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## Military Symbols Contents

Page
PREFACE........ vii
INTRODUCTION ........ ix
Chapter 1
MILITARY SYMBOL FUNDAMENTALS ........ 1-1
Framed Symbols ........1-1 Amplifiers........1-5 Symbol Lettering........1-6 Unframed Symbols ........1-6 Control Measure Symbols ........1-6 Military Symbol Construct Process........1-7
Chapter 2
MILITARY UNIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYMBOLS ........ 2-1
Unit and Organization Symbols........2-1 Unit and Organization Frame Shapes ........2-1 Main and Modifier Icons and Amplifier Fields for Units ........2-1 Main Icons for Units........2-18
Chapter 3
ACTIVITY AND INSTALLATION SYMBOLS ........ 3-1
Activity Frame Shapes........3-1 Installation Frame Shapes........3-4 Main Icons for Activities and Installations........3-8
Chapter 4
EQUIPMENT SYMBOLS ........ 4-1
Framed and Unframed Equipment Symbols ........4-1 Equipment Symbol Frame Shapes........4-1
Main and Modifier Icons and Amplifiers for Equipment........4-2 Main Icons for Equipment........4-10
Chapter 5
CONTROL MEASURES AND OPERATION SYMBOLS ........ 5-1
Fundamentals of Control Measure Symbols ........5-1 Composition of Control Measure Symbols........5-1 Standard Identity Coloring Control Measures ........5-1 Control Measure Acronyms and Abbreviations Usage ........5-1 Operation Symbols ........5-2 Labeling Control Measures........5-2 Main and Modifier Icons and Amplifiers ........5-2 Echelon Indicator (B) ........5-4 Direction of Movement Indicator (Q) ........5-4 Offset Location Indicator (S2) ........5-5
Figure 2-15. Template for direction of movement amplifier ........2-16 Figure 2-16. Direction of movement amplifier usage example........2-16 Figure 2-17. Template for combat effectiveness amplifier ........2-17
Figure 2-18. Headquarters staff location indicators ........2-17 Figure 2-19. Offset location indicators ........2-18 Figure 3-1. Placement of activity main and modifier icons and amplifiers ........3-1 Figure 3-2. Evaluation rating amplifier usage construct........3-3 Figure 3-3. Activity direction of movement amplifier usage construct........3-3 Figure 3-4. Activities offset location indicator amplifier usage construct........3-4 Figure 3-5. Placement of installation main and modifier icon and amplifiers........3-5 Figure 3-6. Template for operational condition amplifier........3-7
Figure 4-1. Placement of land equipment symbols main and modifier icons and amplifiers ........4-3
Figure 4-2. Equipment direction of movement usage construct example of an armored high
mobility vehicle with medium gun system........4-5
Figure 4-3. Example of armored self-propelled (tracked) long-range surface to air missile launcher
engaging an enemy attack rotary aircraft ........4-7
Figure 4-4. Example of armored self-propelled howitzer moving by train........4-7
Figure 4-5. Speed usage construct example with direction of movement of an armored high
mobility vehicle with medium gun system........4-9
Figure 5-1. Composition of control measure symbol........5-1 Figure 5-2. Echelon indicator usage construct examples ........5-4 Figure 5-3. Direction of movement usage construct example........5-5 Figure 5-4. Offset location indicator usage construct examples ........5-5 Figure 5-5. Additional information usage construct example ........5-6 Figure 5-6. Boundary composition template ........5-6 Figure 5-7. Template for area control measure symbols ........5-10
Figure 5-8. Template for points (left) and supply distribution points (right) control measure
symbols........5-20
Figure 5-9. Template for line control measure symbols........5-35
Figure 7-1. Task organization main icon and amplifier fields........7-2 Figure 7-2. Battalion task force example........7-6

## Tables

Introductory table 1. New and modified military symbol changes ........ x Table 1-1. Standard identities and physical domain frame shapes ........1-2 Table 1-2. Friendly frame status examples in present, planned, or suspected ........1-3 Table 1-3. Horizontal and vertical octagon placement diagram examples ........1-4 Table 1-4. Standard identity colors........1-5 Table 1-5. Construct process for framed symbols ........1-8 Table 1-6. Construct process for control measure symbol ........1-9 Table 2-1. Unit and organization standard identity frame shapes........2-1

## Contents

Table 2-2. Descriptions of main icon and amplifier fields for unit frames ........ 2-3 Table 2-3. Echelon and non-echelon amplifiers ........ 2-6 Table 2-4. Task organization indicator amplifier........ 2-10
Table 2-5. Attached and detached amplifiers ........ 2-11 Table 2-6. Command post amplifier Field G usage examples........ 2-13 Table 2-7. Main icons for units........ 2-19 Table 2-8. Main icons for named units........ 2-35 Table 2-9. Sector 1 modifiers for units........ 2-38 Table 2-10. Sector 2 modifiers for units........ 2-58 Table 2-11. Unit symbol construct examples and translations ........ 2-72 Table 3-1. Activity standard identity frame shapes........ 3-1
Table 3-2. Descriptions of main and modifier icons and amplifier fields for activity frames ........ 3-2
Table 3-3. Installation standard identity frame shapes ........ 3-4 Table 3-4. Descriptions of main and modifier icon and amplifier fields for installation frames...... 3-5 Table 3-5. Operational condition amplifiers and construct examples........ 3-7 Table 3-6. Main icons for activities and installations ........ 3-8 Table 3-7. Sector 1 modifiers for activities and installations........ 3-20 Table 3-8. Sector 2 modifiers for individuals and organizations ........ 3-30 Table 4-1. Equipment standard identity frame shapes ........ 4-2 Table 4-2. Descriptions of main and modifier icon and amplifier fields ........ 4-3 Table 4-3. Engagement bar designation colors........ 4-6 Table 4-4. Equipment mobility (transportation) mode indicators (Field R) ........ 4-8 Table 4-5. Operational condition amplifiers and construct examples........ 4-10 Table 4-6. Main icons for equipment ........ 4-11 Table 4-7. Sector 1 modifiers for equipment........ 4-34 Table 4-8. Sector 2 modifiers for equipment........ 4-39 Table 5-1. Present and planned status for control measure symbols ........ 5-2 Table 5-2. Main and modifier icon and amplifier descriptions for control measure symbols........ 5-3
Table 5-3. Boundaries........ 5-7 Table 5-4. Boundary control-line construct examples ........ 5-9 Table 5-5. Area control measures main icons ........ 5-11 Table 5-6. Battle position and unique operation area templates with examples ........ 5-16 Table 5-7. Point control measure main icon symbols........ 5-21 Table 5-8. Distinctive action point control measure functions, templates, and examples ........ 5-33 Table 5-9. Line control measure symbols........ 5-36 Table 5-10. Forms of maneuver control measure symbols ........ 5-42 Table 5-11. Movement to contact operation symbols........ 5-45 Table 5-12. Attack operation symbols ........ 5-46 Table 5-13. Enabling operation symbols ........ 5-47 Table 5-14. Retrograde operation symbols ........ 5-49 Table 5-15. Observation post control measure symbols ........ 5-50

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## Preface

FM 1-02.2 constitutes approved Army military symbols for general use to depict land operations. The principal audience for FM 1-02.2 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as a joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces.

Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S., international, and, in some cases host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all echelons ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See FM 6-27/MCTP
11-10D.) This publication implements the following international agreements: STANAG 1059 (ED. 8). *Letter Codes for Geographical Entities*. 1 April 2004. STANAG 1241. (ED. 5). *NATO Standard Identity Description Structure for Tactical Use*. 6 April 2005.

STANAG 2019 (ED 7)/APP 6 (D). *NATO Joint Military Symbology*. 16 October 2017. FM 1-02.2 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

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## Introduction

This publication compiles Department of Defense Military Standard (MIL-STD) 2525D approved military symbols applicable to land operations for use in U.S. Army doctrinal publications, situation maps, overlays, annotated aerial photographs for all types of military operation. MIL-STD 2525D is the single standard for developing and depicting computer-generated military symbols for use in command and control systems. FM
1-02.2 is the proponent for hand drawn alternate symbols, course of action sketch symbols applicable to U.S. Army doctrine, and approved for use military symbols that are not currently included in MIL-STD 2525D
due to difference in revision timeline. Use this publication as the standard for properly constructing land operations associated military symbols for communicating instructions to subordinate units, commanders, and staffs from company through corps echelons.

This publication is augmented by FM 1-02.1, *Operational Terms*, and *Army Dictionary* online. Changes to military symbols occur more frequently than traditional publication media can be updated. The terminology and military symbol database, known as the *Army Dictionary*, is updated monthly to reflect the latest editions of Army publications. (To access the database, go to https://jdeis.js.mil/jdeis/index.jsp?pindex=207, and log in with a common access card.) This database is an official DOD website, maintained by the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate in collaboration with the Joint Staff Directorate for Joint Force Development. The site is part of the Joint Doctrine, Education, and Training Electronic Information System. It includes all Army doctrinal terms and all military symbols in MIL-STD 2525D, including air, land, maritime, space, activities, and control measures. FM 1-02.2 is organized as follows: Chapter 1 introduces military symbol fundamentals. Chapters 2 through 4 provide icons for units, individuals, organizations, equipment, installations, and activities. Chapter 5 introduces control measure symbols. Chapter 6 discusses tactical mission tasks. Chapter 7 discusses the course of action sketch. These chapters provide detailed requirements for composing and constructing military symbols. The rules for building a set of military symbols allow enough flexibility for users to create any symbol to meet their operational needs. All military symbols construct standards are governed by MIL-STD 2525D, and this publication serves as the compendium of land related military symbols used in U.S. Army doctrine and training manuals. FM 1-02.2 is now the proponent of military symbols that were included in ADP 1-02 as the preceding proponent. The introductory table on page x provides a listing of new and modified military symbol changes published in this manual.

## Introductory Table 1. New And Modified Military Symbol Changes

| Symbol                                          | Status                               | Symbol category                       |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Air defense                                     | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 2        |
| modifier for units                              |                                      |                                       |
| Amplifier field "V" for specific unit equipment | Added/correction                     | Unit amplifier fields (figure 2-1 and |
| table 2-2)                                      |                                      |                                       |
| Command and control                             | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 1        |
| modifier for facilities and equipment           |                                      |                                       |
| Cyberspace                                      | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as main icon for     |
| facilities, and sector 1 modifier for           |                                      |                                       |
| facilities and units                            |                                      |                                       |
| Cyber-server                                    | New                                  | Main icon for facilities and          |
| equipment                                       |                                      |                                       |
| Continuity of operations                        | New                                  | Sector 1 modifier for facilities      |
| Data                                            | New                                  | Main icon and sector 2 modifier for   |
| facilities                                      |                                      |                                       |
| Directed energy                                 | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a main icon for   |
| units                                           |                                      |                                       |
| Electric generation                             | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 1        |
| modifier for facilities                         |                                      |                                       |
| Internet service provider                       | New                                  | Main icon for facilities              |
| Laser (equipment main icon)                     | Modified term                        | Name change to directed energy        |
| Multidomain operations                          | New                                  | Main icon and sector 1 modifier for   |
| units                                           |                                      |                                       |
| Network                                         | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 1        |
| modifier for facilities                         |                                      |                                       |
| Operations                                      | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a main icon       |
| and sector 1 and 2 modifier for                 |                                      |                                       |
| facilities                                      |                                      |                                       |
| Robotic                                         | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 1        |
| modifier for units                              |                                      |                                       |
| Sector 1 and 2 modifiers for units and          |                                      |                                       |
| facilities                                      |                                      |                                       |
| Modified usage                                  | All sector 1 and 2 modifiers can now |                                       |
| offset to the right to avoid symbol             |                                      |                                       |
| overlapping. This excludes the                  |                                      |                                       |
| following modifiers due to full frame           |                                      |                                       |
| linear design:                                  |                                      |                                       |
|                                                |                                      |                                       |
| Headquarters                                    |                                      |                                       |
|                                                |                                      |                                       |
| Jamming                                         |                                      |                                       |
|                                                |                                      |                                       |
| Supply                                          |                                      |                                       |
| Security                                        | Modified usage                       | Now can be used as a main icon,       |
| sector 1 and sector 2 modifier for              |                                      |                                       |
| facilities                                      |                                      |                                       |
| Short range air defense                         | Added                                | Main icon for units                   |
| Supporting axis of advance                      | Added/correction                     | Control measure                       |
| Water                                           | Modified usage                       | Approved for use as a sector 1        |
| modifier for facilities                         |                                      |                                       |
| Wired                                           | New                                  | Sector 1 modifier for facilities      |
| Wireless                                        | New                                  | Sector 1 modifier for facilities      |

## Chapter 1 Military Symbol Fundamentals

This chapter discusses the MIL-STD 2525D military symbol construct standards for framed and unframed symbol standard identity, physical domain, color usage, and the placement of main icons, modifiers, and amplifiers. Military symbols are logograms that represent words or terms used to depict abstract graphic representations of a unit, equipment, installation, activity, control measure, or tactical mission task relevant to military operations. These symbols are available for use in course of action sketches, visualizing operation orders, planning, maps, overlays, and command and control system displays to represent a current common operational picture.

## Framed Symbols

1-1.

Framed symbols allow the depiction of units, equipment, installations, and activities by using a combination of main icon, modifiers, amplifiers, and color (optional) to complete the military symbol construct. The frame is the border of the symbol and serves as the base to which other symbol components are added, and indicates the standard identity, physical domain, and status of the object being represented.

Framed symbol may use standard identity colors to enhance depiction, or can be black and white depending on display. (See table 1-4 on page 1-5.)

## Standard Identity

1-2.

The framed shape design identifies the symbol standard identity. The standard identify frame shape categories are unknown, pending, assumed friend, friend, neutral, suspect, and hostile. Table 1-1 (on page 1-2) depicts the standard identity frame shapes categorized by physical domains.

## Physical Domain

1-3.

The physical domain defines the primary mission area above the earth's surface (in the air domain or space domain), on the earth's surface (land domain or maritime domain), or below the earth's surface
(subsurface domain). Frame shapes differ by surface (land and sea), sea subsurface, air, and space physical domains. Table 1-1 (on page 1-2) lists and depicts the frame shapes usage for each of these physical domains by land unit, installation, activity, land and sea surface equipment, air equipment (in flight), space equipment
(in space), and sea subsurface equipment. 1-4.

Frame shape symbol use is dependent on the object's current physical domain. An aircraft, regardless of Service ownership, can be depicted in either the air domain (in flight) or land domain (on the ground), while aviation units are depicted as land units and facilities as land installations. The exception is surface equipment (land and sea) frames that do not change between land and maritime physical domains. An example is an amphibious vehicle that use the same frame shape regardless of current physical domain because it can operate in both land and maritime domains.

## Status

1-5.

Status depicts whether an object exists at location identified (status is "present" or "confirmed"), will in the future reside at that location (status is "planned" or "anticipated"), or is thought to reside at that location
("suspected"). (See table 1-2 for a depiction of friendly frames.)

| Domain       |
|--------------|
| Equipment    |
| Air          |
| Equipment    |
| Land         |
| Unit         |
| Land         |
| Installation |
| Activity     |
| or Event     |
| Sea          |
| Subsurface   |
| Equipment    |
| Status       |
| Land         |
| Equipment    |
| and Sea      |
| Surface      |
| Present or   |
| confirmed    |
| position     |
| Anticipated, |
| planned, or  |
| suspected    |
| position     |

## Octagon Placement Diagram

1-6.

The octagon serves as a reference for placement of main and modifier icons for units, equipment, installations, or activities symbol constructs, and it is not part of the visible symbol. The octagon divides into 3 areas the innermost part of the symbol construct to standardize the usage of Field A and Field AA. These 3 areas are composed of the center area that is reserved for the main function area (main icon), the upper area (left area if vertical) reserved for sector 1 capability modifier, and lower area (right area if vertical) reserved for sector 2 capability modifier. The octagon may be used horizontally or vertically to allow for effective use of the space when placing main and modifier icons. Table 1-3 on page 1-4 provides examples showing the horizontal and vertical bounding octagons.

## Main Icon For Units, Equipment, Installations, Or Activities

1-7.

The main icon for units, equipment, installations, or activities provides the main function of the military symbol construct. It is placed in the innermost part of the symbol construct, and is represented as the center area of Field A and Field AA. In general, main icons should not be so large as to exceed the dimensions of the main sector of the placement octagon or touch the interior border when framed. There are exceptions to the framed size rule because some main icons occupy the entire frame, and they must exceed the dimensions of the placement octagon and touch the interior border of the frame. These symbols are called full-frame main icons and occur only in land domain symbols. Figure 1-1 shows an example of a full frame main icon for all frame shapes.

## Modifier Icon For Units, Equipment, Installations, Or Activities

1-8.

A modifier provides additional capability information when portraying a symbol. Modifiers conform to the octagon and are placed either above (sector 1) or below (sector 2). The main function icon is represented as part of Field A and Field AA. Some modifiers are interchangeable (multiple usage) and may be used as a sector 1 and sector 2 modifier with the same meaning. This publication defines various types of modifiers and indicates their placement in relation to the main function icon.

## Standard Identity Colors

1-9.

Standard identity colors are used as the fill areas for framed military symbols, and line colors for unframed and framed military symbols. Unframed symbols require color as the standard identity indicator if text amplifiers are not used to categorize the symbol. Fill and line color are optional for framed symbols because the frame design provides the standard identity, and color is only a redundant identity indicator used to enhance the framed symbol. The framed symbol fill is normally white or transparent when color is not used in the depiction. Table 1-4 provides the approved standard identity color variants for military symbol construct fill and line colors.

| Description               | Hand-Drawn   | Computer-Generated Colors   |
|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| Friend, assumed friend    | Blue         | Cyan                        |
| (0, 255, 255)             |              |                             |
| Unknown, pending          | Yellow       | Yellow                      |
| (255, 255, 0)             |              |                             |
| Neutral                   | Green        | Neon Green                  |
| (0, 255, 0)               |              |                             |
| Hostile                   | Red          | Red                         |
| (255, 0, 0)               |              |                             |
| Boundaries, lines, areas, |              |                             |
| text, icons, and frames   |              |                             |
| Black                     | Black        |                             |
| (0, 0, 0)                 |              |                             |
| Boundaries, lines, areas, |              |                             |
| text, icons, and frames.  |              |                             |
| White                     | White        |                             |
| (255, 255, 255)           |              |                             |

## Amplifiers

1-10. Amplifiers are optional fields that provide the capability to include additional information about the portrayed symbol. Not all military symbols use amplifiers, and each symbol construct has its own unique amplifier applicability or placement location in accordance with the appropriate military symbol construct

ICON (RGB Value)
FILL (RGB Value) Crystal Blue (128, 224, 255) Light Yellow (255, 255, 128) Bamboo Green (170, 255, 170) Salmon (255, 128, 128) Black (0, 0, 0) Off-White (6% Gray) (239, 239, 239)

standard. Each respective chapter provides the applicable amplifier placement template and amplifier field listing for all military symbol constructs that have the option to use amplifiers.

## Symbol Lettering

1-11. The lettering for all military symbols will always be uppercase, sans serif font, right aligned on the left of side, left aligned on the right, and centered on top. In some cases the lettering may be tilted slightly to follow the contour of a line, but must be oriented for left-to-right legibility and avoid tilting so much that readers must tilt their heads to read it.

## Unframed Symbols

1-12. Equipment symbols may be depicted with frame or unframed. Control measure symbols and mission task symbols are unframed symbols that conform to special rules for their own elements.

## Unframed Equipment Symbols

1-13. The military symbol construct standard permits the depiction of equipment symbols with or without a frame. Unframed equipment symbol constructs follow the same icon and amplifier placement rules as framed equipment symbols. The only difference is that the main icon of the symbol construct serves as the base for adding modifiers and amplifiers, and it must use standard identity colors (blue, red, green, or yellow) to effectively depict and distinguish friendly or assumed friend, hostile or suspect, neutral, and unknown or pending units. Chapter 3 provides the equipment symbol icon and amplifier guidelines.

## Tactical Mission Task Symbols

1-14. Tactical mission task symbols are used in course of action sketches, synchronization matrices, and maneuver sketches. Tactical mission task symbols are sized to accommodate the scale of the display or map, and they may be used with other framed and unframed symbols, but they do not use modifiers or amplifiers.

Chapter 6 provides tactical mission task symbol listings and construct examples.

## Control Measure Symbols

1-15. A control measure is a means of regulating forces or warfighting functions. Control measure symbols have different unique construct template patterns for each type of control measure, but they use similar standard identity colors and amplifiers as other military symbols. They can be black or white, depending on their display background. Display backgrounds can be blue (for friendly), red (for hostile), green (for obstacles), or yellow (for a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contaminated area fill). See chapter
5 for description, placement, and further details of control measure symbols.

## Main Icons For Control Measures

1-16. Similar to frame symbols, field A identifies the location for control measures main icon placement. The main icon provides the ability to depict the main or supporting function within the construct composition of a control measure. Some control measures symbol constructs permit the use of Field A to embed a completed framed symbol construct. Not all control measures have this placement field, and the control measure templates in chapter 5 indicate if the construct composition provides the capability to add a main icon to the symbol.

## Modifiers For Control Measures

1-17. Minefields and limited access areas have modifiers that can only be used within their unique military symbol construct. (See chapter 5 for appropriate modifier listing and usage construct.)

## Military Symbol Construct Process

1-18. Military symbol construct is a logographic writing system similar to words in written language. Each symbol has a specific meaning that when combined with other symbols provides legible information that can be used to quickly identify units, organizations, and capabilities and to understand current or future actions. The military symbol construct process can construct sentences and paragraphs or translate written words into military symbols using MIL-STD 2525D symbol construct standard used by command and control systems. The symbols in this publication are adequate for depicting a variety of military symbol constructs, but if a user determines there is a gap in the symbol construct language, that user must inform the U.S. Army symbologist so collaboration can begin on creating a required new military symbol.

## Construct Process For Framed Symbols

1-19. Chapters 2 through 4 provide icons and modifiers for building a wide variety of framed symbols. Table 1-5 on page 1-8 provides a step-by-step framed symbol building process example for an infantry unit with armored high mobility vehicle capability, echelon of command level, and its unit designation.

| Steps                                                               | Construct example and                                                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| symbol translation                                                  |                                                                      |
| 1                                                                   | Choose appropriate frame shape from table 3-1 on page 3-1.           |
| Note                                                                | . This example uses the friendly unit frame.                         |
| Friendly unit                                                       |                                                                      |
| 2                                                                   |                                                                      |
| Choose appropriate main icon from chapters 2 through 5 and          |                                                                      |
| combine it with frame.                                              |                                                                      |
| Note                                                                | . This example selects the infantry main icon which is a full frame  |
| icon found in chapter 2.                                            |                                                                      |
| Infantry                                                            |                                                                      |
| Friendly infantry unit                                              |                                                                      |
| 3                                                                   | Choose appropriate sector 1 modifier from chapters 2 through 5.      |
| Note                                                                | . This example uses the armored protected sector 1 modifier found    |
| in chapter 2.                                                       |                                                                      |
| Armored                                                             |                                                                      |
| (protection)                                                        |                                                                      |
| Friendly infantry unit with                                         |                                                                      |
| armored (protection)                                                |                                                                      |
| capability                                                          |                                                                      |
| 4                                                                   | Choose appropriate sector 2 modifier from chapters 2 through 5.      |
| Note                                                                | . This example selects the wheeled high mobility sector 2 modifier   |
| found in chapter 2.                                                 |                                                                      |
| Wheeled                                                             |                                                                      |
| high                                                                |                                                                      |
| mobility                                                            |                                                                      |
| Friendly infantry unit with                                         |                                                                      |
| armored high mobility                                               |                                                                      |
| vehicle capability                                                  |                                                                      |
| 5                                                                   | Choose essential amplifier field from those listed in table 3-3 on   |
| page 3-4.                                                           |                                                                      |
| Note                                                                | . This example uses Field B, H, M to add echelon and unit designator |
| information to complete the desired military symbol. These specific |                                                                      |
| amplifier symbols and construct usage can be found in chapter 2.    |                                                                      |
| Infantry battalion with                                             |                                                                      |
| armored high mobility                                               |                                                                      |
| vehicle capability, 4th                                             |                                                                      |
| Battalion, 23rd Infantry                                            |                                                                      |
| Regiment, 2nd Brigade,                                              |                                                                      |
| 2nd Infantry Division                                               |                                                                      |

## Construct Process For Control Measures

1-20. As part of the military symbol construct process, many control measure symbols can be combined with amplifiers and main icons to display operational information in one symbol. Table 1-6 depicts the steps in the building process example for one of these types of control measures.

| Steps                                          | Construct example and symbol                         |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| translation                                    |                                                      |
| 1                                              | Choose an appropriate control measure template       |
| with amplifier fields from chapter 5.          |                                                      |
| Note                                           | . This example uses the main axis of advance         |
| template.                                      |                                                      |
| Main axis of advance with amplifier fields     |                                                      |
| T                                              | WHITE                                                |
| field.                                         |                                                      |
| Note                                           | . This example uses unique designation Field T to    |
| name the axis of advance.                      |                                                      |
| Main axis of advance "White"                   |                                                      |
| W                                              | 140600ZMAR2019                                       |
| W1                                             | If needed                                            |
| 3                                              | Choose the next appropriate amplifier information by |
| field.                                         |                                                      |
| Note                                           | . This example uses Field W to add a date time group |
| to axis of advance.                            |                                                      |
| Main axis of advance "White" movement          |                                                      |
| begins at 0600 Zulu hour, 14 MAR 2019          |                                                      |
| A                                              | 4                                                    |
| the symbol.                                    |                                                      |
| Note                                           | . This example use Feld A to add a completed unit    |
| symbol construct.                              |                                                      |
| Infantry battalion with armored high mobility  |                                                      |
| vehicle capability, 4th Battalion, 23d         |                                                      |
| Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade, 2nd Infantry    |                                                      |
| Division                                       |                                                      |
| 5                                              | Completed construct of control measure.              |
| 4th Infantry Battalion (Stryker), 23d Infantry |                                                      |
| Regiment, 2d Brigade, 2nd Infantry             |                                                      |
| Division, moves at 0600 Zulu hour, 14 MAR      |                                                      |
| 2019 on main axis of advance White             |                                                      |

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## Chapter 2 Military Unit And Organizational Symbols

This chapter discusses symbols for units and organizations.

## Unit And Organization Symbols

2-1.

A *unit* is any military element whose structure is prescribed by a competent authority (JP 3-33). This section includes the lists of amplifiers, main icons, and modifiers for constructing unit and organization symbols.

## Unit And Organization Frame Shapes

2-2.

Unit and organization frame shapes are used to identify friendly, enemy, neutral, or unknown affiliation units in an area of interest or operation that may affect unified land operations. Table 2-1 provides the standard identity frame shapes for units and organizations. The frame shape construct guidelines for main and modifier icons and amplifier placement locations are provided in paragraph 2-3.

| Friendly       | Hostile   | Neutral   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|
| Assumed Friend | Suspect   | Pending   |

## Main And Modifier Icons And Amplifier Fields For Units

2-3.

The main and modifier icons and amplifier fields standardize the display of alphanumerical information that graphically describes a unit, its capabilities, status, and location. The field placement is the same for all unit standard identity frames (including friend and assumed friend, hostile and suspect, neutral, pending, and unknown). Figure 2-1 on page 2-2 shows the placement fields for land unit symbols using a friend symbol frame as an example. Table 2-2 on page 2-3 provides descriptions and formats for each amplifier.

| Field                                                                       | Field Title                                                          | Description                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A                                                                           | Main and modifier icons                                              | The innermost part of a symbol that represents the main function            |
| (main icon) and its capabilities (modifiers 1 and 2).                       |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| B                                                                           | Echelon                                                              | A graphic amplifier in a unit symbol that identifies command level.         |
| C                                                                           | Quantity                                                             | A text amplifier that identifies a specific number and type of items.       |
| D                                                                           | Task organization                                                    |                                                                             |
| indicator                                                                   |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| A graphic amplifier that identifies a unit or an activities symbol as a     |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| task force.                                                                 |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| F                                                                           |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Attached and detached                                                       |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| (reinforced or reduced)                                                     |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| A text amplifier in a unit symbol that displays (+) for reinforced, (-) for |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| reduced, () reinforced and reduced.                                        |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.                       |                                                                             |
| G                                                                           | Staff comments                                                       | A text amplifier for units, equipment, and installations. Content is        |
| implementation specific.                                                    |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters.                      |                                                                             |
| H                                                                           | Additional information                                               | A unique alphanumeric designation that identifies the displayed unit.       |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters.                      |                                                                             |
| J                                                                           | Evaluation rating                                                    | A text amplifier for units, equipment, and installations that consists of a |
| single letter reliability rating and a single digit credibility rating.     |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Reliability Ratings:                                                        |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| A-completely reliable                                                       |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| B-usually reliable                                                          |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| C-fairly reliable                                                           |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| D-not usually reliable                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| E-unreliable                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| F-reliability cannot be judged                                              |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Credibility Ratings:                                                        |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 1-confirmed by other sources                                                |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 2-probably true                                                             |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 3-possibly true                                                             |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 4-doubtfully true                                                           |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 5-improbable                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 6-truth cannot be judged                                                    |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 2 characters                        |                                                                             |
| K                                                                           | Combat effectiveness                                                 | A text amplifier for units and installations that indicates effectiveness.  |
| The entries are                                                            |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Fully operational (FO)                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Substantially operational (SO)                                              |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Marginally operational (MO)                                                 |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Not operational (NO)                                                        |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Unknown (UNK)                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 5 characters.                       |                                                                             |
| M                                                                           | Higher formation                                                     | A text amplifier for units that indicates number or title of higher echelon |
| command (Roman numerals designate corps).                                   |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 21 characters.                      |                                                                             |
| A text amplifier displaying one or more identification, friend or foe, or   |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| selective identification feature identification modes and codes. Display    |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| priority is mode 5, mode, mode 4, mode 3, and mode 2.                       |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Note                                                                        | . This field allows a maximum of 15 characters.                      |                                                                             |
| P                                                                           | Identification, friend or                                            |                                                                             |
| foe                                                                         |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Selective identification                                                    |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| feature                                                                     |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Q                                                                           | Direction of movement                                                |                                                                             |
| indicator                                                                   |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| A graphic amplifier for units and equipment that identifies the direction   |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| of movement or intended movement of an object.                              |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| S S                                                                         |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| 2                                                                           |                                                                      |                                                                             |
| Offset location indicator                                                   | A graphic amplifier used to indicate the offset or precise location. |                                                                             |
| Field                                                                         | Field Title                                     | Description                                                               |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| T                                                                             | Unique identifier                               | 1. An amplifier field reserved for command and control systems that       |
| uniquely identifies a particular symbol with a track number.                  |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Prefix = TN #####.                                                            |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Example: TN: 13579.                                                           |                                                 |                                                                           |
| 2. Also available for unit designation (similar to amplifier Field H          |                                                 |                                                                           |
| usage).                                                                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 30 characters. |                                                                           |
| V                                                                             | Equipment type                                  | A text amplifier used to indicate a specific type of unit equipment.      |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 24 characters. |                                                                           |
| W                                                                             | Date-time group                                 | An alphanumeric designator for displaying date-time group                 |
| (DDHHMMSSZMONYYYY) or "O/O" for an order. The date-time group                 |                                                 |                                                                           |
| is composed of a group of six numeric digits with at time zone suffix         |                                                 |                                                                           |
| and the standardized three-letter abbreviation for the month followed         |                                                 |                                                                           |
| by four digits representing the year. The first pair of digits represents     |                                                 |                                                                           |
| the day; the second pair, the hour; the third pair, the minutes. For          |                                                 |                                                                           |
| automated systems, two digits may be added before the time zone               |                                                 |                                                                           |
| suffix and after the minutes to designate seconds.                            |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 16 characters. |                                                                           |
| X                                                                             | Altitude or depth                               |                                                                           |
| A text amplifier that displays either altitude, flight level, depth for       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| submerged objects, or height of equipment or structures on the                |                                                 |                                                                           |
| ground. Measurement units shall be displayed in the string.                   |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Examples:                                                                     |                                                 |                                                                           |
| 1500MSL                                                                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| FL150                                                                         |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 14 characters. |                                                                           |
| Y                                                                             | Location                                        | A text amplifier that displays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes,   |
| and decimal minutes (or in military grid reference system, global area        |                                                 |                                                                           |
| reference system, or other applicable display formats).                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 22 characters. |                                                                           |
| Z                                                                             | Speed                                           | A text amplifier for units and equipment that displays velocity.          |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 8 characters.  |                                                                           |
| AA                                                                            | Special headquarters                            | A text modifier for units. The indicator is contained inside the frame. A |
| named command such as Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers,                     |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Europe, United States Southern Command, United States Central                 |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Command, and joint, multinational, or coalition commands such as              |                                                 |                                                                           |
| combined joint task forces or joint task forces.                              |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 9 characters.  |                                                                           |
| AO                                                                            | Engagement bar                                  | A graphic amplifier placed immediately atop the symbol. May denote        |
| 1) local/remote status, 2) engagement status, and 3) weapon type.             |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Format:                                                                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| A:BBC-CC, where                                                               |                                                 |                                                                           |
| A = remote/local                                                              |                                                 |                                                                           |
| BBB = engagement status                                                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| CC = weapon asset                                                             |                                                 |                                                                           |
| AS                                                                            | Country                                         | A three-letter code that indicates the country of origin of the           |
| organization. In stability activities, this field can be used for factions or |                                                 |                                                                           |
| groups.                                                                       |                                                 |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.  |                                                                           |

2-4.

