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Special Reconnaissance and Advanced Small Unit Patrolling: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Special Operations Forces

✍ Scribed by Edward Wolcoff


Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2021
Tongue
English
Leaves
665
Category
Library

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✦ Table of Contents


Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The β€˜Learn and Forget’ Cycle
Purposes and Sources
Conventions Used in this Book
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: Overview
Relevant MAC-V SOG Context and Terms
Special Reconnaissance (SR) Leadership Considerations
Effects of Senior Leadership Failures and Mistakes on SR Operations and Notional Remedies
SR Paradoxes
Implications of Evolving Strategic Doctrine and Selected Technologies on SR Operations
Effects of Fatigue
Countering Fatigue TTPs
Team Leadership TTPs
Leader Training TTPs
Team Leader TTPs
Conditioning Team Members to SR (TTPs)
Study of Special Operations Missions (TTPs)
Impacts and Utilization of SR in Future Conflicts
General/Limited War
Counter-Insurgency (COIN), Irregular Warfare, Operations Other Than War (OOTW)
Chapter 2: Pre-Mission Activities
General Pre-Mission TTPs
Security TTPs
Intelligence Preparation TTPs
Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops and Support Available, Time Available and Civil Considerations (METT-TC) TTPs
Mission Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Enemy Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Terrain and Weather Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Terrain-Based TTPs
Weather-Based TTPs
Troops and Support Available Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Troops Available Analysis TTPs
Unconventional (Guerrilla/Partisan) Warfare Mission Environment TTPs
Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Mission Environment TTPs
Indigenous Troops TTPs
Snipers
Support Available Analysis TTPs
Mission Preparation Phase
Aviation Support TTPs
Other Support TTPs
Time and Time Available Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Time Analysis TTPs
Time Available Analysis TTPs
Sample SOG Timetable
Civil Considerations Analysis (METT-TC) TTPs
Pre-Mission Tactical and Technical Training TTPs
Team Battle Drill and Combat Skill Training TTPs
Checklist TTPs
Aerial Visual Reconnaissance (VR) TTPs
Chapter 3: Employment/Execution
Pre-Launch TTPs
Launch Site TTPs
Bright Light (BLT)/Reaction Force (RF) TTPs
Infiltration/Exfiltration TTPs
Extracted SOE (and OSS) Fixed-Wing Insertion/Extraction/Resupply Aircraft TTPs
Movement/Maneuver TTPs
Land Navigation TTPs
Reading Sand Dunes TTPs
Reading Snow TTPs
GPS TTPs
Compass TTPs
Local Weather Forecasting
Stealth TTPs
Stealth Formations TTPs
Camouflage TTPs
Movement Technique TTPs
Mounted Movement TTPs
Tactical Dismounted Formations TTPs
Movement in Steppe, Savannah, Grassland, Tundra TTPs.
Night Movement TTPs
Rally Points (RP) TTPs
At the Halt TTPs
Night Defensive Perimeter (NDP) TTPs
Special Reconnaissance (SR) and Advanced Patrolling TTPs
General SR/Patrolling TTPs
Human Waste TTPs
Operations During Night/Periods of Limited Visibility TTPs.
Weapons Employment TTPs
Weapons General TTPs
Fire Flame and Incendiary Weapons TTPs
Decoy or Deception Techniques TTPs
Collection TTPs
Electrical Power Operational Indicators TTPs
Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA) Mission TTPs
Fixed Site Surveillance TTPs
Tracking and Reading Sign TTPs
Counter-Tracking TTPs
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance TTPs
Operating Environment-Specific TTPs
Jungle/Rainforest Operations TTPs
Desert Operations TTPs
Mountain Operations TTPs
Cold Regions/Winter Warfare Operations TTPs
Operations in Swamp/Marsh TTPs
SR Operations Conducted in Built-Up Areas
Subterranean Operations
Offensive Operations TTPs
Counter-Reconnaissance Operations TTPs
SR in the Counter-Insurgency (COIN)/Counter-Guerilla (CG)/Counter-Terrorism (CT) Role
