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Infantry Rifle Company

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Contents
Page
PREFACE.................................................................................................................... ix
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................... 1-1
Section I – Operational Overview .......................................................................... 1-1
Operational Environment ........................................................................................... 1-1
Decisive Action .......................................................................................................... 1-4
Combat Power ........................................................................................................... 1-4
Combined Arms ......................................................................................................... 1-6
Hasty Versus Deliberate Operations ......................................................................... 1-7
Close Combat ............................................................................................................ 1-7
Operations Structure ................................................................................................. 1-8
Key Doctrinal Terms and Definitions ....................................................................... 1-13
Section II – The Infantry Rifle Company.............................................................. 1-13
Mission..................................................................................................................... 1-13
Capabilities .............................................................................................................. 1-14
Limitations ............................................................................................................... 1-14
Organization of the Infantry Rifle Company ............................................................ 1-14
Duties and Responsibilities ..................................................................................... 1-16
Chapter 2 OFFENSE .................................................................................................................. 2-1
Section I – Doctrinal Basis for the Offense........................................................... 2-1
Offensive Tasks ......................................................................................................... 2-1
Forms of Maneuver ................................................................................................... 2-2
Combat Formations ................................................................................................. 2-11
Movement Techniques ............................................................................................ 2-16
Troop Movement ..................................................................................................... 2-20
Reconnaissance and Surveillance .......................................................................... 2-23
Security Operations ................................................................................................. 2-23
Key Doctrinal Terms and Definitions ....................................................................... 2-24
Section II – Movement to Contact ........................................................................ 2-25
Conduct a Tactical Road March .............................................................................. 2-25
Occupy an Assembly Area ...................................................................................... 2-40
Passage of Lines, Linkup, and Battle Handover ..................................................... 2-45
Doctrinal Basis for a Movement to Contact ............................................................. 2-61
Illustration of a Movement to Contact ...................................................................... 2-75
Approach March ...................................................................................................... 2-81

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Subordinate Tasks of Movement to Contact ........................................................... 2-88

Section III – Attack .............................................................................................. 2-114
Organization of Forces for an Attack .................................................................... 2-115
Doctrinal Basis for Force and Terrain Oriented Attacks ....................................... 2-115
Attack Sequence of Events, Example ................................................................... 2-144
Illustration of an Attack .......................................................................................... 2-148
Subordinate Forms of the Attack .......................................................................... 2-161
Section IV – Exploitation and Pursuit ............................................................... 2-187
Exploitation............................................................................................................ 2-187
Pursuit ................................................................................................................... 2-188
Chapter 3 DEFENSE ................................................................................................................. 3-1
Section I – Doctrinal Basis for the Defense ......................................................... 3-1
Defensive Tasks........................................................................................................ 3-1
Forms of the Defense ............................................................................................... 3-2
Situations Unique to the Conduct of Defensive Tasks............................................ 3-15
Key Doctrinal Terms and Definitions....................................................................... 3-25
Section II – Area Defense ..................................................................................... 3-26
Organization of Forces ............................................................................................ 3-26
Doctrinal Basis for an Area Defense ....................................................................... 3-28
Area Defense Sequence of Events, Example ......................................................... 3-68
Illustration of an Area Defense................................................................................ 3-71
Section III – Mobile Defense................................................................................. 3-87
Section IV – Retrograde ....................................................................................... 3-88
General Considerations for the Retrograde ............................................................ 3-88
Delay ....................................................................................................................... 3-89
Withdrawal ............................................................................................................ 3-105
Retirement............................................................................................................. 3-112
Chapter 4 STABILITY................................................................................................................ 4-1
Section I – Foundation for Operations Focused on Stability ............................. 4-1
Stability Principles ..................................................................................................... 4-1
Understanding the Operational Environment ............................................................ 4-2
Stability in Operations ............................................................................................... 4-2
Section II – Organization of Forces ..................................................................... 4-12
Section III – Operational Area Security ............................................................... 4-13
Operational Overview ............................................................................................. 4-13
Planning Considerations ......................................................................................... 4-15
Preparation.............................................................................................................. 4-29
Execution ................................................................................................................ 4-33
Section IV – Security Force Assistance ............................................................. 4-49
Operational Overview ............................................................................................. 4-49
Planning Considerations ......................................................................................... 4-51
Preparation.............................................................................................................. 4-56
Execution ................................................................................................................ 4-61
Appendix A COMMAND POST OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ................................... A-1
Company Command Post ......................................................................................... A-1
Primary and Alternate Command Post Locations ..................................................... A-1
Resourcing the Command Post ................................................................................ A-2
Intelligence Support Team ........................................................................................ A-3
Appendix B PLANNING AND PREPARATION ........................................................................... B-1