Echelon and Non-Echelon Amplifiers (Field B). An echelon is a separate level of command. In addition, there is also a separate echelon known as a non-echelon command. A non-echelon command is a unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. It does not correspond to any of the other echelons. Figure 2-2 shows the template for an echelon amplifier. The height of the echelon

| Echelon                                    | Amplifier                          | Amplifier Usage Construct    |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Example                                    |                                    |                              |
| Crew                                       | A small military unit that        |                              |
| consists of all personnel operating        |                                    |                              |
| a particular system. (ADP 3-90)            |                                    |                              |
| Team                                       |                                    |                              |
| A small group of persons                  |                                    |                              |
| associated by work or activity             |                                    |                              |
| Note                                       | . This is the smallest echelon and |                              |
| should not be confused with company        |                                    |                              |
| team and brigade combat team.              |                                    |                              |
| Squad                                      | A small military unit             |                              |
| typically containing two or more           |                                    |                              |
| fire teams. (ADP 3-90)                     |                                    |                              |
| Note.                                      | Common                             | English                      |
| definition also applies to this symbol, "a |                                    |                              |
| small group engaged in a common            |                                    |                              |
| effort or occupation."                     |                                    |                              |
| Section                                    | A tactical unit of the            |                              |
| Army and Marine corps smaller              |                                    |                              |
| than a platoon and larger than a           |                                    |                              |
| squad. (ADP 3-90)                          |                                    |                              |
| Platoon                                    | A subdivision of a                |                              |
| company or troop consisting of             |                                    |                              |
| two or more squads or sections.            |                                    |                              |
| (ADP 3-90)                                 |                                    |                              |
| Detachment                                 | A tactical element                |                              |
| organized on either a temporary or         |                                    |                              |
| permanent basis for special                |                                    |                              |
| duties. (ADP 3-90)                         |                                    |                              |
| Company                                    | A unit consisting of              |                              |
| two or more platoons, usually of           |                                    |                              |
| the same type, with a                      |                                    |                              |
| headquarters and a limited                 |                                    |                              |
| capacity for self-support.                 |                                    |                              |
| (ADP 3-90)                                 |                                    |                              |
| Battery                                    | A company-size unit in a          |                              |
| field artillery or air defense artillery   |                                    |                              |
| battalion. (ADP 3-90)                      |                                    |                              |
| Troop                                      | A company-size unit in a          |                              |
| cavalry organization. (ADP 3-90)           |                                    |                              |
| Battalion                                  | A unit consisting of              |                              |
| two or more company-battery-, or           |                                    |                              |
| troop-size units and a                     |                                    |                              |
| headquarters. (ADP 3-90)                   |                                    |                              |
| Squadron                                   | A unit consisting of              |                              |
| two or more troop-size units and a         |                                    |                              |
| headquarters in a cavalry                  |                                    |                              |
| organization. (See ATP 3-20.96             |                                    |                              |
| for more information on the                |                                    |                              |
| squadron.)                                 |                                    |                              |
| Non-Echelon                            | Amplifier                       |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Example                                |                                 |
| Regiment or group                      | A unit                         |
| consisting of 2 or more battalions.    |                                 |
| III                                    |                                 |
| Brigade                                | A unit consisting of two       |
| or more battalions and a               |                                 |
| headquarters company or                |                                 |
| detachment. (ADP 3-90)                 |                                 |
| X                                      |                                 |
| Division                               | An echelon of                  |
| command and tactical formation         |                                 |
| that employs brigade combat            |                                 |
| teams, multi-functional brigades,      |                                 |
| and functional brigades to achieve     |                                 |
| objectives on land. (ADP 3-90)         |                                 |
| XX                                     |                                 |
| Corps                                  | An echelon of command          |
| and tactical formation that            |                                 |
| employs divisions, multi-functional    |                                 |
| brigades, and functional brigades      |                                 |
| to achieve objectives on land.         |                                 |
| (ADP 3-90)                             |                                 |
| XXX                                    |                                 |
| XXXX                                   |                                 |
| Theater army                           | An echelon of                  |
| command designated as the Army         |                                 |
| Service component command              |                                 |
| responsible for recommendations        |                                 |
| of allocation and employment of        |                                 |
| Army forces to the geographic          |                                 |
| combatant commander. (JP 3-31)         |                                 |
| XXXX                                  |                                 |
| Army group                             | The largest                    |
| formation of land forces, normally     |                                 |
| comprising two or more armies or       |                                 |
| army corps under a designated          |                                 |
| commander. (APP 6[D])                  |                                 |
| Note                                   | . Used in North Atlantic Treaty |
| Organization or multinational military |                                 |
| operations.                            |                                 |
| Theater                                | The geographical area          |
| for which a commander of a             |                                 |
| geographic combatant command           |                                 |
| has been assigned responsibility.      |                                 |
| (JP 1)                                 |                                 |
| XXXX                                 |                                 |
| Amplifier   | Symbol   | Example   |
|-------------|----------|-----------|
| Task organization                         | -                            |
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| (DOD) An organization that                |                              |
| assigns to responsible                    |                              |
| commanders the means with                 |                              |
| which to accomplish their                 |                              |
| assigned tasks in any planned             |                              |
| action. (JP 3-33)                         |                              |
| (Army) A temporary grouping of            |                              |
| forces designed to accomplish a           |                              |
| particular mission. (ADP 5-0)             |                              |
| Note                                      | . This amplifier is sized to |
| correspond                                | with                         |
| amplifiers being used. The height of      |                              |
| the amplifier is one-third of the size of |                              |
| the height of the frame.                  |                              |

headquarters. (See JP 3-0 for more information on attached sub-elements.) Use a minus symbol () when reducing (detaching) one or more sub-elements of a similar function to a headquarters. Use a plus and minus symbol () when reinforcing (attaching) and reducing (detaching) one or more sub-elements of a similar function to a headquarters. Figure 2-6 shows a template for attached and detached amplifiers. Table 2-5 lists

| Function                           |
|------------------------------------|
| Example                            |
| Reinforced (attached)              |
| Attach                             |
| (DOD) 1. The placement            |
| of units or personnel in an        |
| organization where such            |
| placement is relatively temporary. |
| (JP 3-0)                           |
| Reduced (detached)                 |
| Reinforced and reduced (attached   |
| and detached)                      |

in Field AS. Field AS is located at the right corner of the frame and shares this space with Field F (attached and detached amplifiers). When Field F is being used, the Field AS country code will be placed to the right of Field F as shown in figure 2-7. If Field F is not being used, the AS field can occupy the entire space as
2-9.

Command post using staff comments amplifier (Field G). A command post is a unit headquarters where the commander and staff perform their activities. The headquarters staff indicator (Field S) is always used in conjunction with the command post and command group amplifiers. Figure 2-9 shows the template

| Description                          | Amplifier   |
|--------------------------------------|-------------|
| Combat trains command post           | -           |
| controls and coordinates             |             |
| administrative and logistic support. |             |
| (See ATP 6-0.5 for more              |             |
| information on combat trains.)       |             |
| CTCP                                 |             |
| Early-entry command post             | A          |
| lead element of a headquarters       |             |
| designed to control operations       |             |
| until the remaining portions of the  |             |
| headquarters are deployed and        |             |
| operational. (FM 6-0)                |             |
| EECP                                 |             |
| Field trains command post              | A          |
|----------------------------------------|-------------|
| facility containing a personnel        |             |
| administration center, elements of     |             |
| the S-4 (battalion or brigade          |             |
| logistics staff officer) sustainment   |             |
| staff section, elements of company     |             |
| supply sections, and elements of       |             |
| the forward support company.           |             |
| (See ATP 6-0.5 for more                |             |
| information on field trains.)          |             |
| Main command post                      | A facility |
| containing the majority of the staff   |             |
| designed to control current            |             |
| operations, conduct detailed           |             |
| analysis, and plan future              |             |
| operations. (FM 6-0)                   |             |
| MAIN                                   |             |
| Tactical command post                  | A          |
| facility containing a tailored portion |             |
| of a unit headquarters designed to     |             |
| control portions of an operation for   |             |
| a limited time. (FM 6-0)               |             |
| TAC                                    |             |

2-10. **Alphanumeric unit designations using additional information amplifier (Field H)**. The alphanumeric unit designation identifies the unit displayed, and it may consist of a number consistent with the unit designation, function, and a higher echelon chain of command. The unit designation construct begins with the unit's own designation (number, or letter, or acronym), followed by a higher echelon command designation. Figure 2-10 on page 2-14 shows the template.

2-11. A unit designation construct uses the solidus (/) between echelons to identify a continuous hierarchy of command. Figure 2-11 provides an example of the solidus being used in a military symbol construct for
1st Platoon, 51st Transportation Company, 181st Transportation Battalion. 2-12. Hyphens (-) are only used to depict combat units that maintain regimental affiliations but have no regimental headquarters and are organized as part of a brigade. The use of the hyphen in the unit designation construct retains the units' traditional regimental affiliation and avoids confusing units that do not have a regimental commander from regiments which have remained organized with a regimental headquarters. Figure 2-12 provides an example of a hyphen being used in a military symbol construct for A Battery, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment.

2-13. **Higher echelon command using higher information amplifier (Field M)**. This additional text amplifier provides a unit symbol a space for the title or number of the higher echelon command (Roman numerals used to designate corps). Figure 2-13 shows the template and figure 2-14 provides a construct example for A Battery, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, III Corps.

2-14. **Direction of movement amplifier (Field Q)**. The direction of movement amplifier is an arrow or staff identifying the direction of movement or intended movement of an object. For unit and equipment symbols, the amplifier is an angled arrow extending downward from the bottom center of the frame or icon and pointing in the direction of movement. Figure 2-15 shows the template, and figure 2-16 is a direction of movement usage construct example of an enemy guerrilla infantry company.

2-15. **Combat effectiveness amplifiers (Field K)**. This amplifier field provides the ability to display the level of combat effectiveness of a unit. Figure 2-17 shows the template for the combat effectiveness amplifier. Combat effectiveness is the ability of a unit to perform its mission, and this amplifier uses the following rating factors for ammunition, personnel, fuel status, and weapons systems


Fully operational (FO) - (85 percent or greater).

Substantially operational (SO) - (70 to 84 percent).

Marginally operational (MO) - 50 to 69 percent).

Not operational (NO) - (less than 50 percent).

Unknown (UNK).
2-16. **Headquarters staff location indicator amplifier (Field S)**. To indicate a precise location or reduce the clutter of headquarters unit symbols, a staff extends from the bottom left hand corner to the headquarters location displayed as Field S. If several headquarters are at one location, more than one headquarters can be on a single staff. The highest echelon headquarters is placed on top, followed by the next echelons in descending order. Figure 2-18 shows examples of how the headquarters locator indicator is used for friendly and hostile units.

2-17. **Offset location indicator amplifier (Field S**2). Field S2 is a bent line (without an arrow) that extends from the end of the headquarters staff location indicator amplifier (Field S) to the desired location. The offset location indicator amplifier field is used to indicate precise location or reduce clutter in an area with multiple units. Figure 2-19 on page 2-18 shows examples of how to use the offset locator indicator for friendly and hostile units.

Friendly
Hostile

## Main Icons For Units

2-18. Most U.S. Army main icons for units were determined by table of organization and equipment and modified table of organization and equipment descriptions in the Force Management System of the U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency. This section also includes a limited number of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and civil authority main icons. 2-19. **Main icon (Field A)**. The main icon is located in the center sector of the octagon and reflects the main function of the symbol (see table 1-5 on page 1-8). Table 2-7 (on pages 2-19 through 2-34 shows the main icons for units.

Function
| Cyberspace operations            |
|----------------------------------|
| employment of cyberspace         |
| capabilities where the primary   |
| purpose is to achieve objectives |
| in or through cyberspace.        |
| (JP 3-0)                         |
| CYB                              |
| Electronic warfare                 | Military                       |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| action involving the use of        |                                 |
| electromagnetic and directed       |                                 |
| energy to control the              |                                 |
| electromagnetic spectrum or to     |                                 |
| attack the enemy. (See ADP 3-0     |                                 |
| for more information on electronic |                                 |
| warfare).                          |                                 |
| Note                               | . EW stands for electromagnetic |
| warfare.                           |                                 |
| Information operations              | The    |
|-------------------------------------|---------|
| integrated employment, during       |         |
| military operations, of             |         |
| information-related capabilities in |         |
| concert with other lines of         |         |
| operation to influence, disrupt,    |         |
| corrupt, or usurp the decision-     |         |
| making of adversaries and           |         |
| potential adversaries while         |         |
| protecting our own. (JP 3-13)       |         |
| Interpreter or translator           | The    |
| capability to translate orally for  |         |
| parties conversing in different     |         |
| languages, and turn documents       |         |
| into one's own or other language.   |         |
| Isolated personnel                  | United |
| States military, Department of      |         |
| Defense civilians, and contractor   |         |
| personnel (and others designated    |         |
| by the Present or Secretary of      |         |
| Defense) who are separated from     |         |
| their unit (as an individual or a   |         |
| group) while participating in a     |         |
| United States sponsored military    |         |
| activity or mission and are, or     |         |
| may be, in a situation where they   |         |
| must survive, evade, resist, or     |         |
| escape. (JP 3-50)                   |         |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| Liaison                            | That contact or      |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| intercommunication maintained      |                       |
| between elements of military       |                       |
| forces or other agencies to        |                       |
| ensure mutual understanding and    |                       |
| unity of purpose and action. (See  |                       |
| JP 3-08 for more information on    |                       |
| liaison.)                          |                       |
| Multinational                      | (DOD) Between        |
| two or more forces or agencies of  |                       |
| two or more nations or coalition   |                       |
| partners. (JP 5-0)                 |                       |
| MN                                 |                       |
| Public affairs                     | Communication        |
| activities with external and       |                       |
| internal audiences. (JP 3-61)      |                       |
| PA                                 |                       |
| Signal                             | Provides and secures |
| the network for commanders to      |                       |
| conduct command and control        |                       |
| and integrate the other            |                       |
| warfighting functions across the   |                       |
| range of military operations. (See |                       |
| FM 6-02 for more information on    |                       |
| signal.)                           |                       |
| Signal company                     |                       |
| Space forces                       | The space and        |
| terrestrial systems, equipment,    |                       |
| facilities, organizations, and     |                       |
| personnel, or combination          |                       |
| thereof, necessary to conduct      |                       |
| space operations. (JP 3-14)        |                       |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| Special troops                     |
|------------------------------------|
| of a modular brigade, division (or |
| equivalent), corps or higher       |
| echelon responsible for planning,  |
| preparing, executing, and          |
| assessing internal support         |
| requirements. Typically has a      |
| headquarters and headquarters      |
| and a signal company, but may      |
| include other functional           |
| supporting units. (See FM 4-0      |
| and FM 3-96 for more information   |
| on special troops.)                |
| Air defense                          | Defensive     |
|--------------------------------------|----------------|
| measures designed to destroy         |                |
| attacking enemy aircraft or          |                |
| missiles in the atmosphere, or to    |                |
| nullify or reduce the effectiveness  |                |
| of such attack. (JP 3-01)            |                |
| Air and missile defense              | Direct        |
| [active and passive] defensive       |                |
| actions taken to destroy, nullify,   |                |
| or reduce the effectiveness of       |                |
| hostile air and ballistic missile    |                |
| threats against friendly forces      |                |
| and assets. (JP 3-01)                |                |
| Air-naval gunfire liaison            |                |
| (ANGLICO)provides the Marine        |                |
| air-ground task force (MAGTF)        |                |
| commander a liaison capability to    |                |
| plan, coordinate, and conduct the    |                |
| terminal control of fires in support |                |
| of joint and multinational forces    |                |
| operating within or adjacent to      |                |
| the MAGTF battlespace.               |                |
| Contains Marine and Navy             |                |
| personnel qualified to plan,         |                |
| coordinate, and integrate all fire   |                |
| support assets available to the      |                |
| MAGTF, as well as joint and          |                |
| multinational forces. (See           |                |
| JP 3-09 for more information on      |                |
| ANGLICO)                             |                |
| Directed energy                      | A weapon that |
| damages a target with highly         |                |
| focused energy; includes lasers,     |                |
| microwaves, particle beams, and      |                |
| sound beams.                         |                |
| Function                             | Icon                    |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation               |                         |
| Field artillery                      | (DOD)                  |
| Equipment, supplies,                 |                         |
| ammunition, and personnel            |                         |
| involved in the use of cannon,       |                         |
| rocket, or surface-to-surface        |                         |
| missile launchers. (JP 3-09)         |                         |
| (Army) The equipment, supplies,      |                         |
| ammunition, and personnel            |                         |
| involved in the use of indirect fire |                         |
| cannon, rocket, or surface-to-       |                         |
| surface missile launchers.           |                         |
| (FM 3-09)                            |                         |
| Missile                              | A weapon that is self- |
| propelled or directed by remote      |                         |
| control, carrying conventional or    |                         |
| nuclear explosive.                   |                         |
| Missile defense                      | Defense                |
| measures designed to destroy         |                         |
| attacking enemy missiles, or to      |                         |
| nullify or reduce the effectiveness  |                         |
| of such attack. (JP 3-01)            |                         |
| MD                                   |                         |
| Short range air defense              | An air                 |
| defense artillery (ADA) capability   |                         |
| which integrates existing guns,      |                         |
| missiles, rockets, and sensors to    |                         |
| defend against low-altitude air      |                         |
| threats.                             |                         |
| Military intelligence              |
|------------------------------------|
| intelligence operations as part of |
| information collection across the  |
| Army's strategic roles. (See       |
| FM 2-0 for more information on     |
| military intelligence.)            |
| MI                                 |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| Anti-armor (anti-tank)              |  Provides      |
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
| long-range direct fires with TWO    |                |
| missiles and 105mm (millimeter)     |                |
| main gun rounds respectively.       |                |
| (See ATP 3-21.91 for information    |                |
| on anti-armor.)                     |                |
| Armor (tracked)                     | Provides main |
| battle tank weapon system with      |                |
| 120mm smoothbore cannon and         |                |
| increased armor protection. (See    |                |
| ATP 3-90.1 and ATP 3-20.15 for      |                |
| more information on armor.)         |                |
| Armored (tracked) cavalry           | -              |
| Conducts reconnaissance and         |                |
| security with armored tracked       |                |
| fighting vehicles to support the    |                |
| brigade's awareness and             |                |
| knowledge in the area of            |                |
| operations. (See ATP 3-20.96 for    |                |
| more information on cavalry.)       |                |
| Armored cavalry troop               |                |
| Army aviation or rotary-wing        |                |
| aviation                            |                |
| Conducts attack and                |                |
| air movement functions in           |                |
| support of ground maneuver in       |                |
| the area of operations or area of   |                |
| interest. (See FM 3-04 for more     |                |
| information on aviation.)           |                |
| Aviation (rotary-wing) squadron     |                |
| Aviation (rotary-wing)              |                |
| reconnaissance                      |                |
| Conducts                           |                |
| aerial reconnaissance and           |                |
| security tasks in close             |                |
| coordination with the brigades      |                |
| cavalry squadrons. (See FM 3-04     |                |
| and FM 3-98 for information on      |                |
| aviation reconnaissance.)           |                |
| Attack reconnaissance squadron      |                |
| Aviation fixed-wing                 | Conducts      |
| air movement of personnel,          |                |
| leaders, critical supplies,         |                |
| equipment, and systems during       |                |
| the conduct of offensive,           |                |
| defensive, stability, and defense   |                |
| support of civilian authorities     |                |
| operations throughout the depth     |                |
| and breadth of the area of          |                |
| operations or are of interest. (See |                |
| FM 3-04 for more information on     |                |
| aviation fixed wing.)               |                |
| Function                                | Icon                             |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation                  |                                  |
| Cavalry (reconnaissance)                | -                                |
| Conducts reconnaissance and             |                                  |
| security to support friendly forces     |                                  |
| awareness and knowledge in the          |                                  |
| area of operations. (See FM 3-98        |                                  |
| and ATP 3-20.96 for more                |                                  |
| information on cavalry                  |                                  |
| reconnaissance.)                        |                                  |
| Cavalry platoon                         |                                  |
| Combined arms                           | Combines the                    |
| efforts of armor units and              |                                  |
| mechanized infantry units to            |                                  |
| execute tactical missions as part       |                                  |
| of a combined arms operation.           |                                  |
| (See ATP 3-90.5 and ATP 3-90.1          |                                  |
| for more information on combined        |                                  |
| arms.)                                  |                                  |
| Combined arms battalion                 |                                  |
| Infantry                                | Provides Soldiers               |
| trained, armed, and equipped to         |                                  |
| fight dismounted by means of fire       |                                  |
| and movement in order to                |                                  |
| destroy, defeat, capture, or repel      |                                  |
| an enemy assault. (See                  |                                  |
| ATP 3-21.20 for more information        |                                  |
| on infantry.)                           |                                  |
| Infantry battalion                      |                                  |
| Mechanized armored (tracked)            |                                  |
| infantry                                |                                  |
| Provides armored                       |                                  |
| tracked fighting vehicles to            |                                  |
| transport and support Soldiers          |                                  |
| trained, armed, and equipped to         |                                  |
| fight dismounted by means of fire       |                                  |
| and movement. (See ATP 3-90.5           |                                  |
| and ATP 3-90.1 for more                 |                                  |
| information on mechanized               |                                  |
| infantry.)                              |                                  |
| Mobile gun system                       | A Stryker                       |
| brigade combat team asset that          |                                  |
| provides precise long-range             |                                  |
| direct fire in support of infantry      |                                  |
| and cavalry units. (See                 |                                  |
| ATP 3-21.21 and ATP 3-21.91 for         |                                  |
| more information on mobile gun          |                                  |
| system.)                                |                                  |
| Note                                    | . This main icon is placed about |
| 1/8 from the left edge of the inside of |                                  |
| the frame.                              |                                  |
| Mortar                                  | Organic fire support to         |
| battalions, squadrons,                  |                                  |
| companies, and troops, and are          |                                  |
| available to a commander when           |                                  |
| other indirect fire support is not      |                                  |
| available. (See ATP 3-21.90 for         |                                  |
| more information on mortars.)           |                                  |
| Function                            | Icon            |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
| and Symbol Translation              |                 |
| Surveillance                        | The systematic |
| observation of aerospace,           |                 |
| cyberspace, surface, or             |                 |
| subsurface areas, places,           |                 |
| persons, or things by visual,       |                 |
| aural, electronic, photographic, or |                 |
| other means. (JP 3-0)               |                 |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)Civil authority law enforcement agency in the United States' Department of Justice that protects communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products. (See ATF.gov website for more information.) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN)Recognizes vulnerabilities, identifies and understands CBRN hazards, and their consequences when they appear, and responds appropriately to protect the force.
(See ADP 3-37 for more
information on CBRN.) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and
explosivesRecognizes
components that are threats or potential hazards with adverse effects in the operational
environment. (See ATP 3-37.11
for more information on CBRN team.)
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear reconnaissanceExecutes operations to obtain by visual observation or other detection methods, information on the potential or actual CBRN hazards and threats in an area of
operations. (See ATP 3-37.11 for
more information on nuclear reconnaissance.)
| Function                            | Icon               |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
| and Symbol Translation              |                    |
| DEA                                 |                    |
| Drug Enforcement                    |                    |
| Administration                      |                    |
| (DEA)Civil                         |                    |
| authority law enforcement agency    |                    |
| under the U.S. Department of        |                    |
| Justice tasked with combating       |                    |
| drug trafficking and distribution   |                    |
| within the U.S. It is the lead      |                    |
| agency for domestic enforcement     |                    |
| of the Controlled Substances Act,   |                    |
| sharing concurrent jurisdiction     |                    |
| with the Federal Bureau of          |                    |
| Investigation, the U.S.             |                    |
| Immigration and Customs             |                    |
| Enforcement, and U.S. Customs       |                    |
| and Border Protection. (See         |                    |
| DEA.gov website for more            |                    |
| information.)                       |                    |
| Engineer                            | Provides Soldiers |
| with technical skills and           |                    |
| equipment to provide freedom of     |                    |
| action or land power by mitigating  |                    |
| the effects of terrain. (See        |                    |
| FM 3-34 for more information on     |                    |
| engineers.)                         |                    |
| FBI                                 |                    |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation     |                    |
| (FBI)Civil authority domestic      |                    |
| intelligence and security service   |                    |
| of the United States and its        |                    |
| principal federal law enforcement   |                    |
| agency. Operating under the         |                    |
| jurisdiction of the United States   |                    |
| Department of Justice, the FBI is   |                    |
| also a member of the U.S.           |                    |
| Intelligence Community and          |                    |
| reports to both the Attorney        |                    |
| General and the Director of         |                    |
| National Intelligence. (See         |                    |
| FBI.gov website for more            |                    |
| information.)                       |                    |
| Fire department                     | Civil authority   |
| firefighting organization that      |                    |
| operates within a municipality,     |                    |
| county, state, nation, or special   |                    |
| district. In some areas, they may   |                    |
| also provide technical rescue, fire |                    |
| protection, fire investigation,     |                    |
| emergency medical services, and     |                    |
| hazardous material mitigation.      |                    |
| Private and specialist firefighting |                    |
| organizations also exist, such as   |                    |
| those for aircraft rescue and       |                    |
| firefighting.                       |                    |
| Alternate hand-drawn                |                    |
| version                             |                    |
| Function                           | Icon     |
|------------------------------------|----------|
| and Symbol Translation             |          |
| Law enforcement                    | A civil |
| authority that encompasses         |          |
| police, courts, and correction who |          |
| act in an organized manner to      |          |
| enforce the law by discovering,    |          |
| deterring, rehabilitating, or      |          |
| punishing people who violate the   |          |
| rules and norms of a government.   |          |
| Law enforcement unit               |          |
| Maneuver enhancement               | -        |
| Provides command and control of    |          |
| forces from multiple branches,     |          |
| but especially those that conduct  |          |
| support area and maneuver          |          |
| support operations for the force.  |          |
| (See FM 3-81 for more              |          |
| information on maneuver            |          |
| enhancement.)                      |          |
| Maneuver enhancement brigade       |          |
| Military police                    | Provides law        |
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| enforcement activities to control  |                      |
| and protect populations and        |                      |
| resources to facilitate the        |                      |
| existence of a lawful and orderly  |                      |
| environment. (See FM 3-39 for      |                      |
| more information on military       |                      |
| police.)                           |                      |
| Police department                  | A civil             |
| authority constituted body of      |                      |
| persons empowered and              |                      |
| authorized by a state, with the    |                      |
| aim to enforce the law, to ensure  |                      |
| the safety, health, and            |                      |
| possessions of citizens, and to    |                      |
| prevent crime and civil disorder.  |                      |
| Their lawful powers include arrest |                      |
| and use of force legitimized by    |                      |
| the state via the monopoly on      |                      |
| violence.                          |                      |
| Security                           | Measures taken by a |
| military unit, activity, or        |                      |
| installation to protect itself     |                      |
| against all acts designed to, or   |                      |
| which may, impair its              |                      |
| effectiveness. (JP 3-10)           |                      |
| SEC                                |                      |
| Function                           |
|------------------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation             |
| United States Marshal              |
| Service                            |
| A civil authority bureau          |
| within the U.S. Department of      |
| Justice, operating under the       |
| direction of the Attorney General. |
| Responsible for protection of      |
| judges and judicial personnel,     |
| administration of fugitive         |
| operations, management of          |
| criminal assets, the operation of  |
| the United States Federal          |
| Witness Program and the Justice    |
| Prisoner and Alien Transportation  |
| System, the execution of federal   |
| arrest warrants, and the           |
| protection of senior government    |
| officials through the Office of    |
| Protective Operations. (See        |
| USMarshals.gov website for         |
| more information.)                 |
| United States Secret Service       | -   |
|------------------------------------|-----|
| A federal law enforcement          |     |
| agency under the Department of     |     |
| Homeland Security charged with     |     |
| conducting criminal investigations |     |
| and protecting U.S. political      |     |
| leaders, their families, and       |     |
| visiting heads of state or         |     |
| government. (See                   |     |
| secretservice.gov website for      |     |
| more information.)                 |     |
| Unmanned aircraft system           | -   |
| That system whose components       |     |
| include the necessary equipment,   |     |
| network, and personnel to control  |     |
| an unmanned aircraft. (JP 3-30)    |     |
| Aerial delivery or rigger          |
|------------------------------------|
| Support that includes parachute    |
| packing, aerial delivery           |
| equipment repair, external sling   |
| load, rigging equipment and        |
| supplies for airdrop, as well as   |
| the provision of aerial delivery   |
| equipment and systems. (See        |
| FM 4-0 and ATP 4-48 for            |
| information on aerial delivery and |
| riggers.)                          |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| Army field support                 | Integrates         |
|------------------------------------|---------------------|
| and synchronizes delivery of U.S.  |                     |
| Army Materiel Command              |                     |
| strategic capabilities and         |                     |
| enablers to the operational and    |                     |
| tactical points of need in support |                     |
| of Army Service component          |                     |
| commands and corps during          |                     |
| large-scale combat operations.     |                     |
| (See FM 4-0 for more information   |                     |
| on Army field support.)            |                     |
| Ammunition                         | Provides effective |
| and efficient handling, storing,   |                     |
| securing, distributing, and        |                     |
| accounting for munitions while     |                     |
| ensuring adequate explosives       |                     |
| safety guidelines are met. (See    |                     |
| FM 4-30 for more information on    |                     |
| ammunition.)                       |                     |
| Ammunition platoon                 |                     |
| Contracting support               |
|-----------------------------------|
| support contracting services,     |
| along with contracting advice and |
| assistance, primarily to Army     |
| forces and to joint forces when   |
| directed, and is organized along  |
| functional lines. (See ATP 4-71   |
| for more information on           |
| contracting support.)             |
| Explosive ordnance disposal         | -                |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|
| (DOD) The detection,                |                  |
| identification, on-side evaluation, |                  |
| rendering safe, exploitation,       |                  |
| recovery, and final disposal of     |                  |
| explosive ordnance. (JP 3-34)       |                  |
| (Army) The detection,               |                  |
| identification, on-side evaluation, |                  |
| rendering safe, exploitation,       |                  |
| recovery, and final disposal of     |                  |
| explosive ordnance. (FM 4-30)       |                  |
| Finance                             | Provides timely |
| commercial vendor services and      |                  |
| contractual payments, various       |                  |
| pay and disbursing services, and    |                  |
| oversight and management of the     |                  |
| Army's banking program. (See        |                  |
| FM 1-06 and FM 4-0 for more         |                  |
| information on finance.)            |                  |
| Finance platoon                     |                  |
| Function                         | Icon      |
|----------------------------------|-----------|
| and Symbol Translation           |           |
| Human resources                  | Provides |
| operational effectiveness of the |           |
| Army by anticipating, manning,   |           |
| and sustaining military          |           |
| operations. (See FM 1-0 for more |           |
| information on human resources.) |           |
| HR                               |           |
| Judge advocate general                     | -                                |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Provides subject matter experts            |                                  |
| in all of the core legal disciplines       |                                  |
| and are counselors, advocates,             |                                  |
| and trusted advisors to                    |                                  |
| commanders and Soldiers. (See              |                                  |
| FM 1-04 for more information on            |                                  |
| the judge advocate general.)               |                                  |
| Maintenance                                | Ensures unit                    |
| readiness by maintaining                   |                                  |
| weapons systems and equipment              |                                  |
| in a fully mission-capable status          |                                  |
| for immediate and continuous               |                                  |
| employment in complex and                  |                                  |
| highly lethal environments. (See           |                                  |
| FM 4-0, FM 4-30, and ATP 4-33              |                                  |
| for more information on                    |                                  |
| maintenance.)                              |                                  |
| Medical                                    | Promotes, improves,             |
| conserves, or restores the                 |                                  |
| behavioral and physical well-              |                                  |
| being of personnel in the Army,            |                                  |
| and as directed in other Services,         |                                  |
| agencies, and organizations.               |                                  |
| (See FM 4-02 for more                      |                                  |
| information on medical.)                   |                                  |
| Note                                       | . To avoid overlapping main icon |
| with modifiers:                            |                                  |
| 1. Most modifiers offset to the right.     |                                  |
| 2. When modifiers cannot offset to the     |                                  |
| right, shorten the vertical center line to |                                  |
| allow space for the modifier.              |                                  |
| Function                                   | Icon                             |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation                     |                                  |
| Medical treatment facility                 | -                                |
| (joint) A facility established for the     |                                  |
| purpose of furnishing medical              |                                  |
| and/or dental care to eligible             |                                  |
| individuals. (JP 4-02)                     |                                  |
| (Army) Any facility established for        |                                  |
| the purpose of providing medical           |                                  |
| treatment. This includes battalion         |                                  |
| aid stations, Role 2 facilities,           |                                  |
| dispensaries, clinics, and                 |                                  |
| hospitals. (FM 4-02)                       |                                  |
| Note                                       | . To avoid overlapping main icon |
| with modifiers:                            |                                  |
| 1. Most modifiers offset to the right.     |                                  |
| 2. When modifiers cannot offset to the     |                                  |
| right, shorten the vertical center line to |                                  |
| allow space for the modifier.              |                                  |
| Mortuary affairs                           | Provides for                    |
| the search, recovery,                      |                                  |
| identification, preparation, and           |                                  |
| disposition of human remains of            |                                  |
| persons for whom the Services              |                                  |
| are responsible by status and              |                                  |
| executive order. (JP 4-0)                  |                                  |
| Band                                       | Serves as a combat              |
| multiplier and plays an integral           |                                  |
| part in the sustainment of forces          |                                  |
| engaged in unified land                    |                                  |
| operations. (See ATP 1-19 for              |                                  |
| more information on the band.)             |                                  |
| Ordnance                           |
|------------------------------------|
| maintenance, and explosive         |
| ordnance disposal support to       |
| generate and maintain combat       |
| power and to provide protection    |
| to Army, joint, intergovernmental, |
| interagency, and multinational     |
| forces. (See FM 4-30 for more      |
| information on ordnance.)          |
| Ordnance company                   |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| Personnel services                  | -                |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|
| Sustainment functions that man      |                  |
| and fund the force, maintain        |                  |
| Soldier and family readiness,       |                  |
| promote the moral and ethical       |                  |
| values of the nation, and enable    |                  |
| the fighting qualities of the Army. |                  |
| (ADP 4-0)                           |                  |
| Quartermaster                       | Provides supply |
| and field services to enable        |                  |
| freedom of action, extend           |                  |
| operational reach, and prolong      |                  |
| endurance. (See FM 4-40 for         |                  |
| more information on                 |                  |
| quartermasters.)                    |                  |
| Religious support                   | Provides for    |
| the free exercise of religion and   |                  |
| religious, moral, and ethical       |                  |
| advisement and leadership. (See     |                  |
| FM 1-05 for more information on     |                  |
| religious support.)                 |                  |
| REL                                 |                  |
| Shower and laundry                  | (See            |
| ATP 4-42 for more information on    |                  |
| shower and laundry operations.)     |                  |
| Support                          |
|----------------------------------|
| force that aids, protects,       |
| complements, or sustains         |
| another force in accordance with |
| the directive requiring such     |
| action. 3. An element of a       |
| command that assists, protects,  |
| or supplies other forces in      |
| combat. (JP 1)                   |
| Sustainment                        |
|------------------------------------|
| provision of logistics and         |
| personnel services required to     |
| maintain and prolong operations    |
| until successful mission           |
| accomplishment. (JP 3-0)           |
| (Army) The provision of logistics, |
| financial management, personnel    |
| services, and health service       |
| support necessary to main          |
| operations until successful        |
| mission completion. (ADP 4-0)      |
| Function                           | Icon         |
|------------------------------------|--------------|
| and Symbol Translation             |              |
| Transportation                     | A logistics |
| function that includes movement    |              |
| control and associated activities  |              |
| to incorporate military,           |              |
| commercial, and multinational      |              |
| motor, rail, air, and water mode   |              |
| assets in the movement of units,   |              |
| personnel, equipment, and          |              |
| supplies in support of the concept |              |
| of operations. (FM 1-02.1)         |              |
| Civil affairs                       | Designated Active    |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| and Reserve Component forces        |                       |
| and units organized, trained, and   |                       |
| equipped specifically to conduct    |                       |
| civil affairs operations and to     |                       |
| support civil-military operations.  |                       |
| (JP 3-57)                           |                       |
| CA                                  |                       |
| Civil-military cooperation          | -                     |
| (North Atlantic Treaty              |                       |
| Organization [NATO]) A joint        |                       |
| function comprising a set of        |                       |
| capabilities integral to supporting |                       |
| the achievement of mission          |                       |
| objectives and enabling NATO        |                       |
| commands to participate             |                       |
| effectively in a broad spectrum of  |                       |
| civil-military interaction with     |                       |
| diverse non-military actors.        |                       |
| (APP 6[D])                          |                       |
| Military information support        | A                    |
| robust military information         |                       |
| support operations capability       |                       |
| function. (See FM 3-53 for more     |                       |
| information on military             |                       |
| information support operations.)    |                       |
| Rangers                            |
|------------------------------------|
| airborne light infantry organized  |
| and trained to conduct highly      |
| complex joint direct action        |
| operations in coordination with or |
| in support of other special        |
| operations units of all Services.  |
| (JP 3-05)                          |
| Search and rescue                |
|----------------------------------|
| aircraft, surface craft,         |
| submarines, and specialized      |
| rescue teams and equipment to    |
| search for and rescue distressed |
| persons on land or at sea in a   |
| permissive environment.          |
| (JP 3-50)                        |
| Function               |
|------------------------|
| and Symbol Translation |
| SEAL team                       | United States Navy             |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| forces organized, trained, and  |                                 |
| equipped to conduct special     |                                 |
| operations with an emphasis on  |                                 |
| maritime, coastal, and riverine |                                 |
| environments. (JP 3-05)         |                                 |
| Note                            | . SEAL stands for sea, air, and |
| land.                           |                                 |
| Special forces                  | United States                  |
| Army forces organized, trained, |                                 |
| and equipped to conduct special |                                 |
| operations with an emphasis on  |                                 |
| unconventional warfare          |                                 |
| capabilities. (JP 3-05)         |                                 |
| SF                              |                                 |
| Special operations forces        |
|----------------------------------|
| Those Active and Reserve         |
| Component forces of the          |
| Services designated by the       |
| Secretary of Defense and         |
| specifically organized, trained, |
| and equipped to conduct and      |
| support special operations.      |
| (JP 3-05)                        |
| Multidomain operations             |
|------------------------------------|
| Designed to deliver long-range     |
| precision joint strike as well as  |
| integrate air and missile defense, |
| electromagnetic warfare, space,    |
| cyber, and information             |
| operations. (See JP 3-0 and FM     |
| 3-0 for more information on        |
| multidomain operations.)           |
| Multidomain operations task force  |

