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The AN/PEQ-1 also known as a Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker (SOFLAM or SOF-LAM) or the Ground Laser Target Designator (GLTD) is a U.S. military laser designator designed for use by special operations forces (SOF), including Combat Control Teams (CCT), Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC), and Tactical Air Control Parties (TACP), under rugged field conditions.
According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.
English: KGB-forged “FM 30-31B, Stability Operations, Intelligence – Special Fields” was among material provided to Cryptome in May 2001 by the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) responding to a Freedom of Information Act request for an INSCOM file titled “Disinformation Directed Against US, ZF010868W,” quoted Active Measures, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
ADP 1, The Army: 17 September 2012 [4] This publication supersedes FM 1, 14 June 2005. Raymond T. Odierno INACTIVE: FM 1: FM 1, The Army: 14 June 2005 [5] This publication supersedes FM 1, 14 June 2001. Peter J. Schoomaker: INACTIVE: FM 1: FM 1, The Army: 14 June 2001 [6] This publication supersedes FM 100–1, 14 June 1994. Eric K. Shinseki ...
Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) squadrons are a type of unit in the United States Army. These are cavalry squadrons (though in IBCTs they typically contain at least one dismounted infantry troop), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and act at the squadron ( battalion ) level as a reconnaissance unit for their parent brigade combat teams .
FREE at targets not identified as friendly in accordance with current rules of engagement (ROE). TIGHT at targets positively identified as hostile in accordance with current ROE. HOLD* (USA, USMC) in self-defense or in response to a formal order. SAFE (USN) NOTE: USN and NATO use weapons safe to avoid confusion with the phrase hold fire. Weeds
The role of STA units is to locate, track, assess and where appropriate cue the attack for friendly artillery units. It provides commanders with surveillance and targeting information across the battle space and is always linked by a robust command-and-control (C2) system to offensive support (OS) systems.
The first plan, following the White House policy guidance, was developed in 1960, consisting of a list of targets (the National Strategic Target List, or NSTL) and the assets to be used against each target. The targets themselves were pulled from the Bombing Encyclopedia, which listed over 80,000 targets of interest.