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Reconnaissance Operations
Major terrain and man-made features, such as parks, industrial complexes, airports, and
buildings that mask or interfere with communications or GPS.
Avenues of approach, including main thoroughfares or improved road surfaces, escape and
evasion routes or corridors, and subterranean routes and access.
3-62. The DRT commander addresses the following:
Key reconnaissance tasks that must be accomplished during the area reconnaissance.
Purpose for the reconnaissance in relation to the reconnaissance objective of the squadron.
Endstate for reconnaissance.
3-63. The commander develops a concept of the operation that describes, as a minimum, the following
(this outline lists items specific to the area reconnaissance; for a detailed list of additional considerations
under each category, refer to the discussion of zone reconnaissance earlier in this chapter):
Focus and tempo for reconnaissance.
Movement to the areas to be reconnoitered, including techniques and formations, if applicable.
Considerations include the following:
Selects movement techniques that support the tempo and avoiding known enemy forces
outside the areas to be reconnoitered.
Selects the route(s) and establishing a march order on each route.
Identifies infiltration route(s) against a higher threat and establishing an order of march.
Identifies concealed locations to position vehicles prior to conducting the reconnaissance.
Identifies vehicle positions that ensure connectivity with higher and lower communications
(FBCB2).
Reconnaissance of the designated areas to answer the applicable information requirement.
Synchronizing target acquisition assignments with reconnaissance tasks.
Integration of other elements or assets into the reconnaissance effort, including SUAS and Army
aviation assets, Prophet, ground sensors, and engineers.
Locations and criteria for RHO and target handover.
Priorities of fire and use of fires to maintain maximum range of the forward platoon.
Bypass and engagement criteria during both movement to and reconnaissance of designated areas.
Commitment criteria and actions of the reconnaissance squadron’s reaction force or reserve in
support of the troop’s infiltration, movement, and reconnaissance.
Graphic control measures that support the concept of the operation, including the following:
Boundaries identifying the troop’s AO, platoon AOs, and the LD.
Areas to be reconnoitered with a given AO.
3-64. Sustainment considerations for the area reconnaissance are the same as those for zone
reconnaissance, as outlined earlier in this chapter.
3-65. Communications considerations for the area reconnaissance are the same as those for zone
reconnaissance, as outlined earlier in this chapter.
ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE
3-66. Route reconnaissance is a form of reconnaissance that focuses along a specific line of
communication, such as a road, railway, or cross-country mobility corridor. (See FM 3-90.)
3-67. The DRT is capable of conducting two simultaneous route reconnaissances. Routes for the IBCT
may include avenues of approach and direction of attack for the Infantry battalions along with vehicle
routes. Vehicle route reconnaissance is best suited for the motorized troops of the squadron but the DRT,
given the time, can also conduct a dismounted route reconnaissance.
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