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Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information that is for official government use. This determination was made on 4 February 2008. Other requests for this document will be referred to Commander, U.S. Army Armor Center, ATTN: ATZK-TDD-C, Building 1002, 204 1st Cavalry Regiment Road, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5123.  \nDESTRUCTION NOTICE. Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document.  \nHeadquarters, Department of the Army  \nThis publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ([www.us.army.mil](www.us.army.mil) ) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at ([www.train.army.mil](www.train.army.mil) ) .  \n*FM 3-20.98  \nField Manual No. 3-20.98  \nHeadquarters Department of the Army Washington DC, 3 August 2009  \nReconnaissance and Scout Platoon  \nContents  \nPage  \nPREFACE .........................................................................................................xviii  \nINTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................xx  \nChapter 1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 1-1  \nSection I – The Operational Environment ...................................................... 1-2  \nVariables of the OE ............................................................................................ 1-2  \nCultural Awareness ............................................................................................ 1-2  \nFull Spectrum Operations................................................................................... 1-3  \nArea of Operations ............................................................................................. 1-4  \nThreat Tactics, Techniques , and Procedures (TTP) .......................................... 1-5  \nSection II – Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon Organizations ................. 1-6  \nPlatoon Missions ................................................................................................ 1-6  \nGeneral Capabilities and Limitations.................................................................. 1-7  \nOrganizations ..................................................................................................... 1-8  \nSection III – Integration of Sensors .............................................................. 1-25  \nReconnaissance Management......................................................................... 1-26  \nOrganic Sensors ............................................................................................... 1-26  \nChapter 2 COMMAND AND CONTROL............................................................................. 2-1  \nSection I – Troop-Leading Procedures .......................................................... 2-1  \nOperational Considerations ................................................................................ 2-1  \nMilitary Decision-making Process ...................................................................... 2-2  \nConduct of Troop-Leading Procedures .............................................................. 2-3  \nDISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information that is for official government use. This determination was made on 4 February 2008. Other requests for this document will be referred to Commander, US Army Armor Center, ATTN: ATZK-TDD-C, Building 1002, 204 1st Cavalry Regiment Road, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5123.  \nDESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document.  \n* This publication supersedes FM 3-20.98, 2 December 2002.  \n3 August 2009 FM 3-20.98 i  \nSec","cbCairl5FStvwWyp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairl5FStvwWyp","pdf",25691501,622,"English","# Preface\n# Introduction\n# Chapter 1 Overview\n## The Operational Environment\n## Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon Organizations\n## Integration of Sensors\n# Chapter 2 Command and Control\n## Troop-Leading Procedures\n## Battle Command\n## Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield\n## Communications\n## Reporting","[{\"question\":\"How does the manual address operational awareness and risk?\",\"answer\":\"It includes sections on situational awareness, areas of influence, and fratricide as part of the platoon’s command and battle command considerations.\"}]","Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon - Field Manual FM 3-20.98 - August 2009 | PDF",1567]