2-20. **Main icon for named units (Field AA)**. This is a text amplifier field for all special command and control type headquarter-named units, and it allows the placement of a maximum of 9 characters inside the frame. Table 2-8 (on pages 2-35 through 2-38) lists some examples of special command and control type headquarter-named unit main icons.

| Named Unit                                                                                          |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Example                                                                                             |
| Combatant Command                                                                                   |
| A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established |
| and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and        |
| assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (JP 1)                                     |
| United States Africa Command                                                                        |
| AFRICOM                                                                                             |
| United States Central Command                                                                       |
| CENTCOM                                                                                             |
| United States Cyber Command                                                                         |
| CYBERCOM                                                                                            |
| United States European                                                                              |
| Command                                                                                             |
| EUCOM                                                                                               |
| United States Indo-Pacific                                                                          |
| Command                                                                                             |
| INPACOM                                                                                             |
| United States Northern Command                                                                      |
| NORTHCOM                                                                                            |
| United States Southern Command                                                                      |
| SOUTHCOM                                                                                            |
| Named Unit                  |
|-----------------------------|
| Example                     |
| United States Space Command |
United States Special Operations Command United States Strategic Command United States Transportation Command United States Forces Korea
| Named Unit                 |
|----------------------------|
| Example                    |
| United States Army, Africa |
| Command                    |
USARAF
United States Army, Central Command
USARCENT
United States Army, Cyber Command
ARCYBER
United States Army, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
SDDC
United States Army, North
USANORTH
United States Army, Pacific Command
USARPAC
United States Army, Southern Command
USARSO
| Named Unit   |
|--------------|
| Example      |
Operations Command

## Sector 1 Modifiers For Units (Field A)

2-21. This indicator is represented as the upper part of Field A as shown in table 1-4 on page 1-5. Table 2-9 (on pages 2-38 through 2-57) shows sector 1 modifiers for unit capabilities. These modifiers assist in providing additional information specific to the capabilities that the unit organized and equipped to perform.

| Function                            | Modifier   |
|-------------------------------------|------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation      |            |
| Air terminals and aerial ports      |            |
| support                             |            |
| The capability to                  |            |
| provide airfield functions that     |            |
| may include port clearance,         |            |
| movement control, onward            |            |
| movement, liaison, coordination,    |            |
| operation of holding areas, postal  |            |
| operations, personnel               |            |
| replacement processing, and life    |            |
| and logistic support. (See          |            |
| JP 4-01.5 for more information      |            |
| on aerial ports and terminals.)     |            |
| Amphibious warfare ship             | A         |
| combatant ship having organic       |            |
| capability to embark, land, and     |            |
| support landing forces in           |            |
| amphibious operations and which     |            |
| has characteristics enabling long-  |            |
| duration operations on the high     |            |
| seas. (JP 3-02)                     |            |
| Transportation unit with amphibious |            |
| warfare ship (generic vessel)       |            |
| capability                          |            |
Transportation unit with airfield
terminal operations capability
| Function                        | Modifier                |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation  |                         |
| Area                            | A specified geographic |
| surface included within a       |                         |
| delineated set of lines         |                         |
| (boundaries) used for the       |                         |
| purpose of facilitating         |                         |
| coordination and de-confliction |                         |
| between adjacent units,         |                         |
| formations, or other specific   |                         |
| geographical surfaces.          |                         |

## Area

| Armored (protection)                   | A                       |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| vehicle hull equipped or               |                          |
| protected with armor.                  |                          |
| Notes                                  | .                        |
| 1. As a sector 1 modifier, this symbol |                          |
| represents armored protected and       |                          |
| requires a sector 2 wheeled vehicle    |                          |
| modifier to complete a non-tracked     |                          |
| vehicle type capability.               |                          |
| 2. If this sector 1 is used without a  |                          |
| sector 2 wheeled vehicle modifier      |                          |
| present, it means the unit has armored |                          |
| tracked capability.                    |                          |
| Assault                                | A rapid military attack |
| capability that usually involves       |                          |
| direct combat to destroy enemy         |                          |
| forces, or to seize or hold terrain.   |                          |
Chemical, biological, radiological,
and nuclear (CBRN) company with
area support capability
.
Area support unit
Medical treatment facility squad with
area support capability
Note. The modifier offsets to the right to avoid overlapping of symbols
Infantry armor wheeled vehicle
capability (Stryker) unit
Aviation unit with assault aviation
capability
| Function                          | Modifier             |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation    |                      |
| Attack                            | A type of offensive |
| operation that destroys or        |                      |
| defeats enemy forces, seizes      |                      |
| and secures terrain, or both.     |                      |
| (ADP 3-90)                        |                      |
| A                                 |                      |
| Army aviation or rotary-wing      |                      |
| aviation                          |                      |
| Conducts attack and              |                      |
| air movement functions in         |                      |
| support of ground maneuver in     |                      |
| the area of operations or area of |                      |
| interest. (See FM 3-04 for more   |                      |
| information on Army aviation.)    |                      |
| Maintenance platoon with aviation |                      |
| maintenance capability            |                      |
| Battalion (echelon of             |                      |
| support)                          |                      |
| Provides support to a            |                      |
| battalion. (See ATP 3-96.1 for    |                      |
| more information on battalion     |                      |
| echelon of support.)              |                      |
| II                                |                      |
| Biological                        | Capability to detect    |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| biological warfare agent          |                          |
| employment as a measure to        |                          |
| provide medical treatment (See    |                          |
| FM 3-11 for more information on   |                          |
| biological.) A                    |                          |
| biological agent                  | is a                     |
| microorganism (or a toxin derived |                          |
| from it) that causes disease in   |                          |
| personnel, plants, or animals or  |                          |
| cause the deterioration of        |                          |
| materiel. (JP 3-11)               |                          |
| Bridging                          | Assets used to cross    |
| a gap; the two types of bridging  |                          |
| are standard and nonstandard      |                          |
| bridging. (See ATP 3-90.4 for     |                          |
| more information on bridging.)    |                          |
| Function                       | Modifier   |
|--------------------------------|------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation |            |
| Brigade (echelon of support)   | -          |
| Provides support to a brigade. |            |
| Chemical                              | Capability to no-     |
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| intrusively assess chemical           |                        |
| munitions. A                          | chemical agent         |
| chemical substance that is            |                        |
| intended for use in military          |                        |
| operations to kill, seriously injure, |                        |
| or incapacitate, mainly through       |                        |
| physiological effects. (See           |                        |
| JP 3-11 for more information.)        |                        |
| Combat                                | Can conduct mobility, |
| countermobility, and survivability.   |                        |
| Combat camera                      |
|------------------------------------|
| trained expeditionary forces from  |
| Service-designated units capable   |
| of providing high quality directed |
| visual information during military |
| operations. (See JP 3-61 for       |
| more information on combat         |
| camera.)                           |
| Signal unit with combat camera     |
| capability                         |
| Function                       |
|--------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation |
| Command post node                | Provides    |
|----------------------------------|--------------|
| SECRET Internet Protocol         |              |
| Router Network (also known as    |              |
| SIPRNET), Non-classified         |              |
| Internet Protocol Router Network |              |
| (also known as NIPRNET),         |              |
| secure and non-secure voice      |              |
| over internet protocol (also     |              |
| known as VoIP), and battlefield  |              |
| video teleconferencing services. |              |
| (See ATP 6-02.60 for more        |              |
| information on command post      |              |
| node.)                           |              |
| Command and control              | The         |
| exercise of authority and        |              |
| direction by a properly          |              |
| designated commander over        |              |
| assigned and attached forces in  |              |
| the accomplishment of the        |              |
| mission. (JP 1)                  |              |
| C2                               |              |
| Company (echelon of              |              |
| support)                         |              |
| Provides support to a           |              |
| company. (See ATP 3-96.1 for     |              |
| more information on company      |              |
| echelon of support.)             |              |
| I                                |              |
| Composite                               | A combination of    |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
| different capabilities and              |                      |
| equipment assigned or attached          |                      |
| to a unit with common function or       |                      |
| purpose. (See FM 4-0 for more           |                      |
| information on composite.)              |                      |
| Note                                    | .                    |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be          |                      |
| used as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier |                      |
| with the same meaning.                  |                      |
| Construction support                |
|-------------------------------------|
| general engineering capability      |
| focused on improving or repairing   |
| austere conditions, infrastructure, |
| and building base camps and         |
| new lines of communications.        |
| (See FM 3-34 for more               |
| information on construction         |
| support.)                           |
Signal unit with command post node
capability
Aviation unit with command and
control capability
Infantry security force assistance
team supporting a company
Transportation unit with multiple
variations of vehicles
Engineer unit with construction
| Function                       | Modifier   |
|--------------------------------|------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation |            |
| Corps (echelon of support)     | -          |
| Provides support to a corps.   |            |
| Counterintelligence                |
|------------------------------------|
| to gather information and          |
| conduct activities to identify,    |
| deceive, exploit, disrupt, or      |
| protect against espionage, other   |
| intelligence activities, sabotage, |
| or assassinations conducted for    |
| or on behalf of foreign powers,    |
| organizations or persons or their  |
| agents, or international terrorist |
| organizations or activities. (See  |
| JP 2-01.2 for more information     |
| on counterintelligence.)           |
Criminal investigation
divisionCapabilities are
particularly relevant in site exploitation and other evidence collection requirements on the
battlefield, training, and
assistance to host-nation law enforcement organizations, and collection of police and specific criminal intelligence critical in identifying, understanding, and attacking criminal networks operating against U.S. interests.
(See ATP 3-39.12 for more
information on criminal investigation division.) Cross-cultural
communicationThe capability
to communicate with individuals who have differences in culture (including nationality, ethnicity,
race, gender). (See FM 3-18 for
more information on crosscultural communication.)
Expeditionary sustainment
command supporting a corps
Special troops battalion supporting a
corps
Military intelligence unit with
counterintelligence capability
Military police unit with criminal
investigation division capability
Civil affairs unit with cross-cultural
communications capability
| Function                       |
|--------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation |
| Crowd and riot control           | -    |
|----------------------------------|------|
| Capability to use chemical       |      |
| compounds that are developed,    |      |
| in part, for military use (riot  |      |
| control agents and obscurants),  |      |
| but not as weapons. (See         |      |
| FM 3-11 for more information on  |      |
| crowd and riot control.)         |      |
| Cyberspace operations            | The |
| employment of cyberspace         |      |
| capabilities where the primary   |      |
| purpose is to achieve objectives |      |
| in or through cyberspace.        |      |
| (JP 3-0)                         |      |
| CYB                              |      |
| Decontamination                     | The process    |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
| of making any person, object, or    |                 |
| area safe by absorbing,             |                 |
| destroying, neutralizing, making    |                 |
| harmless, or removing chemical      |                 |
| or biological agents, or by         |                 |
| removing radioactive material       |                 |
| clinging to or around it. (JP 3-11) |                 |
| Note                                | .               |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or    |                 |
| sector 2 modifier with the same     |                 |
| meaning.                            |                 |
| Detention                          |
|------------------------------------|
| sustain, guard, protect, and       |
| account for populations or groups  |
| (detainees or U.S. military        |
| prisoners) as a result of military |
| or civil conflict or to facilitate |
| criminal prosecution. (See         |
| FM 3-63 for more information on    |
| detention.)                        |
| Digital                            |
| Diving                               |
|--------------------------------------|
| scuba and surface diving             |
| operations to a depth of 190 feet    |
| in a maritime environment in         |
| support of combat, general, and      |
| geospatial engineering. (See         |
| FM 3-34 for more information on      |
| diving.)                             |
| Engineer unit with diving capability |
Military police unit with crowd and
riot control capability
Electromagnetic warfare unit with
cyberspace operations capability
CBRN unit with decontamination
capability
Military police unit with detention
capability
Signal unit with digital capability
| Function                        | Modifier   |
|---------------------------------|------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation  |            |
| Division (echelon of support)   | -          |
| Provides support to a division. |            |
| Dog (working dog)                  | A canine             |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| capability that enhances security, |                       |
| police operations, and force       |                       |
| protection missions (including     |                       |
| counter improvised explosive       |                       |
| device operations and assured      |                       |
| mobility). (See ATP 3-39.34 for    |                       |
| more information on working        |                       |
| dogs.)                             |                       |
| Drilling                           | Capability to detect |
| and assess water sources and       |                       |
| drilling water wells. (See FM 3-34 |                       |
| for more information on drilling.) |                       |
| Electromagnetic warfare           | -                               |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Military action involving the use |                                 |
| of electromagnetic and directed   |                                 |
| energy to control the             |                                 |
| electromagnetic spectrum or to    |                                 |
| attack the enemy. (See ADP 3-0    |                                 |
| for more information on           |                                 |
| electromagnetic warfare.)         |                                 |
| Note                              | . EW stands for electromagnetic |
| warfare.                          |                                 |
| Electric power production         | -                               |
| Capability to produce electrical  |                                 |
| power by converting fuels or      |                                 |
| other energy sources to           |                                 |
| electricity. (See ATP 3-34.45 for |                                 |
| more information on electric      |                                 |
| power production.)                |                                 |
| Engineer platoon with electric    |                                 |
| generation capability             |                                 |
| Enhanced                        |
|---------------------------------|
| installation, troubleshooting,  |
| quality assurance testing, and  |
| handoff coordination to enable  |
| the transition from tactical to |
| semi-permanent automation       |
| support. (See FM 6-02 for more  |
| information on enhanced.)       |
Sustainment brigade supporting a
division
Military police unit with working dog
capability
Engineer unit with drilling capability
Cyberspace unit with
electromagnetic warfare capability
Signal unit with enhanced capability
| Function                              | Modifier              |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation        |                       |
| Explosive ordnance disposal           | -                     |
| (DOD) The detection,                  |                       |
| identification, on-site evaluation,   |                       |
| rendering safe, exploitation,         |                       |
| recovery, and final disposal of       |                       |
| explosive ordnance. (JP 3-34)         |                       |
| (Army) The detection                  |                       |
| identification, on-site evaluation,   |                       |
| rendering safe, exploitation,         |                       |
| recovery, and final disposal of       |                       |
| explosive ordnance. (FM 4-30)         |                       |
| EOD                                   |                       |
| Forward                               | An inherent designed |
| capability to function effectively in |                       |
| positions located in geographic       |                       |
| proximity of an objective.            |                       |
| FWD                                   |                       |
| Fire direction center             | That    |
|-----------------------------------|----------|
| element of a command post,        |          |
| consisting of gunnery and         |          |
| communications personnel and      |          |
| equipment, by means of which      |          |
| the commander exercises fire      |          |
| direction and/or fire control.    |          |
| (JP 3-09.3)                       |          |
| General engineering               | Those   |
| engineering capabilities and      |          |
| activities, other than combat     |          |
| engineering, that provide         |          |
| infrastructure and modify,        |          |
| maintain, or protect the physical |          |
| environment. (JP 3-34)            |          |
| GEN                               |          |
| Geospatial information            | -        |
| Information that identifies the   |          |
| geographic location and           |          |
| characteristics of natural or     |          |
| constructed features and          |          |
| boundaries on the Earth,          |          |
| including: statistical data and   |          |
| information derived from, among   |          |
| other things, remote sensing,     |          |
| mapping, and surveying            |          |
| technologies; and mapping,        |          |
| charting, geodetic data, and      |          |
| related products. (JP 2-03)       |          |
| Function                       |
|--------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation |
| Headquarters or headquarters   |
| element                        |
| A place from which a          |
| commander performs the         |
| functions of command.          |
| Independent support            |
| command (echelons of           |
| support)                       |
| Provides support to           |
| an independent support         |
| command.                       |
| ++                             |
international freight system that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail, and air modes of transportation through use of American National Standards Institute and International Organization for Standardization containers, line haul assets, and
handling equipment. (JP 4-09)
interchangeable. Symbol may be
independent support command
| Function                         | Modifier       | Main Icon Usage Construct    |
|----------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation   |                |                              |
| Jamming                          | Capability to |                              |
| broadcast a signal tuned to      |                |                              |
| frequencies with enough power    |                |                              |
| to override signals at the       |                |                              |
| receivers (spot jamming or       |                |                              |
| barrage jamming). (See           |                |                              |
| ATP 6-02.70 for more information |                |                              |
| on jamming.)                     |                |                              |
| Note                             | .              | This                         |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or |                |                              |
| sector 2 modifier with the same  |                |                              |
| meaning.                         |                |                              |
| Joint node network                      | Provides                          |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| connection to the regional hub          |                                    |
| node, uses a dedicated                  |                                    |
| frequency division multiple             |                                    |
| access satellite communications         |                                    |
| link, and shares bandwidth              |                                    |
| among command post nodes                |                                    |
| using network centric waveform          |                                    |
| satellite communications. (See          |                                    |
| ATP 6-02.60 for more information        |                                    |
| on the joint node network.)             |                                    |
| Maintenance                             | Ensures unit                      |
| readiness by maintaining                |                                    |
| weapons systems and equipment           |                                    |
| in a fully mission-capable status       |                                    |
| for immediate and continuous            |                                    |
| employment in complex and               |                                    |
| highly lethal environments. (See        |                                    |
| FM 4-0 and ATP 4-33 for more            |                                    |
| information on maintenance.)            |                                    |
| Note                                    | . This modifier is interchangeable |
| as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with |                                    |
| the same meaning.                       |                                    |
| Medical evacuation                      | The timely                        |
| and effective movement of the           |                                    |
| wounded, injured, or ill to and         |                                    |
| between medical treatment               |                                    |
| facilities on dedicated and             |                                    |
| properly marked medical                 |                                    |
| platforms with en route care            |                                    |
| provided by medical personnel.          |                                    |
| (ATP 4-02.2)                            |                                    |
| Function                               | Modifier                           |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation         |                                    |
| 1                                      |                                    |
| Medical role 1                         | Unit-level                        |
| medical care capability provided       |                                    |
| by the combat medic or medical         |                                    |
| treatment provided by the              |                                    |
| battalion aid station. (See            |                                    |
| FM 4-02 for more information on        |                                    |
| medical role 1.)                       |                                    |
| Note                                   | . Modifier offsets to the right to |
| avoid overlapping with the main icon.  |                                    |
| 2                                      |                                    |
| Medical role 2                         | Capability to                     |
| provide care by area support           |                                    |
| squads or medical treatment            |                                    |
| platoons of medical companies          |                                    |
| with greater medical capabilities      |                                    |
| available than Role 1. (See            |                                    |
| FM 4-02 for more information on        |                                    |
| medical role 2.)                       |                                    |
| Note                                   | . Modifier offsets to the right to |
| avoid overlapping with the main icon.  |                                    |
| 3                                      |                                    |
| Medical role 3                         | Capability to                     |
| provide care to all categories of      |                                    |
| patients, to include resuscitation,    |                                    |
| initial wound surgery, damage          |                                    |
| control surgery, and                   |                                    |
| postoperative treatment. (See          |                                    |
| FM 4-02 for more information on        |                                    |
| medical role 3.)                       |                                    |
| Note. Modifier offsets to the right to |                                    |
| avoid overlapping of symbols.          |                                    |
| 4                                      |                                    |
| Medical role 4                         | Medical care                      |
| capability found in continental        |                                    |
| United States (CONUS)-based            |                                    |
| medical treatment facilities,          |                                    |
| robust OCONUS medical                  |                                    |
| treatment facilities, and other        |                                    |
| safe havens. (See FM 4-02 for          |                                    |
| more information on medical role       |                                    |
| 4.)                                    |                                    |
| Note                                   | . Modifier offsets to the right to |
| avoid overlapping of symbols.          |                                    |
| Meteorological                         | Capability to                     |
| provide weather and weather            |                                    |
| forecasting data. (See                 |                                    |
| ATP 2-22.7 and ATP 3-34.80 for         |                                    |
| more information on                    |                                    |
| meteorological.)                       |                                    |
| MET                                    |                                    |
Medical unit with role 1 capability Medical unit with role 2 capability
Medical treatment facility battalion
with role 3 capability
Medical treatment facility with role 4
capability
Artillery unit with meteorological
capability
| Function                                | Modifier   | Main Icon Usage Construct    |
|-----------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation          |            |                              |
| Multidomain operations                  | -          |                              |
| Designed to deliver long-range          |            |                              |
| precision joint strike as well as       |            |                              |
| integrate air and missile defense,      |            |                              |
| electromagnetic warfare, space,         |            |                              |
| cyber, and information                  |            |                              |
| operations. (See JP 3-0 and FM          |            |                              |
| 3-0 for more information on             |            |                              |
| multidomain operations.)                |            |                              |
| Watercraft (generic vessel)             | -          |                              |
| Capability to conduct heavy lifting     |            |                              |
| associated with water transport         |            |                              |
| operational maneuver and intra-         |            |                              |
| theater lift of units, equipment,       |            |                              |
| and supplies. (See ATP 4-15 for         |            |                              |
| more information on watercraft.)        |            |                              |
| Note                                    | .          | This                         |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be          |            |                              |
| used as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier |            |                              |
| with the same meaning.                  |            |                              |
| Mobile advisor and support              | -          |                              |
| Capability to support, breaching        |            |                              |
| operations, clearing operations,        |            |                              |
| gap-crossing operations, traffic        |            |                              |
| control plan development, main          |            |                              |
| and alternate supply route              |            |                              |
| regulation and enforcement,             |            |                              |
| passage of lines, straggler             |            |                              |
| movement control. (See                  |            |                              |
| ATP 3-39.30 for more information        |            |                              |
| on mobility support.)                   |            |                              |
| Mobility support                  |
|-----------------------------------|
| support breaching operations,     |
| clearing operations, gap-crossing |
| operations, traffic control plan  |
| development, main and alternate   |
| supply route regulation and       |
| enforcement, passage of lines,    |
| straggler movement control. (See  |
| ATP 3-39.30 for more information  |
| on mobility support.)             |
Long-range artillery battery with
multidomain capabilities
capability
advisor and support capability
| Function                               | Modifier                 |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation         |                          |
| Mortar                                 | Organic fire support to |
| battalions, squadrons,                 |                          |
| companies, and troops that is          |                          |
| available to a commander when          |                          |
| other indirect fire support is not     |                          |
| available. (See ATP 3-21.90 for        |                          |
| more information on mortars.)          |                          |
| Infantry unit with mortar capability   |                          |
| Mechanized armored infantry unit       |                          |
| with mortar capability                 |                          |
| Multinational                          | Between two or          |
| more forces or agencies of two or      |                          |
| more nations or coalition              |                          |
| partners. (JP 5-0)                     |                          |
| MN                                     |                          |
| Multinational transportation unit with |                          |
| multiple variations of vehicles        |                          |
| Multiple rocket launcher               | -                        |
| Multiple Launch Rocket System          |                          |
| or High Mobility Artillery Rocket      |                          |
| System capability (See                 |                          |
| ATP 3-09.60 for more information       |                          |
| on the Multiple Launch Rocket          |                          |
| System or High Mobility Artillery      |                          |
| Rocket System.)                        |                          |
| Artillery unit with multiple rocket    |                          |
| launcher capability                    |                          |
| Maritime terminal support              | -                        |
| Capability to provide support          |                          |
| functions to fixed, unimproved,        |                          |
| bare beach, and/or degraded            |                          |
| port facilities, and at off-shore      |                          |
| anchorages. (See JP 4-01.5 for         |                          |
| more information on maritime           |                          |
| terminal support.)                     |                          |
| Engineer battalion with maritime       |                          |
| terminal support construction          |                          |
| capability                             |                          |
| Alternate hand-drawn version           |                          |
| Transportation unit with maritime      |                          |
| terminal support capability            |                          |
| Function                          | Modifier    |
|-----------------------------------|-------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation    |             |
| Network operations                | Activities |
| conducted to operate and defend   |             |
| the Global Information Grid. (See |             |
| JP 6-0 for more information on    |             |
| network operations.)              |             |
| NET                               |             |
| Nuclear                            | Capability of    |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| assessing, exploiting,             |                   |
| characterizing, and disabling      |                   |
| facilities associated with the     |                   |
| nuclear fuel cycle in semi-        |                   |
| permissive or permissive           |                   |
| environments. Advises              |                   |
| commanders on the risks            |                   |
| associated with these facilities,  |                   |
| provide detailed information       |                   |
| related to potential material      |                   |
| proliferation, and make            |                   |
| recommendations on how to          |                   |
| dispose of nuclear material. (See  |                   |
| FM 3-11 for more information on    |                   |
| nuclear.)                          |                   |
| Operations                         | Capability to    |
| execute the principal planning     |                   |
| and operating functions of a unit. |                   |
| Palletized load system             |
|------------------------------------|
| integral self-loading and          |
| unloading cargo system             |
| capability. (See FM 4-01 for more  |
| information on the palletized load |
| system.)                           |
| PLS                                |
| Function                            | Modifier            |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation      |                     |
| Petroleum, oil, and lubricants      |                     |
| (POL)                               |                     |
| Capability to receive,             |                     |
| stock, or distribute petroleum      |                     |
| products. (See ATP 4-43 for         |                     |
| more information on POL.)           |                     |
| Pipeline                            | A capability that  |
| consists of pipeline sets, pipeline |                     |
| pump stations, and pipeline         |                     |
| support equipment. Its primary      |                     |
| function is to transport fuel from  |                     |
| one area to another. (See           |                     |
| ATP 4-43 for more information on    |                     |
| pipeline.)                          |                     |
| Quartermaster unit with pipeline    |                     |
| capability                          |                     |
| Postal service                      | Capability to      |
| operate as an extension of the      |                     |
| United States Postal Service        |                     |
| consistent with public law and      |                     |
| federal regulations beyond the      |                     |
| boundaries of U.S. sovereignty      |                     |
| and provides postal services for    |                     |
| all DOD personnel where there is    |                     |
| no United States Postal Service     |                     |
| available during normal and         |                     |
| contingency operations. (See        |                     |
| FM 1-0 and FM 4-0 for more          |                     |
| information on postal service.)     |                     |
| Radar                               | A device or system |
| consisting usually of a             |                     |
| synchronized radio transmitter      |                     |
| and receiver that emits radio       |                     |
| waves and processes their           |                     |
| reflections for display and is used |                     |
| especially for detaching and        |                     |
| locating objects or surface         |                     |
| features. (See ATP 3-09.12 and      |                     |
| ATP 3-27.5 for more information     |                     |
| on radar.)                          |                     |
Quartermaster unit with POL storage
capability
Transportation unit with POL
transport capability
Personnel services unit with postal
service capability
Artillery unit with radar capability
| Function                        | Modifier       |
|---------------------------------|----------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation  |                |
| Radiological                    | Capability to |
| coordinate radiological survey  |                |
| missions. (See FM 3-11 for more |                |
| information on radiological.)   |                |
| Railway                          | Provides rail network    |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| capability and infrastructure    |                           |
| assessments and coordinates      |                           |
| contracts. (See FM 4-0, FM 4-01, |                           |
| and ATP 4-14 for more            |                           |
| information on railway.)         |                           |
| Note                             | .                         |
| interchangeable as a sector 2 or |                           |
| sector 2 modifier with the same  |                           |
| meaning.                         |                           |
| Retransmission                   | Capability to            |
| extend the range of single-      |                           |
| channel radio networks to        |                           |
| support command and control in   |                           |
| retrograde operations. (See      |                           |
| FM 6-02 for more information on  |                           |
| retransmission.)                 |                           |
| RTNS                             |                           |
| Riverine                         | Provides water           |
| transport to move troops and     |                           |
| equipment. (See ATP 4-15 for     |                           |
| more information on riverine.)   |                           |
| Robotic (guided and              |                           |
| automatic)                       |                           |
| Capability to                   |                           |
| employ operational equipment     |                           |
| that has robot guided or         |                           |
| automatic control mechanism      |                           |
| characteristics.                 |                           |
| Search and rescue                | The use of               |
| aircraft, surface craft,         |                           |
| submarines, and specialized      |                           |
| rescue teams and equipment to    |                           |
| search for and rescue distressed |                           |
| persons on land or at sea in a   |                           |
| permissive environment.          |                           |
| (JP 3-50)                        |                           |
| SAR                              |                           |
Chemical unit with radiological
capability
Transportation unit with railway
capability
Signal unit with retransmission
capability
Engineer unit with riverine support
capability
Aviation (rotary) unit with search and
rescue capability
| Function                             | Modifier               |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation       |                        |
| Sensor                               | Capability to observe |
| or receive a signal or observable    |                        |
| from a person or object. (See        |                        |
| FM 2-0 for more information on       |                        |
| sensors.)                            |                        |
| Signals intelligence                 | -                      |
| Intelligence derived from            |                        |
| communications, electronic, and      |                        |
| foreign instrumentation signals.     |                        |
| (JP 2-0)                             |                        |
| Single rocket launcher               |                        |
| (shoulder-launched                   |                        |
| munitions)                           | Unguided free-flight  |
| rocket and a launcher that           |                        |
| contains all features and controls   |                        |
| necessary to aim, fire, and          |                        |
| engage targets. (See TM 3-23.25      |                        |
| for more information on single       |                        |
| rocket launchers.)                   |                        |
| Sniper                               | A specialized trained |
| marksman with tactical skills and    |                        |
| techniques who is highly capable     |                        |
| at conducting detailed               |                        |
| surveillance and shooting at         |                        |
| exposed enemy's forces from a        |                        |
| concealed vantage point. (See        |                        |
| TC 3-22.10 for more information      |                        |
| on snipers.)                         |                        |
| Infantry unit with sniper capability |                        |
| Survey                               | Provides position and |
| azimuth determining Global           |                        |
| Positioning System capability.       |                        |
| (See ATP 3-09.12 for more            |                        |
| information on surveys.)             |                        |
Electromagnetic warfare unit with
sensor capability
Military intelligence unit with signals
intelligence capability
Artillery unit with single rocket
launcher capability
| Function                         |
|----------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation   |
| Tactical satellite               |
| communications                   |
| (See                            |
| ATP 3-05.60 and ATP 6-02.54      |
| for more information on tactical |
| satellite communications.)       |
| Target acquisition                 |
|------------------------------------|
| detection, identification, and     |
| location of a target in sufficient |
| detail to permit the effective     |
| employment of capabilities that    |
| create the required effects.       |
| (JP 3-60)                          |
| TA                                 |
| Theater army (echelon of           |
| support)                           |
| Provides support to a             |
| theater army.                      |
of support)Provides support
to a theater.
| Function                         | Modifier               |
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
| Example and Symbol Translation   |                        |
| Unmanned aircraft system         | -                      |
| That system whose component      |                        |
| include the necessary            |                        |
| equipment, network, and          |                        |
| personnel to control an          |                        |
| unmanned aircraft. (JP 3-30)     |                        |
| Utility                          | Equipment designed or |
| adapted for general purpose use. |                        |
| Water                            | Capability to receive,    |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| stock, produce, or distribute    |                            |
| water. (See FM 4-0 and           |                            |
| ATP 4-44 for more information on |                            |
| water.)                          |                            |
| Weapons                          | Heavy weapons             |
| system capability (machine guns  |                            |
| and anti-armor weapons) to       |                            |
| provide additional combat power. |                            |
| (See ATP 3-21.10 and             |                            |
| ATP 3-21.20 for more information |                            |
| on weapons.)                     |                            |
| WPN                              |                            |
Aviation (fixed-wing) unit with
unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
capability
Military intelligence unit with UAS
capability
Infantry battalion with UAS capability
Aviation (rotary-wing) unit with utility
helicopter capability
Quartermaster unit with water
production capability
Infantry unit with machine gun and
anti-armor capability

## Sector 2 Modifiers For Units (Field A)

2-22. This indicator is represented as the lower part of Field A as shown in table 1-4 on page 1-5. Table 2-10 (on pages 2-58 through 2-71) shows sector 2 icons. Sector 2 modifiers provide additional information specific to the capabilities of a unit.

