IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

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IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TLO Execute the immediate actions upon contact
with the enemy
ELOS (1) Demonstrate the immediate halt
drill. (2) Demonstrate the air observation
drill. (3) Demonstrate the hasty ambush
drill. (4) Demonstrate the immediate assault
drill. (5) Demonstrate the break contact
drill. (6) Demonstrate the near ambush drill. (7)
Demonstrate the far ambush drill.
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IMMEDIATE ACTIONS UPON ENEMY CONTACT
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THREE TYPES OF CONTACT

• Observation
• Meeting engagement
• Ambush

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MISSION DEPENDENT

• Prohibits contact
• Defensive in nature
• Break contact and continue the mission

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MISSION DEPENDENT

• Permits contact
• Offensive in nature
• Seek opportunities
• Exploit opportunities

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TWO TYPES OF PHYSICAL CONTACT

• Meeting engagement
• Ambush

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IMMEDIATE ACTIONS

• All members must be trained
• Visual or physical contact
• Simple/minimal use of signals

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IMMEDIATE HALT

• Enemy detected, but were not
• Freeze
• Remain motionless and quiet

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AIR OBSERVATION

• Reduce detection and casualties
• Freeze
• Patrol leader IDs aircraft and gives further
  signals or orders
• Do not look up

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MEETING ENGAGEMENT

• Hasty ambush
• Immediate assault

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HASTY AMBUSH

• Patrol leader or authorized member gives the
  signal
• Patrol leader initiates
• If detected first
• Alternate means of initiating
• When used offensively

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IMMEDIATE ASSAULT

• Defensively
• Offensively
• Meeting engagement

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DEFENSIVE MEASURES

• If enemy withdraws-assault is stopped-contact is
  broken
• If enemy stands fast-assault through his position
  until contact is broken

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OFFENSIVE MEASURES

• If the enemy is decisively engaged
• Escapees are pursued and destroyed
• If fired upon from greater than fifty meters

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BREAKING CONTACT

• Fire and maneuver
• The clock system

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FIRE AND MANEUVER

• One portion of the patrol returns fire while the
  other moves by bounds away from the enemy
• Each covers by fire until they all break contact

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COUNTER AMBUSH

• The IA drill is distance dependent
• Near ambush-within fifty meters
• Far ambush-beyond fifty meters

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NEAR AMBUSH

• The longer you remain the greater the casualties
• Members in the kill zone assault through

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FAR AMBUSH

• Kill zone
• Greater range provides maneuver space and
  opportunity to seek cover
• Members in the kill zone
• Members not in the kill zone

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