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Section I – Planning ............................................................................................... B-1

Parallel, Collaborative, and Distributed Planning ......................................................B-1
Parallel Planning........................................................................................................B-1
Role of Reconnaissance and Surveillance ................................................................B-2
Troop-Leading Procedures ........................................................................................B-2
Section II – Preparations...................................................................................... B-33
Security Operations .................................................................................................B-34
Rehearsals ..............................................................................................................B-34
Precombat Checks and Precombat Inspections .....................................................B-37
Appendix C DIRECT FIRE PLANNING AND CONTROL ........................................................... C-1
Principles .................................................................................................................. C-1
Direct Fire Planning .................................................................................................. C-3
Direct Fire Control .................................................................................................... C-4
Appendix D FIRES ....................................................................................................................... D-1
Fire Support .............................................................................................................. D-1
Company Fire Support ............................................................................................. D-3
Mortars.................................................................................................................... D-18
Air-Ground Operations ........................................................................................... D-23
Appendix E CLOSE COMBAT MISSILE AND ACQUISITION SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT ..........E-1
Organization ..............................................................................................................E-1
Tactical Employment .................................................................................................E-4
Employment as Part of a Combined Arms Team ......................................................E-6
Appendix F ARMORED, STRYKER, AND MOUNTED EMPLOYMENT ..................................... F-1
Armored and Stryker Vehicles ................................................................................... F-1
Light Wheeled Vehicles ............................................................................................. F-7
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles ........................................................... F-10
Employment of Mounted Platforms ......................................................................... F-14
Additional Employment Considerations................................................................... F-20
Appendix G COMBINED ARMS BREACHING OPERATIONS................................................... G-1
Overview ................................................................................................................... G-1
Types of Breach ....................................................................................................... G-2
Breach Area .............................................................................................................. G-3
Breaching Tenets ..................................................................................................... G-4
Breaching Activities ................................................................................................ G-10
Appendix H CBRN DEFENSE AND COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION... H-1
Overview ................................................................................................................... H-1
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Tasks ............................. H-5
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Tasks .................................................... H-7
Tasks and Activities within a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
Environment ............................................................................................................. H-8
Appendix I SUSTAINMENT .......................................................................................................... I-1
Roles and Responsibilities ......................................................................................... I-1
Sustaining the Infantry Rifle Company ....................................................................... I-3
Operations Process .................................................................................................. I-14
Echelon Support ....................................................................................................... I-16
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1
REFERENCES ........................................................................................ References-1
INDEX ................................................................................................................ Index-1

