USMC%20OPERATIONAL%20OVERLAY%20SYMBOLS

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USMC OPERATIONAL OVERLAY SYMBOLS

• Current as of the 1998 edition of the Operational
  Overlay Terms and Symbols FMFM

DIRECTIONS
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BASIC
UNIT SIZES
MARINE CORPS UNITS
UNIT
HEADQUARTERS
CSS ELEMENT OF A THEATER ARMY
CSS ELEMENT OF A US CORPS
CSS ELEMENT OF A BRIGADE OR SMALLER
USMC FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP
FORCE UNDER NATIONAL COMMAND
ELECTRONIC INSTALLATION
OBSERVATION POST
LOGISTICS, MEDICAL, OR ADMIN INSTALLATIONS

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FRIENDLY GENERAL/UNIT SIZE SYMBOLS
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MILITARY POLICE
RIVERINE/ FLOATING UNIT
NBC UNIT

• AIR DEFENSE

NBC DECON TEAM
SENSOR UNIT
AIRBORNE (US)
INFANTRY
LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY (LAVs)
AIRBORNE (NATO)
MECHANIZED INFANTRY
LIGHT ARMORED RECON (LAR)
AIR ASSAULT (US)
MOTORIZED
MOTORIZED ANTI-ARMOR
AIR ASSAULT W/ORGANIC LIFT (US)
MOTORIZED INFANTRY
MECHANIZED ANTI-ARMOR
AIR ASSAULT W/ORGANIC LIFT (NATO)
BRADLEY IFV
ANTI-ARMOR FIGHTING VEHICLE
AIR CAVALRY
ARCTIC
BRIDGING
USMC LANDING TEAM
SKI
GUN SYSTEM MOUNTED
MAINTENANCE
HORSE/CAMEL/PACK ANIMAL
MORTAR UNIT
MOUNTAIN
ENGINEER
AMPHIBIOUS
ARTILLERY
COMBAT ENGINEERS
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY
ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE (AAV) UNIT
TRACKEDARMOR
ROCKET ARTILLERY (MLRS or ATACMS)
AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER
SIGNAL/ COMM
STINGER MISSILE UNIT
SHORE PARTY
WHEELED ARMOR
PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEM
DISMOUNTEDANTI-ARMOR
SUPPLY
AVENGER MISSILE UNIT
CAVALRY OR RECON
MAINTENANCE
FRIENDLY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS
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SEAL UNIT
ORDNANCE
USMC FORCE RECON
MEDICAL
RANGER
TRANSPORTATION
UNMANNED AERIAL RECON (UAV/RPV)
SPECIAL FORCES
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
AIR DEFENSE RADAR
SURFACE-TO- SURFACE MISSILE
SNIPER UNIT
NEUTRAL UNITS (GREEN SQUARES)
REFUGEES
FOOD DISTRIBUTION (NGO or PVO)
MEDICAL (NGO or PVO)
FRIENDLY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS
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• LIGHT

MEDIUM
HEAVY
TANK, LIGHT
TANK, MEDIUM
TANK, HEAVY
HOVERCRAFT
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC)
BRADLEY INFANTRY FIGHTLING VEHICLE (BIFV)
LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED PERSONNEL (LVTP)
LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED ENGINEER (LVTE)
LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED RECOVERY (LVTR)
GRENADE LAUNCHERS
M203
Mk 19
HMMWV W/ Mk 19
LAV W/25mm GUN
FLAME THROWER
PORTABLE
VEHICULAR
ANTIPERSONNEL MINE
ANTITANK MINE
FRIENDLY WEAPON/VEHICLE SYMBOLS
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AXIS OF ADVANCE OF MAIN ATTACK
SUPPORTING AXIS OF ADVANCE
AXIS OF ADVANCE BY AIR

• SUPPORTING DIRECTION OF ATTACK

DIRECTION OF MAIN ATTACK
MOVEMENT / TARGET / TIMELINE SYMBOLS
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BASIC
UNIT SIZES
UNIT
REGIMENT OR GROUP
FIRE TEAM
HEADQUARTERS
SQUAD
BRIGADE
CSS ELEMENT OF A THEATER ARMY
DIVISION
SECTION
CSS ELEMENT OF A US CORPS SIZE UNIT
CORPS
PLATOON OR DET
CSS ELEMENT OF A BRIGADE OR SMALLER
ARMY
COMPANY, BATTERY, OR TROOP
ELECTRONIC INSTALLATION
OBSERVATION POST
BATTALION OR SQUADRON
LOGISTICS, MEDICAL OR ADMIN INSTALLATION
ENEMY GENERAL/UNIT SIZE SYMBOLS
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SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE UNIT
MILITARY POLICE
INFANTRY
SURFACE-TO- SURFACE MISSILE UNIT
MECHANIZED INFANTRY
PARATROOPERS
AIR ASSAULT
TRANSPORTATION
MOTORIZED
UNMANNED AERIAL RECON (UAV/RPV)
MOTORIZED INFANTRY
AIR CAVALRY
AIR DEFENSE RADAR
ARMOR
BRIDGING

• AIR DEFENSE

ARMORED CAVALRY
MECHANIZED ROCKET ARTILLERY
AMPHIBIOUS
SUPPLY
NBC UNIT
AMPHIBIOUS MECHANIZED
MAINTENANCE
ANTI-ARMOR
ENGINEER
MEDICAL
CAVALRY OR RECON
COMBAT ENGINEERS
ARTILLERY
ROCKET ARTILLERY
ORDNANCE
SIGNAL/COMM
ENEMY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS
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• LIGHT

MEDIUM
HEAVY
TANK, LIGHT
TANK, MEDIUM
TANK, HEAVY
HOVERCRAFT
WHEELED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE
TRACKED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE
FLAME THROWER
PORTABLE
VEHICULAR
ENEMY WEAPON/VEHICLE SYMBOLS