1. SYMBOLOGY

2. Enabling Learning Objective
Action: Identify and place military symbols on a map
Conditions: Given a practical exercise worksheet and a Fort Huachuca 1:50,000 scale map with markers, place symbols on the map.
Standard: Accurately place the correct symbols in the correct location

3. Enemy Information *Unit Locations *Defensive Positions
*Unit Identification *Logistic Activities
*Enemy Boundaries *Enemy Activities
*Location of Weapons *NBC Contamination
*Obstacles *Radars/Ground
Surveillance devices

4. Friendly Information Command Posts Boundaries FLOT
Reconnaissance and other Collection
assets

5. Intelligence Goals: WHO - Who we are facing
WHAT - Types of units and equipment
the enemy has
WHERE - Location of enemy units
WHEN - Arrival of or first detected
IN WHAT STRENGTH will they come

6. Military Symbol Definition:
A sign composed of a diagram, numbers, letters, abbreviations, colors, or combination of which is used to identify and distinguish a military unit, activity or installation.

7. Symbol Construction Troop units Headquarters & Command Posts
Activities (Logistic, Medical, etc.)
Other Areas (Drop Zones, Assembly Areas, etc.)

8. Symbol Placement
Point of Plot

9. Symbol Offset {

10. Colors Blue: Friendly units, posts, activities,
equipment and installations
Red: Enemy units, activities, posts and
Black: Titling data
Yellow: Contaminated areas
Green: Neutral Units and obstacles
Any other colors used must be explained in the legend

11. Single Color Representation
Double Lines
Abbreviation
ENY
ENY

12. Field 1- Unit Type 1

13. Airborne

14. Air Assault
NOTE: Top shows units trained in Air Assault operations but without sufficient aircraft to perform Air Assault missions.
Bottom shows units with aircraft

15. Air Defense Artillery

16. Anti-Tank Guided Missile

17. Armor

18. Armored Cavalry/Recon

19. Army Aviation
Rotary Wing
Rotary Wing
Fixed Wing
Fixed Wing

20. Attack Helicopter

21. Cavalry/Recon

22. Motorized Recon

23. Chemical

24. Chemical:
Decon
DECON
DECON

25. Electronic Warfare
No Enemy
Symbol EW

26. Engineer

27. Field Artillery
Towed

28. Field Artillery
Self-Propelled

29. Infantry

30. Infantry
Light
No Enemy
Symbol LT

31. Infantry
Mechanized

32. Maintenance

33. Military Intelligence

34. Military Police MP MP

35. Mountain

36. Rocket Artillery
MLRS/MRL

37. Signal/Communications

38. Special Forces SF SF

39. Surface-to-Air Missile
SAM

40. Surface-to-Surface Missile

41. Transportation

42. Support
SPT
SPT

43. 2 - Unit Size 2 1

44. SQUAD
SECTION
PLATOON
Size Indicator

45. Size Indicator
COMPANY/BRTY/TRP
BATTALION/SQD
REGIMENT

46. Size Indicator
BRIGADE
DIVISION
CORPS
ARMY X XX
XXX
XXXX

47. Temporary Groupings X COMPANY TEAM BATTALION TASK FORCE
BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM

48. Reinforced/Detached
(+)
(-)

49. 3 - Unit Identification 2 1 3

50. Unit Identification X 14 2 LT ?

51. 4 - Chain of Command 2 1 3 4

52. Chain of Command
C/2 1 32 ? X XX 2
30/151

53. 5 - Supplemental Data 2 5 1 3 4

54. Supplemental Data
Bradley
D-30
M-60

55. 6 - Date/Time Group 2 6 5 1 3 4

56. Date-Time Group
112350
100001JAN98

57. Point Activities

58. Hospital/Aid Station

59. Logistics
All Types

60. Maintenance

61. Petroleum, Oils, & Lubricants
(POL)

62. Supply (All Classes)
I, III, IV

63. OBSTACLES

64. Mines ANTIPERSONNEL ANTITANK ANTITANK W/ ANTI-HANDING DEVICE
UNKNOWN (UNSPECIFIED)

65. Minefields
ONE COORDINATE
GRID LOCATION
TWO COORDINATES
GRID LOCATIONS

66. Antitank Ditch (At) ONE COORDINATE TWO COORDINATES GRID LOCATION
GRID LOCATIONS
NOTE: GRID LOCATIONS ARE AT THE TIP OF THE END TRIANGLES.

67. Wire Obstacles X X X X ONE COORDINATE TWO COORDINATES GRID LOCATIONS

68. Objectives and Assembly Areas OBJ 19 ID (M) OBJECTIVE ASSEMBLY AREA X
211100 XX 24 2
OBJECTIVE
ASSEMBLY AREA

69. Battle Positions and
Strong Points A
BATTLE POSITION
2-5
STRONG POINT

70. Landing Zones (LZ) &
Drop Zones (DZ) LZ DZ
LANDING ZONE
DROP ZONE

71. Impact Areas 22 1350 MAR 99 25x122mm B Biological Rounds
JAN 98
33x155mm
Biological Rounds
Conventional Rounds

72. Axis of Advance and Avenues of Approach
AIR
GROUND
ENY
ENY
ENEMY

73. Convoys
MOVING
11 X TRUCKS
140200
HALTED
10 X TRUCKS
181430

74. Troop Units Moving
COMMAND POST
TROOP UNIT

75. Direction of Attack

76. NOTE: COLOR OF DTG IS COLOR OF SIDE INITIATING THE FIRE-FIGHT.
140020
NOTE: COLOR OF DTG IS COLOR OF SIDE INITIATING THE FIRE-FIGHT.

77. Ambush
221430

78. Radar
231430

79. Destroyed

80. NOTE: FOR SINGLE COLOR, ENEMY FLOT HAS DOUBLE LINES.
Forward Line of Own Troops
(FLOT)
FRIENDLY
ENEMY
NOTE: FOR SINGLE COLOR, ENEMY FLOT HAS DOUBLE LINES.

81. Boundaries X X X XX X EQUAL SIZE UNEQUAL SIZE
NOTE: FOR SINGLE COLOR, PLACE AN EN ON THE BOUNDARY LINE.
EXAMPLE: EN XX EN

82. Phase Lines PL
PL GOOSE
PL DUCK
PL GOOSE
PL DUCK

83. Practical Exercise 1 hr Fort Huachuca Map, PE Handout, Markers,
Protractor, Students Notes
Individual Effort

84. REVIEW 1. Unit Information 5. Movement
2. Use of Fields Other Symbols
3. Obstacles Control Markings
4. Tactical Control Measures

85. QUESTIONS