| Function                            | Modifier                 |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Example and Symbol                  |                          |
| Translation                         |                          |
| Air assault                         | (DOD) The               |
| movement of friendly assault        |                          |
| forces by rotary-wing or tiltrotor  |                          |
| aircraft to engage and destroy      |                          |
| enemy forces or to seize and hold   |                          |
| key terrain.                        |                          |
| Airborne                            | Capability to parachute |
| into an objective area. (See        |                          |
| JP 3-18 and FM 3-99 for more        |                          |
| information on airborne.)           |                          |
| Air defense                         | Defensive               |
| measures designed to destroy        |                          |
| attacking enemy aircraft or         |                          |
| missiles in the atmosphere, or to   |                          |
| nullify or reduce the effectiveness |                          |
| of such attack. (JP 3-01)           |                          |
| Amphibious                          | Capability to           |
| conduct amphibious operations       |                          |
| within the littorals. (See JP 3-02  |                          |
| for more information on             |                          |
| amphibious.)                        |                          |
| Function                              | Modifier                       |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol                    |                                |
| Translation                           |                                |
| Analysis                              | Capability to conduct a       |
| detailed examination of anything      |                                |
| complex in order to understand its    |                                |
| nature or to determine its essential  |                                |
| features.                             |                                |
| Armored tracked                       | A vehicle                     |
| equipped or protected with armor,     |                                |
| and with a continuous band of         |                                |
| treads or track plates for self-      |                                |
| propelled mobility.                   |                                |
| Note                                  | . As a sector 2 modifier, this |
| symbol represents an armored self-    |                                |
| propelled tracked vehicle capability. |                                |
| Artillery unit with armored self-     |                                |
| propelled (tracked) capability        |                                |
| Barge, not self-propelled          | Class           |
|------------------------------------|------------------|
| C vessel that are usually subject  |                  |
| to wind, tide, and sea state. When |                  |
| afloat, they have a constant       |                  |
| requirement for tending, even      |                  |
| when not being actively employed   |                  |
| for their designed purpose. (See   |                  |
| ATP 4-15 for more information on   |                  |
| barges.)                           |                  |
| Blood support                      | A capability to |
| receive, account, store, and       |                  |
| distribute blood and blood         |                  |
| products. (See ATP 4-02.1 for      |                  |
| information on blood support.)     |                  |
| Combat and operational stress      |                  |
| control                            |                  |
| A capability that                 |                  |
| provides behavioral health         |                  |
| services such as consultation and  |                  |
| combat and operational stress      |                  |
| control. (See FM 4-02 for more     |                  |
| information on combat and          |                  |
| operational stress control.)       |                  |
self-propelled) capability
| Function           |
|--------------------|
| Example and Symbol |
| Translation        |
| Composite                               | A combination of              |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| different capabilities and              |                                |
| equipment assigned or attached to       |                                |
| a unit with a common function or        |                                |
| purpose. (See FM 4-0 for more           |                                |
| information on composite.)              |                                |
| Note                                    | .                              |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be used     |                                |
| as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with |                                |
| the same meaning.                       |                                |
| Control                                 | An action taken to            |
| eliminate a hazard or reduce its        |                                |
| risk. (ATP 5-19)                        |                                |
| Note                                    | . This symbol demonstrates the |
| capability and authority to exercise    |                                |
| restraining                             | or                             |
| (regulating over a specific function.   |                                |
| Decontamination                          | The process                         |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| of making any person, object, or         |                                      |
| area safe by absorbing,                  |                                      |
| destroying, neutralizing, making         |                                      |
| harmless, or removing chemical or        |                                      |
| biological agents, or by removing        |                                      |
| radioactive material clinging to or      |                                      |
| around it. (JP 3-11)                     |                                      |
| Note                                     | .                                    |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or sector  |                                      |
| 2 modifier with the same meaning.        |                                      |
| Dental services                          | To provide                          |
| consultation, early treatment of         |                                      |
| severe oral and maxillofacial            |                                      |
| injuries; and augment medical            |                                      |
| personnel (as necessary) during          |                                      |
| mass casualty operations. (See           |                                      |
| FM 4-02 for more information on          |                                      |
| dental.)                                 |                                      |
| Note                                     | . This modifier offsets to the right |
| to avoid overlapping with the main icon. |                                      |
| Direction finding                        | A procedure                         |
| for obtaining bearings of radio          |                                      |
| frequency emitters by using a            |                                      |
| highly directional antenna and a         |                                      |
| display unit on an intercept             |                                      |
| receiver or ancillary equipment.         |                                      |
| (JP 3-85)                                |                                      |
variations of vehicles
and nuclear (CBRN) unit with
chemical decontamination
capability
| Function                           | Modifier       |
|------------------------------------|----------------|
| Example and Symbol                 |                |
| Translation                        |                |
| Guerrilla                          | An irregular, |
| predominantly indigenous member    |                |
| of a guerilla force organized      |                |
| similar to military concepts and   |                |
| structure in order to conduct      |                |
| military and paramilitary          |                |
| operations in enemy-held, hostile, |                |
| or denied territory. (ATP 3-05.1)  |                |
| G                                  |                |
| Heavy                              |                |
| High altitudeAbove 8,000 feet.    |                |
| Intercept                         |
|-----------------------------------|
| communication or signal directed  |
| elsewhere) usually secretly. (See |
| FM 2-0 and FM 6-02 for more       |
| information on intercept.)        |
Enemy guerrilla infantry unit
Friendly guerrilla infantry unit
Transportation unit with heavy
vehicle capability
Air and missile defense unit with
high altitude capability
Electromagnetic warfare unit with
electronic warfare intercept
capability
| Function                                | Modifier               | Modifier Usage Construct    |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Example and Symbol                      |                        |                             |
| Translation                             |                        |                             |
| Intermodal                              | Type of international |                             |
| freight system that permits             |                        |                             |
| transshipping among sea,                |                        |                             |
| highway, rail, and air modes of         |                        |                             |
| transportation through use of           |                        |                             |
| American National Standards             |                        |                             |
| Institute and International             |                        |                             |
| Organization for Standardization        |                        |                             |
| containers, line haul assets, and       |                        |                             |
| handling equipment. (JP 4-09)           |                        |                             |
| Note                                    | .                      | This                        |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be used     |                        |                             |
| as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with |                        |                             |
| the same meaning.                       |                        |                             |
| Jamming                                 | Capability to         |                             |
| broadcast a signal tuned to             |                        |                             |
| frequencies with enough power to        |                        |                             |
| override signals at the receivers       |                        |                             |
| (spot jamming or barrage                |                        |                             |
| jamming). (See ATP 6-02.70 for          |                        |                             |
| more information on jamming.)           |                        |                             |
| Note                                    | .                      | This                        |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be used     |                        |                             |
| as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with |                        |                             |
| the same meaning.                       |                        |                             |
| Laboratory                              | A place equipped for  |                             |
| experimental study in a science or      |                        |                             |
| for testing and analysis. (See          |                        |                             |
| FM 4-02 for more information on         |                        |                             |
| laboratories.)                          |                        |                             |
| Landing craft                         |
|---------------------------------------|
| (Landing Craft Utility 2000 or        |
| Landing Craft Mechanized-9) to        |
| increase access to austere points     |
| on the littorals that are unavailable |
| to land forces, and to link ship and  |
| shore operations centers. (See        |
| ATP 4-15 for more information on      |
| landing craft.)                       |
Transportation unit with intermodal
capability
Electromagnetic warfare unit with
jamming capability
capability
| Function                       |
|--------------------------------|
| Example and Symbol             |
| Translation                    |
| Light                          |
| L                              |
| Transportation unit with light |
| vehicle capability             |
| Light and medium               |
Transportation unit with light and
medium vehicle capability
Long range
Military intelligence unit with longrange unmanned aircraft system
capability
Low altitude
Air defense unit with low altitude
capability
Low to medium altitude
Air defense unit with low to
medium altitude capability
| Maintenance                             | Ensures unit    |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
| readiness by maintaining weapons        |                  |
| systems and equipment in a fully        |                  |
| mission-capable status for              |                  |
| immediate and continuous                |                  |
| employment in complex and highly        |                  |
| lethal environments. (See FM 4-0,       |                  |
| FM 4-30, and ATP 4-33 for more          |                  |
| information on maintenance.)            |                  |
| Note                                    | .                |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or sector |                  |
| 2 modifier with the same meaning.       |                  |
identify and locate
| Function                           | Modifier   |
|------------------------------------|------------|
| Example and Symbol                 |            |
| Translation                        |            |
| Over-snow (prime mover)            |            |
| Pack animal                        | An animal |
| transport system capability that   |            |
| enhances mobility when the area    |            |
| of operations restricts normal     |            |
| methods of transport or resupply.  |            |
| (See ATP 3-18.13 for more          |            |
| information on pack animals.)      |            |
| Preventative medicine              | -          |
| Capability that provides           |            |
| consultation and conducts medical  |            |
| surveillance which includes health |            |
| risk communication, education,     |            |
| field sanitation, pest and vector  |            |
| control, disease risk assessment,  |            |
| environmental and occupational     |            |
| monitoring and health              |            |
| surveillance, preventative         |            |
| medicine measures, health threat   |            |
| controls for waste (human,         |            |
| hazardous, and medical) disposal,  |            |
| food safety inspection, and        |            |
| potable water surveillance. (See   |            |
| FM 4-02 for more information on    |            |
| preventative medicine.)            |            |
| Railway                                 | Provides rail network    |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| capability and infrastructure           |                           |
| assessments and coordinates             |                           |
| contracts. (See FM 4-0, FM 4-01,        |                           |
| and ATP 4-14 for more information       |                           |
| on railways.                            |                           |
| Note                                    | .                         |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or sector |                           |
| 2 modifier with the same meaning.       |                           |
| Function                           | Modifier          |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Example and Symbol                 |                   |
| Translation                        |                   |
| Recovery                           | Actions taken to |
| extricate damaged or disabled      |                   |
| equipment for return to friendly   |                   |
| control or repair at another       |                   |
| location. (JP 3-34)                |                   |
| Riverine                           | --Provides water  |
| transport to move troops and       |                   |
| equipment. (See ATP 4-15 for       |                   |
| more information on riverine.)     |                   |
| Search                             | A systematic     |
| reconnaissance of a defined area,  |                   |
| so that all parts of the area have |                   |
| passed within visibility.          |                   |
| Security force assistance                | -                                    |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| (DOD) The Department of                  |                                      |
| Defense activities that support the      |                                      |
| development of the capacity and          |                                      |
| capability of foreign security forces    |                                      |
| and their supporting institutions.       |                                      |
| (JP 3-22)                                |                                      |
| (Army) The unified action to             |                                      |
| generate, employ, and sustain            |                                      |
| local, host nation, or regional          |                                      |
| security forces in support of            |                                      |
| legitimate authority. (FM 3-07)          |                                      |
| Surgical                                 | Capability to provide               |
| life or limb saving operative            |                                      |
| treatment using specialized              |                                      |
| instruments to repair or stabilize a     |                                      |
| patient. (See FM 4-02 for more           |                                      |
| information on surgical.)                |                                      |
| Note                                     | . This modifier offsets to the right |
| to avoid overlapping with the main icon. |                                      |
| Medical unit with surgery                |                                      |
Transportation unit with recovery
capability
Engineer unit with riverine
capability
Electromagnetic warfare unit with
search capability
Infantry security force assistance
brigade
capability
| Function                             | Modifier              |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Example and Symbol                   |                       |
| Translation                          |                       |
| Service craft yard                   |                       |
| YY                                   |                       |
| Short range                          |                       |
| SR                                   |                       |
| Ski                                  | Provides specialized |
| equipment used by trained            |                       |
| individuals with skills to negotiate |                       |
| arduous snow-covered terrain.        |                       |
| (See ATP 3-90.97 for more            |                       |
| information on ski.)                 |                       |
| Sled                                 |                       |
Surface Deployment and
Distribution CommandGlobal
ocean and inland waterway port manager and surface transportation service provider as part of U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise. (See
FM 4-0 for more on the Surface
Deployment and Distribution Command.)
Transportation unit with seaport
service craft yard capability
Air defense unit with short range
capability
Infantry unit with ski capability
Infantry unit with sled capability
Transportation seaport unit with
deployment support capability
| Function                                | Modifier                  | Modifier Usage Construct    |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Example and Symbol                      |                           |                             |
| Translation                             |                           |                             |
| Supply                                  | (DOD) The procurement,   |                             |
| distribution, maintenance while in      |                           |                             |
| storage, and salvage of supplies,       |                           |                             |
| including the determination of kind     |                           |                             |
| and quantity of supplies. a.            |                           |                             |
| producer phaseThat phase of            |                           |                             |
| military supply that extends from       |                           |                             |
| determination of procurement            |                           |                             |
| schedules to acceptance of              |                           |                             |
| finished supplies by the Services.      |                           |                             |
| b. consumer phaseThat phase            |                           |                             |
| of military supply that extends         |                           |                             |
| from receipt of finished supplies by    |                           |                             |
| the Services through issue for use      |                           |                             |
| or consumption. (JP 4-0)                |                           |                             |
| (Army) The process of providing         |                           |                             |
| all items necessary to equip,           |                           |                             |
| maintain, and operate a military        |                           |                             |
| command. (FM 1-02.1)                    |                           |                             |
| Supply                                  | (continued)               |                             |
| Support                                 | 1. The action of a force |                             |
| that aids, protects, complements,       |                           |                             |
| or sustains another force in            |                           |                             |
| accordance with the directive           |                           |                             |
| requiring such action. 2. A unit that   |                           |                             |
| helps another unit in battle. 3. An     |                           |                             |
| element of a command that               |                           |                             |
| assists, protects, or supplies other    |                           |                             |
| forces in combat. (JP 1)                |                           |                             |
| Note                                    | .                         | This                        |
| interchangeable as a sector 1 or sector |                           |                             |
| 2 modifier with the same meaning.       |                           |                             |
| SPT                                     |                           |                             |
Quartermaster unit with supply
capability
Medical company with supply
capability
Note. To avoid overlapping of symbols,
shorten the vertical center line of main icon to allow space for the modifier.
Medical company with brigade
support capability
Note. The modifiers offset to the right to
avoid overlapping of symbols.
Engineer platoon with support
capability
Function
Modifier
| Towed                             | Prime mover capability to    |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| pull a piece of equipment unable  |                               |
| to move on its own.               |                               |
| Tug, harbor                       | Tug 900 Class B              |
| vessel that supports movement of  |                               |
| barges and lighterage of various  |                               |
| types in harbors, port areas, and |                               |
| during logistics over-the-shore   |                               |
| anchorage. (See ATP 4-15 for      |                               |
| more information on harbor tugs.) |                               |
| YT                                |                               |
| Vertical take-off and landing     | -                             |
| Capability to take off and land   |                               |
| vertically.                       |                               |
| Very heavy                      |
|---------------------------------|
| larger than 210mm. (See FM 3-09 |
| for more information.)          |
| Veterinary service                       | A capability                        |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| that provides consultation, animal       |                                      |
| care, food protection, and               |                                      |
| veterinary public health services.       |                                      |
| (See FM 4-02 for more information        |                                      |
| on veterinary service.)                  |                                      |
| Note                                     | . This modifier offsets to the right |
| to avoid overlapping with the main icon. |                                      |
| Function                                | Modifier   | Modifier Usage Construct    |
|-----------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
| Example and Symbol                      |            |                             |
| Translation                             |            |                             |
| Transportation headquarters unit        |            |                             |
| with watercraft capability              |            |                             |
| Watercraft (generic vessel)             | -          |                             |
| Capability to conduct heavy lifting     |            |                             |
| associated with water transport         |            |                             |
| operational maneuver and intra-         |            |                             |
| theater lift of units,  equipment,      |            |                             |
| and supplies. (See ATP 4-15 for         |            |                             |
| more information on watercraft.)        |            |                             |
| Note                                    | .          | This                        |
| interchangeable. Symbol may be used     |            |                             |
| as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with |            |                             |
| the same meaning.                       |            |                             |
| Wheeled (high mobility)                 | A         |                             |
| wheeled capability that can             |            |                             |
| traverse various types of off-road      |            |                             |
| terrain, unimproved routes, and         |            |                             |
| paved road networks.                    |            |                             |
| Artillery unit with wheeled (high       |            |                             |
| mobility) and multiple launch           |            |                             |
| rocket system capability                |            |                             |
| CBRN reconnaissance unit with           |            |                             |
| armored wheeled (high mobility)         |            |                             |
| vehicle capability                      |            |                             |
| Unique Unit Designation                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1st Aviation Battalion (attack), 25th Regiment, 25th    |
| Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division         |
| 2nd Infantry Battalion (mountain capability),1st        |
| Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th                 |
| Mountain Division, 3rd Corps                            |
| 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion (unmanned           |
| aircraft system capability), 66th Military Intelligence |
| Brigade                                                 |
| 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment              |
| 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker            |
| Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division              |
| 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade            |
| Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division                      |
| 4th Infantry Battalion (armored high mobility vehicle   |
| capability), 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker        |
| Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division              |
| B Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd        |
| Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry              |
| Division                                                |
| Unique Unit Designation                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 6th Field Artillery Battalion (self-propelled multiple |
| rocket launcher capability), 37th Field Artillery      |
| Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division                        |
| 181 Transportation Battalion, 3rd Expeditionary        |
| Sustainment Command, 3rd Corps                         |
| 67th Forward Support Company, 201st Brigade            |
| Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat         |
| Team, 1st Infantry Division                            |
Battalion, 319 Field Artillery Regiment

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## Activity And Installation Symbols

This chapter discusses main icons and sector 1 and 2 modifiers used with activities and installation frames.

## Activity Frame Shapes

3-1.

This frame is used to identify friendly, enemy, or criminal actions that can reveal civic, ethnic, religious, social, or other grouping activities in an area of interest or operation that may affect unified land operations. The frame shape follows the construct guidelines in chapter 1, main and modifier icons, the activities frame shapes for standard identities in table 3-1 and amplifier placement locations in figure 3-1.

| Friendly       | Hostile   | Neutral   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|
| Activity       |           |           |
| Assumed Friend | Suspect   | Pending   |

3-2.

Activity main and modifier icons and amplifiers. Figure 3-1 shows the placement of main and modifier icons within the frame and amplifiers around the friendly symbol frame. Table 3-2 on page 3-2
provides descriptions and formats of each amplifier.

| Field                                                                         | Field Title                                     | Description                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A                                                                             | Main and modifier icons                         | The innermost part of a symbol that represents the main function and       |
| its capabilities (modifiers 1 and 2)                                          |                                                 |                                                                            |
| G                                                                             | Staff comments                                  | A text amplifier content is implementation specific.                       |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                            |
| H                                                                             | Additional information                          | A text amplifier content is implementation specific.                       |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                            |
| J                                                                             | Evaluation rating                               | A text amplifier that consists of a single-letter reliability rating and a |
| single digit credibility rating.                                              |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Reliability Ratings:                                                          |                                                 |                                                                            |
| A-completely reliable.                                                        |                                                 |                                                                            |
| B-usually reliable.                                                           |                                                 |                                                                            |
| C-fairly reliable.                                                            |                                                 |                                                                            |
| D-not usually reliable.                                                       |                                                 |                                                                            |
| E-unreliable.                                                                 |                                                 |                                                                            |
| F-reliability cannot be judged.                                               |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Credibility Ratings:                                                          |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 1-confirmed by other sources.                                                 |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 2-probably true.                                                              |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 3-possibly true.                                                              |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 4-doubtfully true.                                                            |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 5-improbable.                                                                 |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 6-truth cannot be judged.                                                     |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 2 characters.  |                                                                            |
| Q                                                                             | Direction of movement                           | A graphic amplifier that identifies the direction of movement or           |
| intended movement of an object.                                               |                                                 |                                                                            |
| S                                                                             |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 2                                                                             |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Offset location indicator                                                     |                                                 |                                                                            |
| A graphic amplifier used to indicate the offset or precise location of a      |                                                 |                                                                            |
| single symbol.                                                                |                                                 |                                                                            |
| W                                                                             | Date-time group                                 | An alphanumeric designator for displaying a date-time group                |
| (DDHHMMSSZMONYYYY) or "O/O" for an order. The date-time group                 |                                                 |                                                                            |
| is composed of a group of six numeric digits with at time zone suffix         |                                                 |                                                                            |
| and the standardized three-letter abbreviation for the month followed         |                                                 |                                                                            |
| by four digits representing the year. The first pair of digits represents     |                                                 |                                                                            |
| the day; the second pair, the hour; the third pair, the minutes. For          |                                                 |                                                                            |
| automated systems, two digits may be added before the time zone               |                                                 |                                                                            |
| suffix and after the minutes to designate seconds.                            |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 16 characters. |                                                                            |
| Y                                                                             | Location                                        | A text amplifier that displays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes,    |
| and decimal minutes (or in military grid reference system, global area        |                                                 |                                                                            |
| reference system, or other applicable display formats).                       |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 22 characters. |                                                                            |
| AS                                                                            | Country                                         |                                                                            |
| A three-letter code that indicates the country of origin of the               |                                                 |                                                                            |
| organization. In stability activities, this field can be used for factions or |                                                 |                                                                            |
| groups.                                                                       |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Note                                                                          | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.  |                                                                            |

3-3.

Evaluation rating amplifier (Field J). The evaluation rating amplifier is a 2 digit alphanumeric code that allows for adding reliability and credibility rating. The reliability levels are A through F, and the credibility levels are 1 through 6. Table 3-2 provides the meaning of each letter and number code for this amplifier. Figure 3-2 provides an example of an evaluation rating amplifier usage construct of an enemy leader activity that is completely reliable and confirmed by other sources.

3-4.

Activity direction of movement amplifier (Field Q). The activity direction of movement amplifier is an arrow extending from the center of the frame or main icon. The arrow extends in the direction of movement or intended movement of activity symbol. Figure 3-3 is an example of the usage construct. 3-5.

Activity offset location indicator amplifier (Field S2). The offset location amplifier for activities is placed differently from units and installations. Field S2 is located at the center of the bottom of the activity frame and the offset location indicator line protrude from this point (without an arrow) to the desired location.

The line may be extended or bent as needed. Figure 3-4 on page 3-4 is an example of the usage construct of a friendly organized group meeting activity.

## Installation Frame Shapes

3-6.

This frame shape is used to identify friendly military, civilian, or enemy installations, facilities, campuses, terminals, depots, caches, and specific buildings in an area of interest or operation that supports or may support a common interest during unified land operations. The frame shape follows the construct guidelines in chapter 1 and the activities frame shapes for standard identities in table 3-3.

| Standard Identity   | Friendly   | Hostile   |
|---------------------|------------|-----------|
| Installation        |            |           |
| Assumed Friend      | Suspect    | Pending   |
| Field                                 | Field Title                                     | Description                                                                |
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A                                     | Main and modifier icons                         | The innermost part of a symbol that represents the main function and       |
| its capabilities (modifiers 1 and 2). |                                                 |                                                                            |
| G                                     | Staff comments                                  | A text amplifier content is implementation specific.                       |
| Note                                  | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                            |
| H                                     | Additional information                          | A text amplifier content is implantation specific.                         |
| Note                                  | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                            |
| J                                     | Evaluation rating                               | A text amplifier that consists of a single-letter reliability rating and a |
| single digit credibility rating.      |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Reliability Ratings:                  |                                                 |                                                                            |
| A-completely reliable.                |                                                 |                                                                            |
| B-usually reliable.                   |                                                 |                                                                            |
| C-fairly reliable.                    |                                                 |                                                                            |
| D-not usually reliable.               |                                                 |                                                                            |
| E-unreliable.                         |                                                 |                                                                            |
| F-reliability cannot be judged.       |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Credibility Ratings:                  |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 1-confirmed by other sources.         |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 2-probably true.                      |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 3-possibly true.                      |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 4-doubtfully true.                    |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 5-improbable.                         |                                                 |                                                                            |
| 6-truth cannot be judged.             |                                                 |                                                                            |
| Note                                  | . This field allows a maximum of 2 characters.  |                                                                            |

## Frames (Continued)

| Field                                                                     | Field Title                                                              | Description                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| K                                                                         | Combat effectiveness                                                     | A text amplifier that indicates effectiveness. The entries are         |
| Fully operational (FO).                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Substantially operational (SO).                                           |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Marginally operational (MO).                                              |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Not operational (NO).                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Unknown (UNK).                                                            |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 5 characters.                           |                                                                         |
| A text amplifier displaying one or more identification, friend or foe, or |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| selective identification feature identification modes and codes.          |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Display priority is mode 5, mode, mode 4, mode 3, and mode 2.             |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 15 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| P                                                                         | Identification, friend or                                                |                                                                         |
| foe                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Selective identification                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| feature                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| A graphic amplifier that identifies a headquarters.                       | S                                                                        | Headquarters staff                                                      |
| indicator                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| S                                                                         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Offset location indicator                                                 | A graphic amplifier used to indicate the offset or precise location of a |                                                                         |
| single point symbol.                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| T                                                                         | Unique identifier                                                        | An amplifier field reserved for command and control systems that        |
| uniquely identifies a particular symbol with a track number.              |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Prefix = TN: #####.                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Example: TN: 13579.                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 30 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| W                                                                         | Date-time group                                                          | An alphanumeric designator for displaying a date-time group             |
| (DDHHMMSSZMONYYYY) or "O/O for an order. The date-time group              |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| is composed of a group of six numeric digits with a time zone suffix      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| and the standardized three-letter abbreviation for the month followed     |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| by four digits representing the year. The first pair of digits represents |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| the day; the second pair, the hour; the third pair, the minutes. For      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| automated systems, two digits may be added before the time zone           |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| suffix and after the minutes to designate seconds.                        |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 16 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| X                                                                         | Altitude or depth                                                        | A text amplifier that displays either altitude, flight level, depth for |
| submerged objects, or height of equipment or structures on the            |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| ground. Measurement units shall be displayed in the string.               |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Examples:                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| 1500MSL                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| FL150                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 14 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| Y                                                                         | Location                                                                 | A text amplifier that displays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes, |
| and decimal minutes (or in military grid reference system, global area    |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| reference system, or other applicable display formats).                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note. This field allows a maximum of 22 characters.                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| AL                                                                        | Operational condition                                                    | A graphic amplifier that indicates operational condition or capacity.   |
| Operational condition amplifier, if used, shall be comprised of only one  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| color.                                                                    |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Example: Aircraft: Reddamaged, Greenfully capable                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| example: Missile: Redimminent threat, Greenno threat                    |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| AO                                                                        | Engagement bar                                                           |                                                                         |
| A graphic amplifier placed immediately atop the symbol. May denote        |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| 1) local/remote status, 2) engagement status, and 3) weapon type.         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Format:                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| A:BBB-CC, where                                                           |                                                                          |                                                                         |

3-8.

Operational condition amplifier (AL). An AL is used to display the level of operational condition of an installation symbol. Figure 3-6 shows the template for the combat effectiveness amplifier. Table 3-5 shows operational condition amplifiers and construct examples.

## Main Icons For Activities And Installations

3-9.

Main icons (Field A) reflect the primary function of the symbol. The main icons for activities and installations include some military symbols used in chapter 2 and unique civilian symbols used in defense support of civil authorities and stability operations. Activity symbols provide the means to construct military and civilian symbols to identify individual and group activities (including isolated personnel, civic, religious, social, and other groups), and installation symbols identify military and civilian infrastructure. The use of unique civilian symbols is a recognition of the larger role of military forces beyond war fighting and reflect stability and support to civil authority activities around the world. (See FM 3-57 for more information on civil authorities.) Table 3-6 (on pages 3-8 through 3-19) shows the main icons for civilian individuals, organizations, events, installations, and facilities.

## Sector 1 Modifiers For Activities And Installations

3-10. Table 3-7 (on pages 3-20 through 3-29) shows sector 1 modifiers (Field A). Sector 1 modifiers further identify affiliation, capability, special characteristic, or specialty.

Example and Symbol Translation

## Sector 2 Modifiers For Activities And Installations

3-11. Table 3-8 (on pages 3-30 through 3-32) shows sector 2 modifiers (field A). Sector 2 modifiers further identify affiliation, capability, special characteristic, or specialty.

modifier
symbol
interchangeable. Symbol may be used

## Chapter 4 Equipment Symbols

This chapter discusses main icons, sector 1 modifiers, and mobility indicator amplifiers for equipment. Equipment is nonexpendable items needed to outfit or equip an individual or organization. This section includes the lists of main and modifier icons, and amplifiers for building land equipment symbols

## Framed And Unframed Equipment Symbols

4-1.

The equipment symbol construct standard permits the option to depict the symbol with frame or unframed. As discussed in chapter 1, the frame shape is what indicates the standard identity (friendly, enemy, neutral, and unknown) of a symbol. The unframed equipment symbol constructs must use colors (including blue, red, green, and yellow) in order to indicate the standard identity depiction of friendly, enemy, neutral, or unknown items. (See paragraph 1-9 for more information on standard identity colors.)

## Equipment Symbol Frame Shapes

4-2.

The symbol frame shape is used to identify friendly, enemy, neutral, and unknown equipment affiliation in or supporting an area of interest or operations. Table 4-1 on page 4-2 provides the standard identity frame shapes for units and organizations. The frame shape construct guidelines for main and modifier icons and amplifier placement locations are provided in paragraph 4-4.

| Domain           | Friendly   | Hostile   |
|------------------|------------|-----------|
| Land and sea     |            |           |
| surface          |            |           |
| Assumed Friend   | Suspect    | Pending   |
| Air (in flight)  |            |           |
| Assumed Friend   | Suspect    | Unknown   |
| Space (in space) |            |           |
| Assumed Friend   | Suspect    | Unknown   |

## Main And Modifier Icons And Amplifiers For Equipment

alphanumeric information that graphically describes the equipment and provides additional information on capabilities, status, and location. Figure 4-1 shows the placement of land equipment symbol amplifiers around

| Field                                                                | Field Title                                     | Description                                                                  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A                                                                    | Symbol icon and                                 |                                                                              |
| modifiers                                                            |                                                 |                                                                              |
| The innermost part of a symbol that represents the main function and |                                                 |                                                                              |
| its capabilities (modifiers 1 and 2).                                |                                                 |                                                                              |
| C                                                                    | Quantity                                        | A text amplifier identifies the number of items present.                     |
| Note                                                                 | . This field allows a maximum of 9 characters.  |                                                                              |
| G                                                                    | Staff comments                                  | A text amplifier content is implementation specific.                         |
| Note                                                                 | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                              |
| H                                                                    | Additional information                          | A text amplifier content is implantation specific.                           |
| Note                                                                 | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters. |                                                                              |
| J                                                                    | Evaluation rating                               | A text amplifier that consists of a one-letter reliability rating and a one- |
| number credibility rating:                                           |                                                 |                                                                              |
| Reliability Ratings:                                                 |                                                 |                                                                              |
| A-completely reliable.                                               |                                                 |                                                                              |
| B-usually reliable.                                                  |                                                 |                                                                              |
| C-fairly reliable.                                                   |                                                 |                                                                              |
| D-not usually reliable.                                              |                                                 |                                                                              |
| E-unreliable.                                                        |                                                 |                                                                              |
| F-reliability cannot be judged.                                      |                                                 |                                                                              |
| Credibility Ratings:                                                 |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 1-confirmed by other sources.                                        |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 2-probably true.                                                     |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 3-possibly true.                                                     |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 4-doubtfully true.                                                   |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 5-improbable.                                                        |                                                 |                                                                              |
| 6-truth cannot be judged.                                            |                                                 |                                                                              |
| Note                                                                 | . This field allows a minimum of 2 characters.  |                                                                              |
| L                                                                    | Signature equipment                             | A text amplifier for hostile equipment; "!" indicates detectable             |
| electronic signatures.                                               |                                                 |                                                                              |
| Note                                                                 | . This field allows a maximum of 1 characters.  |                                                                              |
| Field                                                                     | Field Title                                                              | Description                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| N                                                                         | Hostile (enemy)                                                          | A text amplifier for unframed equipment; letters "ENY" denote hostile   |
| symbols.                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.                           |                                                                         |
| P                                                                         | Identification, friend or                                                |                                                                         |
| foe                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Selective identification                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| feature                                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| A text amplifier displaying one or more identification, friend or foe or  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| selective identification feature identification modes and codes.          |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Display priority: Mode 5, Mode S,                                         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Mode 4, Mode 3, Mode 2.                                                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 15 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| Q                                                                         | Direction of movement                                                    |                                                                         |
| indicator                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| A graphic amplifier that identifies the direction of movement or          |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| intended movement of an object.                                           |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| R                                                                         | Mobility mode indicator                                                  | A graphic amplifier that depicts the mobility mode of transportation of |
| an object.                                                                |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| S                                                                         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Offset location indicator                                                 | A graphic amplifier used to indicate the offset or precise location of a |                                                                         |
| single point symbol.                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| T                                                                         | Unique identifier                                                        | An amplifier field reserved for command and control systems that        |
| uniquely identifies a particular symbol with a track number.              |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Prefix = TN: #####.                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Example: TN: 13579.                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 30 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| V                                                                         | Type                                                                     | A text amplifier for equipment that indicates types of equipment.       |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 24 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| W                                                                         | Date-time group                                                          | An alphanumeric designator for displaying a date-time group             |
| (DDHHMMSSZMONYYYY) or "O/O" for an order. The date-time group             |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| is composed of a group of six numeric digits with a time zone suffix      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| and the standardized three-letter abbreviation for the month followed     |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| by four digits representing the year. The first pair of digits represents |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| the day; the second pair, the hour; the third pair, the minutes. For      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| automated systems, two digits may be added before the time zone           |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| suffix and after the minutes to designate seconds.                        |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 16 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| X                                                                         | Altitude or depth                                                        | A text amplifier that displays either altitude, flight level, depth for |
| submerged objects; or height of equipment or structures on the            |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| ground. Measurement units shall be displayed in the string.               |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Examples:                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| 1500MSL.                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| FL150.                                                                    |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 14 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| Y                                                                         | Location                                                                 | A text amplifier that displays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes, |
| and decimal minutes (or in military grid reference system, global area    |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| reference system, or other applicable display formats).                   |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Examples:                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| military grid reference system: 28SMB2649083145                           |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| global area reference system: 3317.0921N 04412.6332E                      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 22 characters.                          |                                                                         |
| Z                                                                         | Speed                                                                    | A text amplifier that displays velocity.                                |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 8 characters.                           |                                                                         |
| AD                                                                        | Platform type                                                            | Electronic intelligence notation or communications intelligence         |
| notation.                                                                 |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 6 characters.                           |                                                                         |
| Equipment teardown time in minutes.                                       |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Note                                                                      | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.                           |                                                                         |
| AE                                                                        | Equipment teardown                                                       |                                                                         |
| time                                                                      |                                                                          |                                                                         |
| Field                                                              | Field Title                                     | Description                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AF                                                                 | Common identifier                               |                                                                          |
| A text amplifier used for placement of common system name or model |                                                 |                                                                          |
| type name.                                                         |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Example: "Hawk" for Hawk surface-to-air missile system.            |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Note                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 12 characters. |                                                                          |
| AG                                                                 | Auxiliary equipment                             |                                                                          |
| indicator                                                          |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Towed sonar array indicator: A graphic modifier for equipment that |                                                 |                                                                          |
| indicates the presence of a towed sonar array.                     |                                                 |                                                                          |
| AL                                                                 | Operational condition                           | A graphic amplifier that indicates operational condition or capacity. If |
| used, it shall be comprised of only one color.                     |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Example: Aircraft: Reddestroyed, Greenfully capable.             |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Example: Missile: Redimminent threat, Greenno threat.            |                                                 |                                                                          |
| AO                                                                 | Engagement bar                                  | A graphic amplifier placed immediately atop the symbol. May denote       |
| 1) local/remote status, 2) engagement status, and 3) weapon type.  |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Format:                                                            |                                                 |                                                                          |
| A:BBB-CC, where                                                    |                                                 |                                                                          |
| A = remote/local                                                   |                                                 |                                                                          |
| BBB = engagement status                                            |                                                 |                                                                          |
| CC = weapon asset                                                  |                                                 |                                                                          |
| AQ                                                                 | Guarded unit                                    | During ballistic missile defense, some tracks are designated as          |
| guarded by a particular unit.                                      |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Note                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 2 characters.  |                                                                          |
| AR                                                                 | Special designator                              | Special track designators such as non-real time and tactically           |
| significant tracks are denoted here.                               |                                                 |                                                                          |
| Note                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.  |                                                                          |

4-4.

Equipment direction of movement amplifier (Field Q). The equipment direction of movement amplifier is an arrow or staff identifying the direction of movement or intended movement of an object. For equipment symbols, the amplifier is an angled arrow extending downward from the bottom center of the frame or icon and pointing in the direction of movement. Figure 4-2 provides a direction of movement example for an armored high mobility vehicle with medium gun system.

4-5.

Engagement bar amplifier (Field AO). The engagement amplifier bar may be used to designate engagements and to indicate targets. Both may be done in conjunction where depicted targets contain engagement information. The engagement bar may contain information on 1) remote or local engagement; 2) stage of the engagement (for example, assign, cover, engage, hold fire, cease fire, cease engage, break engagement, or missile in flight); and 3) type of weapon assignment (for example, missile, gun, or torpedo). Engagement bars use four colors; red, white, and orange for hostile targets, and blue for friendly participating. (See table 4-3.) Figure 4-3 depicts an example of a friendly self-propelled (tracked) long range surface to air missile launcher engaging an enemy attack rotary aircraft. (See MIL-STD 2525D for more detailed technical information concerning expanded usage of the engagement bar.)
4-6.

Mobility (transportation) mode indicator (Field R). The mobility (transportations) mode indicator is only used to depict the mode of transport of equipment. For example, a symbol for an armored selfpropelled howitzer transported by train would include a railway mobility mode indicator in Field R (see figure 4-4.) Table 4-4 on page 4-8 provides a list of mobility (transportation) mode indicators with construct examples of the transporting of a howitzer.

| Construct examples with howitzer   | Description   | Mobility    |
|------------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
| Symbol                             |               |             |
| Unframed                           | Unknown       | Friend      |
| Wheeled                            |               |             |
| (limited to                        |               |             |
| improved                           |               |             |
| roads)                             |               |             |
| Wheeled                            |               |             |
| (cross-                            |               |             |
| country)                           |               |             |
| Tracked                            |               |             |
| Wheeled and                        |               |             |
| tracked                            |               |             |
| combination                        |               |             |
| Towed                              |               |             |
| Railway                            |               |             |
| Over-snow                          |               |             |
| (prime                             |               |             |
| mover)                             |               |             |
| Sled                               |               |             |
| Pack                               |               |             |
| animals                            |               |             |
| Barge                              |               |             |
| Amphibious                         |               |             |

4-7.

