OPERATIONAL TERMS AND

GRAPHICS

OPERATIONAL TERMS AND GRAPHICS

THE ARMY HAS CREATED A COMMON LANGUAGE OF OPERATIONAL TERMS AND GRAPHICS FOR LEADERS TO ISSUE ORDERS RAPIDLY WITH A MINIMUM RISK OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

AS 2LTs IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, YOU MUST BE PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS TO COMPREHEND GUIDANCE AND INTENT FROM HIGHER. A PROFICIENT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE THE PLAN TO YOUR SUBORDINATES.

FAILURE ON YOUR PART TO SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND THE ARMY’S COMMON LANGUAGE WILL NOT ONLY BE PROFESSIONALLY EMBARRASSING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESULT IN MEMBERS OF YOUR UNIT BEING KILLED OR INJURED.

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: CORRECTLY CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONS OVERLAY.

CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1, A 1:50,000 AND A TACTICAL SITUATION BRIEF.

STANDARD: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY IAW FM 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A MINIMUM SCORE OF 70% ON THE EXAMINATION.

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

SAFETY: General

RISK: Low

ENVIRONMENTAL: None

EVALUATION

Students are required to complete a final examination and achieve a passing score of at least 70%.

CHAPTER 1 - OPERATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

CHAPTER 2 - OPERATIONAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 3 - GRAPHIC CONTROL MEASURES

CHAPTER 4 - UNIT SYMBOLS

CHAPTER 5 - EQUIPMENT SYMBOLS

101-5-1OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS

REFERENCES

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: IDENTIFY STANDARD OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS.

CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1.

STANDARD: IDENTIFY AND DRAW STANDARD OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS IAW FM 101-5-1.

GRAPHICS INFORMATION

WHOWHEREWHATHOW

When done properly, graphic overlays are STAND ALONE.

COLORS

BLACK:: REPRESENTS ALL HIGHER FRIENDLY CONTROL MEASURES AND WEAPONS (i.e., boundaries,

phase lines, machine guns, mortars, etc.)

RED: REPRESENTS ALL ENEMY INFORMATION MINUS OBSTACLES (i.e., enemy units, axes of advance, etc.)

GREEN: REPRESENTS ALL OBSTACLES, BOTH FRIENDLY AND ENEMY (i.e., friendly mine fields, enemy triple-strand concertina wire obstacle, etc.)

BLUE: REPRESENTS ALL FRIENDLY UNIT SYMBOLS AND ADDITIONS TO HIGHER’S OVERLAY BY A COMMANDER OR PLATOON LEADER

ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT COLORS WILLBE DEPICTED IN THE LEGEND

WHO

GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY

BASIC SYMBOL FRAMES(WHO)

UNIT UNITHQ ENEMY

UNIT

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

FUTURE OR SUSPECTED UNIT LOCATIONS

ENEMYHQ

UNIT ROLE INDICATORS

INFANTRY(BASIC)

LIGHTINFANTRY

MECHANIZEDINFANTRY

(BFV)

L

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

ARMOR MEDICAL

E

ENGINEERS

ANTI-ARMORDISMOUNTED

RECON

OBSERVATIONPOST

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

UNIT ROLE INDICATORS

FIELDARTILLERY

AIR DEFENSEARTILLERY

ROTARYWING

UNIT SIZE INDICATORS

SQUAD SECTION

PLATOON COMPANY ORBATTERY

BATALLION

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

TEAM

UNIT DESIGNATORS

SIZE

UNIT

1UNIT ROLEINDICATOR

HIGHERECHELON

A

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

INFANTRYCOMPANY

ENEMY

FM 101-5-1 Appendix B

RECONSQUAD

ARTILLERYBATTALION

ENGINEERTEAM

ARMORPLATOON

MECHANIZEDINFANTRYSECTION

E

WHO & WHAT ?????2nd PLT, A CO, 3rd BN, 1st BDE (Bradley MECH)

2 A/3/1

PRACTICAL EXERCISE

WHERE

GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY

LOCATION (WHERE)

CENTERMASS

FM 101-5-1 Ch 4

A HQ HAS THE STAFF ON THE SIDE, WHILE A UNIT

HAS IT CENTERED

THE END OF THE STAFF, OR EXTENSION, INDICATES THE EXACT

LOCATION OF THE HQ.

