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4. Audio. Audio surveillance by indi- force from enemy ground observation, direct fire,
vidual soldiers is accomplished by all cavalry and surprise attack. It defeats, destroys, or delays
units. Reports are relayed by most expeditions enemy threats within its capabilities. A guard
electronic means through intelligence or command force is normally composed of units assigned or
channels.
attached to the force being protected.
(c) Fundamentals of surveillance.
(a) Advance guard. An advance guard is
1. Orient on assigned area. a security force, primarily offensive in nature,
2. Maintain continuous and systematic which operates to the front of a moving force to
observation of the area.
insure its uninterrupted advance and to protect it
S. Report all information of activity, or from surprise attack by defeating or delaying the
lack of activity, within the area accurately and enemy within its capabilities.
rapidly.
(b) Flank guard. A flank guard is a
4. Avoid engagement with the enemy security force that operates to the flank of a
except in self-defense.
moving or stationary force to protect it from
(3) Security-General, types, forces, and enemy ground observation, direct fire, and surfundamentals,
prise attack by defeating or delaying the enemy
(a) General. Security as applied to ar- within its capabilities.
mored cavalry and air cavalry includes all meas-
(c) Rear guard. A rear guard is a
ures taken by a command to protect itself from security force that operates to the rear of an adobservation
or surprise.
vancing or withdrawing force to protect its from
(b) Types of security.
surprise attack or annoyance by defeating or
1. Cover. To cover is to operate as a delaying the enemy within its capabilities.
force apart from the main force and oriented in
2. Screening force. A screening force, by
the direction of the enemy in order to develop the surveillance over an extended frontage to the
situation early; to defeat hostile forces if pos- front, flank, or rear of a moving or stationary
sible; and to deceive, delay and disorganize enemy force provides early warning by observing, reforces
until the main forces can cope with the porting, and maintaining positive knowledge of
situation.
the activities and locations of enemy forces en-
2. Protect. To protect is to operate to the countered.
flank, front, or rear of a large moving or sta-
3. General outpost or covering force. A
tionary force in a manner that precludes enemy general outpost or a covering force is a mobile,
ground observation, direct fire, and surprise tactically self-sufficient (except for combat service
attack of the main force. This is done by de- support for sustained periods) security force that
feating, destroying, or delaying the enemy within operates at a considerable distance to the front,
the protecting force's capabilities.
flank, or rear of a moving or stationary force,
3. Screen. To screen is to maintain sur- with the mission of quickly developing the situaveillance
to the front, flank, or rear of a moving or tion, defeating hostile forces if possible, and destationary
force, and to provide early warning to ceiving, delaying, and disorganizing enemy forces
this force by observing, reporting, and main- until the main force can adequately act to cope
taining contact with enemy forces encountered. with the situation.
The screening force will, within its capability,
4. Rear area security force. A rear area
impede and harass the enemy by organic and sup- security force prctects rear area units, installaporting
fires, and destroy or repel enemy patrols.
tions, and routes of communication from attack
(c) Security forces. A security force may by enemy airborne and airlanded forces, guerbe
a covering force, guard force, screening force, by enemy airborne and airlander forces, gueror
a rear area security force according to the rillas, infiltrators, and forces penetrating the fordegree
of security required and its location in re- ward area.
lation to the force being secured. It may engage in
(e) Fundamentals of security.
offensive, defensive, or delaying actions as re-
1. Orient on the location or movement of
quired to accomplish the mission.
the force being secured.
(d) Types of security forces.
2. Perform continuous reconnaissance.
1. Guard force. A guard force is a secu- 3. Provide timely and accurate warning.
rity force that operates to the front, flank, or rear
4. Provide space for maneuver.
of a moving or stationary force to protect that
5. Maintain enemy contact.
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