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Description : best formation based on his mission and on mett-t (mission, equipment, terain, troops available and time available) annalsis show-me gold “forever forward” platoon column • is the squad ’s platoon s primary movement formation • it provides good dispersion both laterally and in depth and simplifies control. • the lead squad is the base squad.

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Show-Me GOLD Program

Show-Me GOLD

Enabling Learning Objective
ELO 1

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ACTION: Determine the purpose of Fire Team formations.

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The
Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry
Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall
testing.

“Forever Forward”

TERMINAL LEARNING
OBJECTIVE

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ACTION: Identify Movement Formations and Techniques .

CONDITION: Given an instructor, classroom, and
prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW ADRP 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM
3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10
The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing
score of 80% in overall testing.

SMALL UNIT MOVEMENT
FORMATIONS

“Forever Forward”

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THE FIRE TEAM COMPONENT

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THE INFANTRYMAN:
Supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that
employs individual or crew served weapons in support of offensive
and defensive combat operations

Most infantry operates in “Fire Teams” of three to four men, with two or three such teams to
squad. When attacking, each man in the team has a specific job.

1) Fire team leaders control the fire of their soldiers by using standard fire commands (initial and

supplemental) containing the following elements:

Alert, Direction, Description, Range, Method of fire (manipulation and rate of fire),
and command to commence firing

2) The Automatic Rifleman (or light machine gunner) tries to pin the enemy down.

3) The Grenadier (armed, usually, with an M203 or the equivalent) does two things:

helps the automatic rifleman isolate the enemy position, and looks for an opening to shoot a
grenade at it.

4) One or two men, under cover of the Automatic Rifleman and Grenadier, attempt to close with

the enemy position and kill the enemy.

RISK ASSESSMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL

“Forever Forward”

THE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS

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FIRE TEAM FILE

TEAM LEADER

• WEDGE AND FILE

• USED FOR CONTROL FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY

• LEADERS ARE UP FRONT IN THE FORMATION WHICH

ALLOWS THEM TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
“FOLLOW ME AND DO AS I DO.”

• ALL SOLDIERS IN THE TEAM MUST BE ABLE TO SEE

THE LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

• USED WHEN THE TERRAIN PRECLUDES THE USE OF THE

WEDGE

“Forever Forward”

WEDGE FORMATION

COMPARISON OF FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS

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• WHEN ROUGH TERRAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY OR OTHER FACTORS

MAKE CONTROL OF THE WEDGE DIFFICULT

FIRE TEAM
WEDGE

BASIC FIRE
TEAM
FORMATION

EASY

GOOD

ALLOWS IMMEDIATE
FIRES IN ALL
DIRECTIONS

• IS THE BASIC FORMATION FOR THE FIRE TEAM

• THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SOLDIERS IS NORMALLY 10

METERS

• EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS DEPENDING ON TERRAIN

– NORMAL INTERVAL IS REDUCED SO THAT THE
TEAM LEADER CAN SEE HIS OR HER SQUAD

– THE SIDES OF THE WEDGE CAN CONTRACT TO
THE POINT WHERE THE WEDGE RESEMBLES A FILE

• WHEN MOVING IN LESS RUGGED TERRAIN WHERE CONTROL
IS EASIER, SOLDIERS EXPAND OR RESUME THEIR ORIGINAL
POSITIONS

MOVEMENT
FORMATION

WHEN
NORMALLY
USED

CONTROL FLEXIBILITY

FIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS

SECURITY

CHARACTERISTICS

FIRE TEAM
FILE

CLOSE TERRAIN
DENSE VEGETAT-
IONS, LIMITED
VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS

EASIEST

LESS
FLEXIBLE
THAN THE
WEDGE

ALLOWS IMMEDIATE
FIRES TO THE FLANKS.
MASK MOST FIRES TO
THE REAR

LEAST

“Forever Forward”

FIRE TEAM WEDGE

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Enabling Learning Objective
ELO 2

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TEAM LEADER

ACTION: Determine the purpose of Squad formations.

