THE FRONT
NOT AS
GOOD AS
SQUAD
COLUMN
LIMITED
MANEUVER
CAPABILITY
(BOTH FIRE
TEAMS
COMMITTED).
ALLOWS MAXIMUM
IMMEDIATE FIRE TO
THE FRONT
GOOD TO
THE FRONT
LITTLE TO
THE FLANKS
AND REAR
SQUAD
FILE
CLOSE TERRAIN
VEGETATION
LIMITED
VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS
EASIEST
MOST
DIFFICULT
FORMATION
FROM
WHICH TO
MANEUVER
ALLOWS MAXIMUM
IMMEDIATE FIRE TO
THE FLANK MASKS
MOST FIRE TO THE
FRONT AND REAR
LEAST

19. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FORMATION IN SQUAD MOVEMENTS?
QUESTION
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FORMATION IN SQUAD MOVEMENTS?

20. ELO 3
PLATOON FORMATIONS

21. PLATOON FORMATIONS PLATOON FORMATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
- PLATOON IN COLUMN
- PLATOON LINE (SQUADS ON LINE OR IN COLUMN)
- PLATOON VEE
- PLATOON WEDGE
THE LEADER SHOULD WEIGH THESE CAREFULLY TO SELECT THE
BEST FORMATION BASED ON HIS MISSION AND ON METT-T
(MISSION, EQUIPMENT, TERRAIN, TROOPS AVAILABLE AND TIME
AVAILABLE) ANALYSIS

22. PLATOON COLUMN IS THE SQUAD’S PLATOON’S PRIMARY MOVEMENT FORMATION
IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION BOTH LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH
AND SIMPLIFIES CONTROL.
THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD.
NOTE: METT-T WILL DETERMINE WHERE CREW SERVED WEAPONS
WILL MOVE IN THE FORMATION. THEY NORMALLY MOVE
WITH THE PLATOON LEADER SO HE CAN QUICKLY ESTABLISH
A BASE OF FIRE

23. PLATOON IN COLUMN LEAD SQUAD CENTER SQUAD TRAIL SQUAD X X TL GRN AR RSL
LEAD
SQUAD TL AR
GRN R X
PLT LDR FO
RATELO
FO RATELO
MG CREW
MG CREW TL
CENTER
SQUAD
GRN AR
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
GRN- GRENADIER
R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR
MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
FO- FORWARD OBSERVER R SL
GRN AR TL R X
PSG
AID MAIN (CLS) TL
TRAIL
SQUAD AR
GRN R SL TL
GRN AR R

24. PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – ON - LINE
BASIC PLATOON ASSAULT FORMATION
THIS FORMATION ALLOWS THE DELIVERY OF MAXIMUM FIRE TO
THE FRONT BUT LITTLE FIRE TO THE FLANKS.
IS HARD TO CONTROL AND DOES NOT ALOW FOR RAPID MOVEMENT
WHEN TWO OR MORE PLATOONS ARE ATTACKING, THE COMPANY
COMMANDER CHOOSES ONE OF THEM AS THE BASE PLATOON.
THE BASE PLATOON’S CENTER SQUAD IS ITS BASE SQUAD.
WHEN THE PLATOON IS NOT ACTING AS THE BASE PLATOON, ITS BASE
SQUAD IS ITS FLANK SQUAD NEAREST THE BASE PLATOON.
THE MACHINE GUNS CAN MOVE WITH THE PLATOON, OR THEY CAN
SUPPORT BY FIRE FROM A SUPPORT POSITION.

25. PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS - ON - LINETL TL TL TL TL TL AR
GRN
GRN AR AR
GRN
GRN AR AR
GRN
GRN AR SL SL SL X
PSG R X
PLT LDR R R R R R AR
RATELO
AID MAIN (CLS) FO
MG CREW
FO RATELO
MG CREW
LEFT FLANK SQUAD
CENTER SQUAD
RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
NOTE: SQUAD LEADER (SL) POSITIONS HIMSELF WHERE HE CAN BEST CONTROL THE SQUAD
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

26. PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMN
USED WHEN THE PLATOON LEADER DOES NOT WANT TO DEPLOY ALL
PERSONNEL ON LINE. AND WHEN HE WANTS THE SQUADS TO REACT TO
UNEXPECTED CONTACT.
IS EASY TO CONTROL AND IS MORE CAPABLE OF RAPID MOVEMENT
THE PLATOON-LINE OR SQUADS-ON-LINE FORMATION.
DOES NOT FACILITATE RAPID MOVEMENT AS WELL AS A PLATOON IN
COLUMN
BASE SQUAD IS THE CENTER SQUAD
WHEN NOT SERVING AS THE BASE PLATOON, THE FLANK NEAREST THE
BASE PLATOON IS THE BASE SQUAD

27. PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMNTL TL TL AR
GRN
GRN AR AR
GRN R X R X
PLT LDR R
PSG FO
RATELO
MG CREW SL SL SL
AID MAIN (CLS)
MG CREW TL TL TL AR
GRN
GRN AR AR
GRN
FO RATELO R R R
LEFT FLANK SQUAD
CENTER SQUAD
RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

28. PLATOON VEE HAS TWO SQUADS UP FRONT TO PROVIDE A HEAVY VOLUME OF FIRE
ON CONTACT
ONE SQUAD SERVES AS EITHER OVERWATCH OR TRAIL FOR THE OTHER
SQUADS
FORMATION IS HARD TO CONTROL
MOVEMENT IS SLOW
THE PLATOON LEADER DESIGNATES ONE OF THE FRONT SQUADS TO BE
THE PLATOONS BASE SQUAD.