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Figures
Figure 1-1. The Infantry rifle company of the Infantry battalion ................................................... 1-15
Figure 2-1. Envelopments .............................................................................................................. 2-3
Figure 2-2. Turning movement ...................................................................................................... 2-5
Figure 2-3. Frontal attack ............................................................................................................... 2-6
Figure 2-4. Penetration .................................................................................................................. 2-7
Figure 2-5. Infiltration route ............................................................................................................ 2-9
Figure 2-6. Infiltration lane ........................................................................................................... 2-10
Figure 2-7. Flank attack ............................................................................................................... 2-11
Figure 2-8. Company in platoon column, example ...................................................................... 2-12
Figure 2-9. Company in platoon line, example ............................................................................ 2-13
Figure 2-10. Company in wedge formation, example .................................................................. 2-13
Figure 2-11. Company in vee formation, example ....................................................................... 2-14
Figure 2-12. Company in echelon right, example ........................................................................ 2-15
Figure 2-13. Transition from movement techniques to maneuver ............................................... 2-16
Figure 2-14. Traveling, example .................................................................................................. 2-17
Figure 2-15. Traveling overwatch, example................................................................................. 2-18
Figure 2-16. Bounding overwatch, example ................................................................................ 2-19
Figure 2-17. Alternative and successive bounds ......................................................................... 2-19
Figure 2-18. Organization of a tactical road march, example ...................................................... 2-27
Figure 2-19. Strip map, tactical road march (mounted march) .................................................... 2-32
Figure 2-20. All-around security ................................................................................................... 2-34
Figure 2-21 Overlay with route control measures, example ........................................................ 2-37
Figure 2-22. Battalion march serial and company march units (mounted march) ....................... 2-38
Figure 2-23. Occupy an assembly area, example ....................................................................... 2-44
Figure 2-24. Control measures, forward passage of lines ........................................................... 2-48
Figure 2-25. Control measures, rearward passage of lines......................................................... 2-49
Figure 2-26. Overlay with route control measures, example ....................................................... 2-53
Figure 2-27. Company march unit as part of the battalion march serial (dismounted), example 2-55
Figure 2-28. Attack positions and support by fire positions (occupation), example .................... 2-56
Figure 2-29. Limited visibility attack (maneuver), example.......................................................... 2-58
Figure 2-30. Limited visibility attack (company assault), example............................................... 2-60
Figure 2-31. Passage of follow-on forces (breach lanes north of Objective Kiwi), example ....... 2-61
Figure 2-32. Battalion movement to contact (organization of forces), example .......................... 2-64
Figure 2-33. Movement to contact (axis of advance), example ................................................... 2-76
Figure 2-34. Movement to contact (Infantry Battalion 2 organization of forces), example .......... 2-78
Figure 2-35. Movement to contact (meeting engagement), example .......................................... 2-80
Figure 2-36. Approach march, axes of advance .......................................................................... 2-82
Figure 2-37. Approach march, less vulnerable columns ............................................................. 2-83
Figure 2-38. Approach march (initial axis of advance), example................................................. 2-86

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Figure 2-39. Approach march (advance in company columns), example .................................... 2-88
Figure 2-40. Cordon and search (inner and outer cordon) .......................................................... 2-93
Figure 2-41. Cordon and search (target area) ............................................................................. 2-95
Figure 2-42. Graphic operating system ...................................................................................... 2-100
Figure 2-43. Grid reference graphic ........................................................................................... 2-101
Figure 2-44. Search and attack (company areas of operation).................................................. 2-109
Figure 2-45. Search and attack (method with scout platoon forward) ....................................... 2-111
Figure 2-46. Company conducting a search and attack (dispersed platoon method) ............... 2-112
Figure 2-47. Search and attack (unit massing to attack) ........................................................... 2-114
Figure 2-48. Approach to objective ............................................................................................ 2-125
Figure 2-49. Isolate the objective ............................................................................................... 2-128
Figure 2-50. Establish breach and secure a foothold................................................................. 2-130
Figure 2-51. Exploitation of the penetration ............................................................................... 2-131
Figure 2-52. Planning options (attack against a moving enemy) ............................................... 2-133
Figure 2-53. Flank attack against a moving enemy ................................................................... 2-135
Figure 2-54. Company terrain-oriented attack ........................................................................... 2-140
Figure 2-55. IBCT attack (scheme of maneuver), example ....................................................... 2-149
Figure 2-56. Battalion attack (axes of advance), example ......................................................... 2-151
Figure 2-57. Battalion attack (support by fire), example ............................................................ 2-153
Figure 2-58. Company attack (support by fire), example ........................................................... 2-155
Figure 2-59. Company attack (breach), example ....................................................................... 2-157
Figure 2-60. Company attack (assault), example ...................................................................... 2-159
Figure 2-61. Follow through (mission continuation), example ................................................... 2-160
Figure 2-62. Linear ambush ....................................................................................................... 2-165
Figure 2-63. L-shaped ambush .................................................................................................. 2-166
Figure 2-64. Area ambush (central and outlying ambushes) ..................................................... 2-167
Figure 2-65. Anti-armor ambush (using separate search team) ................................................ 2-168
Figure 2-66. Company anti-armor ambush (infiltration and occupation), example .................... 2-173
Figure 2-67. Company anti-armor ambush (employment and actions in kill zone), example .... 2-175
Figure 2-68. Company raid (insertion/infiltration), example ....................................................... 2-183
Figure 2-69. Company raid (objective area sealed off/isolation), example ................................ 2-184
Figure 2-70. Company raid (objective seized and task accomplished/withdrawal), example .... 2-185
Figure 3-1. Defense of a linear obstacle (mutual support between rifle platoons)......................... 3-3
Figure 3-2. Perimeter defense (platoons positioned forward) ........................................................ 3-5
Figure 3-3. Perimeter defense (squads positioned in-depth) ......................................................... 3-7
Figure 3-4. Y-shaped perimeter defense (primary and alternate engagement areas)................... 3-8
Figure 3-5. Modified Y-shaped perimeter defense (primary and alternate engagement areas) .... 3-9
Figure 3-6. Perimeter defense (engagement area control measures) ......................................... 3-10
Figure 3-7. Company reverse slope defense (slope terminology) ............................................... 3-12
Figure 3-8. Company reverse slope defense (oblique defilade) .................................................. 3-14
Figure 3-9. Battalion relief in place (companies occupy same positions) .................................... 3-22

