text: Army Aviation Operations
  the combat power required for the reconnaissance in force. The control measures associated with a
  reconnaissance in force are similar to either a movement to contact or attack.
  3-75. The following tasks are accomplished by Army Aviation when supporting a reconnaissance in force:
  * Locate and determine the depth of the enemy security area.
  * Destroy enemy reconnaissance and security forces within capability.
  * Locate and report all obstacles and bypasses to enable the ground maneuver force to penetrate
  the security area.
  * Locate and determine the disposition of the enemy main body.
  * Attack to destroy, defeat, disrupt, divert, or delay enemy main body forces within capability.
  * Determine enemy weaknesses that can be exploited.
  * Continuously report all information, including negative contact reports.
  SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE
  3-76. Special reconnaissance is characterized as reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a
  special operation in hostile, denied, or politically-sensitive environments to collect or verify information of
  strategic or operational significance (JP 3-05). Army Aviation units do not typically support special
  reconnaissance missions.
  FUNDAMENTALS OF RECONNAISSANCE
  3-77. When planning and executing reconnaissance operations, the application of the following seven
  fundamentals inform the operations process and drive execution of successful reconnaissance missions.
  3-78. Orient on reconnaissance objectives. Commanders direct reconnaissance operations by establishing
  reconnaissance objectives with a specific task, purpose, and focus. Reconnaissance objectives enable the
  commander to focus the efforts of the reconnaissance force to ensure his information requirements on the
  enemy, terrain and civil populations are met within the required time. The enemy situation, time available,
  complexity of the terrain and the number, depth, and types of reconnaissance objectives drive the task
  organization and scheme of maneuver of the aviation reconnaissance force.
  3-79. Do not keep reconnaissance assets in reserve. To provide continuous and focused reconnaissance
  requires commanders to employ all available assets against reconnaissance objectives; however, this does
  not necessarily mean to employ all assets simultaneously. Understanding the capabilities and limitations of
  each asset, coupled with detailed planning, enables commanders to ensure each available reconnaissance
  asset is employed to maximize its strengths to collect the required information while providing mutual
  support and redundant coverage to the entire collection effort throughout the depth of the AO.
  3-80. Ensure continuous reconnaissance. Due to the dynamic nature of the OE, commanders ensure that
  reconnaissance is conducted continuously throughout the duration of the mission. The use of UAS to
  provide persistent reconnaissance throughout the depth of the AO, coupled with AWTs/SWTs conducting
  continuous relief on station, ensures the aviation reconnaissance force provides continuous coverage of the
  designated reconnaissance objectives. Continuous reconnaissance using MUM-T enables greater change
  detection in dynamic OEs, increased flexibility to maintain contact with acquired enemy forces,
  redundancy to enable detailed information collection to achieve the reconnaissance objectives, and greater
  flexibility to further develop the situation when required.
  3-81. Retain freedom of maneuver. Mobility and maneuver are essential to successful aviation
  reconnaissance operations. Commanders consider how the aviation reconnaissance force is task-organized,
  the movement techniques used, and the planned scheme of maneuver, as well as bypass, reconnaissance
  handover, and engagement criteria to ensure the aviation reconnaissance force retains the freedom to
  maneuver to achieve the commander’s end state. Decisive engagement between the aviation reconnaissance
  force and enemy forces may be necessary if fighting for information is required to fully develop the
  situation. However, decisive engagement must be balanced against the time available to complete the
  mission and the risk of the reconnaissance force becoming decisively engaged and possibly defeated by a