Speed (Field Z). This field is used to display equipment velocity. (See figure 4-5.) The first part of this eight-character (its maximum length) amplifier shall be a numeric value (quantity), and the second part shall be the speed or velocity unit of measure. Legal entries for this portion of the amplifier shall be "kph"
(kilometers per hour), "mps" (meters per second), "kts" (knots per hour), or "mph" (miles per hour).

Examples include


220kph = 220 kilometers per hour.

974.5mps = 974.5 meters per second.

18.75kts = 18.75 knots per hour.

5mph = 5 miles per hour.

| Function   |
|------------|
| Usage      |
mobility wheeled vehicle with
medium direct fire gun system

## Main Icons For Equipment

| Function        | Icon   |
|-----------------|--------|
| Friendly        | Enemy  |
| Weapons Systems |        |

Notes. 1. Weapons systems, missile launchers, and nonlethal weapons use a unique method for indicating size, altitude, or range.

2. Weapon size and capability is indicated by a horizontal line or lines perpendicular to the weapon icon.

a. No line: basic equipment symbol (generic).

b. One line designates light, low altitude, or short-range. c. Two lines designates medium, medium altitude, or medium-range. d. Three lines designates heavy, high altitude, or long-range. 3. Weapon systems designated as greater than heavy, high altitude, or long-range, use an amplifier field to indicate this unique capability. (See figure 4-1 on page 4-3 and table 4-2).

4. Land equipment symbols can be displayed without a frame, and color may be used to differentiate friend (blue), enemy (red), and neutral (green).

| Function     | Icon   |
|--------------|--------|
| Friendly     | Enemy  |
| Vehicles     |        |
| Water cannon |        |
vehicle
modifier
present, represents
Main Icon Usage Construct Example
equipment symbol
lines
lines
designates heavy. symbols
can
be
frame,
and
may be used to differentiate
friend
(blue), enemy (red),
Modifier Icon Usage Construct Example and Symbol Translation
| Function    | Modifier   |
|-------------|------------|
| Translation |            |
| Friendly    | Enemy      |
Heavy
Note. This modifier symbol
is
interchangeable. Symbol
may
be
used as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with
the
same
meaning.
Light
Note. This modifier symbol
is
interchangeable.
Symbol
may
be
used as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with
the
same
meaning.
Medium
Note. This modifier symbol
is
interchangeable. Symbol
may
be
used as a sector 1 or sector 2 modifier with
the
same
meaning.
| Function                                                | Modifier   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Translation                                             |            |
| Friendly                                                | Enemy      |
| Robotic armored tracked vehicle with heavy antitank gun |            |
| Robotic (guided                                         |            |
| and                                                     |            |
| automatic)                                              |            |
| -                                                       |            |
| Equipment that                                          |            |
| has robot guided                                        |            |
| or automatic                                            |            |
| control                                                 |            |
| mechanism                                               |            |
| characteristic                                          |            |
| capability.                                             |            |

## Sector 2 Modifiers For Equipment

| Function    | Modifier   |
|-------------|------------|
| Translation |            |
| Friendly    | Enemy      |

## Control Measures And Operation Symbols

This chapter discusses control measure construct fundamentals for points, lines, and areas. It also discusses operation symbols related to offensive and defensive operations.

## Fundamentals Of Control Measure Symbols

5-1.

Amplifiers. An amplifier provides optional additional information about a tactical symbol. The field identification, field title, description, and maximum allowable display lengths of tactical symbol amplifiers are in table 5-21 on pages 5-77 through 5-79. An example of each amplifier (including both text and graphic indicators) is included in figure 5-2 on page 5-4. Amplifiers can be defined as either static or dynamic:


Static amplifiers are amplifiers whose size and placement are fixed and remain constant.

Dynamic amplifiers are amplifiers whose size and placement are based on the attributes of an
object, and change as these attributes change.

## Composition Of Control Measure Symbols

5-2.

Control measure symbols can be combined with other symbols, icons, and amplifiers to display operational information. They do not follow the same building rules as the icon-based symbols, but they shall be built in accordance with the draw rules specified in the symbol tables. (See figure 5-1.)

| Control Measure Components   |
|------------------------------|
| Symbol                       |
| Additional                   |
| information                  |
| amplifier                    |
| Control measure              |
| Icon-based symbol            |
| with amplifiers              |

## Standard Identity Coloring Control Measures

5-3.

Friendly graphic control measures are shown in black or blue when drawn manually or on a color computer-generated display. Hostile graphic control measures are shown in red. If red is not available, they are drawn in black with the abbreviation "ENY" placed on the graphic in at least two places. Obstacles as shown in this chapter (friendly, hostile, neutral, unknown, factional) are drawn using the color green. If the color green is not available, obstacles should be drawn using black. The color yellow will be used for the hatching for CBRN contaminated areas.

## Control Measure Acronyms And Abbreviations Usage

5-4.

The acronyms and abbreviations in this chapter are considered symbols that are part of the military symbol construct for use with Army control measure symbols. No acronyms or abbreviations other than those provided in this publication may be used. When acronyms or abbreviations are approved for use with military symbols they become part of the military symbol lexicon.

## Operation Symbols

5-5.

Operation symbols are symbols related to offensive and defensive operations, which include movement to contact, attack, enabling, and retrograde operations. See types of offense and defense operations in ADP
3-90 and FM 3-90-1 for more information on operation symbols and their usage. Offensive and defensive operations symbols are not control measures, and are used to depict actions conducted during offense and defense operations that enhance operational picture of an operation.

## Labeling Control Measures

5-6.

Symbol makers make all text labeling in upper case letters. The reader should be able to read the labels for all text labels of modifier or amplifier fields for control measure symbols when the bottom of the overlay is closest to the reader. Labeling written on an angle should be readable to viewers horizontally.

5-7.

Status refers to whether a control measure exists at the location identified (status is "present") or will in the future reside at that location (status is "planned" or "suspected"). In general, linear control measures shall be a solid line when indicating present status and a dashed line when indicating suspected or planned status, as depicted in table 5-1. There are certain control measures such as counterattack which are drawn in the "present" status with dashed lines.

| Point Graphics    | Boundary Line Graphics   |
|-------------------|--------------------------|
| Present           |                          |
| position          |                          |
| Regiment boundary | Assembly area green      |
| Isolated          |                          |
| personnel pickup  |                          |
| point             |                          |
| Planned,          |                          |
| or                |                          |
| suspected         |                          |

## Main And Modifier Icons And Amplifiers

5-8.

Main icons. Field A is the placement area for control measure main icons, and provides the ability to depict the main or supporting function within the construct composition. Main icons for control measures are framed or unframed symbol constructs, or they are unique approved symbols that can be embedded within the symbol to effectively translate the intent or function. Not all control measures have this placement field, and the control measure template will indicate if the construct composition provides the capability to add a main icon to the symbol. 5-9.

Sector 1 modifier icons. Only limited access areas and minefields use modifiers in their symbol construct. Each of these constructs have unique sector 1 modifier placement templates that are displayed in their military symbol construct sections. (See table 5-5 [on page 5-11] for limited access area modifier usage constructs, and tables 5-19 [on page 5-66] and 5-20 [on page 5-70] for minefield modifier usage constructs.)
5-10. **Amplifiers**. An amplifier provides optional additional information about a tactical symbol. The field identification, field title, description, and maximum allowable display lengths of tactical symbol amplifiers are presented in table 5-2 on pages 5-3 through 5-4. An example of each amplifier (including both text and graphic indicators) is included in figure 5-2 on page 5-4. Amplifiers can be defined as either static or dynamic:


Static amplifiers are amplifiers whose size and placement are based on the attributes of an object, and they can change as these attributes and the scale of the background change.

| Field                                                                              | Field Title                                                              | Description                                                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Main icon or modifier                                                              | The part of a symbol that represents main function, capability, type, or |                                                                          |
| classification.                                                                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| A or                                                                               |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| sector 1                                                                           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| modifier                                                                           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| B                                                                                  | Echelon                                                                  | A unit symbol that identifies command level.                             |
| H                                                                                  | Additional information                                                   | Content is implementation specific.                                      |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 20 characters.                          |                                                                          |
| N                                                                                  | Hostile (enemy)                                                          | The letters "ENY" denote hostile control measure symbols.                |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters.                           |                                                                          |
| Q                                                                                  | Direction of movement                                                    |                                                                          |
| indicator                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Identifies the direction of movement or intended movement of an                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| object.                                                                            |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| S                                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Offset location indicator                                                          | Used for points and chemical, biological, and radiological events to     |                                                                          |
| display a symbol away from its position while retaining its actual                 |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| location.                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| T, T1                                                                              | Unique identifier                                                        | A text amplifier used to differentiate a symbol by numbering, lettering, |
| or a combination of both, and or may be used to include the unit                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| designation.                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Notes                                                                              | .                                                                        |                                                                          |
| 1. In some cases, this tactical symbol may require multiple instances of a "T"     |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| amplifier to fully create or represent an object.                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 2. "T1" maybe be used if field used displayed more than once in a tactical symbol. |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 3. This field allows a maximum of 30 characters.                                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| W, W1                                                                              | Date-time group (DTG)                                                    | "W" identifies the start DTG, and can be displayed alone or in           |
| conjunction with "W1" to identify the projected DTG end date. The "W"              |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| represents an alphanumeric designator for displaying a date-time                   |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| group (DDHHMMSSZMONYYYY) or "O/O" for an order. When "W"                           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| and "W1" are used in conjunction they identify the time control                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| measure in effect. The date-time group is composed of a group of six               |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| numeric digits with a time zone suffix and the standardized three-letter           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| abbreviation for the month followed by four digits. The first pair of              |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| digits represents the day; the second pair, the hour; the third pair, the          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| minutes. The last four digits after the month are the year. For                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| automated systems, two digits may be added before the time zone                    |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| suffix and after the minutes to designate seconds.                                 |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 16 characters.                          |                                                                          |
| X                                                                                  | Altitude or depth                                                        | Displays the minimum, maximum, or specific altitude (in feet or meters   |
| in relation to a reference datum), flight level, or depth (for submerged           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| objects in feet below sea level).                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 15 characters.                          |                                                                          |
| Y                                                                                  | Location                                                                 | Displays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes, and decimal            |
| minutes.                                                                           |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 22 characters.                          |                                                                          |
| AM                                                                                 | Distance                                                                 | A numeric amplifier that displays a minimum, maximum, or specific        |
| distance (range, radius, width, or length) in meters or feet.                      |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| Note                                                                               | . This field allows a maximum of 7 characters.                           |                                                                          |
| Field                                                                   | Field Title                                    | Description                                                               |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AN                                                                      | Azimuth                                        |                                                                           |
| A numeric amplifier that displays an angle measured from true north to  |                                                |                                                                           |
| any other line in degrees.                                              |                                                |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                    | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters. |                                                                           |
| AP                                                                      | Target number                                  | A six character text modifier used in fire support operations to uniquely |
| designate targets where characters 1 and 2 are alphabetic, and          |                                                |                                                                           |
| characters 36 are numeric (for example, AANNNN).                       |                                                |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                    | . This field allows a maximum of 6 characters. |                                                                           |
| AP1                                                                     | Target number                                  |                                                                           |
| extension                                                               |                                                |                                                                           |
| A target number extension is a sequentially assigned number             |                                                |                                                                           |
| identifying the individual elements in a target, where character 1 is a |                                                |                                                                           |
| dash and characters 2 and 3 are numeric, from 1 through 15. It is       |                                                |                                                                           |
| applicable only to the "point or single target" symbol, is conditional  |                                                |                                                                           |
| upon the presence of the target designator amplifier, and is visually   |                                                |                                                                           |
| displayed appended to the target number amplifier.                      |                                                |                                                                           |
| Note                                                                    | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters. |                                                                           |
| AS                                                                      | Country                                        | A three letter code representing geographical entity.                     |
| Note                                                                    | . This field allows a maximum of 3 characters. |                                                                           |

## Echelon Indicator (B)

5-11. The echelon indicator provides a graphic representation of command level and is used to show the element echelon on lines and areas. The indicator is position as shown in figure 5-2 and Field B is defined in table 5-1 on page 5-2.

## Direction Of Movement Indicator (Q)

5-12. The direction of movement indicator is an arrow identifying the direction of movement of events. The arrow extends downward from the center of the icon and points in the direction of movement. The indicator is positioned as shown in figure 5-3 and Field Q is defined in table 5-1 on page 5-2.

## Offset Location Indicator (S2)

5-13. The offset location indicator is used when placing an object away from its actual location. The indicator is a line extending downward from an appropriate anchor point on an icon. This amplifier permits including the actual location in latitude and longitude between the anchor point of the symbol and the line extending downward. The indicator is positioned as shown in figure 5-4 and Field S2 is defined in table 5-1 on page
5-2.

## Additional Information Amplifier (H)

5-14. The additional information amplifier field is used to add content that is implementation specific, provided it does not exceed the allowed 20 maximum number of characters. This amplifier is positioned differently based on the symbol used. Figure 5-5 on page 5-6 provides 2 different position variation constructs for this field.

## Boundaries

5-15. A *boundary* is a line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas (JP 3-0). Figure 5-6 provides a boundary composition template that includes orientation of optional field amplifier labels for horizontal
(eastwest) and vertical (northsouth) boundaries. (See table 5-3 on pages 5-7 through 5-8 for depictions of boundary control measures. The following are optional amplifiers that may be used with this control measure construct:


Country code Field AS to identify the units' three-letter geographical entity country code.

Echelon indication Field B to identify the boundary echelon.

Hostile (enemy) Field N to identify enemy boundaries.

Unique identifier Field T to identify designations of adjacent units.

## Boundary Symbol Amplifiers

AS: Country code field identifies the units' three-letter graphical entity country code.

B: Echelon indication field identifies enemy boundaries. N: Hostile (enemy) field identifies designations of adjacent units. T: Unique identifier field identifies designation of adjacent units.

| Function                        | Template               | Construct Example   |
|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| EWL                             | EWL                    |                     |
| EWL                             | 326EN                  |                     |
| BN                              | (USA)                  | EWL                 |
| 127EN                           |                        |                     |
| BN                              | (USA)                  |                     |
| EWL                             | EWL                    |                     |
| |                               | Tas                    | |                   |
| EWL                             | EWL                    |                     |
| Engineer work line              | A                     |                     |
| coordinated boundary line       |                        |                     |
| used to compartmentalize        |                        |                     |
| an area of operations to        |                        |                     |
| indicate where specific         |                        |                     |
| engineer units have             |                        |                     |
| primary responsibility for      |                        |                     |
| the engineer effort.            |                        |                     |
| (FM 3-34)                       |                        |                     |
| Note                            | . Letters "EWL" are an |                     |
| integral part of the symbol but |                        |                     |
| they can rotate based on the    |                        |                     |
| direction of the line.          |                        |                     |
| Friendly present boundary       |                        |                     |
| T/AS                            | 2ID                    | (USA)               |
| B                               | XX                     |                     |
| TIAS                            | 521D                   | (UK)                |
| TIAS                            | |[B|                   | TiAS                |
| Friendly planned, on order      |                        |                     |
| boundary                        |                        |                     |
| IID                             | (CAN)                  |                     |
| _____                           | xx                     | BS                 |

## Areas

5-17. An area is a specified geographic surface included within a delineated set of lines (boundaries) used for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction between adjacent units, formations, or other specific geographical surfaces. Figure 5-7 on page 5-10 provides the dynamic figure template for areas that provide the option to use 7 amplifier fields with the operations area main icon symbols listed in table 5-5 (on pages 5-11 to 5-15). Table 5-6 (on pages 5-16 through 5-19) lists battle positions and operations area templates with unique drawing constructs.

A: Icon that identifies the main function. H: Additional information (content is implementation specific) N: Enemy: Letters "ENY" denote hostile. T: Identifies the unique text or numerical designation.

W/W1: Identifies the date-time group associated with area.

Notes. 1. Not all fields are required for each area as some areas may use only one field, while others will use several. 2. The information fields are moveable and scalable as a block in the area. 3. The figure is dynamic.

5-18. Table 5-5, on pages 5-11 through 5-15, lists area control measure main icon symbols that follow the specific format as shown in figure 5-7.

for land and maritime enough to accomplish their missions and protect their
forces. (JP 3-0)
| Function                   | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| Engagement area            | An                   |
| area where the commander   |                       |
| intends to contain and     |                       |
| destroy an enemy force     |                       |
| with the massed effects of |                       |
| all available weapons and  |                       |
| supporting systems.        |                       |
| (ADP 3-90)                 |                       |
| EA                         |                       |
| Guerrilla base               |
|------------------------------|
| temporary site where         |
| guerrilla installations,     |
| headquarters, and some       |
| guerrilla units are located. |
| A guerrilla base is          |
| considered to be transitory  |
| and must be capable of       |
| rapid displacement by        |
| personnel within the base.   |
| (ATP 3-05.1)                 |
| Named area of interest       | -   |
|------------------------------|-----|
| A geospatial area or         |     |
| systems node or link         |     |
| against which information    |     |
| that will satisfy a specific |     |
| information requirement      |     |
| can be collected, usually to |     |
| capture indications of       |     |
| adversary courses of         |     |
| action. (JP 2-01.3)          |     |
| Objective area               | A  |
| geographical area, defined   |     |
| by competent authority,      |     |
| within which is located an   |     |
| objective to be captured or  |     |
| reached by military forces.  |     |
| (JP 3-06)                    |     |
| OBJ                          |     |
| Target area of interest      | -   |
| The geographical area        |     |
| where high-value targets     |     |
| can be acquired and          |     |
| engaged by friendly forces.  |     |
| (JP 2-01.3)                  |     |
| TAI                          |     |
| Assault position           |
|----------------------------|
| covered and concealed      |
| position short of the      |
| objective from which final |
| preparations are made to   |
| assault the objective.     |
| (ADP 3-90)                 |
| ASLT                       |
covered and concealed position short of the preparations are made to assault the objective.
| Function                     | Main Icon (Field A)   | Construct Example   |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Refugee holding area         |                       |                     |
| Note                         | . The use of "refugee |                     |
| holding                      | area"                 | acronym             |
| permitted to conserve space. |                       |                     |

## Refugee Holding Area

Forward arming and
refueling pointA
temporary facility, organized, equipped, and deployed, to provide fuel and ammunition necessary
for the employment of
aviation maneuver units in combat. (JP 3-09.3) Brigade support areaA
designated area in which sustainment elements locate to provide support to a brigade.
| Division support area        |
|------------------------------|
| designated area within the   |
| division commander's area    |
| of operations that provides  |
| a location to base the       |
| division's sustainment       |
| assets and provide           |
| sustainment to the division. |
| (See ATP 3-91 for more       |
| information on the division  |
| support area.)               |

5-19. Table 5-6, on pages 5-16 through 5-19, lists functions, templates, and examples for battle positions and operations area control measures that have unique usage constructs. A battle position is a defensive location oriented on a likely enemy avenue of approach. (See ADP 3-90 for more information on battle positions.) These control measures must follow the design and construct guidelines of this table.

| Function             | Template      | Example   |
|----------------------|---------------|-----------|
| Unexploded           |               |           |
| explosive            |               |           |
| ordnance (UXO)       |               |           |
| area                 |               |           |
| Limited access       |               |           |
| area                 |               |           |
| Note                 | . The limited |           |
| access area point    |               |           |
| symbol               | will          | be        |
| oriented upright, as |               |           |
| shown                | in            | the       |
| template             | and           |           |
| example. The listed  |               |           |
| mobility sector 1    |               |           |
| modifiers that can   |               |           |
| be used with this    |               |           |
| control measure.     |               |           |
Wheeled and tracked combination Over-snow (prime mover) Pack animal Barge
| Function                                |
|-----------------------------------------|
| Mobility Sector 1 Modifiers (continued) |
| Amphibious                              |
| No vehicles                             |

## Points

5-20. Figure 5-8 on page 5-20 provides the templates used for point control measure main icon symbols listed in table 5-7 (pages 5-21 through 5-33) that include contact, coordination, decision, targets, sustainment, special supply distribution, and CBRN decontamination points.

5-21. Supply points follow a slightly different format by using the unit sector 2 supply symbol in table 2-4 (on page 2-10) to modify the frame toward the bottom of the vertical rectangle and make it supply unique. Figure 5-8 demonstrates this supply unique modification that is only used for supply point control measures. 5-22. Distinctive action points have unique formats (including square, circular, star, and cross) that do not follow a specific template and are unique symbols that represent specific actions (including contact, coordination, decision, targets, communication, and air). Distinctive action points are listed in table 5-8 (on pages 5-33 through 5-43). 5-23. The point templates in figure 5-6 on page 5-6 also includes amplifier fields (see table 5-2 on page 5-3)
that can be used for additional information. As a minimum, a point shall include the function (Field A)
information, and all other fields are optional information. Point symbols cannot be rotated and therefore text will not be written on an angle. Point symbol fields include


Field A (required) can use acronyms or graphics in to identify the point name or function.

Field H (optional) used for additional information (content is implementation specific).

Field N (optional) used to identify an enemy point using "ENY."

Field T, T1 (optional) for text amplifiers used to differentiate a symbol by numbering, lettering or
a combination of both, and or unit designations.

Field S2 (optional) used to indicate the offset or precise location of a single point symbol.

Field W, W1 (optional) used to identify the date-time group associated with point.

General purpose points
Supply distribution points

Point symbol fields A (required) can use acronyms or graphics in to identify the point name or function.

H (optional) used for additional information (content is implementation specific). N (optional) used to identify an enemy point using "ENY." T, T1 (optional) for text amplifiers used to differentiate a symbol by numbering, lettering or a combination of both, and or unit designations.

S2 **(optional)** used to indicate the offset or precise location of a single point symbol.

W, W1 (optional) used to identify the date-time group associated with point.

5-24. The point control measure symbols are used in the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. Table 5-7
on page 5-21 through 5-33 lists point control measure main icons that follow figure 5-8 template construct formats.

| Function    |
|-------------|
| Translation |
| Checkpoint                   |
|------------------------------|
| predetermined point on the   |
| ground used to control       |
| movement, tactical maneuver, |
| and orientation. (See        |
| FM 3-90-1 for more           |
| information on checkpoints.) |
| CP                           |
| Control                           | An action taken to        |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| eliminate a hazard or reduce      |                            |
| its risk. (ATP 5-19)              |                            |
| Note                              | . This symbol demonstrates |
| the capability and authority to   |                            |
| exercise restraining or directing |                            |
| influence                         | (regulating)               |
| specific function.                |                            |
| Engineer regulating point   |
|-----------------------------|
| Checkpoint to ensure that   |
| vehicles do not exceed the  |
| capacity of the crossing    |
| means and to give drivers   |
| final instructions on site- |
| specific procedures and     |
| information, such as speed  |
| and vehicle interval.       |
Checkpoint 12 on main supply route 5,
controlled by 100th Military Police
Detachment, operational from 0700 Zulu hour 14 MAR 2013 to 2200 Zulu hour 14
May 2013
Control point RED on main supply route 2, controlled by 615th Military Police Company, operational from 0700 Zulu hour 12 May 2013 to 0900 Zulu hour 12 May 2013 Engineer regulating point on main supply route 1, controlled by 2nd Engineer Battalion
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Linkup pointThe point where two infiltrating elements in the same or different infiltration lanes are scheduled to meet to consolidate before proceeding on with their missions.
(FM 3-90-1)
LU
Passage pointA
specifically designated place where the passing units will pass through the stationary
unit. (FM 3-90-2)
PP
Rally pointAn easily
identifiable point on the ground at which units can reassemble and reorganize if they become dispersed.
(ATP 3-21.20)
RLY
Release pointA location on
a route where marching elements are released from centralized control.
(FM 3-90-2)
RP
Night linkup point 1, controlled by 3rd
Battalion, operational from 0900 Zulu hour
6 FEB 2008 to 0300 Zulu hour 10 FEB
2008
Passage point RED, controlled by 3rd
Brigade, operational from 0700 Zulu hour
6 FEB 2008 to 0900 Zulu hour 10 FEB
2008
Rally point 5, controlled by 1st Battalion,
operational from 0700 Zulu hour 12 MAY
2013 to 0900 Zulu hour 13 May 2013
Release point LIMA, controlled by 181st
Battalion, operational from 1230 Zulu hour
22 DEC 2012 to 1530 Zulu hour 22 DEC
2012
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Start pointA location on a
route where the march elements fall under the control of a designated march
commander. (FM 3-90-2)
Point of departureThe point where the unit crosses the line of departure and begins moving along a
direction of attack. (ADP 3-90)
| Civilian collection point     |
|-------------------------------|
| specific location where       |
| civilians are assembled to be |
| transported to another        |
| location.                     |
Start point, controlled by 2nd Troop, 3rd
Cavalry Squadron, operational at 0630
Zulu hour 6 JUN 2013
United Nations weapons amnesty point,
controlled by New Zealand, operational
from 0700 Zulu hour 14 MAR 2013 to
0700 Zulu hour 12 MAY 2013
Host nation only United States civilian
collection point, controlled by North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, operational
from 0700 Zulu hour 21 AUG 2013 to 0800
Zulu hour 22 AUG 2013
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
| Detainee collection point        | -   |
|----------------------------------|-----|
| A specific location where        |     |
| detainees are assembled until    |     |
| transportation becomes           |     |
| available for relocation to      |     |
| detainee holding area or         |     |
| theater detention facility. (See |     |
| JP 3-63 and FM 3-63 for more     |     |
| information on detainee          |     |
| collection point.)               |     |
| Personnel Recovery               |     |
| Isolated personnel recovery      |     |
| (See JP 3-50 and FM 3-50 for     |     |
| more information on isolated     |     |
| personnel recovery.)             |     |
| Search and rescue point          | A  |
| predesignated specific           |     |
| location, relative to which      |     |
| isolated personnel provide       |     |
| their position to recovery       |     |
| forces. (JP 3-50)                |     |
| SAR                              |     |
harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging to or
around it. (JP 3-11)
Detainee collection point, controlled by
709th Military Police of the 18 Military
Police Brigade, operational from 0530 Zulu
hour 16 JUL 2013 to 0700 Zulu hour 18
JUL 2013
Isolated personnel (14 individuals)
recovery point between 0500 Zulu hour 14
MAR 2018 and 0800 Zulu hour 14 MAR
2018
Search and rescue point, operational at
0630 Zulu hour 6 JUN 2020
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Alternate decontamination point Equipment decontamination point Troop decontamination point Equipment or troop decontamination point Operational decontamination point Thorough decontamination point
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Ambulance loading point
This is the point in the shuttle system where one or more ambulances are stationed ready to receive patients for
evacuation. (ATP 4-02.2)
ALP
Ambulance relay pointA point in the shuttle system where one or more empty ambulances are stationed to advance to a loading point or
to the next relay post to
replace departed ambulances.
(ATP 4-02.2)
ARP
Ammunition supply point An ammunition support activity operated by one or more modular ammunition
platoons. (ATP 4-35)
ASP
Ammunition transfer
holding pointA designated
site operated by a brigade support battalion distribution company where ammunition is received, transferred, or temporarily stored to supported units within a brigade combat team.
(ATP 4-35)
ATHP
Cannibalization point
CAN
Casualty collection point
A location that may or may not be staffed, where casualties are assembled for evacuation to a medical treatment facility.
(ATP 4-02.2)
CCP
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Logistics release point (See
ATP 3-21.11 and ATP 3-21.8
for more information on logistics release point usage.)
Maintenance collection
pointA temporary location
established within the battalion echelon for the collection of equipment needing or undergoing field
maintenance. (ATP 4-33)
Medical evacuation pickup point Mortuary affairs collection
pointThe location for
receiving, establishing chain of custody, and evacuating human remains and personal
effects. (See ATP 4-46 for
more information on mortuary affairs collection points.) Rearm, refuel, and resupply
pointA designated location
through which a unit passes where it receives fuel,
ammunition, and other necessary supplies to continue operations. Refuel on the move point A location established to ensure that fuel tanks on combat and fuel servicing vehicles are full before they arrive in the unit's tactical assembly area.
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Traffic control postA manned post that is used to preclude the interruption of traffic flow or movement along
a designated route. (FM 3-39)
| Trailer transfer point          |
|---------------------------------|
| location established along the  |
| line haul system to divide the  |
| line haul into legs, where      |
| semitrailers or flatracks are   |
| transferred from one carrier to |
| another while en route. (See    |
| ATP 4-11 for more information   |
| on trailer transfer points.)    |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Class I Those items which are consumed by personnel or animals at the approximately uniform rate, irrespective of local changes in combat or terrain conditions. U.S. Class I (subsistence items) NATO and U.S. Class II Supplies for which allowances are established by tables of organization and equipment.
Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
NATO Class III
I I I
Fuels and lubricants for all purposes, except for operating aircraft or for use in
weapons such as flame
throwers. U.S. Class III (petroleum, oils, and lubricants) NATO Class IV Supplies for which initial issue allowances are not prescribed by approved issue tables.
I V
U.S. Class IV (construction and barrier materials) NATO and U.S. Class V Ammunition, explosives, and chemical agents of all types. Function
Main Icon (Field A)
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
U.S. Class X (material to support nonmilitary programs)
CA
NATO multiple supply class point Use supply class numbers (I, II, III, IV, and V) for A field or ALL for all classes of supply.
| Function                       | Template          |
|--------------------------------|-------------------|
| Translation                    |                   |
| Airfield                       | An area prepared |
| for the accommodation          |                   |
| (including any buildings,      |                   |
| installations, and equipment), |                   |
| landing, and takeoff of        |                   |
| aircraft. (See JP 3-36 for     |                   |
| additional information.)       |                   |
| Contact point                  | In land          |
| warfare, a point on the        |                   |
| terrain, easily identifiable,  |                   |
| where two or more units are    |                   |
| required to make contact.      |                   |
| (JP 3-50)                      |                   |
Function
Template
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
WaypointA designated point or series of points loaded and stored in a global positioning system or other electronic navigational aid system to facilitate movement.
| Target handover                   |
|-----------------------------------|
| direction fire target handover    |
| mission is in progress and        |
| facilitates orientation of direct |
| fires to maximize combat          |
| effectiveness and minimize        |
| fratricide.                       |

## Lines

5-26. In table 5-9, on pages 5-36 through 5-41, there are line control measure symbols that follow a specific template format as shown in figure 5-9.


Most lines are also names as a phase line for ease of reference in orders and during transmissions.

Lines that have a specific purpose and are also named as phase lines (such as a restrictive fire line)
should have the primary purpose in the Field T1 labeled on top of the line at both ends of the line inside the lateral boundaries or as often as necessary for clarity.

The designation of the controlling headquarters for fire support coordination measures is depicted in Field T2.
The use of phase lines to mark line control measure symbols is not mandatory.

| Function                                        | Template                                | Construct Example   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Note                                            | . Symbols colored gray are used to help |                     |
| explain how the control measure is used and are |                                         |                     |
| not a part of the control measure.              |                                         |                     |
| Lines                                           |                                         |                     |
| Forward line of                                 |                                         |                     |
| own troops                                      |                                         |                     |
| A                                              |                                         |                     |
| line which                                      |                                         |                     |
| indicates the                                   |                                         |                     |
| most forward                                    |                                         |                     |
| position of                                     |                                         |                     |
| friendly forces in                              |                                         |                     |
| any kind of                                     |                                         |                     |
| military operation                              |                                         |                     |
| at a specific time.                             |                                         |                     |
| (JP 3-03)                                       |                                         |                     |
| Note                                            | .                                       | The                 |
| side                                            | of                                      | the                 |
| reflects                                        | the                                     |                     |
| reported unit.                                  |                                         |                     |
| Line of                                         |                                         |                     |
| contact                                         |                                         |                     |
| A                                              |                                         |                     |
| general trace                                   |                                         |                     |
| delineating the                                 |                                         |                     |
| locations where                                 |                                         |                     |
| friendly and                                    |                                         |                     |
| enemy forces are                                |                                         |                     |
| engaged.                                        |                                         |                     |
| (ADP 3-0)                                       |                                         |                     |
| The line of                                     |                                         |                     |
| contact symbol is                               |                                         |                     |
| created when                                    |                                         |                     |
| both the friendly                               |                                         |                     |
| and enemy                                       |                                         |                     |
| forward line of                                 |                                         |                     |
| troops symbols                                  |                                         |                     |
| are displayed.                                  |                                         |                     |
| Note                                            | .                                       | The                 |
| side                                            | of                                      | the                 |
| reflects                                        | the                                     |                     |
| reported unit.                                  |                                         |                     |
Friendly present
Friendly planned, or on order
Enemy suspected or templated
Function
Template
Phase lineAn
easily identified feature in the operational area utilized for control and coordination of military operations. (JP 3-09)
Forward edge of the battle
areaThe
foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units, excluding areas in which covering or screening forces are operating. (JP 3-09.3) Release line
Phase line used in river crossing operations that delineates a change in the headquarters controlling movement. (See
ATP 3-90.4 for
more information on release line.)
Bridgehead
lineThe limit of
the objective area in the development of the bridgehead.
(See ATP 3-90.4
for more information on bridgehead line.)
Construct Example
Note. Symbols colored gray are used to help
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control measure.
Function
Template
Offensive Lines
Battlefield coordination line Battlefield handover line
A designated phase line where responsibility transitions from the stationary force to the moving force and vice versa.
(ADP 3-90)
Delay lineA phase line where the date and time before which the enemy is not allowed to cross the phase line is depicted as part of the graphic control measure. (FM 3-90-1) Final coordination
lineA phase
line close to the enemy position used to coordinate the lifting or shifting of supporting fires with the final deployment of
maneuver
elements. (ADP 3-90)
Construct Example
Note. Symbols colored gray are used to help
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control measure.
Function
Template
Limit of
advanceA
phase line used to control forward progress of the attack.
(ADP 3-90)
Line of
departureIn
land warfare, a line designated to coordinate the departure of attack elements. (JP 3-31)
Line of departure or line of
contactA
general trace delineating the locations where friendly and enemy forces are engaged. (ADP 3-90) Probable line of
deploymentA
phase line that designates the location where the commander intends to deploy the unit into assault formation before beginning the assault.
(ADP 3-90)
Note. The dashed lines in this symbol shall be displayed in
present
and
anticipated status.
Construct Example
Note. Symbols colored gray are used to help
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control measure.
Function
Template
Fires Lines
Common sensor
boundaryA
line depicted by a series of grid coordinates, grid line, phase line or major terrain feature that divides target acquisition search areas into radar acquisition management areas. (FM 3-09) Fire support coordination
lineA fire
support coordination measure established by the land or amphibious force commander to support common objectives within an area of operation; beyond which all fires must be coordinated with affected commanders prior to engagement, and short of the line, all fires must be coordinated with the establishing commander prior to engagement. (JP 3-09)
Construct Example
Note. Symbols colored gray are used to help
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control measure.
Function
Template
Construct Example
Note. Symbols colored gray are used to help
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control measure.
Coordinated fire
lineA line
beyond which conventional
surface-tosurface direct fire and indirect fire support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing headquarters without additional coordination but does not eliminate the responsibility to coordinate the airspace required to conduct the mission. (JP 3-09) Restrictive fire
lineA specific
boundary established between converging friendly surface forces that prohibits fires or their effects from crossing. (JP 3-09)
Intelligence Line
Intelligence coordination line

## Movement And Maneuver Control Measure Symbols

5-27. *Movement* is the positioning of combat power to establish the conditions for maneuver (ADP 3-90), and *maneuver* is the employment of forces in the operational area, through movement in combination with fires and information, to achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy (JP 3-0). (See FM 3-90-1
and FM 3-90-2 for additional information on movement and maneuver.)
5-28. Table 5-10, on pages 5-42 through 5-45 includes forms of maneuver control measures. Forms of maneuver are distinct tactical combinations of fire and movement with a unique set of doctrinal characteristics that differ primarily in the relationship between the maneuvering force and the enemy (ADP 3-90).

