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Terrain and weather considerations, including the following:
Reconnaissance Operations
Effects on SUAS and other aviation assets for reconnaissance, CASEVAC, or fire support.
Effects on civilian traffic flow.
Civil considerations, including the following:
Local government jurisdictions that encompass the route.
Relief agencies and other NGOs using the route.
Dislocated civilians using the route.
3-73. The DRT commander develops his intent to address the following:
Key reconnaissance tasks that must be accomplished during the route reconnaissance.
Purpose for reconnaissance in relation to the squadron’s reconnaissance objective.
Endstate for reconnaissance.
3-74. The DRT commander develops a concept of the operation that describes, as a minimum, the
following: (This outline lists items specific to the route 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.
Reconnaissance of the route to answer the applicable information requirement, including the
following:
Identifies requirements to reconnoiter and classify the route or designated portions of the
route.
Identifies requirements to conduct an area reconnaissance of designated terrain on the flanks
of the route.
Selects movement techniques that support the tempo.
Specifies actions at built-up areas and actions on contact with enemy forces or civilians.
Transition to follow-on mission after completing the reconnaissance or reaching the LOA.
If necessary, synchronization of 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, engineers, and CBRN reconnaissance elements (to
reconnoiter for contamination and bypasses).
Locations and criteria for RHO.
Priorities of fire and use of fires to maintain maximum indirect fire range forward of the
platoons.
Bypass and engagement criteria for elements conducting the route reconnaissance.
Commitment criteria and actions of the reconnaissance squadron’s reaction force or reserve in
support of the DRT’s infiltration, movement, and reconnaissance.
Graphic control measures that support the concept of the operation, including the following:
Boundaries identifying the troop’s AO and subordinate element boundaries lateral to the
route to support reconnaissance on the flanks.
Routes, including SPs, RPs, and checkpoints for other critical points.
Phase lines and contact points for coordination with other elements.
LOA.
3-75. Considerations for sustainment and communications during the route reconnaissance are the same as
those for zone reconnaissance, as outlined earlier in this chapter.
RECONNAISSANCE IN FORCE
3-76. A reconnaissance in force is a deliberate combat operation designed to discover or test the enemy’s
strength, dispositions, and reaction, or to obtain other information. A commander uses a reconnaissance in
force when the enemy is known to be operating within an area, and the commander cannot obtain adequate
intelligence by other means. A unit may also conduct a reconnaissance in force in restrictive terrain where
the enemy is likely to ambush smaller reconnaissance forces. A reconnaissance in force is an aggressive
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