Infantry Drills

D-25: Occupying the Observation Post



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D-25. The leader selects an appropriate technique to move to the observation post or screen line based on his mission analysis. (Infiltration, zone reconnaissance, movement to contact [mounted, dismounted, or air insertion], using traveling, traveling overwatch, or bounding overwatch.)

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