WHAT

GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY

WEAPON SYMBOLS

LIGHT MG(SAW)

ANTI-TANKWEAPON

(AT-4)

LIGHTMORTAR (60mm)

MEDIUM MG(7.62mm)

HEAVY MG(50.CAL)

MEDIUMMORTAR (81mm)

HEAVYMORTAR (120mm)

FM 101-5-1 Ch 5

OBSTACLES (WIRE)

SINGLE-STRAND CONCERTINA

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

DOUBLE-STRAND CONCERTINA

TRIPLE-STRAND CONCERTINA

AP AT

UNSPECIFIED DIRECTIONAL(CLAYMORE)

OBSTACLES (MINES)

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

COMPLETED MINEFIELD (UNSPECIFIED MINES)

PLANNED OR SUSPECTED

MINEFIELD (AT MINES)

OBSTACLES (MINEFIELDS)

MIXED MINEFIELD (AP & AT)

HOW

GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY

CONTROL MEASURES (POINTS)

S P RP 8 PP

STARTPOINT

RELEASEPOINT

CHECKPOINT

PASSAGE POINT

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

BOUNDARIES

A A

B B

1-11 1-11

2-502 2-502

1 1

2 2

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

LINES

LOA LOA

FLOTFLOT

LC

FORWARD LINE OF OWN TROOPS

LIMIT OF ADVANCE

LINE OF CONTACT

LC

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

LINES

LDLD

PLD PLD

PL DOG

PL DOG

PROBABLE LINE OF DEPLOYMENT

PHASE LINE

LINE OF DEPARTURE

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

AREAS

L

AREA OF OPERATION

A 2/1

BATTLE POSITION

BP ALPHA(P) BP SCARED

PREPARED BUT NOT OCCUPIED(i.e., alternate and supplemental positions, etc.)

ENGAGEMENTAREA

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

AO SNAKE EA SNAKE

AREAS

ASLTPSN 3

ATTACK POSITION ASSAULT POSITION

KNOWN ENEMY LOCATION

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

ENY ENY

ASSEMBLY AREA

AA DEXTER

ATK DEXTER

ROUTES

FRIENDLY AXIS OF ADVANCE (FRIENDLY GROUNDAXIS OF MAIN ATTACK) [ME]

FRIENDLY AXIS OF ADVANCE (FRIENDLY GROUNDAXIS OF SUPPORTING ATTACK) [SE]

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

AA BLACK

AA BLACK

ROUTES

ENEMY AXIS OF ADVANCE (MAIN EFFORT)

ENEMY AXIS OF ADVANCE (SUPPORTING EFFORT)

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

ENY

ENY

ENY

ENY

ROUTES

DIRECTION OF ATTACK (FRIENDLY DIRECTION OF SUPPORTING ATTACK) [SE]

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

DIRECTION OF ATTACK (FRIENDLY DIRECTION OF MAIN ATTACK) [ME]

DOA BLACK

DOA BLACK

FIRE PLANNING

TARGET REFERENCEPOINT

LINEAR TARGET

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

TARGET

1 AB0020

AB0020

SMOKE

OTHER ACTIONS

SUPPORT BY FIRE

FM 101-5-1 Ch 3

AMBUSH

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY.

CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1, A 1:50,000 AND 1:25,000 MAP, AND A TACTICAL SITUATION BRIEF.

STANDARD: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY IAW FM 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A 70% PASS ON THE OVERALL TESTING.

CHECK ON LEARNING

#1) What manual governs Operational Terms & Graphics?

#2) What MUST an operational overlay BE?

#3) What do the colors BLACK and GREEN represent?

#4) What is the symbol for Infantry? Armor? Engineers?

#5) What is the symbol for Team? Squad? Platoon?

#6) What is the symbol for heavy MG? Medium Mortar? Triple-strand Concertina?

B 5/87

3

C 5/87

2

FG2310BP2

BP3

BP

1

C 5-87L

FEBA

FLOT

85

13

16

81

PL ELMPL BIRCH

PL ELM PL BIRCH

ATK RED

FLOT

1

2

3

AB

0020

B 5-87L

3

BP2

BP3B

P1

BP2

BP3

BP

1

C 5-87L

C 5-87L

LD/LC

LD/LC

3 CLDOA BLACK

AA BLUE

FG2320

QUESTIONS??