Template
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
axis of advance WHITE from 0400 Zulu
advance HURO from 0400 Zulu hour 8
October 2008 to 0300 Zulu hour 12
Control Measure
Template
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Mechanized infantry battalion conducts
support by fire
Support by fireA
tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force. (FM 3-90-1)
Direction of Attack
A specific direction or assigned route a force uses and does not deviate from when attacking. (ADP 3-90)
Aviation direction of attack
Aviation unit aviation direction of attack
from 0400 Zulu hour 8 October 2008 to
0300 Zulu hour 12 October 2008
Direction of main attack
Combined arms unit direction of main
attack from 0400 Zulu hour 8 October
2008 to 0300 Zulu hour 12 October 2008
Infantry unit feint direction of main attack
from 0400 Zulu hour 8 October 2008 to
0300 Zulu hour 12 October 2008
Direction of supporting attack
Mechanized armored unit planned
direction of supporting attack ORNE from
0400 Zulu hour 8 October 2008 to 0300
Zulu hour 12 October 2008
Control Measure
Template
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
occupied by enemy forces to occupy a position of advantage in the enemy rear while exposing only small
elements to enemy defensive fires. (FM 3-90-1)
Infiltration laneA control measure that coordinates forward and lateral movement of infiltrating units and fixes fire planning responsibilities.
(FM 3-90-1)

## Offensive And Defensive Operation Symbols

5-29. Table 5-11 includes movement to contact operation symbols. *Movement to contact* is a type of offensive operation designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact (ADP 3-90).

| Control Measure                       | Template   |
|---------------------------------------|------------|
| Translation                           |            |
| Cordon and search                     | A         |
| technique of conducting a             |            |
| movement to contact that involves     |            |
| isolating a target area and           |            |
| searching suspect locations within    |            |
| that target area to capture or        |            |
| destroy possible enemy forces         |            |
| and contraband.                       |            |
| (FM 3-90-1)                           |            |
| Cordon and search chemical,           |            |
| biological, radiological, and nuclear |            |
| (CBRN) research facility              |            |

5-30. Table 5-12 on page 5-46 includes attack offensive operation symbols. An *attack* is a type of offensive operation that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both (ADP 3-90).

Demonstrations and feints, while forms of attack, are also associated with the conduct of military deception operations. (See JP 3-13 for more information on attacks.)

Infantry unit feint direction of supporting attack YALU from 0400 Zulu hour 8 October 2008 to 0300 Zulu hour 12 October 2008
Enemy or suspected direction of
supporting attack
| Control Measure                 | Template                   |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Translation                     |                            |
| Ambush                          | An attack by fire         |
| or other destructive means      |                            |
| from concealed positions on     |                            |
| a moving or temporarily         |                            |
| halted enemy.                   |                            |
| (FM 3-90-1)                     |                            |
| Counterattack                   | Attack by                 |
| part or all of a defending      |                            |
| force against an enemy          |                            |
| attacking force, for such       |                            |
| specific purposes as            |                            |
| regaining ground lost, or       |                            |
| cutting off or destroying       |                            |
| enemy advance units, and        |                            |
| with the general objective of   |                            |
| denying to the enemy the        |                            |
| attainment of the enemy's       |                            |
| purpose in attacking. In        |                            |
| sustained defensive             |                            |
| operations, it is undertaken    |                            |
| to restore the battle position  |                            |
| and is directed at limited      |                            |
| objectives. (FM 1-02.1)         |                            |
| Note                            | . The dashed lines in this |
| graphic shall be displayed in   |                            |
| present and anticipated status. |                            |
| Demonstration                   | In military               |
| deception, a show of force      |                            |
| similar to a feint without      |                            |
| actual contact with the         |                            |
| adversary, in an area where     |                            |
| a decision is not sought that   |                            |
| is made to deceive an           |                            |
| adversary. (JP 3-13.4)          |                            |
| Feint                           | In military deception,    |
| an offensive action involving   |                            |
| contact with the adversary      |                            |
| conducted for the purpose of    |                            |
| deceiving the adversary as to   |                            |
| the location and/or time of     |                            |
| the actual main offensive       |                            |
| action. (JP 3-13.4)             |                            |

5-31. Table 5-13, on pages 5-47 through 5-48 includes enabling operation symbols. Enabling operations apply to all elements of decisive action, and related military symbols usage is described in ADP 3-90.

Enabling operations include security, reconnaissance, relief in place, and passage of lines.

## Security Operations

Those operations performed by commanders to provide early and accurate warning of enemy operations, to provide the forces being protected with time and maneuver space within which to react to the enemy, and to develop the situation to allow commanders to effectively use their protected forces. (ADP 3-90)
Draw rules: 1. Front of symbol faces enemy in a direction outward from friendly forces.

2. Letters (C,S,G) have the option to rotate independently and can adjust based on the direction of symbol.

3. Unit icon remains oriented for left-to-right legibility. 4. Arrows can originate from any point on the unit icon and orient outward in any direction necessary to depict the task. 5. Arrows may be elongated to cover desired area.

|                                                 | Horizontal                                    | Vertical                     |
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Control Measure                                 | Template                                      | Construct Example and Symbol |
| Translation                                     |                                               |                              |
| Note                                            | . The friendly or hostile frame (gray) is not |                              |
| part of the symbol; it is for orientation only. |                                               |                              |
| Screen                                          | A type of                                    |                              |
| security operation that                         |                                               |                              |
| primarily provides early                        |                                               |                              |
| warning to the protected                        |                                               |                              |
| force. (ADP 3-90)                               |                                               |                              |
| Cover                                           | A type of                                    |                              |
| security operation done                         |                                               |                              |
| independent of the main                         |                                               |                              |
| body to protect them by                         |                                               |                              |
| fighting to gain time                           |                                               |                              |
| while preventing enemy                          |                                               |                              |
| ground observation of                           |                                               |                              |
| and direct fire against                         |                                               |                              |
| the main body.                                  |                                               |                              |
| (ADP 3-90)                                      |                                               |                              |
| Guard                                           | A type of                                    |                              |
| security operation done                         |                                               |                              |
| to protect the main body                        |                                               |                              |
| by fighting to gain time                        |                                               |                              |
| while preventing enemy                          |                                               |                              |
| ground observation of                           |                                               |                              |
| and direct fire against                         |                                               |                              |
| the main body.                                  |                                               |                              |
| (ADP 3-90)                                      |                                               |                              |
Control Measure
Template
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Passage of Lines
An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force's combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy. (JP 3-18)
Forward passage of
linesOccurs when a
unit passes through another unit's positions while moving toward the enemy. (ADP 3-90) Rearward passage of
linesOccurs when a
unit passes through another unit's positions while moving away from the enemy.
Relief in Place
An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming
unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are
transferred to the incoming unit. (JP 3-07.3)
Relief in place

5-32. Table 5-14, on page 5-49, includes retrograde operation symbols. Retrograde applies to the elements of decisive action under defensive operations. Retrograde-related military symbols usage is described in ADP 3-90. Retrograde includes delay, withdraw, and retirement.

| Control Measure                                                                                 | Template                                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Translation                                                                                     |                                                                                            |
| Note                                                                                            | . "W" and "W1" are optional amplifiers that identify the start date-time group, and can be |
| displayed alone or in conjunction with "W1" to identify the projected date-time group end date. |                                                                                            |
| Delay                                                                                           | When a force                                                                              |
| under pressure trades                                                                           |                                                                                            |
| space for time by                                                                               |                                                                                            |
| slowing down the                                                                                |                                                                                            |
| enemy's momentum                                                                                |                                                                                            |
| and inflicting maximum                                                                          |                                                                                            |
| damage on enemy                                                                                 |                                                                                            |
| forces without becoming                                                                         |                                                                                            |
| decisively engaged.                                                                             |                                                                                            |
| (ADP 3-90)                                                                                      |                                                                                            |
| Retirement                                                                                      | When a                                                                                    |
| force out of contact                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| moves away from the                                                                             |                                                                                            |
| enemy. (ADP 3-90)                                                                               |                                                                                            |
| Withdraw                                                                                        | To                                                                                        |
| disengage from an                                                                               |                                                                                            |
| enemy force and move                                                                            |                                                                                            |
| in a direction away from                                                                        |                                                                                            |
| the enemy. (ADP 3-90)                                                                           |                                                                                            |
| Withdraw under                                                                                  |                                                                                            |
| pressure                                                                                        |                                                                                            |

## Observation Post Control Measures

5-33. An observation post is a position from which military observations are made, or fire directed and adjusted, and which possesses appropriate communications. Table 5-15 on page 5-50 lists the observation post control measures.

| Function                                       | Construct                                             |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Note                                           | . Symbols without amplifier fields cannot be modified |
| and must be used as depicted.                  |                                                       |
| Observation post                               | A position from which                                |
| military observations are made, or fire        |                                                       |
| directed and adjusted, and which possess       |                                                       |
| appropriate communications. While aerial       |                                                       |
| observers and sensors systems are              |                                                       |
| extremely useful, those systems do not         |                                                       |
| constitute aerial observation posts.           |                                                       |
| (FM 3-90-2)                                    |                                                       |
| Reconnaissance observation post                |                                                       |
| Forward observer                               | An observer operating                                |
| with front line troops and trained to adjust   |                                                       |
| ground or naval gunfire and pass back          |                                                       |
| battlefield information. (JP 3-09)             |                                                       |
| Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear |                                                       |
| (CBRN) observation post                        |                                                       |
| Sensor observation post or listening pod       |                                                       |
| Combat outpost                                 | A reinforced observation                             |
| post capable of conducting limited combat      |                                                       |
| operations. (FM 3-90-2)                        |                                                       |

## Military Deception Control Measures

5-34. *Military deception* is actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent extremist organization decision makers, thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission (JP 3-13.4). Military deception control measures are designed to identify actions executed to mislead the enemy by manipulation, distortion, or falsification of evidence to induce the enemy to react in a manner prejudicial to the enemy's interests.

Table 5-16 on pages 5-51 and 5-52 demonstrates the military deception icon symbol usage construct.

Note. The decoy, dummy, feint, or phony icon is added to another symbol, such as equipment, installations, or control measures to form the decoy, dummy, feint, or phony symbol.

## Airspace Control Measures

5-35. Airspace control measures are the capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace. (See JP 3-52 for more information on airspace control measures.) Airspace control measures are used to segregate, control, and reserve airspace for operations. Airspace control measures are also used to


Enhance the effectiveness of accomplishing the commander's objectives.

Prevent mutual interference.

Facilitate air defense identification.

Prevent fratricide.

Help in safely accommodating the flow of all air traffic in the area of operations.
Table 5-17 on pages 5-53 through 5-60 lists airspace control measure symbols. (See ATP 3-52.1 for additional information on airspace control and associated military symbol doctrine.

Template

AMain icon identifies function. AMA numeric amplifier that displays a minimum, maximum, or specific distance (including range, radius, width, or length) in meters or feet.

TA text amplifier that uniquely identifies the corridor.

X, X1Identifies the minimum, maximum, or specific altitude (in feet or meters in relation to a reference datum), flight level, or depth. W, W1Identifies the date-time group associated with corridor.

| Function                           | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Air corridor                       | A restricted air     |
| route of travel specified for use  |                       |
| by friendly aircraft and           |                       |
| established for the purpose of     |                       |
| preventing friendly aircraft from  |                       |
| being fired on by friendly forces. |                       |
| (JP 3-52)                          |                       |
| Function                         | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Low-level transit route          | A                    |
| temporary corridor of defined    |                       |
| dimensions established in the    |                       |
| forward area to minimize the     |                       |
| risk to friendly aircraft from   |                       |
| friendly air defenses or surface |                       |
| forces. (JP 3-52)                |                       |
| Minimum-risk route             |
|--------------------------------|
| temporary corridor of defined  |
| dimensions recommended for     |
| use by high-speed, fixed-wing  |
| aircraft that presents the     |
| minimum known hazards to low-  |
| flying aircraft transiting the |
| combat zone. (JP 3-52)         |
| MRR                            |
| Safe lane                        | A bi-directional lane    |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
| connecting an airbase, landing   |                           |
| site, or base defense zone to    |                           |
| adjacent routes or corridors.    |                           |
| Safe lanes may also be used to   |                           |
| connect adjacent activated       |                           |
| routes or corridors. (See        |                           |
| ATP 3-52.1 for more information  |                           |
| on safe lanes.)                  |                           |
| Special corridor                 | A corridor               |
| used to accommodate the          |                           |
| special routing requirements of  |                           |
| specific missions and are used   |                           |
| for special operations aircraft. |                           |
| (See ATP 3-52.1 for more         |                           |
| information on special           |                           |
| corridors.)                      |                           |
| SC                               |                           |
Low-level transit route air corridor Red, width
300 feet, minimum altitude 150 feet, maximum
altitude 3000 feet, operational from 0500 Zulu 24
OCT 2008 to 1845 Zulu 24 OCT 2008 (between
air control points 1 and 2)
Minimum-risk route air corridor RED, width 1500
feet, minimum altitude 3000 feet, maximum
altitude 21000 feet, operational from 0200 Zulu
11 SEP 2008 to 0300 Zulu 14 SEP 2008
(between air control points 1 and 2)
| Function                         | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| SSAFR                            |                       |
| Standard use Army aircraft       |                       |
| flight route                     |                       |
| Route established               |                       |
| below the coordination level to  |                       |
| facilitate the movement of Army  |                       |
| aviation assets; it is normally  |                       |
| located in the corps through     |                       |
| brigade rear areas of operation  |                       |
| and does not require approval    |                       |
| by the airspace control          |                       |
| authority. (JP 3-52)             |                       |
| Transit corridor                 | Bi-directional       |
| in the rear area and established |                       |
| to route aircraft through air    |                       |
| defenses. (See ATP 3-52.1 for    |                       |
| more information on transit      |                       |
| corridor.)                       |                       |
| TC                               |                       |
| Unmanned aircraft (UA)           |                       |
| corridor                         |                       |
| Airspace established            |                       |
| by the airspace control          |                       |
| authority, based on the UA       |                       |
| mission. (See ATP 3-52.1 for     |                       |
| more information on an UA        |                       |
| corridor.)                       |                       |
| UA                               |                       |
| Note                                | . Symbols without amplifier fields cannot be modified and must be used as depicted.   |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Identification, friend-or-foe       |                                                                                       |
| switch off-line                     | Line marks                                                                           |
| where friendly aircraft stop        |                                                                                       |
| emitting an identification, friend- |                                                                                       |
| or-foe signal. (See ATP 3-52.1      |                                                                                       |
| for more information on             |                                                                                       |
| identification, friend-or-foe       |                                                                                       |
| switch-off lines                    |                                                                                       |
| Identification, friend-or-foe       |                                                                                       |
| switch on-line                      | Line marks                                                                           |
| where friendly aircraft start       |                                                                                       |
| emitting an identification, friend- |                                                                                       |
| or-foe signal. (See ATP 3-52.1      |                                                                                       |
| for more information on             |                                                                                       |
| identification, friend-or-foe       |                                                                                       |
| switch-on lines.)                   |                                                                                       |
Zones
Function
Example
Base defense zoneAn air
defense zone established around an air base and limited to the engagement envelope of
short-range air defense
weapons systems defending
that base. (JP 3-52)

AMain icon that identifies the function. TIdentifies the unique unit designation servicing the zone. X, X1Identifies the minimum, maximum, and/or specific altitude (in feet or meters in relation to a reference datum), flight level, or depth. W, W1Identifies the date-time group associated with zone.

| Function                        |
|---------------------------------|
| High-density airspace control   |
| zone                            |
| Airspace designated in         |
| an airspace control plan or     |
| airspace control order in which |
| there is a concentrated         |
| employment of numerous and      |
| varied weapons and airspace     |
| users. (JP 3-52)                |
| HIDACZ                          |
High-density airspace control zone, established
by 101st airborne control authority for a minimum
altitude of 450000 feet above ground level and a
maximum altitude of 1110000 feet above ground
level, operational from 0700 Zulu hour 14 MAY
2013
| Function                       | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Restricted Operations Zones    |                       |
| Restricted operations zone     | -                     |
| Airspace reserved for specific |                       |
| activities in which the        |                       |
| operations of one or more      |                       |
| airspace users is restricted.  |                       |
| (JP 3-52)                      |                       |
Air-to-air refueling restricted
operations zoneAirspace of
defined dimensions set aside for aerial refueling operations.
(See ATP 3-52.1 for more
information on air-to-air refueling restricted operations zones.) Unmanned aircraft restricted
operations zoneAirspace of
defined dimensions created for unmanned aircraft system
operations. (See ATP 3-52.1 for
more information on unmanned aircraft restricted operations zones.)
Restricted operations zone, designated by 11th
Air Defense Artillery Brigade for a minimum
altitude of 2700 feet above ground level and a
maximum altitude of 21000 feet above ground
level, operational from 0700 Zulu hour 12 MAY
2013 to 0630 Zulu hour 14 May 2013
Air-to-air refueling restricted operations zone,
designated by 2 Infantry Division for a minimum
altitude of 750 feet above ground level,
operational from 1200 Zulu hour 20 APR 2013 to
2100 Zulu hour 23 APR 2013
Unmanned aircraft restricted operations zone,
designated by Multinational Division (North) for a
minimum altitude of 75 feet above ground level
and a maximum altitude of 6000 feet above
ground level, operational from 0500 Zulu hour 12
MAY 2013 to 2400 Zulu hour 14 May 2013
| Function                         | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Engagement Zones                 |                       |
| Weapon engagement zone           | -                     |
| In air and missile defense,      |                       |
| airspace of defined dimensions   |                       |
| within which the responsibility  |                       |
| for engagement of air threats    |                       |
| normally rests with a particular |                       |
| weapon system. (JP 3-01)         |                       |
| Joint engagement zone           | In    |
|---------------------------------|--------|
| air and missile defense, that   |        |
| airspace of defined dimensions  |        |
| within which multiple air       |        |
| defense systems (surface-to-air |        |
| missiles and aircraft) are      |        |
| simultaneously employed to      |        |
| engage air threats. (JP 3-01)   |        |
| JEZ                             |        |
| Missile engagement zone         | In    |
| air and missile defense, that   |        |
| airspace of defined dimensions  |        |
| within which the responsibility |        |
| for engagement of air and       |        |
| missile threats normally rests  |        |
| with surface-to-air missile     |        |
| systems. (JP 3-01)              |        |
Weapon engagement zone, designated by 21st
Air Defense Artillery for a minimum altitude of
300 feet above ground level and a maximum
altitude of 102000 feet above ground level,
operational from 0030 Zulu hour 4 JAN 2008 to
0630 Zulu hour 14 JAN 2008
Joint engagement zone, designated by joint task
force for a minimum altitude of 300 feet above
ground level and a maximum altitude of 120000
feet above ground level, operational from 0100
Zulu hour 31 OCT 2008 to 0100 Zulu hour 1
NOV 2008
Missile engagement zone, designated by 2nd
Company, 4th Air Defense Artillery Battalion for
a minimum altitude of 6000 feet above ground
level and a maximum altitude of 45000 feet
above ground level, operational from 0100 Zulu
hour 16 FEB 2008 to 0100 Zulu hour 15 MAR
2008
| Function                          |
|-----------------------------------|
| Low-altitude missile              |
| engagement zone                   |
| In air and                       |
| missile defense, that airspace of |
| defined dimensions within which   |
| the responsibility for            |
| engagement of air and missile     |
| threats normally rests with low-  |
| to medium-altitude surface-to-    |
| air missiles. (JP 3-01)           |
| LOMEZ                             |
| High-altitude missile             |
| engagement zone                   |
| In air and                       |
| missile defense, that airspace of |
| defined dimensions within which   |
| the responsibility for            |
| engagement of air and missile     |
| threats normally rests with high- |
| altitude surface-to-air missiles. |
| (JP 3-01)                         |
| HIMEZ                             |
Short-range air defense
engagement zoneIn air and
missile defense, that airspace of
defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with
short-range air defense
weapons, and may be
established within a low- or
high-altitude missile engagement zone. (JP 3-01)
Short-range air defense engagement zone,
designated by joint task force, for a minimum
altitude of 300 feet above ground level and a
maximum altitude of 24000 feet above ground
level, operational from 0600 Zulu hour 24 AUG
2008 to 2300 Zulu hour 24 AUG 2008
Low (altitude) missile engagement zone,
designated by anti-air coordination center, for a
minimum altitude of 300 feet above ground level
and a maximum altitude of 6000 feet above
ground level, operational from 0600 Zulu hour 7
AUG 2008 to 1600 Zulu hour 7 AUG 2008
High (altitude) missile engagement zone,
designated by anti-air coordination center, for a
minimum altitude of 6000 feet above ground
level and a maximum altitude of 150000 feet
above ground level, operational from 0600 Zulu
hour 7 AUG 2008 to 1600 Zulu hour 7 AUG 2008
| Function                           | Main Icon (Field A)   | Example with Symbol Translation          |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Weapons free zone                  | An air               |                                          |
| defense zone established for       |                       |                                          |
| the protection of key assets or    |                       |                                          |
| facilities, other than air bases,  |                       |                                          |
| where weapon systems may be        |                       |                                          |
| fired at any target not positively |                       |                                          |
| recognized as friendly.            |                       |                                          |
| (JP 3-01)                          |                       |                                          |
| WFZ                                |                       |                                          |
| Points                             |                       |                                          |
| Function                           | Template              | Construct Example and Symbol Translation |
| Air control point                  | A point              |                                          |
| easily defined and used for        |                       |                                          |
| navigation, command and            |                       |                                          |
| control, and communication.        |                       |                                          |
| The point may be a terrain         |                       |                                          |
| feature or an electronic           |                       |                                          |
| navigational air. (See             |                       |                                          |
| ATP 3-52.1 and ATP 3-04.1 for      |                       |                                          |
| more information on air control    |                       |                                          |
| points.)                           |                       |                                          |

## Fire Support Coordination Control Measures

5-36. Fire support coordination measures are employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously provide safeguards for friendly forces. Fire support coordination control measures should be labeled with the abbreviation of the control measures, the controlling headquarters (Field T), and the effective times (Fields W and W1). Lines should have this labeling on both ends of the line and repeated as often as necessary for clarity along any line that passes through boundaries. Table 5-18 on pages 5-61 through 5-65 lists fire support coordination control measure symbols. (See JP 3-0, FM 3-09, and ATP 3-52.1 for additional information on fire support coordination measures and associated military symbol doctrine.)

Weapons free zone, designated by joint task
force, operational from 0805 Zulu 7 AUG 2013 to
0805 Zulu hour 21 AUG 2013
| Function                                                                                                   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Airspace coordination area                                                                                 |
| A three-dimensional block of airspace in a target area, established by the appropriate commander, in which |
| friendly aircraft are reasonably safe from friendly surface fires. (JP 3-09.3                              |
| Airspace                                                                                                   |
| coordination                                                                                               |
| areairregular                                                                                             |
| A restricted area or route of travel specified for use by friendly aircraft and established for            |
| the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly forces.                        |
| Airspace                                                                                                   |
| coordination                                                                                               |
| arearectangle                                                                                             |
| Airspace                                                                                                   |
| coordination                                                                                               |
| areacircular                                                                                              |
| Function         |
|------------------|
| Restrictive fire |
| areacircular    |
An area assigned to an artillery unit where individual artillery systems can maneuver to increasing their
survivability. A position area for artillery is not an area of operations for the artillery unit occupying it.
(FM 3-90-1)
Position area for
artillery
irregular Position area for
artillery
rectangular Position area for artillerycircular
| Function                                                                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Direction of fire                                                                                                       |
| The direction on which a fire unit is laid to the most significant threat in the target area, to the chart direction to |
| the center of the zone of fire, or to the target. (ATP 3-09.50)                                                         |
| Fields of fire                                                                                                          |
battery neutralizing a battalion battle position
Note 1. "MFP" displayed once at the approximate center of the overall length of the munition flight path.
Note 2. The munition flight path begins at a weapons system or surface-to-surface fires unit and
terminates at a target.
Note 3. Date-time groups is optional. The effective date-time group of the munition flight path is the
shot or launch time of the projectile, and the expiration date-time group is the splash or time of impact
of the projectile.

## Target Control Measures

5-37. A target is the object of a particular action, for example a geographic area, a complex, an installation, a force, equipment, an individual, a group or a system, planned for capture, exploitation, neutralization, or destruction by military forces. Table 5-19 on pages 5-66 through 5-69 lists target control measures symbols.

(See FM 3-09 for additional information on target control measures and associated military symbol doctrine.)

| Function                   | Template   |
|----------------------------|------------|
| Target Points              |            |
| Target reference           |            |
| point                      |            |
| A                         |            |
| predetermined              |            |
| point of reference,        |            |
| normally a                 |            |
| permanent                  |            |
| structure or terrain       |            |
| feature that can be        |            |
| used when                  |            |
| describing a target        |            |
| location.                  |            |
| (JP 3-09.3)                |            |
| Target reference point 201 |            |
| Point target               | A         |
| target that is less        |            |
| than or equal to           |            |
| 200 meters in              |            |
| width and length.          |            |
| (See ATP 3-09.30           |            |
| for more                   |            |
| information on             |            |
| point targets.)            |            |
| Nuclear target             |            |
Linear target Linear smoke target
| Function              | Template   |
|-----------------------|------------|
| Final protective      |            |
| fire                  |            |
| An                   |            |
| immediately           |            |
| available             |            |
| prearranged           |            |
| barrier of fire       |            |
| designed to           |            |
| impede enemy          |            |
| movement across       |            |
| defensive lines or    |            |
| areas. (JP 3-09.3)    |            |
| Area Targets          |            |
| Area target           | (See       |
| ATP 3-09.30 for       |            |
| more information      |            |
| on area targets.)     |            |
| Rectangular           |            |
| target                |            |
| A target             |            |
| that is greater than  |            |
| 200 meters in         |            |
| length and width      |            |
| described by four     |            |
| grids or by a         |            |
| center grid, a        |            |
| length, width, and    |            |
| an altitude. (See     |            |
| ATP 3-09.30 for       |            |
| more information      |            |
| on rectangular        |            |
| targets.)             |            |
| Circular target       | -          |
| A target that is in a |            |
| circular pattern or   |            |
| is vague as to        |            |
| exact composition     |            |
| and has a radius      |            |
| greater than 100      |            |
| meters. (See ATP      |            |
| 3-09.30 for more      |            |
| information on        |            |
| circular targets.)    |            |
| Function           |
|--------------------|
| Group of           |
| targets            |
| Consists          |
| of two or more     |
| targets on which   |
| fire desired       |
| simultaneously,    |
| and is designed by |
| a letter and       |
| number             |
| combination or a   |
| nickname.          |
| Series of          |
| targets            |
| A                 |
| number of targets  |
| or group(s) of     |
| targets planned to |
| be fired in a      |
| predetermined      |
| sequence to        |
| support a          |
| maneuver           |
| operation. (See    |
| ATP 3-09.30 for    |
| more information   |
| on series of       |
| targets.)          |
| Smoke              |
| Function          |
|-------------------|
| Smoke (continued) |
which a fire support ship delivers fire.

## Target Acquisition Control Measures

5-38. *Target acquisition* is the detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of capabilities that create the required effects (JP 3-60). (See ATP 3-09.12 for additional information on field artillery target acquisition systems and associated military symbol doctrine.)
Table 5-20 on pages 5-70 through 5-76 lists target acquisition control measure symbols.

AMain icon that identifies the function.

AMA numeric amplifier that permits displaying minimum, maximum, or a specific distance (range, radius, width, or length).

TText amplifier that uniquely identifies the zone.

W, W1Identifies the date-time group associated with zone.

| Function                                                                                                          |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Artillery Target Intelligence Zone                                                                                |
| A weapons locating radar search area in enemy territory that the commander monitors closely to detect and         |
| report any weapon ahead of all acquisitions other than those from critical friendly zones or call for fire zones. |
| (FM 3-09)                                                                                                         |
| Artillery target                                                                                                  |
| intelligence zone,                                                                                                |
| irregular                                                                                                         |
| Artillery target                                                                                                  |
| intelligence zone,                                                                                                |
| rectangular                                                                                                       |
| Function                                                                                              |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Call for Fire Zone                                                                                    |
| A weapons locating radar search area from which the commander wants to attack hostile firing systems. |
| (FM 3-09)                                                                                             |
| Call for fire zone,                                                                                   |
| irregular                                                                                             |
| Call for fire zone,                                                                                   |
| rectangular                                                                                           |
Call for fire zone, circular
An area from which the weapons locating radar is prohibited from reporting acquisitions. (FM 3-09)
Censor zone, irregular Censor zone, rectangular Censor zone, circular
| Function                                                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Critical Friendly Zone                                                                                 |
| A friendly area of coverage employed by weapons locating radar which the maneuver commander designates |
| as critical to the protection of an asset whose loss would seriously jeopardize the mission. (FM 3-09) |
| Critical friendly zone,                                                                                |
| irregular                                                                                              |
| Critical friendly zone,                                                                                |
| rectangular                                                                                            |
Critical friendly zone, circular Dead space area, irregular Dead space area, rectangular Dead space area, circular
| Function                |
|-------------------------|
| Zone of Responsibility  |
| Zone of responsibility, |
| irregular               |
| Zone of responsibility, |
| rectangular             |
Zone of responsibility, circular
A fire support and airspace coordination measure that facilitates attacking surface targets with air-to-surface
munitions without further coordination with the area of operations commanders' headquarters. (ATP 3-09.34)
Blue kill box, irregular
Blue kill box,
rectangular Blue kill box, circular
| Function                                                                                                        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Purple Kill Box                                                                                                 |
| A fire support and airspace coordination measure that facilitates attacking surface targets with subsurface-to- |
| surface, surface-to-surface, and air-to-surface munitions without further coordination with the area of         |
| operations commander's headquarters. (ATP 3-09.34)                                                              |
| Purple kill box,                                                                                                |
| irregular                                                                                                       |
| Purple kill box,                                                                                                |
| rectangular                                                                                                     |
Purple kill box, circular Weapon or sensor range fan, circular
explain how the control measure is used and are not a part of the control
measure.

Note. The coordinate which pinpoints the current physical location of a specific unit, weapon, or acquisition system may change with the movement of the object. The symbol for that object is located at the anchor point.

| Function                  | Main Icon (Field A)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
| Weapon or sensor          |                       |
| range fan,                |                       |
| sector                    |                       |
| Note                      | . Symbols colored     |
| blue are used to help     |                       |
| explain how the control   |                       |
| measure is used and are   |                       |
| not a part of the control |                       |
| measure.                  |                       |

## Mobility And Countermobility Control Measures

5-39. Mobility and countermobility are subordinate tasks within the movement and maneuver warfighting function. Mobility and countermobility are complementary opposites. Mobility is focused on friendly force movement and maneuver, and countermobility is focused on affecting or thwarting enemy mobility. (See ADP 3-90 and FM 3-90-1 for additional information on mobility and countermobility control measures.)

