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Chapter 6
Rehearsals include all jumpers, the crew, the accompanying equipment, and support personnel.
During live casting rehearsals, the leader emphasizes the commands, positions, and timing of
body exit and water entry.
All equipment attaches to the jumper with ¼-inch, 80-pound test cotton webbing. In or on this
webbing, he normally carries a mask, fins, web belt with knife, flare(s), and life vest.
6-27. When using rubber boats in conjunction with helocasting, the team must tie down and secure all
equipment inside the boat, waterproof all equipment in the boat in case of submersion, and tape or pad all
sharp edges or items.
SECTION V – INFILTRATION
6-28. Infiltration is a form of maneuver that the DRT uses to penetrate the threat security zone or main
battle area to accomplish its mission. Infiltration often entails using stealthy forms of movement including
movement by aerial and waterborne platforms. Small unmanned aircraft system assets may also be
employed using infiltration to gain information if this is within system capabilities. Units planning this type
of infiltration must acknowledge the risk of the SUAS being engaged and becoming unrecoverable.
PURPOSE
6-29. The primary focus of infiltration is to move to a designated point without being detected or engaged
by the threat. During infiltration, the DRT elements use pre-designated lanes to reach their objective. The
infiltrating elements employ cover, concealment, and stealth to move through identified or templated gaps
in the threat.
6-30. Dismounted reconnaissance troop elements infiltrate using a variety of movement methods.
Infiltration may be conducted as an entire element at once or through movement into the area, by echelon,
at different times.
6-31. Purposes for infiltration include the following:
Reconnoiter a specified area and establish OPs.
Emplace remote sensors.
PLANNING
Establish communications relay capability for a specific period in support of other
reconnaissance operations.
Determine threat strengths and weaknesses.
Locate unobserved routes through threat positions.
Determine the location of high-payoff threat assets.
Emplace small unit kill teams for interdiction missions.
Recover SUASs to protect technologies from the enemy.
Provide surveillance for follow-on echelons moving into the AO.
6-32. Infiltration imposes a number of distinct, and often difficult, operational considerations on the DRT,
which include methods of infiltration, extended operations time, reaction force requirements, CASEVAC
resources, and escorted or covert exfiltration methods.
6-33. The amount of intelligence information available to the commander during the planning process
determines the risk involved in conducting the infiltration. Leaders conduct a thorough mission analysis,
focusing on enemy activities in the areas of movement, historical locations of attacks, and likely areas of
future ones to prevent accidental contact. While planning the operation, the commander must conduct IPB
to include selecting appropriate routes and movement techniques based on the mission, the terrain and
weather, the likelihood of threat contact, the expected or necessary speed of movement, and the depth to
which elements must penetrate. The commander’s infiltration plan must provide elements with enough time
for preparation and initial movement. The initial plan should also cover a CASEVAC, evasion, extraction,
and reinforcement plan, as well as any special equipment requirements.
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