text: Team Operations
  Receive Intelligence Updates
  4-41. The team leader receives intelligence updates from higher and adapts his plans accordingly.
  CONTROL MEASURES
  4-42. A control measure is a graphic or oral directive assigning responsibility, coordinating fires and
  maneuver, and controlling combat operations. Each measure is shown graphically and easily identified
  on the ground. Examples include boundaries, objectives, coordinating points, and contact points. Some
  control measures that help the team leader control team actions during the mission are--
  • Times of departure and return.
  • Points of departure and reentry.
  • Checkpoints.
  • Routes.
  • Forward line of own troops (FLOT).
  • Phase lines (PLs).
  • Restrictive fire lines (RFLs) and NFAs or RFAs.
  • Decision points (DPs).
  • Designated areas for recovery (DARs).
  • Limits of advance (LOA).
  • Recovery points.
  • Contact points.
  • SAFEs.
  • Airspace-recovery activation signals.
  • No-fly areas.
  • Identification friend or foe (IFF).
  FIELD PLANNING ACTIVITIES
  4-43. Leaders can conduct field planning one of two ways:
  Field Planning
  4-44. This generally means conducting deliberate planning in a tent. Special considerations include--
  • The number of tents required for all elements to have sufficient planning and sleeping space.
  • Type and quantity of lighting required.
  • Heating requirements.
  • Latrine facilities.
  • Dining facilities. Ideally, teams should receive at least two hot meals a day.
  • Security considerations such as wire, field phones, and guards.
  • Support required to construct the site and maintain it for the period required.
  • Communications to supporting units during planning and conduct of the mission.
  • Rehearsal areas.