29. PLATOON VEE LEFT FLANK SQUAD RIGHT FLANK SQUAD CENTER SQUAD X X TL TLAR
GRN
GRN AR R R SL SL X
PLT LDR TL
RATELO TL
GRN AR FO AR
GRN
MG CREW
FO RATELO R R X
PSG
LEFT FLANK SQUAD
AID MAIN (CLS)
MG CREW
RIGHT FLANK SQUAD TL AR
GRN SL R TL AR
GRN R
CENTER SQUAD
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
FO- FORWARD OBSERVER
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

30. PLATOON WEDGE
HAS TWO SQUADS IN THE REAR THAT CAN OVERWATCH OR TRAIL THE
LEAD SQUAD
PROVIDES A LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE TO THE FRONT OR FLANKS.
IT ALLOWS THE PLATOON LEADER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A SQUAD
AND STILL HAVE ONE OR TWO SQUADS FOR MANEUVER.
THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD

31. PLATOON WEDGE LEAD SQUAD X X RIGHT FLANK SQUAD LEFT FLANK SQUAD TL AR
GRN R SL TL
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
GRN- GRENADIER
R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR
MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
GRN AR R
LEAD SQUAD X
PLT LDR
RATELO FO
MG CREW
FO RATELO X
PSG
MG CREW
AID MAIN (CLS) TL TL
GRN AR R AR
GRN SL R SL TL AR TL
GRN
GRN AR R R
RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
LEFT FLANK SQUAD

32. PLATOON FILE
SINGLE PLATOON FILE WITH A FRONT SECURITY ELEMENT (POINT) AND
FLANK SECURITY ELEMENTS.
USED WHEN VISIBILITY IS POOR DUE TO TERRAIN, VEGETATION, OR
LIGHT CONDITIONS.
DISTANCE IS LESS THAN IN OTHER FORMATIONS, TO ALLOW
COMMUNICATION BY PASSING MESSAGES UP AND DOWN THE FILE.
HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM AND SQUAD
FILES

33. PLATOON FILE POINT SECURITY TEAM FLANK SECURITY FLANK SECURITY TEAMTL
POINT SECURITY
TEAM AR
GRN R SL X
PLT LDR FO
FO RATELO
RATELO
MG CREW TL TL
MG CREW
GRN AR
GRN TL R AR R
GRN AR
FLANK SECURITY
TEAM R
FLANK SECURITY
TEAM SL TL
GRN AR
LEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
GRN- GRENADIER
R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR
MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER R
AID MAIN (CLS) X
PSG TL
GRN AR R SL TL
GRN AR R

34. COMPARISON OF PLATOON FORMATIONS

35. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES
A MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE IS THE MANNER A PLATOON USES TO TRAVERSE TERRAIN.
THERE ARE THREE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES:
TRAVELING
TRAVELING OVERWATCH
BOUNDING OVERWATCH
THE SELECTION OF A MOVEMENT TECHINIQUE IS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENEMY
CONTACT AND THE NEED FOR SPEED
MOVEMENT TECHINQUES ARE NOT FIXED FORMATIONS.
THEY REFER TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOLDIERS, TEAMS, AND SQUADS THAT VARY BASED ON
MISSION, ENEMY, TERRAIN, VISIBILITY, AND ANY
OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECTS CONTROL.
SOLDIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR FIRE TEAM LEADERS.
PLATOON LEADER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS LEAD SQUAD LEADER
LEADERS CONTROL MOVEMENT WITH HAND AND ARM SIGNALS. RADIOS ONLY WHEN NEEDED.
ANY OF THE THREE MOVEMENTS CAN BE USED WITH ANY FORMATION.

36. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERISTICS
FORMATION
WHEN
NORMALLY
USED
CONTROL
FLEXIBILITY
SPEED
SECURITY
TRAVELING
CONTACT NOT
LIKELY
MORE
LESS
FASTEST
LEAST
TRAVELING
OVERWATCH
CONTACT
POSSIBLE
LESS
MORE
SLOWER
MORE
BOUNDING
OVERWATCH
CONTACT
EXPECTED
MOST
MOST
SLOWEST
MOST
NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER WILL DIRECT WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE THE SQUAD WILL USE

37. TRAVELING
USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
GRENDIER
RIFLEMAN
SQUAD LEADER
+ 20 METERS
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
GRENDIER
RIFLEMAN

38. TRAVELING OVERWATCH USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS POSSIBLE
ATTACHED WEAPONS MOVE NEAR THE SQUAD LEADER AND UNDER THIS
CONTROL SO HE OR SHE CAN DEPLOY THEM QUICKLY.
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
RIFLEMAN
METERS
SQUAD LEADER
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
RIFLEMAN

39. BOUNDING OVERWATCH
USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY EXPECTED OR A DANGER AREA MUST
BE CROSSED
THE LEAD TEAM OVERWATCHES AS SOLDIERS SCAN THE AREA. SQUAD
LEADER USUALLY STAYS WITH THE OVERWATCH TEAM.
THE TRAIL FIRE TEAM BOUNDS AND SIGNALS THE SQUAD LEADER WHEN HIS
TEAM COMPLETES ITS BOUND AND IS PREPARED TO OVERWATCH THE
MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER TEAM
BOTH TEAM LEADERS NEED TO KNOW:
IF SUCCESSIVE OR ALTERNATE BOUNDS WILL BE USED AND WHERE
WHICH TEAM THE SQUAD LEADER WILL BE IN.
ROUTE, DESTINATION, POSSIBLE ENEMY LOCATIONS, ACTIONS TO TAKE
WHEN THEY ARIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION, AND HOW HE OR SHE WILL
RECEIVE HIS OR HER INSTRUCTIONS.
THE COVER AND CONCEALMENT ON THE BOUNDING TEAM’S ROUTE
DICTATES HOW ITS SOLDIERS WILL MOVE

40. EXAMPLE OF SQUAD LEADER’S ORDER TO BOUND

41. SQUAD SUCCESSIVE AND ALTERNATE BOUNDS

42. ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS
A DANGER AREA IS ANY PLACE ON A ROUTE WERE THE LEADER’S ESTIMATE
PROCESS TELLS HIM OR HER THAT THE SOLDIERS MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO ENEMY
OBSERVATION, FIRE, OR BOTH. IF A PLATOON MUST CROSS A DANGER AREA
IT DOES SO WITH GREAT CAUTION AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
TYPES OF DANGER AREAS:
OPEN AREAS: CONCEAL THE PLATOON ON THE NEAR SIDE AND OBSERVE
THE AREA. POST SECURITY TO GIVE EARLY WARNING. SEND AN ELEMENT
ACROSS TO CLEAR THE FAR SIDE. WHEN CLEARED, CROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE PLATOON AT THE FAR SIDE.
ROADS AND TRAILS: CROSS ROADS OR TRAILS AT OR NEAR A BEND A
NARROW SPOT OR ON LOW GROUND
VILLAGES: PASS VILLAGES ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE AND WELL AWAY
FROM THEM. AVOIDE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY DOGS, WHICH MIGHT
REVEAL THE PRESENSE OF THE PLATOON
ENEMY POSITIONS: PASS ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE (THE ENEMY MIGHT
HAVE SCOUT DOGS. BE ALERT FOR TRIP WIRES AND WARNING DEVICES
MINEFIELDS: BYPASS MINEFIELDS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE EVEN IF IT
REQUIRES CHANGING THE ROUTE BY A GREAT DISTANCE. CLEAR A PATH
THROUGH MINEFIELDS ONLY IF NECESSARY.

43. ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS (CONT.)
- STREAMS: SELECT A NARROW SPOT IN THE STREAM THAT OFFERS
CONCEALMENT ON BOTH BANKS. OBSERVE THE FARSIDE CAREFULLY.
EMPLACE NEAR AND FAR-SIDE SECURITY FOR EARLY WARNING. CLEAR
THE FAR SID, THEN CROSS RAPIDLY BUT QUIETLY
- WIRE OBSTACLES: AVOID WIRE OBSTICALES (THE ENEMY COVERS
OBSTACLES WITH OBSERVATION AND FIRE).
CROSSING OF DANGER AREAS: WHEN A TEAM/ SQUAD CROSSES A DANGER AREA IT MUST:
DESIGNATE NEAR AND FAR SIDE RALLY POINTS
SECURE THE NEAR SIDE (RIGHT,LEFT FLANKS, AND REAR SECURITY).
RECON. AND SECURE THE FAR SIDE
EXECUTE CROSSING THE DANGER AREA.

44. CROSSING A DANGER AREA.

45. CROSSING A LARGE OPEN AREA.

46. SUMMARY
IN THIS LESSON, WE LEARNED THE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES OF THE INFANTRY FIRETEAM, SQUAD AND PLATOON.WE ALSO LEARNED WHEN TO USE FORMATIONS SUCH AS THE WEDGE, FILE AND COLUMN.
IDENTIFYING AND CROSSING DANGER AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FM 3/21.8.

47. CHECK ON LEARNING