text: Appendix A
  ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE [AKNLDG]
  REPORT NUMBER: A005 {USMTF #F541}
  GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Use to acknowledge receipt of message and indicate planned or accomplished
  action or to validate intelligence collection requirements. Reference: ATP 6-02.53.
  LINE 1 – DATE AND TIME _____________________________________________(DTG)
  LINE 2 – UNIT ______________________________________________________________(unit making report)
  LINE 3 – ACKNOWLEDGE ______________________________________________________(report type)
  LINE 4 – ORIGINATOR _________________________________________________________(originator of report acknowledged)
  LINE 5 – SERIAL ______________________________________________________________(serial number or DTG of report
  acknowledged)
  LINE 6 – RESPONSE ________________________________________________________(response to report:
  ACKNOWLEDGE, WILCO)
  LINE 7 – VALIDATION STATUUSS __________________________________(response to intelligence collection
  requirement: VALID,
  NONVALID, VALID WITH
  CHANGE)
  LINE 8 – NARRATIVE _________________________________________(free text for additional information
  required for report clarification)
  LINE 9 – AUTHENTICATION ___________________________________(report authentication)
  Table A-2. Acknowledge message acronym and abbreviation key
  AKNLDG acknowledge
  DTG date-time group
  USMTF United States message text format
  WILCO will comply