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3-86. The squad leader—

• Emplaces local security.
• Confirms positioning and assigned sectors of fire for his squad.
• Confirms positioning and assigned sectors of fire for the CCMS and medium machine gun teams.
• Positions and assigns sectors of fire for automatic rifleman, grenadiers, and riflemen.
• Establishes command post and wire communications.
• Confirms designate FPL and final protective fires.
• Clears fields of fire and prepares range cards.
• Prepares squad range card and area of operations sketches.
• Digs fighting positions.
• Establishes communication and coordination within the platoon, and adjacent units.
• Coordinates with adjacent units. Reviews sector of fire and area of operations sketches.
• Emplaces antitank and Claymores, then wire and other obstacles.
• Marks or improves marking for target reference points and other fire control measures.
• Improves primary fighting positions and adds overhead cover (stage 2).
• Prepares supplementary and alternate positions (same procedure as the primary position).
• Establishes sleep and rest plans.
• Distributes and stockpiles ammunition, food, and water.
• Digs trenches to connect positions.
• Continues to improve positions, construct revetments, replace camouflage, and add to overhead cover.

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