## Mobility

5-40. *Mobility* is a quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission (JP 3-36). Table 5-21 on pages 5-77 through 5-79 lists mobility related control measure symbols. (See ATP 3-90.4 for additional information on mobility and associated military symbol doctrine.)

| Functions                                                                                                             | Template                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Note                                                                                                                  | . Symbols colored gray are used to help |
| explain how the control measure is used and                                                                           |                                         |
| are not a part of the control measure.                                                                                |                                         |
| Passage lane                                                                                                          | -                                       |
| A lane through                                                                                                        |                                         |
| an enemy or                                                                                                           |                                         |
| friendly obstacle                                                                                                     |                                         |
| that provides a                                                                                                       |                                         |
| safe passage for                                                                                                      |                                         |
| a passing force.                                                                                                      |                                         |
| Passage lane through friendly antitank                                                                                |                                         |
| minefield at 0600 Zulu 12 FEB 2007                                                                                    |                                         |
| Water Crossing Site                                                                                                   |                                         |
| The location of a single bridge or rafting site, or in an initial assault a site for the crossing of assault boats or |                                         |
| for the swimming or fording of vehicles on a broad front.                                                             |                                         |
| Assault crossing                                                                                                      |                                         |
| Bridge                                                                                                                |                                         |
| Functions                                   | Template                                |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Note                                        | . Symbols colored gray are used to help |
| explain how the control measure is used and |                                         |
| are not a part of the control measure.      |                                         |

## Countermobility

5-41. Countermobility operations are those combined arms activities that use or enhance the effects of natural and man-made obstacles to deny enemy freedom of movement and maneuver, and they include proper obstacle integration with the maneuver plan, adherence to obstacle emplacement authority, and positive obstacle control. An *obstacle* is any natural or man-made obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix, turn, or block the movement of an opposing force, and to impose additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the opposing force (JP 3-15). Table 5-22 on pages 5-80 through 5-85 lists countermobility symbols and control measures. (See ATP 3-90.8 for additional information on countermobility and associated military symbol doctrine.)

| Function                                                                                           | Template                                |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Note                                                                                               | . Symbols colored gray are used to help |
| explain how the control measure is used and                                                        |                                         |
| are not a part of the control measure.                                                             |                                         |
| Obstacle Effect Symbols                                                                            |                                         |
| Obstacle effect describes the effect the commander wants obstacles and fires to have on the enemy. |                                         |
| (See ATP 3-90.8 for more information on obstacle effects.)                                         |                                         |
| Block                                                                                              | A tactical                             |
| mission task that                                                                                  |                                         |
| denies the enemy                                                                                   |                                         |
| access to an area or                                                                               |                                         |
| prevents the enemy's                                                                               |                                         |
| advance in a                                                                                       |                                         |
| direction or along an                                                                              |                                         |
| avenue of approach.                                                                                |                                         |
| Block is also an                                                                                   |                                         |
| obstacle effect that                                                                               |                                         |
| integrates fire                                                                                    |                                         |
| planning and                                                                                       |                                         |
| obstacle efforts to                                                                                |                                         |
| stop an attacker                                                                                   |                                         |
| along a specific                                                                                   |                                         |
| avenue of approach                                                                                 |                                         |
| or prevent the                                                                                     |                                         |
| attacking force from                                                                               |                                         |
| passing through an                                                                                 |                                         |
| engagement area.                                                                                   |                                         |
| (FM 3-90-1)                                                                                        |                                         |
| Disrupt                                                                                            | An                                     |
| obstacle effect that                                                                               |                                         |
| focuses fire planning                                                                              |                                         |
| and obstacle effort to                                                                             |                                         |
| cause the enemy to                                                                                 |                                         |
| break up its formation                                                                             |                                         |
| and tempo, interrupt                                                                               |                                         |
| its timetable, commit                                                                              |                                         |
| breaching assets                                                                                   |                                         |
| prematurely, and                                                                                   |                                         |
| attack in a piecemeal                                                                              |                                         |
| effort. (FM 3-90-1)                                                                                |                                         |
| Fix                                                                                                | A tactical                             |
| mission task where a                                                                               |                                         |
| commander prevents                                                                                 |                                         |
| the enemy force from                                                                               |                                         |
| moving any part of                                                                                 |                                         |
| that force from a                                                                                  |                                         |
| specific location for a                                                                            |                                         |
| specific period. Fix is                                                                            |                                         |
| also an obstacle                                                                                   |                                         |
| effect that focuses                                                                                |                                         |
| fire planning and                                                                                  |                                         |
| obstacle effort to slow                                                                            |                                         |
| an attacker's                                                                                      |                                         |
| movement within a                                                                                  |                                         |
| specified area,                                                                                    |                                         |
| normally an                                                                                        |                                         |
| engagement area.                                                                                   |                                         |
| (FM 3-90-1)                                                                                        |                                         |
| Function                                                                         | Template       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Turn                                                                             | 1. A tactical |
| mission task that                                                                |                |
| involves forcing an                                                              |                |
| enemy element from                                                               |                |
| one avenue of                                                                    |                |
| approach or mobility                                                             |                |
| corridor to another. 2.                                                          |                |
| A tactical obstacle                                                              |                |
| effect that integrates                                                           |                |
| fire planning and                                                                |                |
| obstacle effort to                                                               |                |
| divert an enemy                                                                  |                |
| formation from one                                                               |                |
| avenue of approach                                                               |                |
| to an adjacent                                                                   |                |
| avenue of approach                                                               |                |
| or into an                                                                       |                |
| engagement area.                                                                 |                |
| (FM 3-90-1)                                                                      |                |
| Obstacle Control Measure Symbols                                                 |                |
| Obstacle control measures                                                        |                |
| are specific measures that simplify the granting of obstacle-emplacing authority |                |
| while providing obstacle control. (FM 3-90-1)                                    |                |
| Obstacle belt                                                                    | A             |
| brigade-level                                                                    |                |
| command and control                                                              |                |
| measure, normally                                                                |                |
| depicted graphically,                                                            |                |
| to show where within                                                             |                |
| an obstacle zone the                                                             |                |
| ground tactical                                                                  |                |
| commander plans to                                                               |                |
| limit friendly obstacle                                                          |                |
| employment and                                                                   |                |
| focus the defense.                                                               |                |
| (JP 3-15)                                                                        |                |
| Obstacle zone                                                                    | A             |
| division-level                                                                   |                |
| command and control                                                              |                |
| measure to designate                                                             |                |
| specific land areas                                                              |                |
| where lower echelons                                                             |                |
| are allowed to                                                                   |                |
| employ tactical                                                                  |                |
| obstacles. (JP 3-15)                                                             |                |
| Function                            | Template   |
|-------------------------------------|------------|
| Obstacle free area                  |            |
| Obstacle restricted                 |            |
| area                                |            |
| A command                          |            |
| and control measure                 |            |
| used to limit the type              |            |
| or number of                        |            |
| obstacles within an                 |            |
| area. (JP 3-15)                     |            |
| Obstacle line                       | A         |
| conceptual control                  |            |
| measure used at                     |            |
| battalion or brigade                |            |
| level to show                       |            |
| placement intent                    |            |
| without specifying a                |            |
| particular type of                  |            |
| linear obstacle.                    |            |
| Demolition Obstacle Symbol          |            |
| Obstacles created using explosives. |            |
| Planned explosive                   |            |
| state of readiness                  |            |
| Explosives, state of                |            |
| readiness 1 (safe)                  |            |
| Function             |
|----------------------|
| Explosives, state of |
| readiness 2 (armed   |
| but passable)        |
Roadblock complete (executed)
| Abatis                  |
|-------------------------|
| constructed by the      |
| felling and interlacing |
| of trees across a       |
| route.                  |
| Function                      |
|-------------------------------|
| Antivehicle Ditches and Walls |
| Antitank ditch               |
| under construction            |
| Antitank ditch               |
| completed                     |

## Land Mine And Minefield Control Measures

5-42. A land mine is a munition on or near the ground or other surface area that is designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person or vehicle, and a minefield is an area which is dangerous because of the presence or suspected presence of land mines. (See JP 3-15 for more information on land mines.) Table 5-23 on pages 5-86 through 5-88 lists land min symbols and minefield control measure symbols. The listed minefield control measures in table 5-20 includes a modifier field to permit the use of mine modifiers found in table 5-23, and also have the option to use amplifier fields "H", "N", and "W" listed in table 5-2 (on page 5-4).

| Function                                                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Minefield                                                                                         |
| In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern. (JP 3-15) |

Note. Minefield control measures use minefield sector 1 modifiers to identify type of minefield. (See table 5-23 on page 5-95
for depictions of minefield sector 1 modifiers.)

| Description                                     |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Unspecified                                     |
| Antipersonnel mine                              |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects     |
| Antitank mine                                   |
| Antitank mine with antihandling device          |
| Wide area antitank mine                         |
| Mine cluster                                    |
| Antipersonnel mine and antipersonnel mine       |
| with directional effects                        |
| Antipersonnel mine and antitank mine            |
| Antipersonnel mine and antitank mine with       |
| antihandling device                             |
| Antipersonnel mine and wide area antitank       |
| mine                                            |
| Antipersonnel mine and mine cluster             |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects and |
| antitank mine                                   |
| Description                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------|
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects and  |
| antitank mine with antihandling device           |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects and  |
| wide area antitank mine                          |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects and  |
| mine cluster                                     |
| Antitank mine and antitank mine with             |
| antihandling device                              |
| Antitank mine and wide area antitank mine        |
| Antitank mine and mine cluster                   |
| Antitank mine with antihandling device and       |
| wide area antitank mine                          |
| Antitank mine with antihandling device and       |
| mine cluster                                     |
| Wide area antitank mine and mine cluster         |
| Antipersonnel mine, antipersonnel mine with      |
| directional effects, and antitank mine           |
| Antipersonnel mine, antipersonnel mine with      |
| directional effects, and antitank mine with      |
| antihandling device                              |
| Antipersonnel mine, antipersonnel mine with      |
| directional effects, and wide area antitank mine |
| Description                                     |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Antipersonnel mine, antipersonnel mine with     |
| directional effects, and mine cluster           |
| Antipersonnel mine, antitank mine, and antitank |
| mine with antihandling device                   |
| Antipersonnel mine, antitank mine, and wide     |
| area antitank mine                              |
| Antipersonnel mine, antitank mine, and mine     |
| cluster                                         |
| Antipersonnel mine, antitank mine with          |
| antihandling device, and wide area antitank     |
| mine                                            |
| Antipersonnel mine, antitank mine with          |
| antihandling device, and mine cluster           |
| Antipersonnel mine, wide area antitank mine,    |
| and mine cluster                                |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects,    |
| antitank mine, and antitank mine with           |
| antihandling device                             |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects,    |
| antitank mine, and wide area antitank mine      |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects,    |
| antitank mine, and mine cluster                 |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects,    |
| antitank mine with antihandling device, and     |
| wide area antitank mine                         |
| Description                                  |
|----------------------------------------------|
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects, |
| antitank mine with antihandling device, and  |
| mine cluster                                 |
| Antipersonnel mine with directional effects, |
| wide area antitank mine, and mine cluster    |

5-44. A field fortification is an emplacement or shelter of a temporary nature, constructed with reasonable facility by units requiring no more than minor engineer supervisory and equipment participation. Table 5-25

## Cbrn Events Control Measures

5-45. CBRN events control measure symbols depict those conditions found in an area resulting from immediate or persisting effects of CBRN attacks or events. A warning system formats, processes, and broadcasts CBRN event plumes symbols to provide common operational picture effects throughout the operational environment. Table 5-26 on 5-96 through 5-97 depicts CBRN events control measure symbols.

Table 5-27 on pages 5-98 and 5-99 depicts CBRN contaminated area control measures. (See ATP 3-11.36 and ATP 3-11.37 for additional information on CBRN planning, reconnaissance, and associated military symbol doctrine.)

Template
AIcon that identifies the main function.
CQuantity, identifies the number of items present.
HAdditional information. (Content is implementation specific.) NEnemy: Letters "ENY" denote hostile. TIdentifies a unique designation. WIdentifies the date-time group associated with point. QIdentifies the direction of movement or intended movement. YDisplays a symbol's location in degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes, or other applicable display
formats.
Function
Main Icon
Construct Example and Symbol Translation
Chemical
C
3 enemy chemical nerve agent event
delivered by canister at 0700 Zulu hour,
on 30 JUN 2008, location HS10211948
Biological
B
1 enemy biological anthrax agent event
delivered by letter at 1400 Zulu hour, on
21 NOV 2007, location DT03071952
Function
Main Icon
Nuclear or nuclear fallout-producing
1 enemy nuclear 3.5 kiloton event delivered by improvised explosive
device at 2100 Zulu hour, on 9 FEB
2007, location SL12071962
1 enemy radiological event delivered by
improvised explosive device at 2100
Zulu hour, on 9 MAR 2008, location
| Function                 | Example   |
|--------------------------|-----------|
| Multiple strike          |           |
| Function                 | Template  |
| Radiation dose rate      |           |
| contour line             |           |
| Depicts                 |           |
| contour lines for        |           |
| radiation dose rate      |           |
| caused by radiological   |           |
| contamination fallout at |           |
| a given time. (See       |           |
| ATP 3-11.37 for more     |           |
| information on radiation |           |
| dose contour lines.)     |           |

## Route Control Measures

5-46. A *route* is the prescribed course to be traveled from a specific point of origin to a specific destination
(FM 3-90-1). Routes may have different designated functions to effectively support freedom of movement. The commander may designate specific functions, restrictions, names, numbers, or alphanumeric designations to area of operations routes. Table 5-28 on pages 5-100 through 5-101 lists generic routes and sustainment route control measures.

| Control Measure          | Template   | Construct Example   |
|--------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| Routes                   |            |                     |
| Route                    | The       |                     |
| prescribed course to     |            |                     |
| be traveled from a       |            |                     |
| specific point of origin |            |                     |
| to a specific            |            |                     |
| destination.             |            |                     |
| (FM 3-90-1)              |            |                     |
| One-way traffic          |            |                     |
| Note                     | .          | The                 |
| arrow may be turned to   |            |                     |
| depict                   | actual     | traffic             |
| direction.               |            |                     |
| Alternating traffic      |            |                     |
| Sustainment Routes       |            |                     |
| Main supply route        | -          |                     |
| The route or routes      |            |                     |
| designated within an     |            |                     |
| operational area upon    |            |                     |
| which the bulk of        |            |                     |
| traffic flows in support |            |                     |
| of military operations.  |            |                     |
| (JP 4-01.5)              |            |                     |
| Main supply route,       |            |                     |
| one-way traffic          |            |                     |
| Note                     | .          | The                 |
| arrow may be turned to   |            |                     |
| depict                   | actual     | traffic             |
| direction.               |            |                     |
| Main supply route,       |            |                     |
| two-way traffic          |            |                     |
| Main supply route,       |            |                     |
| alternating traffic      |            |                     |
| Control Measure        | Template   | Construct Example   |
|------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| Alternate supply       |            |                     |
| route                  |            |                     |
| A route or            |            |                     |
| routes designated      |            |                     |
| within an area of      |            |                     |
| operations to provide  |            |                     |
| for the movement of    |            |                     |
| traffic when main      |            |                     |
| supply routes become   |            |                     |
| disabled or            |            |                     |
| congested.             |            |                     |
| (FM 4-01)              |            |                     |
| Alternate supply       |            |                     |
| route, one-way         |            |                     |
| traffic                |            |                     |
| Note                   | .          | The                 |
| arrow may be turned to |            |                     |
| depict                 | actual     | traffic             |
| direction.             |            |                     |
| Alternate supply       |            |                     |
| route, alternating     |            |                     |
| traffic                |            |                     |
| Alternate supply       |            |                     |
| route, two-way         |            |                     |
| traffic                |            |                     |

## Convoy Control Measures

without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander

## Maritime Control Measures

5-48. The U.S. Army has maritime sustainment vessels that use maritime control measures to direct actions by establishing responsibilities, preventing ships, units, or aircraft from impeding one another, and imposing necessary coordination. Table 5-30 includes the harbor entrance point maritime control measure symbols currently used in U.S. Army doctrine. (See MIL-STD 2525D for more joint maritime control measures.)

| Function        |
|-----------------|
| Harbor entrance |
| point           |
| Code: 212903                           |
|----------------------------------------|
| With the harbor control measure symbol |

## Chapter 6 Tactical Mission Tasks

This chapter provides symbols for tactical mission tasks.

## Tactical Mission Tasks Defined

6-1.

A task is a clearly defined and measurable activity accomplished by individuals or organizations. A
tactical mission task is a specific activity performed by a unit while executing a form of tactical operation or form of maneuver. A tactical mission task may be expressed as either an action by a friendly force or an effect on an enemy force (FM 3-90-1). The tactical mission tasks describe the results or effects commanders want to achieve.

## Symbols For Tactical Mission Tasks

6-2.

Table 6-1 on pages 6-2 through 6-7 shows the tactical mission tasks that have symbols. Not all tactical mission tasks have symbols. Tactical mission task symbols can be used with unit symbols, but they do not have modifiers. Tactical mission task symbols are used in course of action sketches, synchronization matrices, and maneuver sketches. They do not replace any part of the operation order. Tactical mission task symbols are sized to accommodate the scale of the display or map being used.

| Task                                 | Symbol                                 |
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Note                                 | . The friendly or hostile frame (gray) |
| is not part of the symbol; it is for |                                        |
| orientation only.                    |                                        |
| Actions by friendly forces           |                                        |
| Ambush                               | An attack by                          |
| fire or other destructive            |                                        |
| means from concealed                 |                                        |
| positions on a moving or             |                                        |
| temporarily halted enemy.            |                                        |
| (FM 3-90-1)                          |                                        |
| Attack by fire                       | A tactical                            |
| mission task in which a              |                                        |
| commander uses direct                |                                        |
| fires, supported by indirect         |                                        |
| fires, to engage an enemy            |                                        |
| force without closing with           |                                        |
| the enemy to destroy,                |                                        |
| suppress, fix, or deceive            |                                        |
| that enemy. (FM 3-90-1)              |                                        |
| Breach                               | A tactical                            |
| mission task in which the            |                                        |
| unit employs all available           |                                        |
| means to break through or            |                                        |
| establish a passage                  |                                        |
| through an enemy                     |                                        |
| defense, obstacle,                   |                                        |
| minefield, or fortification.         |                                        |
| (FM 3-90-1)                          |                                        |
| Bypass                               | A tactical                            |
| mission task in which the            |                                        |
| commander directs the                |                                        |
| unit to maneuver around              |                                        |
| an obstacle, position, or            |                                        |
| enemy force to maintain              |                                        |
| the momentum of the                  |                                        |
| operation while                      |                                        |
| deliberately avoiding                |                                        |
| combat with an enemy                 |                                        |
| force. (FM 3-90-1)                   |                                        |
| Clear                                | A tactical mission                    |
| task that requires the               |                                        |
| commander to remove all              |                                        |
| enemy forces and                     |                                        |
| eliminate organized                  |                                        |
| resistance within an                 |                                        |
| assigned area.                       |                                        |
| (FM 3-90-1)                          |                                        |
| Clear enemy unit                     |                                        |
| Disengage                            | A tactical                            |
| mission task where a                 |                                        |
| commander has the unit               |                                        |
| break contact with the               |                                        |
| enemy to allow the                   |                                        |
| conduct of another mission           |                                        |
| or to avoid decisive                 |                                        |
| engagement. (FM 3-90-1)              |                                        |
Mechanized infantry unit attacks by fire an enemy unit Mechanized infantry unit breaches enemy units
| Task                                 | Symbol              |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Exfiltrate                           | A tactical         |
| mission task where a                 |                     |
| commander removes                    |                     |
| Soldiers or units from               |                     |
| areas under enemy control            |                     |
| by stealth, deception,               |                     |
| surprise, or clandestine             |                     |
| means. (FM 3-90-1)                   |                     |
| Mechanized infantry unit exflitrates |                     |
| Follow and assume                    | A                  |
| tactical mission task in             |                     |
| which a second committed             |                     |
| force follows a force                |                     |
| conducting an offensive              |                     |
| task and is prepared to              |                     |
| continue the mission of the          |                     |
| lead force is fixed, attrited,       |                     |
| or unable to continue.               |                     |
| (FM 3-90-1)                          |                     |
| Follow and support                   | A                  |
| tactical mission task in             |                     |
| which a committed force              |                     |
| follows and supports a               |                     |
| lead force conducting an             |                     |
| offensive task. (FM 3-90-1)          |                     |
| Occupy                               | A tactical         |
| mission task that involves           |                     |
| a force moving a friendly            |                     |
| force into an area so that it        |                     |
| can control that area. Both          |                     |
| the force's movement to              |                     |
| and occupation of the area           |                     |
| occur without enemy                  |                     |
| opposition. (FM 3-90-1)              |                     |
| Occupy assembly area blue            |                     |
| Retain                               | A tactical mission |
| task in which the                    |                     |
| commander ensures that a             |                     |
| terrain feature controlled           |                     |
| by a friendly force remains          |                     |
| free of enemy occupation             |                     |
| or use. (FM 3-90-1)                  |                     |
Mechanized infantry unit follows and assumes a mechanized infantry unit Mechanized infantry unit follows and supports a mechanized infantry unit Mechanized infantry unit retains hill 319
| Task                          | Symbol              |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
| Secure                        | A tactical         |
| mission task that involves    |                     |
| preventing a unit, facility,  |                     |
| or geographical location      |                     |
| from being damaged or         |                     |
| destroyed as a result of      |                     |
| enemy action. (FM 3-90-1)     |                     |
| Seize                         | A tactical mission |
| task that involves taking     |                     |
| possession of a               |                     |
| designated area using         |                     |
| overwhelming force.           |                     |
| (FM 3-90-1)                   |                     |
| Support by fire               | A                  |
| tactical mission task in      |                     |
| which a maneuver force        |                     |
| moves to a position where     |                     |
| it can engage the enemy       |                     |
| by direct fire in support of  |                     |
| another maneuvering           |                     |
| force. (FM 3-90-1)            |                     |
| Mechanized infantry battalion |                     |
| support by fire               |                     |
| Block                       | A tactical mission    |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| task that denies the enemy  |                        |
| access to an area or        |                        |
| prevents the enemy's        |                        |
| advance in a direction or   |                        |
| along an avenue of          |                        |
| approach. Block is also an  |                        |
| obstacle effect that        |                        |
| integrates fire planning    |                        |
| and obstacle efforts to     |                        |
| stop an attacker along a    |                        |
| specific avenue of          |                        |
| approach or prevent the     |                        |
| attacking force from        |                        |
| passing through an          |                        |
| engagement area.            |                        |
| (FM 3-90-1)                 |                        |
| Canalize                    | A tactical            |
| mission task in which the   |                        |
| commander restricts         |                        |
| enemy movement to a         |                        |
| narrow zone by exploiting   |                        |
| terrain coupled with the    |                        |
| use of obstacles, fires, or |                        |
| friendly maneuver.          |                        |
| (FM 3-90-1)                 |                        |
Secure airport facility Mechanized infantry battalion seizes objective FIVE
Block enemy unit
Canalize enemy unit
| Task                         | Symbol      |
|------------------------------|-------------|
| Contain                      | A tactical |
| mission task that requires   |             |
| the commander to stop,       |             |
| hold, or surround enemy      |             |
| forces or to cause them to   |             |
| center their activity on a   |             |
| given front and prevent      |             |
| them from withdrawing any    |             |
| part of their forces for use |             |
| elsewhere. (FM 3-90-1)       |             |
| Control                      | A tactical |
| mission task that requires   |             |
| the commander to             |             |
| maintain physical influence  |             |
| over a specified area to     |             |
| prevent its use by an        |             |
| enemy or to create           |             |
| conditions necessary for     |             |
| successful friendly          |             |
| operations. (FM 3-90-1)      |             |
| Destroy                      | A tactical |
| mission task that            |             |
| physically renders an        |             |
| enemy force combat-          |             |
| ineffective until it is      |             |
| reconstituted.               |             |
| Alternatively, to destroy a  |             |
| combat system so badly       |             |
| that it cannot perform any   |             |
| function or be restored to a |             |
| usable condition without     |             |
| being entirely rebuilt.      |             |
| (FM 3-90-1)                  |             |
| Disrupt                      | A tactical |
| mission task in which a      |             |
| commander integrates         |             |
| direct and indirect fires,   |             |
| terrain, and obstacles to    |             |
| upset an enemy's             |             |
| formation or tempo,          |             |
| interrupt the enemy's        |             |
| timetable, or cause enemy    |             |
| forces to commit             |             |
| prematurely or attack in     |             |
| piecemeal fashion.           |             |
| (FM 3-90-1)                  |             |
| Task                          | Symbol              |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
| Fix                           | A tactical mission |
| task where a commander        |                     |
| prevents the enemy force      |                     |
| from moving any part of       |                     |
| that force from a specific    |                     |
| location for a specific       |                     |
| period. Fix is also an        |                     |
| obstacle effect that          |                     |
| focuses fire planning and     |                     |
| obstacle effort to slow an    |                     |
| attacker's movement           |                     |
| within a specified area,      |                     |
| normally an engagement        |                     |
| area. (FM 3-90-1)             |                     |
| Interdict                     | A tactical         |
| mission task where the        |                     |
| commander prevents,           |                     |
| disrupts, or delays the       |                     |
| enemy's use of an area or     |                     |
| route. (FM 3-90-1)            |                     |
| Isolate                       | To separate a      |
| force from its sources of     |                     |
| support in order to reduce    |                     |
| its effectiveness and         |                     |
| increase its vulnerability to |                     |
| defeat. (ADP 3-0)             |                     |
| Neutralize                    | To render          |
| enemy personnel or            |                     |
| material incapable of         |                     |
| interfering with a particular |                     |
| operation. (JP 3-0)           |                     |
Fix enemy unit
Interdict enemy unit
Isolate enemy unit
Neutralize enemy unit

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## Chapter 7 Course Of Action Sketch

This chapter discusses the purpose and makeup of a course of action sketch.

## Purpose Of Course Of Action Sketch

7-1.

A *course of action* is a scheme developed to accomplish a mission (JP 5-0). Developing, analyzing, and deciding on a course of action for execution is central to planning. Part of course of action development is to produce a course of action statement and sketch. The staff prepares a course of action statement and supporting sketch for each course of action under consideration. A Course of action statement clearly describes the array of forces and the sequence of tasks the unit will conduct to accomplish the mission. The statement should be a brief expression of how the combined arms concept will be conducted. The course of action sketch is the graphic portrayal of the course of action statement. The sketch provides a picture of the movement and maneuver aspects of the concept, including positioning of forces. (See FM 6-0 for a detailed discussion of the military decision-making process, including course of action development.)

## Makeup Of Course Of Action Sketch

7-2.

The course of action sketch provides a picture of the movement and maneuver aspects of the concept, including the positioning of forces. The course of action sketch becomes the basis for the operation overlay. At a minimum, the course of action sketch includes the array of generic forces and control measures, including


Unit and subordinate unit boundaries.

Unit movement formations (but not subordinate unit formations).

Reconnaissance and security graphics.

Ground and air axes of advance.

Assembly areas, battle positions, strong points, engagement areas, and objectives.

Obstacle control measures and tactical mission graphics.

Fire support coordination and airspace control measures.

Main effort.

Location of command posts and critical communication nodes.

Enemy locations, known or template.

Population concentrations.
7-3.

Most symbols for use on the course of action sketch are shown in chapters 2 through 7. However, the unit symbols do not provide decision makers with a quick and easy method of portraying detailed information relating to task organization, composition, or combat effectiveness. Task organization composition symbols portray detailed information for course of action sketches.

## Task Organization Composition Symbols

7-4.

Part of course of action development includes determining relative combat power and arraying forces to accomplish the primary tasks envisioned during action. After arraying forces, planners then group these forces underneath a generic headquarters representing the initial task organization. The initial task organization for each generic unit is portrayed in a task organization composition symbol.

7-5.

Task organization composition symbols are constructed using a rectangular frame, main and modifier icons, and amplifiers. Figure 7-1 depicts main icon and amplifier fields. The main icons and amplifiers have specific field placement guidelines that follow current military symbol standards.

Field A is used to depict subordinate unit icons using the task organization icons in table 7-1. While there are four icons shown in table 7-1, there is no limitation as to the number of icons in a row or number of rows. If needed, the first line of field A can be reserved to identify only those units that have been reinforced (attached) "(+)", or reduced (detached) "(-)", or reinforced and reduced (attached and detached) "(+) and for units that are one or more echelons lower than the other designated units. Field B is used to identify the echelon level of the headquarters. See chapter 2, table 2-3 on page 2-6 for echelon amplifiers.

Field D denotes task force. See chapter 2, table 2-4 on page 2-10.

Field H is available for including a generic alphanumeric designation of the organization. Field K is available for including the combat effectiveness using the icons in table 7-2 (page 7-5).

## Task Organization Main And Modifier Icons

7-6.

In all cases, task organization icons are the same as unit main and modifier icons and amplifiers. Table
7-1 shows the most commonly used main and modifier icons in their appropriate configurations.

| Function                       | Symbol                                             |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Infantry                       |                                                    |
| Mechanized infantry            |                                                    |
| Note                           | . Infantry unit that has armored tracked vehicles. |
| Mobile infantry (Stryker)      |                                                    |
| Mountain infantry              |                                                    |
| Reconnaissance (cavalry scout) |                                                    |

## Combat Effectiveness Icons

7-7.

During course of action analysis and war gaming, the staff can track the combat effectiveness of units using combat effectiveness icons in task organization composition symbols. Combat effectiveness refers to the ability of a unit to perform its mission. Factors such as ammunition, personnel, status of fuel, and weapons systems availability are assessed and rated. Commanders use this information to provide a net assessment of a unit's ability to perform its mission. This assessment can then be expressed graphically using combat effectiveness icons. Table 7-2 on page 7-5 shows two sets of combat effectiveness icons, which may be also used with task organization composition symbols. 7-8.

Table 7-2 (page 7-5) depicts combat effectiveness icons for the overall combat rating of a unit in the center column. Table 7-2 specifies combat effectiveness icons for the status of selected items of interest in the right column. The four selected items shown in the right column are ammunition; weapons; petroleum, oils, and lubricants; and personnel. Standard operating procedures will specify the items of interest to be reported. Commanders may add to this list for internal reporting and tracking.

## Example Of A Task Organization Composition Symbol Glossary

The glossary lists acronyms and terms with Army and joint definitions. The proponent publication for terms is listed in parentheses after the definition.

## Section I - Acronyms And Abbreviations

ADP
Army doctrine publication
AFTTP
Air Force tactics, techniques, and procedures
APP
Allied procedural publication
ATP
Army techniques publication
CBRN
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
DA
Department of the Army
DD
Department of Defense (forms)
DOD
Department of Defense
ED
edition
ENY
enemy
FM
field manual
JP
joint publication
kph
kilometers per hour
kts
knots per hour
MCRP
Marine Corps reference publication
MCTP
Marine Corps training publication
MCWP
Marine Corps warfighting publication
MIL-STD
military standard
mph
miles per hour
mps
meters per second
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NTTP
Navy tactics, techniques, and procedures
STANAG
standardization agreement
SBCT
Stryker brigade combat team
TC
training circular
TM
technical manual
U.S.
United States

## Section Ii - Terms

air and missile defense Direct [active and passive] defensive actions taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and ballistic missile threats against friendly forces and assets. (JP 3-01)
air assault The movement of friendly assault forces by rotary-wing or tiltrotor aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. (JP 3-18)
air corridor A restricted air route of travel specified for use by friendly aircraft and established for the purpose of preventing friendly aircraft from being fired on by friendly forces. (JP 3-52)
air defense Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or aerodynamic missiles, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. (JP 3-01)
airfield An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and equipment), landing, and takeoff of aircraft. (JP 3-36)

## Airhead Line A Line Denoting The Limits Of The Objective Area For An Airborne Assault. (Jp 3-18)

airspace coordination area A three-dimensional block of airspace in a target area, established by the appropriate commander, in which friendly aircraft are reasonably safe from friendly surface fires. (JP 3-09.3)
alternate supply route A route or routes designated within an area of operations to provide for the movement of traffic when main supply routes become disabled or congested. (FM 4-01)
ambulance exchange point A location where a patient is transferred from one ambulance to another en route to a medical treatment facility. (ATP 4-02.2)
ambulance loading point This is the point in the shuttle system where one or more ambulances are stationed ready to receive patients for evacuation. (ATP 4-02.2)
ambulance relay point A point in the shuttle system where one or more empty ambulances are stationed to advance to a loading point or to the next relay post to replace departed ambulances. (ATP 4-02.2)
ambush An attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed positions on a moving or temporarily halted enemy. (FM 3-90-1)

## Ammunition Supply Point An Ammunition Support Activity Operated By One Or More Modular Ammunition Platoons. (Atp 4-35)

ammunition transfer holding point A designated site operated by a brigade support battalion distribution company where ammunition is received, transferred, or temporarily stored to supported units within a brigade combat team.

(ATP 4-35)
amphibious warfare ship A combatant ship having organic capability to embark, land, and support landing forces in amphibious operations and which has characteristics enabling long-duration operations on the high seas. (JP 3-02)
area of operations An operational area defined by a commander for land and maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces. (JP 3-0)
artillery target intelligence zone A weapons locating radar search area in enemy territory that the commander monitors closely to detect and report any weapon ahead of all acquisitions other than those from critical friendly zones or call for fire zones.

assault position A covered and concealed position short of the objective from which final preparations are made to assault the objective. (ADP 3-90)

## Assembly Area An Area A Unit Occupies To Prepare For An Operation.

attack A type of offensive operation that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both.

(ADP 3-90)

## Attack By Fire Definition.

attack position
(Army) The last position an attacking force occupies or passes through before crossing the line of departure. (ADP 3-90)

## Axis Of Advance The General Area Through Which The Bulk Of A Unit's Combat Power Must Move. (Adp 3-90

base camp An evolving military facility that supports the military operations of a deployed unit and provides the necessary support and services for sustained operations. (ATP 3-37.10)
base defense zone An air defense zone established around an air base and limited to the engagement envelope of shortrange air defense weapons systems defending that base. (JP 3-52)
battalion A unit consisting of two or more company-, battery-, or troop-size units and a headquarters. (ADP 3-90)

## Battery A Company-Size Unit In A Field Artillery Or Air Defense Artillery Battalion. (Adp 3-90)

battle handover line A designated phase line where responsibility transitions from the stationary force to the moving force and vice versa. (ADP 3-90)

## Battle Position A Defensive Location Oriented On A Likely Enemy Avenue Of Approach. (Adp 3-90)

biological agent A microorganism (or a toxin derived from it) that cause disease in personnel, plants, or animals or causes the deterioration of materiel. (JP 3-11)
block A tactical mission task that denies the enemy access to an area or prevents the enemy's advance in a direction or along an avenue of approach. Block is also an obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle efforts to stop an attacker along a specific avenue of approach or prevent the attacking force from passing through an engagement area. (FM 3-90-1)
blue kill box A fire support and airspace coordination measure that facilitates attacking surface targets with air-tosurface munitions without further coordination with the area of operations commanders' headquarters.

(ATP 3-09.34)
boundary A line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas. (JP 3-0)
breach A tactical mission task in which the unit employs all available means to break through or establish a passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification. (FM 3-90-1)

## Brigade A Unit Consisting Of Two Or More Battalions And A Headquarters Company Or Detachment. (Adp 3-90)

bypass A tactical mission task in which the commander directs the unit to maneuver around an obstacle, position, or enemy force to maintain the momentum of the operation while deliberately avoiding combat with an enemy force. (FM 3-90-1)
call for fire zone A weapons locating radar search area from which the commander wants to attack hostile firing systems. (FM 3-09)
canalize
(Army) A tactical mission task in which the commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver. (FM 3-90-1)
casualty collection point A location that may or may not be staffed, where casualties are assembled for evacuation to a medical treatment facility. (ATP 4-02.2)

## Censor Zone An Area From Which The Weapons Locating Radar Is Prohibited From Reporting Acquisitions. (Fm 3-09)

chemical agent A chemical substance that is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate, mainly through physiological effects. (JP 3-11)
civil affairs Designated Active and Reserve Component forces and units organized, trained, and equipped specifically to conduct civil affairs operations and to support civil-military operations. (JP 3-57)
civil-military cooperation
(NATO) A joint function comprising a set of capabilities integral to supporting the achievement of mission objectives and enabling NATO commands to participate effectively in a broad spectrum of civil-military interaction with diverse non-military actors. (APP 6[D])
clear A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and eliminate organized resistance within an assigned area. (FM 3-90-1)
combatant command A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (JP 1)

## Combat Outpost A Reinforced Observation Post Capable Of Conducting Limited Combat Operations. (Fm 3-90-2)

command and control The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. (JP 1)
common sensor boundary A line depicted by a series of grid coordinates, grid line, phase line, or major terrain feature that divides target acquisition search areas into radar acquisition management areas. (FM 3-09)
company A unit consisting of two or more platoons, usually of the same type, with a headquarters and a limited capacity for self-support. (ADP 3-90)
contact point In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two or more units are required to make contact. (JP 3-50)
contain
(Army) A tactical mission task that requires the commander to stop, hold, or surround enemy forces or to cause them to center their activity on a given front and prevent them from withdrawing any part of their forces for use elsewhere. (FM 3-90-1)
control
1. A tactical mission task that requires the commander to maintain physical influence over a specified area to prevent its use by an enemy or to create conditions necessary for successful friendly operations.

(FM 3-90-1) 2. An action taken to eliminate a hazard or reduce its risk. (ATP 5-19)
convoy A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection that moves over the same route at the same time and under one commander. (JP 3-02)
coordinated fire line A line beyond which conventional surface-to-surface direct fire and indirect fire support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing headquarters without additional coordination but does not eliminate the responsibility to coordinate the airspace required to conduct the mission.

(JP 3-09)
cordon and search A technique of conducting a movement to contact that involves isolating a target area and searching suspect locations within that target area to capture or destroy possible enemy forces and contraband.

(FM 3-90-1)
corps An echelon of command and tactical formation that employs divisions, multi-functional brigades, and functional brigades to achieve objectives on land. (ADP 3-90)
counterattack Attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying an enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives.

(FM 1-02.1)

## Course Of Action A Scheme Developed To Accomplish A Mission. (Jp 5-0)

cover
       (Army) A type of security operation done independent of the main body to protect them by fighting to
       gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body.
       (ADP 3-90)

## Crew A Small Military Unit That Consists Of All Personnel Operating A Particular System. (Adp 3-90)

critical friendly zone A friendly area of coverage employed by weapons locating radar which the maneuver commander designates as critical to the protection of an asset whose loss would seriously jeopardize the mission.

(FM 3-09)
cyberspace operations The employment of cyberspace capabilities where the primary purpose is to achieve objectives in or through cyberspace. (JP 3-0)
decision point A point in space and time when the commander or staff anticipates making a key decision concerning a specific course of action. (JP 5-0)
decontamination The process of making any person, object, or area safe by destroying, neutralizing, making harmless, or absorbing and removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material clinging to or around it. (JP 3-11)
delay When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming decisively engaged. (ADP 3-90)
delay line A phase line where the date and time before which the enemy is not allowed to cross the phase line is depicted as part of the graphic control measure. (FM 3-90-1)
demonstration In military deception, a show of force similar to a feint without actual contact with the adversary, in an area where a decision is not sought that is made to deceive an adversary. (JP 3-13.4)
destroy A tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat ineffective until it is reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt. (FM 3-90-1)

## Detachment A Tactical Element Organized On Either A Temporary Or Permanent Basis For Special Duties. (Adp 3-90)

detainee holding area A facility or other location where detainees are administratively processed and provided custodial care pending disposition and subsequent release, transfer, or movement to a theater detention facility.