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The
Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry
Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall
testing.

SQUAD FORMATIONS

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SQUAD LINE

• SQUAD FORMATIONS DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN

FIRE TEAMS IN THE SQUAD.

•THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

•SQUAD COLUMN

•SQUAD LINE

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER

• THE SQUAD LINE PROVIDES MAXIMUM FIREPOWER TO THE

FRONT.

• WHEN THE SQUAD IS ACTING AS THE BASE SQUAD, THE FIRE

TEAM ON THE RIGHT IS THE BASE FIRE TEAM

“Forever Forward”

SQUAD COLUMN

SQUAD FILE

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• IS THE SQUAD’S MOST COMMON FORMATION

• IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH

WITHOUT SACRIFICING CONTOL, WHILE FACILITATING GOOD
MANUVERABILITY

• WHEN THE SQUAD MOVES INDEPENDENTLY OR AS THE REAR

ELEMENT OF THE PLATOON, THE RIFLEMAN IN THE TRAIL FIRE
TEAM PROVIDES REAR SECURITY

• IS USED WHEN NOT TRAVELING IN A COLUMN OR LINE

• HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM FILE

• SQUAD LEADER CAN BE MOVED FROM NORMAL POSITION TO

THE FIRST OR SECOND POSITION:

– TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THE FORMATION

– EXERT GREATER MORAL PRESENCE BY LEADING

FROM THE FRONT

– IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO MAKE KEY DECISIONS

• ADDITIONAL CONTROL OVER THE REAR OF THE FORMATION CAN

BE PROVIDED BY MOVING A TEAM LEADER TO THE LAST POSTION.

“Forever Forward”

SQUAD COLUMN WITH FIRE TEAMS IN COLUMN.

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(POINT MAN)

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

(COMPASS)

GRENADIER

(PASE)

RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER

TEAM LEADER

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

SQUAD FILE

TEAM LEADER

SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL)

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER (NORMAL)

TEAM LEADER

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN

TEAM LEADER (OPTIONAL)

RIFLEMAN

COMPARISON OF SQUAD FORMATIONS

MOVEMENT
FORMATION

WHEN
NORMALLY
USED

CONTROL FLEXIBILITY

SQUAD
COLUMN

SQUAD PRIMARY
FORMATION

GOOD

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SECURITY

ALL – ROUND

CHARACTERISTICS

FIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS

ALLOWS LARGE
VOLUME OF FIRE TO
THE FLANK – LIMMITED
VOLUME TO THE FRONT

FIRE TEAM
FILE

WHEN MAXIMUM
FIREPOWER IS
REQUIRED TO
THE FRONT

NOT AS
GOOD AS
SQUAD
COLUMN

ALLOWS MAXIMUM
IMMEDIATE FIRE TO
THE FRONT

GOOD TO
THE FRONT
LITTLE TO
THE FLANKS
AND REAR

SQUAD
FILE

CLOSE TERRAIN
VEGETATION
LIMITED
VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS

EASIEST MOST

LEAST

ALLOWS MAXIMUM
IMMEDIATE FIRE TO
THE FLANK MASKS
MOST FIRE TO THE
FRONT AND REAR

FACILITATES
MANEUVER,
GOOD
DISPERSION
LATERALLY
AND IN
DEPTH

LIMITED
MANEUVER
CAPABILITY
(BOTH FIRE
TEAMS
COMMITTED).

DIFFICULT
FORMATION
FROM
WHICH TO
MANEUVER

PLATOON COLUMN

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• IS THE SQUAD’S PLATOON’S PRIMARY MOVEMENT FORMATION

• IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION BOTH LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH

AND SIMPLIFIES CONTROL.

• THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD.