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Figure 3-10. Company battle position as part of the battalion defense (disposition of forces).... 3-33
Figure 3-11. Primary, alternate, supplementary, and subsequent battle positions ..................... 3-35
Figure 3-12. Identify likely enemy avenues of approach, example ............................................. 3-38
Figure 3-13. Engagement area (motorized Infantry and armor threat), example ........................ 3-41
Figure 3-14. Key terrain and avenues of approach, example...................................................... 3-46
Figure 3-15. Company and platoon employment, example ......................................................... 3-48
Figure 3-16. Tactical obstacle effects .......................................................................................... 3-52
Figure 3-17. Protective, tactical, and supplementary wire obstacles .......................................... 3-54
Figure 3-18. Mobile actions focused on the enemy ..................................................................... 3-67
Figure 3-19. Battalion area defense (defense in depth), example .............................................. 3-73
Figure 3-20. Company area defense (Company B defense in depth), example ......................... 3-75
Figure 3-21. Battalion area defenses (security area engagement), example.............................. 3-77
Figure 3-22. Battalion area defense (battle handover), example ................................................ 3-79
Figure 3-23. Battalion area defense (engagement within the main battle area), example .......... 3-81
Figure 3-24. Company B area defense (extend actions in depth), example ............................... 3-82
Figure 3-25. Battalion area defense (extend actions in depth), example .................................... 3-84
Figure 3-26. Battalion area defense (commitment of the reserve), example .............................. 3-86
Figure 3-27. Delay from alternate positions ................................................................................. 3-96
Figure 3-28. Delay from subsequent positions ............................................................................ 3-97
Figure 3-29. Delay within an area of operation .......................................................................... 3-103
Figure 3-30. Delay forward of a terrain feature for a specified time .......................................... 3-104
Figure 3-31. Detachment left in contact (multiple sub-elements left in place) ........................... 3-108
Figure 3-32. Detachment left in contact (one task-organized unit left in place) ........................ 3-109
Figure 4-1. Mechanism for interagency tactical integration ........................................................... 4-7
Figure 4-2. IBCT area security operation (nonlinear and noncontiguous areas of operation),
example .................................................................................................................... 4-34
Figure 4-3. Company area security operation (mounted march and linkup), example ............... 4-39
Figure 4-4. Company area security operation (actions Release Point1), example ..................... 4-40
Figure 4-5. Company area security operation (actions Release Point 2), example .................... 4-41
Figure 4-6. Company area security operation (follow-on mission), example .............................. 4-42
Figure 4-7. Battalion area security operation (nonlinear and contiguous areas of operation),
example .................................................................................................................... 4-43
Figure 4-8. Company area security operation (cordon and knock), example.............................. 4-46
Figure 4-9. Company area security operation (cordon and kick), example ................................. 4-47
Figure 4-10. Company area security operation (Combat Outpost 1), example ........................... 4-48
Figure 4-11. Security force assistance in the conflict continuum ................................................ 4-50
Figure 4-12. Battalion and company support to security force assistance, example .................. 4-59
Figure B-1. Parallel planning ......................................................................................................... B-2
Figure B-2. Troop-leading procedures correlated with risk management steps ............................ B-4
Figure B-3. Troop-leading procedures outline ............................................................................... B-5
Figure B-4. Example warning order format .................................................................................... B-7
Figure B-5. Box war gaming technique........................................................................................ B-28

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Figure B-6. Belt war gaming technique ........................................................................................B-29

