A combination of these systems may be the most effective. The unit field SOP should include procedures for evacuating personnel from an area and reestablishing operations at another location. An established and trained evacuation plan will reduce personnel and vehicle losses. The plan must be flexible so it can be adapted to fit the different scenarios and environments that might be encountered. When setting up operational bases or work sites, the UXO threat must be considered.
Roads are critical for evacuation.
Hard-surfaced roads are the best evacuation routes and are also the easiest to clear. The evacuation plan should include procedures for unit elements to reconnoiter and mark clear paths or to link paths from other unit positions to their position and to the nearest hard-surfaced road. A unit that has been directly fired on must presume that more fires are coming. The unit must be able to self-extract from the area in order to resume operations or be able to protect assets in order to continue the assigned mission. Units that are conducting movement operations can use route clearance procedures to force a cleared lane through the area.