NOTE: METT-T WILL DETERMINE WHERE CREW SERVED WEAPONS

WILL MOVE IN THE FORMATION. THEY NORMALLY MOVE
WITH THE PLATOON LEADER SO HE CAN QUICKLY ESTABLISH
A BASE OF FIRE

“Forever Forward”

Enabling Learning Objective
ELO 3

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PLATOON IN COLUMN

ACTION: Determine the purpose of Platoon formations.

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW FM 3-0, FM 3-21.8, and FM 3-21.10. Achieve a
minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

LEGEND

PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
SL – SQUAD LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
GRN- GRENADIER
R – RIFLEMAN
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR
MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

“Forever Forward”

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LEAD
SQUAD

GRN

PLT LDR

RATELO

FO RATELO

MG CREW

GRN

MG CREW

CENTER
SQUAD

GRN

PSG

AID MAIN (CLS)

GRN

TRAIL
SQUAD

GRN

PLATOON FORMATIONS

PLATOON – LINE, SQUADS – ON – LINE

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– PLATOON LINE (SQUADS ON LINE OR IN COLUMN)

• IS HARD TO CONTROL AND DOES NOT ALOW FOR RAPID MOVEMENT

• PLATOON FORMATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING

– PLATOON IN COLUMN

– PLATOON VEE

– PLATOON WEDGE

• THE LEADER SHOULD WEIGH THESE CAREFULLY TO SELECT THE

BEST FORMATION BASED ON HIS MISSION AND ON METT-T
(MISSION, EQUIPMENT, TERAIN, TROOPS AVAILABLE AND TIME
AVAILABLE) ANNALSIS

• BASIC PLATOON ASSAULT FORMATION

• THIS FORMATION ALLOWS THE DELIVERY OF MAXIMUM FIRE TO

THE FRONT BUT LITTLE FIRE TO THE FLANKS.

• WHEN TWO OR MORE PLATOONS ARE ATTACKING, THE COMPANY
COMMANDER CHOOSES ONE OF THEM AS THE BASE PLATOON.

• THE BASE PLATOON’S CENTER SQUAD IS ITS BASE SQUAD.

• WHEN THE PLATOON IS NOT ACTING AS THE BASE PLATOON, ITS BASE

SQUAD IS ITS FLANK SQUAD NEAREST THE BASE PLATOON.

• THE MACHINE GUNS CAN MOVE WITH THE PLATOON, OR THEY CAN

SUPPORT BY FIRE FROM A SUPPORT POSITION.

“Forever Forward”

PLATOON – LINE, SQUADS – ON – LINE

PLATOON VEE

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GRN

• HAS TWO SQUADS UP FRONT TO PROVIDE A HEAVY VOLUME OF FIRE

• ONE SQUAD SERVES AS EITHER OVERWATCH OR TRAIL FOR THE OTHER

ON CONTACT

SQUADS

• FORMATION IS HARD TO CONTROL

• MOVEMENT IS SLOW

• THE PLATOON LEADER DESIGNATES ONE OF THE FRONT SQUADS TO BE

THE PLATOONS BASE SQUAD.

PLT LDR

PSG

RATELO

FO RATELO

MG CREW

AID MAIN (CLS)

MG CREW

LEFT FLANK SQUAD

CENTER SQUAD

RIGHT FLANK SQUAD

SQUAD LEADER (SL) POSITIONS HIMSELF WHERE HE CAN BEST CONTROL
THE SQUAD

PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
GRN- GRENADIER
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW

SL – SQUAD LEADER
R – RIFLEMAN

NOTE:

LEGEND

PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

“Forever Forward”

PLATOON – LINE, SQUADS – IN – COLUMN

PLATOON VEE

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• USED WHEN THE PLATOON LEADER DOES NOT WANT TO DEPLOY ALL

PERSONNEL ON LINT. AND WHEN HE WANTS THE SQUADS TO REACT TO
UNEXPECTED CONTACT.

• IS EASY TO CONTROL AND IS MORE CAPABLE OF RAPID MOVEMENT

THE PLATOON-LINE OR SQUADS-ON-LINE FORMATION.