Figure B-7. Avenue in-depth war gaming technique ....................................................................B-30
Figure B-8. Operations order format ............................................................................................B-33
Figure C-1. Identifying probable enemy locations and scheme of maneuver, example ............... C-5
Figure C-2. Determining where and how to mass fires, example ................................................. C-6
Figure C-3. Orienting forces to speed target acquisition, example ............................................... C-7
Figure C-4. Common fire control measures .................................................................................. C-8
Figure C-5. Constructed target reference point markers, examples ........................................... C-10
Figure C-6. Terrain-based quadrants, example .......................................................................... C-12
Figure C-7. Friendly-based quadrants, example ......................................................................... C-13
Figure C-8. Fire pattern, examples.............................................................................................. C-18
Figure C-9. Target array, example .............................................................................................. C-19
Figure D-1. Final protective line integration of fires and obstacles ............................................... D-9
Figure D-2. Fire support execution matrix for a company combined arms breach, example ..... D-16
Figure D-3. Fire support execution matrix for company deliberate attack, example................... D-17
Figure D-4. Beginning of close air support .................................................................................. D-36
Figure D-5. Execution of 105-mm shaping fires; shifting of close air support ............................. D-37
Figure D-6. Beginning of 120-mm and supporting fires; shifting of 105-mm fires....................... D-38
Figure D-7. Beginning of 60-mm fires; shifting of 120-mm fires .................................................. D-39
Figure D-8. Cessation of 60-mm fires; shifting of supporting fires .............................................. D-40
Figure E-1. Infantry weapons squad ..............................................................................................E-2
Figure E-2. Assault platoon organization and equipment ..............................................................E-3
Figure E-3. Javelin and TOW employment as part of a combined arms team ..............................E-6
Figure F-1. Abrams tank danger zone ........................................................................................... F-4
Figure F-2. Mobile gun system danger zone.................................................................................. F-5
Figure F-3. Bradley fighting vehicle danger zone........................................................................... F-6
Figure F-4. Bradley fighting vehicle TOW backblast danger zone ................................................. F-7
Figure F-5. MRAP vehicle loading of one Infantry rifle platoon, example .................................... F-13
Figure F-6. Attacks along converging routes ............................................................................... F-15
Figure F-7. Mounted forces support by fire .................................................................................. F-16
Figure F-8. Mounted forces integrated throughout position ......................................................... F-18
Figure F-9. Mounted force positioned as a counterattack force................................................... F-19
Figure F-10. Hasty checkpoints.................................................................................................... F-21
Figure G-1. Breach area................................................................................................................ G-4
Figure G-2. Breach organization course of action, example ......................................................... G-9
Figure H-1. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear passive defense architecture ........... H-4
Figure I-1. Service station method ................................................................................................ I-10
Figure I-2. Tailgate resupply method ............................................................................................ I-11
Figure I-3. Battalion and company concept of support, example .................................................. I-17

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Tables
Table 2-1. Comparison of combat formations.............................................................................. 2-15
Table 2-2. Sample variances of cordon and search methods ..................................................... 2-97
Table 3-1. Comparison of two delay techniques ......................................................................... 3-94
Table 4-1. Phases of the stability framework and stability transition phases .............................. 4-11
Table B-1. Recommended enemy situation template items ........................................................ B-20
Table B-2. Precombat checks and precombat inspection checklist, example............................. B-38
Table C-1. Common fire control measures .................................................................................... C-9
Table C-2. Weapons safety posture levels .................................................................................. C-15
Table D-1. Field artillery and mortar final protective fire planning data ......................................... D-8
Table D-2. Artillery response times .............................................................................................. D-11
Table D-3. Internal format for the scheme of fires subparagraph, example ................................ D-13
Table D-4. Company TTLODAC—completed worksheet for fire support tasks, example .......... D-14
Table D-5. Advantages and disadvantages of conventional indirect fire..................................... D-22
Table D-6. Advantages and disadvantages of direct alignment .................................................. D-22
Table D-7. Advantages and disadvantages of direct lay ............................................................. D-23
Table D-8. Advantages and disadvantages of hip shoot ............................................................. D-23
Table D-9. Artillery and mortar call for fire ................................................................................... D-26
Table D-10. Army attack aviation call for fire format .................................................................... D-28
Table D-11. Game plan and 9-line close air support brief ........................................................... D-33
Table G-1. Breaching organization and responsibilities ................................................................G-7
Table G-2. Breaching considerations within troop leading procedures .......................................G-10
Table H-1. Characteristics of chemical agents .............................................................................. H-3
Table H-2. Mission oriented protective posture levels ................................................................... H-5

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