(JP 3-63)
direction finding A procedure for obtaining bearings of radio frequency emitters by using a highly directional antenna and a display unit on an intercept receiver or ancillary equipment. (JP 3-85)
direction of attack A specific direction or assigned route a force uses and does not deviate from when attacking. (ADP 3-90)
direction of fire The direction on which a fire unit is laid to the most significant threat in the target area, to the chart direction to the center of the zone of fire, or to the target. (ATP 3-09.50)
disengage A tactical mission task where a commander has the unit break contact with the enemy to allow the conduct of another mission or to avoid decisive engagement. (FM 3-90-1)
disrupt
1. A tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt the enemy's timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in a piecemeal fashion. 2. An obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obstacle effort to cause the enemy force to break up its formation and tempo, interrupt its timetable, commit breaching assets prematurely, and attack in a piecemeal effort. (FM 3-90-1)
division An echelon of command and tactical formation that employs brigade combat teams, multi-functional brigades, and functional brigades to achieve objectives on land. (ADP 3-90)

## Drop Zone A Specific Area Upon Which Airborne Troops, Equipment, Or Supplies Are Airdropped. (Jp 3-36)

encirclement operations Operations where one force loses its freedom of maneuver because an opposing force is able to isolate it by controlling all ground lines of communications and reinforcement. (ADP 3-90)
engagement area An area where the commander intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems. (ADP 3-90)
engineer work line A coordinated boundary or phase line used to compartmentalize an area of operations to indicate where specific engineer units have primary responsibility for the engineer effort. (FM 3-34)
exfiltrate A tactical mission task where a commander removes Soldiers or units from areas under enemy control by stealth, deception, surprise or clandestine means. (FM 3-90-1)
explosive ordnance disposal
(DOD) The detection, identification, on-side evaluation, rendering safe, recover, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. (JP 3-42)

feint
         In military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the
         purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action.
         (JP 3-13.4)

field artillery Equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel involved in the use of cannon, rocket, or surface-tosurface missile launchers. (JP 3-09)
final coordination line A phase line close to the enemy position used to coordinate the lifting or shifting of supporting fires with the final deployment of maneuver elements. (ADP 3-90)
final protective fires An immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas. (JP 3-09.3)
fire direction center That element of a command post, consisting of gunnery and communications personnel and equipment, by means of which the commander exercises fire direction and/or fire control. (JP 3-09.3)
fire support area An appropriate maneuver area assigned to fire support ships by the naval force commander from which they can deliver gunfire support to an amphibious operation. (JP 3-09)
fire support coordination line A fire support coordination measure established by the land or amphibious force commander to support common objectives within an area of operation; beyond which all fires must be coordinated with affected commanders prior to engagement, and short of the line, all fires must be coordinated with the establishing commander prior to engagement. (JP 3-09)

## Fire Support Station An Exact Location At Sea Within Which A Fire Support Ship Delivers Fire. (Jp 3-02)

fix A tactical mission task where a commander prevents the enemy force from moving any part of that force from a specific location for a specific period. Fix is also an obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obstacle effort to slow an attacker's movement within a specified area, normally an engagement area. (FM 3-90-1)
follow and assume A tactical mission task in which a second committed force follows a force conducting an offensive task and is prepared to continue the mission if the lead force is fixed, attrited, or unable to continue.

(FM 3-90-1)
forms of maneuver Distinct tactical combinations of fire and movement within a unique set of doctrinal characteristics that differs primarily in the relationship between the maneuvering force and the enemy. (ADP 3-90)
forward arming and refueling point A temporary facility, organized, equipped, and deployed to provide fuel and ammunition necessary for the employment of aviation maneuver units in combat. (JP 3-09.3)
forward edge of the battle area The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed to coordinate fire support, the positioning of forces, or the maneuver of units, excluding areas in which covering or screening forces are operating. (JP 3-09.3)
forward line of own troops A line which indicates the most forward positions of friendly forces in any kind of military operation at a specific time. (JP 3-03)
forward observer An observer operating with front line troops and trained to adjust ground and naval gunfire and pass back battlefield information. (JP 3-09)
forward passage of lines Occurs when a unit passes through another unit's positions while moving toward the enemy.

(ADP 3-90)
free-fire area A specific area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the establishing headquarters. (JP 3-09)
gap An area free of armed mines or obstacles whose width and direction allow a friendly force to pass through while dispersed in a tactical formation. (FM 1-02.1)
general engineering Those engineering capabilities and activities, other than combat engineering, that provide infrastructure and modify, maintain, or protect the physical environment. (JP 3-34)
geospatial information Information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on the Earth, including: statistical data and information derived from, among other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying technologies; and mapping, charting, geodetic data and related products. (JP 2-03)
guard A type of security operation done to protect the main body by fighting to gain time while preventing enemy ground observation of and direct fire against the main body. (ADP 3-90)
guerrilla An irregular, predominantly indigenous member of a guerrilla force organized similar to military concepts and structure in order to conduct military and paramilitary operations in enemy-held, hostile, or denied territory. (ATP 3-05.1)
high-altitude missile engagement zone In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with high-altitude surface-to-air missiles. (JP 3-01)
high-density airspace control zone Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or airspace control order in which there is a concentrated employment of numerous and varied weapons and airspace users. (JP 3-52)
infiltration
(Army) A form of maneuver in which an attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area occupied by enemy forces to occupy a position of advantage in the enemy rear while exposing only small elements to enemy defensive fires. (FM 3-90-1)
infiltration lane A control measure that coordinates forward and lateral movement of infiltrating units and fixes fire planning responsibilities. (FM 3-90-1)
information operations The integrated employment, during military operations, of information related capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the decision making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own. (JP 3-13)
interdict A tactical mission task where the commander prevents, disrupts, or delays the enemy's use of an area or route. (FM 3-90-1)
intermodal Type of international freight system that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail, and air modes of transportation through use of American National Standards Institute and International Organization for Standardization containers, line haul assets, and handling equipment. (JP 4-09)
isolate To separate a force from its sources of support in order to reduce its effectiveness and increase its vulnerability to defeat. (ADP 3-0)
isolated personnel United States military, Department of Defense civilians and contractor personnel (and others designated by the President or Secretary of Defense) who are separated from their unit (as an individual or a group) while participating in a United States sponsored military activity or mission and are, or may be, in a situation where they must survive, evade, resist, or escape. (JP 3-50)
joint engagement zone In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which multiple air defense systems (surface-to-air missiles and aircraft) are simultaneously employed to engage air threats. (JP 3-01)
key terrain
(Army) An identifiable characteristic whose seizures or retention affords a marked advantage to either combatant. (ADP 3-90)

## Landing Zone Any Specified Zone Used For The Landing Of Aircraft. (Jp 3-36) Limit Of Advance A Phase Line Used To Control Forward Progress Of The Attack. (Adp 3-90) Line Of Contact A General Trace Delineating The Locations Where Friendly And Enemy Forces Are Engaged. (Adp 3-90) Line Of Departure In Land Warfare, A Line Designated To Coordinate The Departure Of Attack Elements. (Jp 3-31)

linkup point The point where two infiltrating elements in the same or different infiltration lanes are scheduled to meet to consolidate before proceeding on with their missions. (FM 3-90-1)
low-altitude missile engagement zone In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with low- to medium-altitude surface-to-air missiles. (JP 3-01)
low-level transit route A temporary corridor of defined dimensions established in the forward area to minimize the risk to friendly aircraft from friendly air defenses or surface forces. (JP 3-52)
main command post A facility containing the majority of the staff designated to control current operations, conduct detailed analysis, and plan future operations. (FM 6-0)
main supply route The route or routes designated within an operational area upon which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations. (JP 4-01.5)
maintenance collection point A temporary location established within the battalion echelon for the collection of equipment needing or undergoing field maintenance. (ATP 4-33)
maneuver The employment of forces in the operational area, through movement in combination with fires and information, to achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy. (JP 3-0)
medical evacuation The timely and effective movement of the wounded, injured, or ill to and between medical treatment facilities on dedicated and properly marked medical platforms with en route care provided by medical personnel. (ATP 4-02.2)
medical treatment facility A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/or dental care to eligible individuals. (JP 4-02) (Army) Any facility established for the purpose of providing medical treatment. This includes battalion aid stations, Role 2 facilities, dispensaries, clinics, and hospitals. (FM 4-02)
military deception Actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent extremist organization decision makers, thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission. (JP 3-13.4)

## Minefield In Land Warfare, An Area Of Ground Containing Mines Emplaced With Or Without A Pattern. (Jp 3-15)

minimum-risk route A temporary corridor of defined dimensions recommended for use by high speed, fixed-wing aircraft that presents the minimum known hazards to low-flying aircraft transiting the combat zone. (JP 3-52)
missile defense Defense measures designed to destroy attacking enemy missiles, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack. (JP 3-01)
missile engagement zone In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with surface-to-air missile systems. (JP 3-01)
mobility A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission. (JP 3-36)
mortuary affairs Provides for the search, recovery, identification, preparation, and disposition of human remains of persons for whom the Services are responsible by status and executive order. (JP 4-0)

## Movement The Positioning Of Combat Power To Establish The Conditions For Maneuver. (Adp 3-90)

movement to contact
(Army) A type of offensive operation designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact. (ADP 3-90)

## Multinational Between Two Or More Forces Or Agencies Of Two Or More Nations Or Coalition Partners. (Jp 5-0)

named area of interest The geospatial area or systems node or link against which information that will satisfy a specific information requirement can be collected, usually to capture indications of adversary courses of action.

(JP 2-01.3)

## Neutralize To Render Enemy Personnel Or Material Incapable Of Interfering With A Particular Operation. (Jp 3-0)

no-fire area An area designated by the appropriate commander into which fires or their effects are prohibited. (JP 3-09.3)
objective area A geographical area, defined by competent authority, within which is located an objective to be captured or reached by the military forces. (JP 3-06)
observation post A position from which military observations are made, or fire directed and adjusted, and which possesses appropriate communications. While aerial observers and sensor systems are extremely useful, those systems do not constitute aerial observation post. (FM 3-90-2)
obstacle belt A brigade-level command and control measure, normally depicted graphically, to show where within an obstacle zone the ground tactical commander plans to limit friendly obstacle employment and focus the defense. (JP 3-15)
obstacle restricted area A command and control measure used to limit the type or number of obstacles within an area. (JP 3- 15)
obstacle zone A division-level command and control measure to designate specific land areas where lower echelons are allowed to employ tactical obstacles. (JP 3-15)

occupy
       A tactical mission task that involves a force moving a friendly force into an area so that it can control
       that area. Both the force's movement to and occupation of the area occur without enemy opposition.
       (FM 3-90-1)

passage lane A lane through an enemy or friendly obstacle that provides a safe passage for a passing force. (FM 3-90-2)
passage of lines An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force's combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy. (JP 3-18)
passage point A specifically designated place where the passing units will pass through the stationary unit. (FM 3-90-2)
personnel services Sustainment functions that man and fund the force, maintain Soldier and family readiness, promote the moral and ethical values of the nation, and enable the fighting qualities of the Army. (ADP 4-0)
phase line An easily identified feature in the operational area utilized for control and coordination of military operations. (JP 3-09)

## Platoon A Subdivision Of A Company Or Troop Consisting Of Two Or More Squads Or Sections. (Adp 3-90)

point of departure The point where the unit crosses the line of departure and begins moving along a direction of attack. (ADP 3-90)
position area for artillery An area assigned to an artillery unit where individual artillery systems can maneuver to increase their survivability. A position area for artillery is not an area of operations for the artillery unit occupying it. (FM 3-90-1)
probable line of deployment A phase line that designates the location where the commander intends to deploy the unit into assault formation before beginning the assault. (ADP 3-90)

## Public Affairs Communication Activities With External And Internal Audiences. (Jp 3-61)

purple kill box A fire support and airspace coordination measure that facilitates attacking surface targets with subsurface-to-surface, surface-to-surface, and air-to-surface munitions without further coordination with the area of operation commander's headquarters. (ATP 3-09.34)
rally point
(Army) An easily identifiable point on the ground at which units can reassemble and reorganize if they become dispersed. (ATP 3-21.20)
Rangers Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all Services. (JP 3-05)
rearward passage of lines Occurs when a unit passes through another unit's positions while moving away from the enemy. (ADP 3-90)
recovery Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair at another location. (JP 3-34)

## Release Point A Location On A Route Where Marching Elements Are Released From Centralized Control. (Fm 3-90-2)

relief in place An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit. (JP 3-07.3)
restrictive fire area A location in which specific restrictions are imposed and into which fires that exceed those restrictions will not be delivered without coordination with the establishing headquarters. (JP 3-09)
restrictive fire line A specific boundary established between converging, friendly surface forces that prohibits fires or their effects from crossing. (JP 3-09)
restricted operations zone Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operations of one or more airspace users is restricted. (JP 3-52)
retain A tactical mission task in which the commander ensures that a terrain feature controlled by a friendly force remains free of enemy occupation or use. (FM 3-90-1)

## Retirement When A Force Out Of Contact Moves Away From The Enemy. (Adp 3-90)

route The prescribed course to be traveled from a specific point of origin to a specific destination.

(FM 3-90-1)

## Screen A Type Of Security Operation That Primarily Provides Early Warning To The Protected Force. (Adp 3-90)

SEAL team United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with an emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments. (JP 3-05)
search A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within visibility. (JP 3-50)
search and rescue The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in a permissive environment. (JP 3-50)
search and rescue points A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolated personnel provide their position to recovery forces. (JP 3-50)
section A tactical unit of the Army and Marine Corps smaller than a platoon and larger than a squad.

(ADP 3-90)
secure A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action. (FM 3-90-1)
security Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness. (JP 3-10)
security force assistance The Department of Defense activities that support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions. (JP 3-20)
security operations Those operations performed by commanders to provide early and accurate warning of enemy operations, to provide the forces being protected with time and maneuver space within which to react to the enemy, and to develop the situation to allow commanders to effectively use their protected forces. (ADP 3-90)
seize A tactical mission task that involves taking possession of a designated area using overwhelming force (FM 3-90-1)
short-range air defense engagement zone In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with short-range air defense weapons, and may be established within a low- or high-altitude missile engagement zone. (JP 3-01)

## Signals Intelligence Intelligence Derived From Communications, Electronic, And Foreign Instrumentation Signals. (Jp 2-0)

space forces The space and terrestrial systems, equipment, facilities, organizations, and personnel necessary to access, use and, if directed, control space for national security. (JP 3-14)
special forces United States Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities. (JP 3-05)
special operations forces Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Military Service designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. (JP 3-05)

## Squad A Small Military Unit Typically Containing Two Or More Fire Teams. (Adp 3-90)

standard use Army aircraft flight route Route established below the coordination level to facilitate the movement of Army aviation assets; it is normally located in the corps through brigade rear areas of operation and does not require approval by the airspace control authority. (JP 3-52)
start point A location on a route where the march elements fall under the control of a designated march commander. (FM 3-90-2)
strong point A heavily battle position tied to a natural or reinforcing obstacle to create an anchor for the defense or to deny the enemy decisive or key terrain. (ADP 3-90)
supply
(Army) The process of providing all items necessary to equip, maintain, and operate a military command. (FM 1-02.1)
support
1. The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or sustains another force in accordance with the directive requiring such action. 2. A unit that helps another unit in battle. 3. An element of a command that assists, protects, or supplies other forces in combat. (JP 1)
support area The portion of the commander's area of operations that is designated to facilitate the positioning employment, and protection of base sustainment assets required to sustain, enable, and control operations. (ADP 3-0)
support by fire A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force. (FM 3-90-1)
suppress A tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish the mission. (FM 3-90-1)
surveillance The systematic observation of aerospace, cyberspace, surface or subsurface areas, places, persons, or things by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. (JP 3-0)
sustainment
(joint) The provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and prolong operations until successful mission accomplishment. (JP 3-0) (Army) The provision of logistics, financial management, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion. (ADP 4-0)
tactical command post A facility containing a tailored portion of a unit headquarters designed to control portions of an operation for a limited time. (FM 6-0)
tactical mission task A specific activity performed by a unit while executing a form of tactical operation or form of maneuver. A tactical mission task may be expressed as either an action by a friendly force or an effect on an enemy force. (FM 3-90-1)
target acquisition The detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of capabilities that create the required effects. (JP 3-60)
target area of interest The geographical area where high value targets can be acquired and engaged by friendly forces.

(JP 2-01.3)

## Glossary Target Number Extension A Sequentially Assigned Number Identifying The Individual Elements In A Target. (Mil-Std 6017)

target reference point A predetermined point of reference, normally a permanent structure or terrain feature that can be used when describing a target location. (JP 3-09.3)

## Task Organization A Temporary Grouping Of Forces Designed To Accomplish A Particular Mission. (Adp 5-0)

theater The geographical area for which a commander of a geographic combatant command has been assigned responsibility. (JP 1)

theater army
       An echelon of command designated as the Army Service component command responsible for
       recommendations of allocations and employment of Army forces to the geographic combatant
       commander. (JP 3-31)

traffic control post A manned post that is used to preclude the interruption of traffic flow or movement along a designated route. (FM 3-39)
transportation A logistics function that includes movement control and associated activities to incorporate military, commercial, and multinational motor, rail, air, and water mode assets in the movement of units, personnel, equipment, and supplies in support of the concept of operations. (FM 1-02.1)

## Troop A Company-Size Unit In A Cavalry Organization. (Adp 3-90)

turn
1. A tactical mission task that involves forcing an enemy element from one avenue of approach or mobility corridor to another. 2. A tactical obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to divert an enemy formation from one avenue of approach to an adjacent avenue of approach or into an engagement area. (FM 3-90-1)

## Unit Any Military Element Whose Structure Is Prescribed By A Competent Authority. (Jp 3-33)

unmanned aircraft system That system whose components include the necessary equipment, network, and personnel to control an unmanned aircraft. (JP 3-30)
weapon engagement zone In air and missile defense, airspace of defined dimensions within which the responsibility for engagement of air threats normally rests with a particular weapon system. (JP 3-01)
weapons free zone An air defense zone established for the protection of key assets or facilities, other than air bases, where weapon systems may be fired at any target not positively recognized as friendly. (JP 3-01)

## References

All websites accessed on 7 March 2022.

REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS
These documents must be available to intended users of this publication. DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. March 2022. FM 1-02.1. *Operational Terms*. 9 March 2021.

MIL-STD 2525D. *Department of Defense Interface Standard Joint Military Symbology*. 10 June 2014.

Available at www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/Other_Pubs/ms_2525d.pdf.

## Related Publications These Documents Contain Relevant Supplemental Information. Department Of Defense And Joint Publications Unless Otherwise Indicated, Most Department Of Defense Publications Are Available Online At

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/. Unless otherwise indicated, most joint publications are available online at http://www.jcs.mil/doctrine.

JP 1. *Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States*. 25 March 2013.
JP 2-0. *Joint Intelligence*. 22 October 2013.
JP 2-01.2. *Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence in Joint Operations*. 6 April 2016. (On
SIPRNET only.)
JP 2-01.3. *Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment*. 21 May 2014.
JP 2-03. *Geospatial Intelligence in Joint Operations*. 5 July 2017.
JP 3-0. *Joint Operations*. 17 January 2017.
JP 3-01. *Countering Air and Missile Threats*. 21 April 2017.
JP 3-02. *Amphibious Operations*. 4 January 2019.
JP 3-03. *Joint Interdiction*. 9 September 2016.
JP 3-05. *Joint Doctrine for Special Operations.* 22 September 2020.
JP 3-06. *Joint Urban Operations*. 20 November 2013.
JP 3-07.3. *Peace Operations*. 1 March 2018.
JP 3-08. *Interorganizational Cooperation*. 12 October 2016.
JP 3-09. *Joint Fire Support*. 10 April 2019.
JP 3-09.3. *Close Air Support*. 10 June 2019.
JP 3-10. *Joint Security Operations in Theater*. 25 July 2019.
JP 3-11. *Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments*. 29 October
2018.
JP 3-13. *Information Operations*. 27 November 2012. JP 3-13.4. *Military Deception*. 14 February 2017.
JP 3-14. *Space Operations*. 10 April 2018.
JP 3-15. *Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations*. 6 September 2016.
JP 3-18. *Joint Forcible Entry Operations*. 27 June 2018.

## References

JP 3-20. Security Cooperation. 23 May 2017.
JP 3-22. Foreign Internal Defense. 17 August 2018.
JP 3-30. Joint Air Operations. 25 July 2019.
JP 3-31. Joint Land Operations. 3 October 2019.
JP 3-33. Joint Task Force Headquarters. 31 January 2018.
JP 3-34. Joint Engineer Operations. 6 January 2016.
JP 3-36. Joint Air Mobility and Sealift Operations. 4 January 2021.
JP 3-42. Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal. 9 September 2016.
JP 3-50. Personnel Recovery. 2 October 2015.
JP 3-52. Joint Airspace Control. 13 November 2014.
JP 3-57. Civil-Military Operations. 9 July 2018.
JP 3-60. Joint Targeting. 28 September 2018.
JP 3-61. Public Affairs. 17 November 2015.
JP 3-63. Detainee Operations. 13 November 2014.
JP 3-85. Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations. 22 May 2020.
JP 4-0. Joint Logistics. 4 February 2019.
JP 4-01.5. Joint Terminal Operations. 2 November 2015.
JP 4-02. Joint Health Services. 11 December 2017.
JP 4-09. Distribution Operations (U//FOUO). 14 March 2019.
JP 5-0. Joint Planning. 1 December 2020.
JP 6-0. Joint Communications System. 10 June 2015.
MIL-STD 6017. Variable Message Format (VMF). 22 January 2021.

## Army Publications Unless Otherwise Indicated, Most Army Doctrinal Publications Are Available Online At

https://armypubs.army.mil/.

ADP 3-0. *Operations*. 31 July 2019.
ADP 3-37. *Protection*. 31 July 2019.
ADP 3-90. *Offense and Defense*. 31 July 2019.
ADP 4-0. *Sustainment*. 31 July 2019.
ADP 5-0. *The Operations Process*. 31 July 2019.
ATP 1-19. *Army Bands*. 28 July 2021.
ATP 2-22.7. Geospatial Intelligence. 26 March 2015. ATP 3-04.1. *Aviation Tactical Employment*. 7 May 2020.
ATP 3-05.1. *Unconventional Warfare at the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Level*. 9
April 2021. Common access card required.
ATP 3-05.60. *Special Operations Communications System*. 30 November 2015.
ATP 3-09.12. *Field Artillery Counterfire and Weapons Locating Radar Operations*. 26 October 2021.
ATP 3-09.30. *Observed Fires*. 28 September 2017.
ATP 3-09.34/MCRP 3-31.4 [3-25H]/NTTP 3-09.2.1/AFTTP 3-2.59. Kill Box: Multi-Service Tactics,
Techniques, and Procedures for Kill Box Planning and Employment. 18 June 2018.
ATP 3-09.50. *The Field Artillery Cannon Battery*. 4 May 2016.
ATP 3-09.60. Techniques for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High Mobility Artillery
Rocket System (HIMARS) Operations. 29 July 2020.
ATP 3-11.36/MCRP 10-10E.1/NTTP 3-11.34/AFTTP 3-2.70. Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and
Procedures for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Planning. 24 September
2018.
ATP 3-11.37/MCRP 10-10E.7/NTTP 3-11.29/AFTTP 3-22.44). Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques,
and Procedures for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Reconnaissance and Surveillance. 31 March 2021.
ATP 3-18.13. *Special Forces Use of Pack Animals*. 30 October 2014.
ATP 3-20.15/MCRP 3-10B.1. *Tank Platoon*. 3 July 2019. ATP 3-20.96. *Cavalry Squadron*. 12 May 2016. ATP 3-21.8. *Infantry Platoon and Squad.* 12 April 2016.
ATP 3-21.10. *Infantry Rifle Company.* 14 May 2018.
ATP 3-21.11. *Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Rifle Company*. 25 November 2020.
ATP 3-21.20. *Infantry Battalion*. 28 December 2017.
ATP 3-21.21. *SBCT Infantry Battalion*. 18 March 2016. ATP 3-21.51. *Subterranean Operations.* 1 November 2019. ATP 3-21.90/MCTP 3-01D. *Tactical Employment of Mortars*. 9 October 2019.
ATP 3-21.91. *Stryker Brigade Combat Team Weapons Troop*. 11 May 2017.
ATP 3-27.5. *AN/TPY-2 Forward Based Mode System Operations*. 11 February 2022. Common access
card required.
ATP 3-34.45/MCRP 3-40D.17. *Electric Power Generation and Distribution*. 6 July 2018.
ATP 3-34.80. *Geospatial Engineering*. 22 February 2017.
ATP 3-37.10/MCRP 3-40D.13. *Base Camps*. 27 January 2017.
ATP 3-37.11. *Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Command*. 28 August
2018.
ATP 3-39.12. *Law Enforcement Investigations*. 19 August 2013. ATP 3-39.30. *Security and Mobility Support*. 21 May 2020.
ATP 3-39.34. *Military Working Dogs*. 30 January 2015. ATP 3-52.1/MCRP 3-20F.4 [MCWP 3-25.13]/NTTP 3-56.4/AFTTP 3-2.78. Airspace Control: Multi-
Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Airspace Control. 14 February 2019.
ATP 3-90.1. *Armor and Mechanized Infantry Company Team*. 27 January 2016. ATP 3-90.4/MCWP 3-17.8. *Combined Arms Mobility*. 8 March 2016.
ATP 3-90.5. *Combined Arms Battalion*. 15 July 2021.
ATP 3-90.8/MCTP 3-34B. *Combined Arms Countermobility*. 30 November 2021. ATP 3-90.97. *Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations*. 29 April 2016.
ATP 3-91. *Division Operations*. 17 October 2014.
ATP 3-96.1. *Security Force Assistance Brigade.* 2 September 2020.
ATP 4-02.1. *Army Medical Logistics*. 29 October 2015.
ATP 4-02.2. *Medical Evacuation*. 12 July 2019.
ATP 4-11. *Army Motor Transport Operations*. 14 August 2020. ATP 4-14. *Expeditionary Railway Center Operations*. 29 May 2014. ATP 4-15. *Army Watercraft Operations*. 3 April 2015. ATP 4-33. *Maintenance Operations*. 9 July 2019. ATP 4-35. *Munitions Operations and Distribution Techniques*. 5 September 2014
ATP 4-42. *Materiel Management, Supply, and Field Services Operations*. 2 November 2020.
ATP 4-43. *Petroleum Supply Operations*. 18 April 2022. ATP 4-44/MCRP 3-17.7Q. *Water Support Operations*. 2 October 2015.

## References

ATP 4-46. Contingency Fatality Operations. 17 December 2014.
ATP 4-48. Aerial Delivery. 21 December 2016.
ATP 4-71. Contracting Support Brigade. 4 June 2021.
ATP 4-90. Brigade Support Battalion. 18 June 2020.
ATP 5-19. Risk Management. 9 November 2021.
ATP 6-0.5. Command Post Organization and Operations. 1 March 2017.
ATP 6-02.54. Techniques for Satellite Communications. 5 November 2020.
ATP 6-02.60. Tactical Network Techniques for Corps and Below. 9 August 2019.
ATP 6-02.70. Techniques for Spectrum Management Operations. 16 October 2019.
FM 1-0. Human Resources Support. 25 August 2021.
FM 1-04. Legal Support to Operations. 8 June 2020.
FM 1-05. Religious Support. 21 January 2019.
FM 1-06. Financial Management Operations. 15 April 2014.
FM 2-0. Intelligence. 6 July 2018.
FM 3-0. Operations. 6 October 2017.
FM 3-04. Army Aviation. 6 April 2020.
FM 3-07. Stability. 2 June 2014.
FM 3-09. Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations. 30 April 2020.
FM 3-11. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations. 23 May 2019.
FM 3-18. Special Forces Operations. 28 May 2014.
FM 3-34. Engineer Operations. 18 December 2020.
FM 3-39. Military Police Operations. 9 April 2019.
FM 3-50. Army Personnel Recovery. 2 September 2014.
FM 3-53. Military Information Support Operations. 4 January 2013.
FM 3-57. Civil Affairs Operations. 28 July 2021.
FM 3-63. Detainee Operations. 2 January 2020.
FM 3-81. Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. 9 November 2021.
FM 3-90-1. Offense and Defense Volume 1. 22 March 2013.
FM 3-90-2. Reconnaissance, Security, and Tactical Enabling Tasks, Volume 2. 22 March 2013.
FM 3-96. Brigade Combat Team. 19 January 2021.
FM 3-98. Reconnaissance and Security Operations. 1 July 2015.
FM 3-99. Airborne and Air Assault Operations. 6 March 2015.
FM 4-0. Sustainment Operations. 31 July 2019.
FM 4-01. Army Transportation Operations. 3 April 2014.
FM 4-02. Army Health System. 17 November 2020.
FM 4-30. Ordnance Operations. 1 April 2014.
FM 4-40. Quartermaster Operations. 22 October 2013.
FM 6-0. Commander and Staff Organization and Operations. 5 May 2014.
FM 6-02. Signal Support to Operations. 13 September 2019.
FM 6-27/MCTP 11-10C. The Commander's Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare. 7 August 2019.
TC 3-22.10. Sniper. 7 December 2017.
TM 3-23.25. Shoulder-Launched Munitions. 15 September 2010.
TM 3-34.85/MCRP 3-17A. Engineer Field Data. 17 October 2013.

## International Standardization Agreements Most Standardization Agreements Are Available On The Nato Standardization Office Website (User Registration Required): Https://Nso.Nato.Int/Nso/.

STANAG 1059 (ED. 8). *Letter Codes for Geographical Entities*. 1 April 2004. STANAG 1241 (ED. 5). *NATO Standard Identity Description Structure for Tactical Use*. 7 April 2005.

STANAG 2019 (ED. 7)/APP 6(D). *NATO Joint Military Symbology*. 16 October 2017.

WEBSITES
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## Prescribed Forms This Section Contains No Entries.

REFERENCED FORMS
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website at https://armypubs.army.mil/.

DA Form 2028. *Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms*.

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## Index

Entries are by paragraph number.

## A

CBRN events control measures,
5-45
colors, standard identity, 1-9 combat effectiveness, amplifiers,
2-15
icons, 7-77-8
command post using staff
comments amplifier, 2-9
composition of control measure
symbols, 5-2
construct process, for control
measures, 1-20
military symbol, 1-181-20
control measure acronyms and
abbreviations usage, 5-4
control measure symbols, 1-15,
5-15-48,
composition of, 5-2 fundamentals of, 5-1
control measures, construct
process for, 1-20
labeling, 5-65-7
main icons for, 1-16 modifiers for, 1-17 standard identity coloring, 5-3
convoy, defined, 5-47
control measures, 5-47
countermobility, 5-41 country code amplifier, 2-8 course of action, defined, 7-1 course of action sketch, 7-17-9
makeup of, 7-27-3
detached amplifiers, 2-7 direction of movement, amplifier,
2-14
indicator, 5-12

activity and installation symbols,
3-13-11
activity direction of movement amplifier, 3-4
activity frame shapes, 3-13-5
activity main and modifier icons and amplifiers, 3-5
activity offset location indicator amplifier, 3-5
additional information amplifier,
5-14
additional information amplifier, alphanumeric unit designations using, 2-102-12
airspace control measures, 5-35 alphanumeric unit designations using additional information amplifier, 2-102-12
amplifier, activity direction of movement, 3-4
activity offset location indicator,
3-5
command post using staff comments, 2-9
country code, 2-8 direction of movement, 2-14 evaluation rating, 3-3 fields for units, 2-3 headquarters staff location indicator, 2-16
offset location indicator, 2-17 operational condition, 3-8
amplifiers, 1-10, 5-1, 5-10
attached and detached, 2-7 combat effectiveness, 2-15 echelon and non-echelons, 2-4 installation, 3-7 operational condition, 4-8 quantity, 2-5
areas, 5-175-19 attached amplifiers, 2-7 attack, defined, 5-30

## B

echelon amplifiers (field B), 2-4 echelon indicator, 5-11 engagement bar amplifier, 4-5 equipment direction of movement amplifier, 4-4
boundaries, 5-155-16
boundary, defined, 5-15

## C

equipment symbol frame shapes,
4-2
equipment symbols, 4-14-11
equipment symbols, unframed, 1-
13
evaluation rating amplifier, 3-3

## F D

Field A, 2-19, 2-21, 2-22 Field AA, 2-20 Field AL, 4-8 Field AO, 4-5 Field AS, 2-8 Field B, 2-4 Field C, 2-5 Field D, 2-6 Field F, 2-7 field fortification, 5-44 Field G, 2-9 Field H, 2-102-12 Field J, 3-3 Field K, 2-15 Field M, 2-13 Field Q, 2-14, 3-4, 4-4 Field R, 4-6
Field S, 2-16
Field S2, 2-17, 3-5
Field Z, 4-7 fire support coordination control
measures, 5-36
forms of maneuver, defined, 5-28 framed and unframed equipment
symbols, 4-1
framed symbols, 1-1 fundamentals of control measure
symbols, 5-1

## E G-H

headquarters staff location indicator amplifier, 2-16
higher echelon command using higher information amplifier, 2-13

## Entries Are By Paragraph Number.

higher information amplifier, higher echelon command using, 2-13

## I

indicator, direction of movement,
5-12
echelon, 5-11 offset location, 5-13
indicator amplifier, task organization, 2-6
installation amplifiers, 3-7 installation frame shapes, 3-63-8

## J-K-L

minefield sector 1 modifiers, 5-43 mobility, defined, 5-40
(transportation) mode indicator, 4-6
mobility and countermobility control measures, 5-395-41
mode indicator, mobility, 4-6 modifier icon for units, equipment, installations, or activities, 1-8
modifiers for control measures,
1-17
movement, defined, 5-26 movement and maneuver control measure symbols, 5-265-31
movement to contact, defined,
5-29

## N

non-echelon amplifiers, 2-4
labeling control measures, 5-6
5-7
land mine control measures, 5-42 lettering, symbol, 1-11 lines, 5-26

## O M

observation post control measures, 5-33
obstacle, defined, 5-41 octagon placement diagram, 1-6 offset location indicator, 5-13 offset location indicator amplifier,
2-17
operational condition amplifiers,
3-8, 4-8

## P

physical domain, 1-3 points, 5-205-25

## Q

quantity amplifiers, 2-5

## R

route, defined, 5-46 route control measures, 5-46

## S

main and modifier icons and
amplifiers, 5-85-10
for equipment, 4-3
main and modifier icons for units,
2-3
main icon, 2-19, for named units,
2-20
for units, equipment,
installations, or activities, 1-7
main icons, 5-8, for activities and
installations, 3-93-11
for control measures, 1-16 for equipment, 4-9 for units, 2-18-222
maneuver, defined, 5-28 maritime control measures, 5-48 military deception, defined, 5-34 military deception control
measures, 5-34
military symbol construct process,
1-181-20
military symbol fundamentals,
1-11-20
military unit and organizational
symbols, 2-12-23
minefield control measures, 5-42
sector 1 modifier icons, 5-9 sector 1 modifiers, for activities
and installations, 3-10
for equipment, 4-10 for units, 2-21
sector 2 modifiers, for activities
and installations, 3-11

for equipment, 4-11 for units, 2-22
speed, 4-7 standard identity, 1-2
coloring control measures, 5-3 colors, 1-9
status, 1-5, 5-7 symbol lettering, 1-11 symbols for tactical mission tasks,
6-2

## T

tactical mission task, defined, 6-1 tactical mission tasks, 6-16-2
symbols, 1-14
target acquisition, defined, 5-38
control measures, 5-38
target control measures, 5-37 task organization composition symbols, 7-47-5
example of, 7-9
task organization indicator amplifier , 2-6
task organization main and modifier icons, 7-6

## U-V-W-X-Y-Z

unframed symbols, 1-12
equipment, 1-13
unit, defined, 2-1 unit and organization, frame shapes, 2-2
symbols, 2-1
unit symbol construct examples and their translations, 2-23
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Official:
MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
2213100
DISTRIBUTION:
Active Army, Army National Guard, and United States Army Reserve.  To be distributed in accordance with the initial distribution number (IDN) 116180, requirements for FM 1-02.2.

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