• DOES NOT FACILITATE RAPID MOVEMENT AS WELL AS A PLATOON IN

COLUMN

• BASE SQUAD IS THE CENTER SQUAD

• WHEN NOT SERVING AS THE BASE PLATOON, THE FLANK NEAREST THE

BASE PLATOON IS THE BASE SQUAD

“Forever Forward”

GRN

LEFT FLANK SQUAD

GRN

MG CREW

AID MAIN (CLS)

RIGHT FLANK SQUAD

PLT LDR

RATELO

FO RATELO

MG CREW

PSG

GRN

LEGEND

PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

“Forever Forward”

CENTER SQUAD
PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
GRN- GRENADIER
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW

SL – SQUAD LEADER
R – RIFLEMAN

PLATOON – LINE, SQUADS – IN – COLUMN

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PLATOON WEDGE

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GRN

X PLT LDR

RATELO

MG CREW

PSG

MG CREW

AID MAIN (CLS)

GRN

FO RATELO

GRN

LEFT FLANK SQUAD

CENTER SQUAD

RIGHT FLANK SQUAD

LEGEND

PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER
TL- TEAM LEADER
AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT
GRN- GRENADIER
RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW

SL – SQUAD LEADER
R – RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

• HAS TWO SQUADS IN THE REAR THAT CAN OVERWATCH OR TRAIL THE

LEAD SQUAD

• PROVIDES A LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE TO THE FRONT OR FLANKS.

• IT ALLOWS THE PLATOON LEADER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A SQUAD

AND STILL HAVE ONE OR TWO SQUADS FOR MANEUVER.

• THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD

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COMPARISON OF PLATOON FORMATIONS

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LEGEND

PLATOON WEDGE

GRN

R
LEAD SQUAD

PLT LDR

RATELO

MG CREW

FO RATELO
X
PSG

MG CREW

AID MAIN (CLS)

GRN

LEFT FLANK SQUAD

GRN

RIGHT FLANK SQUAD

“Forever Forward”

PLATOON FILE

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Enabling Learning Objective
ELO 4

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• SINGLE PLATOON FILE WITH A FRONT SECURITY ELEMENT (POINT) AND

FLANK SECURITY ELEMENTS.

ACTION: Determine the purpose of Movement Techniques.

• USED WHEN VISIBILITY IS POOR DUE TO TERRAIN, VEGITATION, OR

LIGHT CONDITIONS.

• DISTIANCE IS LESS THAN IN OTHER FORMATIONS, TO ALLOW

COMMUNICATION BY PASSING MESSAGES UP AND DOWN THE FILE.

• HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM AND SQUAD

FILES

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The
Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry
Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall
testing.

“Forever Forward”

PLATOON FILE

Show-Me GOLD

MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES

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• A MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE IS THE MANNER A PLATOON USES TO TRAVERSE TERRAIN.

POINT SECURITY
TEAM

GRN

FLANK SECURITY
TEAM

GRN

PLT LDR

FO RATELO

RATELO

MG CREW

TL
GRN
AR
R
SL
TL
GRN
AR
R
AID MAIN (CLS)

PSG
TL
GRN
AR
R
SL
TL
GRN
AR
R

GRN

FLANK SECURITY
TEAM

LEGEND

“Forever Forward”

• THERE ARE THREE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES:

– TRAVELING

– TRAVELING OVER – WATCH

– BOUNDING OVER – WATCH

• THE SELECTION OF A MOVEMENT TECHINIQUE IS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENEMY

CONTACT AND THE NEED FOR SPEED

• MOVEMENT TECHINQUES ARE NOT FIXED FORMATIONS.

• THEY REFER TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOLDIERS, TEAMS, AND SQUADS THAT VARY BASED ON

MISSION, ENEMY, TERRAIN, VISIBILITY, AND ANY
OTHER FACTO THAT AFFECTS CONTROL.

• SOLDIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR FIRE TEAM LEADERS.

• PLATOON LEADER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS LEAD SQUAD LEADER

• LEADERS CONTROL MOVEMENT WITH HAND AND ARM SIGNALS. RADIOS ONLY WHEN NEEDED.

• ANY OF THE THREE MOVEMENTS CAN BE USED WITH ANY FORMATION.

“Forever Forward”

MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERISTICS
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BOUNDING OVERWATCH

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CHARACTERISTICS

MOVEMENT
FORMATION

WHEN
NORMALLY
USED

TRAVELING

CONTACT NOT
LIKELY

CONTROL

FLEXIBILITY

SPEED

SECURITY

MOORE

LESS

FASTEST

LEAST

TRAVELING
OVERWATCH

CONTACT
POSSIBLE

LESS

SLOWER

BOUNDING
OVERWATCH

CONTACT
EXPECTED

MOST

SLOWEST

MOST

NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER WILL DIRECT WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE THE SQUAD WILL USE

“Forever Forward”

• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY EXPECTED OR A DANGER AREA MUST

BE CROSSED

• THE LEAD TEAM OVERWATCHES FIRST SOLDIERS SCAN THE AREA. SQUAD

LEADER USUALLY STAYS WITH THE OVERWATCH TEAM.

• THE TRAIL FIRE TEAM BOUNDS AND SIGNALS THE SQUAD LEADER WHEN HIS

TEAM COMPLETES ITS BOUND AND IS PREPARED TO OVERWATCH THE
MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER TEAM

• BOTH TEAM LEADERS NEED TO KNOW:

– IF SUCCESSIVE OR ALTERNATE BOUNDS WILL BE USED AND WHERE

WHICH TEAM THE SQUAD LEADER WILL BE IN.

– ROUTE, DESTINATION, POSSIBLE ENEMY LOCATIONS, ACTIONS TO TAKE
WHEN THEY ARIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION, AND HOW HE OR SHE WILL
RECEIVE HIS OR HER INSTRUCTIONS.

• THE COVER AND CONCEALMENT ON TH BOUNDING TEAM’S ROUTE

DICTATES HOW ITS SOLDIERS WILL MOVE

TRAVELING

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EXAMPLE OF SQUAD LEADER’’’’S ORDER TO
BOUND

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• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENDIER

RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER

+ 20 METERS

TEAM LEADER

GRENDIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS POSSIBLE

• ATTACHED WEAPONS MOVE NEAR THE SQUAD LEADER AND UNDER THIS

CONTROL SO HE OR SHE CAN DEPLOY THEM QUICKLY.

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENDIER

RIFLEMAN

+ 50 METERS

SQUAD LEADER

TEAM LEADER

GRENDIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

“Forever Forward”

TRAVELING OVERWATCH

SQUAD SUCCESSIVE AND ALTERNATE BOUNDS

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TRAVELING (PLATOON)

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• THE PLATOON LEADER DETERMINES AND DIRECTS WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE

THE PLATOON WILL USE.

• TRAVELING IS USED WHEN ENEMY CONTACT IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED

LEAD SQUAD IN TRAVELING OVERWATCH FORMATION

PLATOON HQ / WEAPONS

PLATOON SERGENAT, AIDMAN, WEAPONS (OPTIONAL)

+ 20 METERS

BOUNDING OVERWATCH (PLATOON)

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• BOUNDING OVERWATCH IS USED WHEN CONTACT IS EXPECTED

• COMPONENTS FOR A BOUNDING OVERWATCH ARE:

– ONE SQUAD BOUNDING, THIS SQUAD BOUNDS FROWARD TO A

CHOSEN POSITION, THEN IT BECOMES THE OVERWATHCING
ELEMENT. THE BOUNDING SQUAD CAN USE EITHER TRAVELING
OVERWATCH OR BOUNDING OVERWATCH OR INDIVIDUAL
MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (LOW AND HIGH CRAWL, AND SHORT
RUSHES BY FIRE TEAM OR PAIRS).

