071 331 0804 Perform Surveillance Without the Aid

071 -331 -0804 Perform Surveillance Without the Aid of Electronic Devices SGT E. DELACRUZ UNCLASSIFIED 1

CONDITIONS: Given an enemy force equipped with wheeled and tracked vehicles, within range of sight or hearing during day and night. STANDARDS: Identify 50 percent of the enemy soldiers and vehicles within your field of view using proper surveillance techniques. UNCLASSIFIED 2

Performance Steps 1. Conduct a visual search in daylight. a. Make a fast overall search of the entire area by raising your eyes quickly from just in front of you position to the maximum range you wish to observe. * UNCLASSIFIED 3

Fast Overall Search UNCLASSIFIED 4

Performance Steps (Cont. ) b. Observe by overlapping. 50 -meterdeep strips of terrain in detail, alternately searching left to right, right to left. UNCLASSIFIED 5

Overlapping Strip Search UNCLASSIFIED 6

Performance Steps (cont. ) c. Search suspicious spots thoroughly. UNCLASSIFIED 7

Performance Steps (Cont. ) 2. Identify improperly camouflaged personnel, equipment, and positions by looking for— a. Camouflage or foliage that does not match. b. Dead foliage. c. Outlines that should be obscured. d. Bright colors or reflections that should be subdued. e. Tracks, footpaths, and piles of dirt and litter. f. Over-clearing of fields of fire and observation. UNCLASSIFIED 8

Performance Steps (Cont. ) 3. Conduct surveillance at night. a. Accustom your eyes to low light before night operations by doing one of the following: (1) Stay in a secure, darkened area for 30 minutes such as an assembly area or initial rally point). (2) Stay in a red-lighted area for 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes in darkness. (3) Wear red goggles for 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes in darkness. b. Scan search areas at night by moving your eyes in short, quick, irregular movements. UNCLASSIFIED 9

Night Vision Search UNCLASSIFIED 10

Performance Steps (Cont. ) c. Use off-center vision to observe specific objects by looking about 6 to 10 degrees left, right, above, or below them. UNCLASSIFIED 11

Performance Steps (Cont. ) d. Preserve night vision by – (1) Closing both eyes when exposed to bright light. (2) Closing one eye only and observing with the other when surveillance must be maintained. UNCLASSIFIED 12

Performance Measures 1. Identified the following situations during daylight: a. Fifty percent of improperly camouflaged enemy Soldiers in fighting positions. b. A camouflaged wheeled vehicle and a tracked vehicle. 2. Identified the following situations during night surveillance: a. Moving enemy Soldiers. b. Stationary enemy Soldiers. UNCLASSIFIED 13

References FM 21 -75 UNCLASSIFIED 14

QUESTIONS? ? UNCLASSIFIED 15