text: Offensive Considerations in Counterinsurgency
  Figure 5-11. Satellite patrol movement.
  Movement
  5-216. All units must know the overall route and if possible, left and right boundaries. Both the base unit
  and the satellite units move in ways to confuse the enemy as to the patrol’s actual axis of advance.
  Standard movement techniques are still used. Satellites move away from the base unit for limited periods
  of time to inspect potential ambush sites, dead spaces, parallel roads, or other assigned missions. The time
  that the satellite is separated from the base unit should be prescribed by the patrol leader prior to departure.
  Training
  5-217. Units may experience initial difficulty with this technique because of the dispersed, unpredictable,
  and seemingly random movement of the satellite patrols. To properly execute the technique, units must
  train and practice.
  Actions on Contact
  5-218. The unit in contact reacts normally. All other units move towards the unit in contact. The satellite
  patrol leader coordinates, as needed, their routes, actions, and linkup.
  Patrol Debrief
  5-219. One of the best ways to turn information into intelligence is to conduct a patrol debrief following
  every patrol. When the patrol is over, the unit has not completed its mission. The leader must ensure that
  all the information collected during the patrol is turned over to the appropriate staff section for evaluation.
  Additionally, all patrol members must be debriefed to collect any information not already identified. The
  unit must also conduct an after-action review of the entire mission from start to finish. The unit must record