– ONE SQUAD OVERWATCHING. THIS SQUAD OVERWATCHES THE
BOUNDING SQUAD FROM A COVERED POSTION FROM WHICH IT
CAN SEE AND SUPPRESS LIKELY ENEMY POSITIONS. SOLDIERS
USE SCANNING TECHNIQUES TO VIEW THEIR ASSIGNED SECTOR.

NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER REMAINS WITH THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD
NORMALLY THE PLATOONS’S MACHINE GUNS ARE LOCATED WITH
THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD ALSO

– ONE SQUAD AWAITIN ORDERS. ONE SQUAD IS UNCOMMITTED AND
READY FOR EMPLOYMENT AS DIRECTED BY THE PLATOON LEADER.
THE PLATOON SERGEANT AND THE LEADER OF THE SQUAD AWAITING
ORDERS POSITION THEMSELVES CLOSE TO THE PLATOON LEADER.

“Forever Forward”

TRAVELING OVERWATCH (PLATOON)

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BOUNDING OVERWATCH (PLATOON) (CONT.)

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• CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO BOUNDING

• TRAVELING OVERWATCH IS USED WHEN CONTACT IS POSSIBLE BUT SPEED

• THE PLATOON LEADER MOVES WHERE HE OR SHE CAN BEST CONTROL THE

IS NEEDED

PLATOON

• THE PLATOON SERGEANT IS FREE TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE FORMATION
TO ENFORCE, NOISE AND LIGHT DISCIPLINE, AND DISTANCES BETWEEN
SQUADS

• THE LEAD SQUAD USES TRAVELING OVERWATCH AND THE TRAILING

SQUADS USE TRAVELING.

“Forever Forward”

– THE REQUIERMENTS OF THE MISSION
– WHERE THE ENEMY IS LIKELY TO BE
– THE ROUTES TO THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSITION
– THE ABILITY OF AN OVERWATCHING ELEMENT’S WEAPONS TO COVER

THE BOUND

– THE FIELDS OF FIRE AT THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSTION

• INSTRUCTIONS FROM PLATOON LEADER BEFORE THE BOUND

– THE DIRECTION OR LOCATION OF THE ENEMY
– THE POSITONS OF THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD
– THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSTIONS
– THE ROUTE OF THE BOUNDING SQUAD
– WHAT TO DO AFTER THE BOUNDING SQUAD REACHES THE NEXT POSITION
– WHAT SIGNAL THE BOUNDING SQUAD WILL USE TO ANOUNCE IT IS

PREPARED TO OVERWATCH

-HOW THE SQUAD WILL RECEIVE THEIR NEXT ORDERS

• MACHINE GUN PLACEMENT, THE MACHINE GUNS ARE NORMALY EMPLOYED IN ONE

OF TWO WAYS.

– ATTACH BOTH GUNS TO THE OVERWATCH SQUAD(S)
– ONE MACHINE GUN WITH THE OVERWATCH SQUAD AND THE OTHER WITH
THE BOUNDING SQUAD. THIS TECHNIQUE REQUIRES TH GUNS TO MOVE
BETWEEN THE SQUADS AS THEY LEAVE THE OVERWATCH TO JOIN THE

“Forever Forward”

BOUNDING SQUAD.

TRAVELING OVERWATCH (PLATOON)

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EXAMPLE OF PLATOON LEADER’’’’S ORDER FOR
BOUNDING OVERWATCH

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LEAD SQUAD IN TRAVELING OVERWATCH FORMATION

+ 50 TO 100 METERS

PLATOON HQ / WEAPONS

+ 20 METERS

PLATOON SERGENAT, AIDMAN, WEAPONS (OPTIONAL)

“Forever Forward”

SMALL UNIT MOVEMENT FORMATIONS – semo.edu

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