German Anti-Guerrilla Operations in the Balkans (1941-1944)
Counter-Guerilla Operations During the US Civil War
The Emergence of Modern Era US Counter Guerilla Doctrine
United States Special Forces Mobile Guerrilla Force (MGF) Operations in South Vietnam
MGF Operations TTPs
General Ambush TTPs
Deliberate Near Ambush TTPs
Hasty Near/Far Ambush
Point Near/Far Ambush TTPs
Ambush Site Selection TTPs.
Ambush Formations TTPs
Point Ambush Formation TTPs
Linear Ambush Formation TTPs
β€˜L’ Ambush Formation TTPs
β€˜V’ Ambush Formation TTPs
β€˜Z’ Ambush Formation TTPs
β€˜Y’ Ambush Formation TTPs
Area Ambush Formation TTPs
Advanced Ambush TTPs
POW Ambush TTPs
Deliberate vs Hasty POW Ambushes TTPs.
POW (Ambush/Raid) Snatch TTPs
Far Ambush TTPs
Opportunistic Ambush of Disabled Enemy Equipment (to include armor) TTPs
Ambush Considerations for Priority Targets TTPs.
Raid TTPs
Raid General TTPs
Rail Network Raids TTPs
Defensive Operations TTPs
Attacks from Enemy Air/Fire Support.
SR Team in the Defense TTPs
Counter-Ambush TTPs
Breaking Out From Encirclement TTPs
What to do if Captured
Supporting Fires TTPs
Aviation Support TTPs
General Aviation Support TTPs
Forward Air Controller (FAC)/UAV and other Air Support TTPs
Chapter 4: Sustainment
Logistics
Team Resupply
Water TTPs
Food and Ration Discipline TTPs
General Food/Ration TTPs
Mealtime TTPs
Maintenance TTPs
General Maintenance TTPs
Primary and Secondary Individual Weapons Maintenance TTPs
Crew Served Weapons Maintenance TTPs
Mobility Equipment Sustainability/Maintenance TTPs
Communication Equipment Sustainability/Maintenance TTPs
Transportation TTPs
Supply and Equipment TTPs
Footwear and Foot Care TTPs
Common Individual Equipment and Supplies TTPs (US Personal Wear/Carry)
Carry on Person
Carry on Load Bearing Equipment (LBE)
Hanson Rig Donning Process
Carry in/on Rucksack/Haversack
Mission Support Site (MSS)/Cache TTPs
Weapons TTPs
Instinctive Shooting TTPs
Foreign Weapons TTPs
Other Weapons, Attachments and Accessories TTPs
Silencers/Suppressors TTPs
Hand Grenade TTPs
Rifle Grenade TTPs
Missile, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and Rocket TTPs
Mines, Booby-Traps and Explosive Devices TTPs
Claymore Mine Specific TTPs
Mortar TTPs
Personnel TTPs
US Personnel Selection
General Personnel TTPs
Mental and Character Attributes of SR Personnel
Physical Attributes of SR Personnel
Indigenous Team Members TTPs
Presumptive Indigenous Training Cycle.
Carrying Wounded While Being Pursued/Tracked TTPs
Graves Registration TTPs
Enemy POW TTPs
Medical TTPs
Medical Cross-Training TTPs
Medical Preventative TTPs
Immersion Foot (Trench Foot) TTPs
Miscellaneous TTPs
Survival TTPs
General Survival TTPs
Emergency Stealth Fire TTPs
Chapter 5: Command and Signal
Command and Control (C2) TTPs
Signal TTPs
General Signal TTPs
Cryptography TTPs
Team Internal Communications Capabilities, Modes and Devices TTPs
Interpreter TTPs
Passwords, Signs/Countersigns TTPs
Hand and Arm Signal TTPs
Audible Voice and Signal Device TTPs
Visual Signaling Device TTPs
Covert Signs TTPs
Intra-Squad (Team) Communicators/Radios TPPs
Photographic and Video Device TTPs
Team External Communications Capabilities, Modes and Devices TTPs
IT Devices TTPs
Pre-Launch Communications TTPs
Communications Support TTPs
Mission Execution Communication TTPs
Countering Enemy Signal Counter-Measures TTPs
Communication Equipment TTPs
Wiretapping TTPs
Orders, Reports and Communications Formats TTPs
Other Team and FOB Administration TTPs
Chapter 6: Post Mission Activities TTPs
Debriefing/After Action Report (AAR) TTPs
Joint FOB/Base Occupancy
Post-Mission Sustainment/Equipment Maintenance TTPs
FOB Security and Defense TTPs
General Security TTPs
Weapons and Munitions for FOB Perimeter Defense
More FOB Tips
Appendices
A: Glossary/Abbreviations
B: Notional Tactical Training and Range Complex
C: Local Weather Indicators
D: SR Team Orders, Communication and Report Formats (Samples)
Bibliography, Sources and Further Reading


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