PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE: TRAINING FOR RECONAISSANCE TROOP AND BELOW IN URBAN OPERATIONS

Restricted U.S. Army Training for Reconnaissance Troop and Below in Urban Operations

January 4, 2013 in U.S. Army

Because the operational environment (OE) requires Army forces to operate in urban areas, commanders must have accurate information on the complex human elements, infrastructure, and physical terrain that make up the urban environment. The limits on imagery and electronic reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S) capabilities place a premium on human-based visual reconnaissance. Reconnaissance troops and platoons must be trained to gather and analyze the necessary information and provide it to their commanders and higher headquarters. This chapter discusses definitions, training strategy, prerequisite training, individual task training, and collective task training designed to prepare reconnaissance units at troop level and below for operations in urban terrain.