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  deviation from the ISG. Isolated persons must attempt to inform friendly forces of their situation and of any
  departure from the ISG or unit operating procedures.
  3-32. Commanders analyze their operational environment, anticipate the isolation risk, and recommend
  actions most likely to be effective. In their guidance, commanders provide straightforward instructions,
  such as to—
  * Stay with the vehicle until dark, unless discovered by enemy, hostile, or criminal forces.
  * Move south along the river valley toward friendly forces if forced to leave the vehicle by enemy
  pressure.
  * Avoid populated areas to the west of the main highway.
  * Move toward the rally point in the woods, when possible, to the east of the intersection of
  Highways 1 and 9.
  * Activate the distress beacon when in a covered and concealed location.
  * Be prepared to authenticate identity by using the daily password and countersign.
  3-33. Becoming isolated poses psychological challenges that ISG can mitigate. Soldiers who know the ISG
  feel more confident in difficult situations because they already have a plan. Soldiers and other designated
  individuals know that if they become isolated, they can take certain actions and a robust system will
  operate to recover them. Commanders encourage Soldiers to draw on their education and training to reduce
  the psychological challenges. Many of the initial actions taken by an isolated person are embodied in the
  Warrior Ethos and the Soldier combat skills initially taught in combat training and advanced individual
  training (see TC 3-21.75). Soldiers apply Soldier skills of cover, concealment, and camouflage; movement;
  land navigation; first aid; marksmanship; communications; SERE; and chemical, biological, radiological,
  nuclear, and high-yield explosives response procedures.
  Link-Up Procedures
  3-34. Thorough understanding of ISG by the isolated person and the recovery force ensures reciprocal
  understanding of link-up procedures. This is especially significant when the isolated person and the
  recovery force come from different units. Procedures for the linkup are best predetermined, understood by
  potentially isolated persons, and simple to execute. Where practical, the link-up procedures mirror the
  signals used for recognition and operations security in normal combat operations identified in paragraph 5
  of Appendix 13 (Personnel Recovery) to Annex E (Protection). This part of the ISG can be as detailed as is
  practical. At a minimum, these procedures define near and far recognition signals and those actions isolated
  personnel will take to identify themselves to the recovery force. Additionally, the ISG should direct
  Soldiers to abide by all instructions given by recovery forces.
  EVASION PLAN OF ACTION
  3-35. Unit commanders determine if units or individuals accomplishing combat missions will prepare an
  evasion plan of action before the mission. Evasion plans of action contain specific instructions typically
  developed for short-term operations by aviation, special operations forces, ground convoys, combat
  outposts, or civil affairs teams. Units or individuals develop an evasion plan of action when the risk of
  isolation is elevated. They prepare a new evasion plan of action for each new mission or when conditions
  change.
  3-36. A unit forwards evasion plans of action up the chain of command. The goal is to improve the
  probability of recovering isolated persons by giving recovery forces information about the isolated persons’
  mission and intentions in case of isolation. This permits recovery forces to predict the actions and
  movements of isolated persons on the ground. An individual, a crew, a convoy leader, or a commander
  might complete and brief an evasion plan of action during mission planning. The unit retains a copy as a
  reference for possible personnel recovery activities. The commander classifies evasion plans of action at
  the same level as the OPLAN, OPORD, or FRAGORD for the mission the units support. The more
  complete, accurate, and up-to-date the information is, the better the chances for successful recovery.
  3-37. Source documents providing information for the evasion plan of action include the current air tasking
  order and the personnel recovery special instructions that complement the air tasking order for aviation