USMC OPERATIONAL OVERLAY SYMBOLS Current as of the

USMC OPERATIONAL OVERLAY SYMBOLS Current as of the 1998 edition of the Operational Overlay Terms and Symbols FMFM DIRECTIONS 1. Copy and paste the desired unit size and role symbols onto your presentation: 2. Select one symbol, then hold down the Ctrl key and use the arrow keys to move and superimpose it over the other: 3. Select both symbols by click and dragging the left mouse button to “frame” them: 4. With both symbols still selected, right click and select “Grouping” and then “Group”.

BASIC UNIT SIZES MARINE CORPS UNITS FIRE TEAM U HEADQUARTERS SQUAD 263 U CSS ELEMENT OF A THEATER ARMY SECTION 464 CSS ELEMENT OF A US CORPS CSS ELEMENT OF A BRIGADE OR SMALLER FSS H A/U PLATOON OR DET USMC FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP COMPANY, BATTERY, OR TROOP FORCE UNDER NATIONAL COMMAND BATTALION OR SQUADRON ELECTRONIC INSTALLATION M REGIMENT OR GROUP 269 L ARMY AIR FORCE 14 AIRCRAFT GROUP (FIXED WING) 542 2 24 CORPS 4 NAVY ARMY s ss MARINE CORPS LIGHT ATTACK HELO SQUADRON 29 BRIGADE DIVISION OR WING HEAVY HELO SQUADRON AIRCRAFT GROUP (HELO) VMFA OBSERVATION POST LOGISTICS, MEDICAL, OR ADMIN INSTALLATIONS MEDIUM HELO SQUADRON II MACS MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON MARINE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FRIENDLY GENERAL/UNIT SIZE SYMBOLS

MP MILITARY POLICE AIR DEFENSE DECON AIRBORNE (US) NBC UNIT RIVERINE/ FLOATING UNIT NBC DECON TEAM SENSOR UNIT INFANTRY AIRBORNE (NATO) LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY (LAVs) MECHANIZED INFANTRY AIR ASSAULT (US) AIR ASSAULT W/ORGANIC LIFT (NATO) LIGHT ARMORED RECON (LAR) MOTORIZED ANTI-ARMOR MOTORIZED INFANTRY MECHANIZED ANTI-ARMOR BRADLEY IFV ANTI-ARMOR FIGHTING VEHICLE AIR CAVALRY ARCTIC USMC LANDING TEAM BRIDGING SKI GUN SYSTEM MOUNTED MAINTENANCE HORSE/CAMEL/ PACK ANIMAL MORTAR UNIT MOUNTAIN ENGINEER ARTILLERY AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE (AAV) UNIT AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER SP SHORE PARTY DISMOUNTED ANTI-ARMOR CBT COMBAT ENGINEERS SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY TRACKED ARMOR ROCKET ARTILLERY (MLRS or ATACMS) SIGNAL/ COMM S WHEELED ARMOR P SUPPLY CAVALRY OR RECON A STINGER MISSILE UNIT PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEM AVENGER MISSILE UNIT MAINTENANCE FRIENDLY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS

SEAL F R SF SEAL UNIT ORDNANCE USMC FORCE RECON MEDICAL RANGER SPECIAL FORCES TRANSPORTATION MI SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SURFACE-TOSURFACE MISSILE UNMANNED AERIAL RECON (UAV/RPV) AIR DEFENSE RADAR S SNIPER UNIT NEUTRAL UNITS (GREEN SQUARES) REFUGEES FOOD DISTRIBUTION (NGO or PVO) MEDICAL (NGO or PVO) FRIENDLY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS

LIGHT MEDIUM HEAVY 20 mm 30 mm 100 mm TANK, LIGHT AIR DEFENSE GUN ANTITANK GUN ATGM, SELFPROPELLED ANTITANK ROCKET LAUNCHER AAA, SELFPROPELLED GUN IN ANTITANK ROLE HOWITZER MACHINE GUN/ AUTOMATIC WEAPON TANK, MEDIUM TANK, HEAVY HOVERCRAFT ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) BRADLEY INFANTRY FIGHTLING VEHICLE (BIFV) LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED PERSONNEL (LVTP) LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED ENGINEER (LVTE) LANDING VEHICLE, TRACKED RECOVERY (LVTR) GRENADE LAUNCHERS M 203 MORTAR Mk 19 HMMWV W/ Mk 19 MULTIBARREL ROCKET LAUNCHER LAV W/25 mm GUN SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SURFACE-TOSURFACE MISSILE FLAME THROWER ANTIPERSONNEL MINE ANTITANK MINE PORTABLE VEHICULAR FRIENDLY WEAPON/VEHICLE SYMBOLS

SUPPORTING DIRECTION OF ATTACK DIRECTION OF MAIN ATTACK SUPPORTING AXIS OF ADVANCE OF MAIN ATTACK AB 1001 AXIS OF ADVANCE BY AIR AB 1001 TRP 1 L-HR +1 +3 +2 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 AB 1001 AH-1 Ws AV 8 s CH-46 s CH-53 Es UH-1 N L-HR +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 MOVEMENT / TARGET / TIMELINE SYMBOLS

BASIC UNIT SIZES UNIT FIRE TEAM REGIMENT OR GROUP HEADQUARTERS SQUAD BRIGADE CSS ELEMENT OF A THEATER ARMY SECTION DIVISION CSS ELEMENT OF A US CORPS SIZE UNIT CORPS PLATOON OR DET CSS ELEMENT OF A BRIGADE OR SMALLER ELECTRONIC INSTALLATION OBSERVATION POST LOGISTICS, MEDICAL OR ADMIN INSTALLATION COMPANY, BATTERY, OR TROOP ARMY BATTALION OR SQUADRON ENEMY GENERAL/UNIT SIZE SYMBOLS

MP MILITARY POLICE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE UNIT INFANTRY SURFACE-TOSURFACE MISSILE UNIT MECHANIZED INFANTRY PARATROOPERS AIR ASSAULT TRANSPORTATION MOTORIZED INFANTRY MI UNMANNED AERIAL RECON (UAV/RPV) AIR CAVALRY AIR DEFENSE RADAR ARMOR BRIDGING AIR DEFENSE ARMORED CAVALRY MECHANIZED ROCKET ARTILLERY AMPHIBIOUS SUPPLY NBC UNIT AMPHIBIOUS MECHANIZED MAINTENANCE ENGINEER ANTI-ARMOR MEDICAL CAVALRY OR RECON SIGNAL/COMM ARTILLERY ROCKET ARTILLERY CBT COMBAT ENGINEERS ORDNANCE ENEMY UNIT ROLE SYMBOLS

LIGHT MEDIUM HEAVY 23 mm 57 mm 100 mm TANK, LIGHT AIR DEFENSE GUN ANTITANK GUN TANK, MEDIUM ATGM, SELFPROPELLED ANTITANK ROCKET LAUNCHER AAA, SELFPROPELLED GUN IN ANTITANK ROLE HOWITZER MACHINE GUN/ AUTOMATIC WEAPON TANK, HEAVY HOVERCRAFT WHEELED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE TRACKED INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE FLAME THROWER PORTABLE VEHICULAR MORTAR MULTIBARREL ROCKET LAUNCHER SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SURFACE-TOSURFACE MISSILE ENEMY WEAPON/VEHICLE SYMBOLS