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FM 31-20-5
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REFERENCES
SOURCES USED
These are the sources quoted or paraphrased in this publication.
Joint and Multiservice Publications
Joint Publication 1-02.
DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms,
15 April 1988.
Joint Pub 3-05.5.
Joint Special Operations Targeting and Mission Planning Pro-
cedures (Final Draft),
August 1990.
STANAG 2174.
Military Routes and Route/Road Networks,
10 September 1978.
Army Publications
AR 381-10.
U.S. Army Intelligence Activities,
1 July 1984.
FM 3-18.
Special NBC Reconnaissance (LB Team),
3 June 1992.
FM 5-34.
Engineer Field Data,
14 September 1987.
FM 5-103.
Survivability,
10 June 1985.
FM 7-93.
Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations,
9 June 1987.
FM 21-76.
Survival,
5 June 1992.
FM 31-20.
Doctrine for Special Forces Operations,
20 April 1990.
FM 31-26.
(SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL) Special Forces Advanced Opera-
tions Techniques (U)
(To Be Published).
FM 31-71.
Northern Operations,
21 June 1971.
FM 33-1.
Psychological Operations,
31 July 1987.
FM 34-36.
Special Operations Forces Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Op-
erations,
1 July 1990.
FM 90-3.
Desert Operations,
19 August 1977.
FM 90-5.
Jungle Operations,
16 August 1982.
FM 90-6.
Mountain Operations,
30 June 1980.
FM 90-10 (HTF).
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) (How to
Fight),
15 August 1979.
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FM 100-25.
Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces,
October 1990.
FM 101-5.
Operations,
5 May 1986.
FM 101-5-1.
Operational Terms and Symbols,
21 October 1985.
STP 31-18C34-SM-TG.
Soldier’s Manual and Trainer’s Guide for MOS 18C,
Skill Levels 3 and 4,
5 October 1990.
STP 31-18F4-SM-TG.
Soldier’s Manual and Trainer’s Guide for MOS 18F, Skill
Level 4,
10 June 1991.
TC 31-19.
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9 September 1988.
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TC 31-29.
Special Forces Operational Techniques,
9 September 1988.
TC 57-1.
The Jumpmaster,
28 September 1979.
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
These documents must be available to the intended users of this publication.
DA Form 5517-R.
Standard Range Cards (LRA),
February 1986.
READINGS RECOMMENDED
These readings contain relevant supplemental information.
FM 25-101.
Battle Focused Training,
30 September 1990.
FM 34-60A.
Counterintelligence Operations (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL),
6 June 1989.
FM 41-10.
Civil Affairs Operations,
11 January 1993.
Department of Army Information Security Program,
25 February 1988.
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FM 31-20-5
PREFACE
Special reconnaissance (SR) is defined as reconnaissance and surveillance ac-
tions conducted by Special Forces (SF) to obtain or verify, by visual observa-
tion or other collection methods, information concerning the capabilities,
intentions, and activities of an actual or potential enemy or to secure data con-
cerning the meteorologic, hydrographic, geographic, or demographic charac-
teristics of a particular area. It includes target acquisition, area assessment, and
poststrike reconnaissance.
Field manual (FM) 31-20-5 provides the doctrinal basis for the conduct of SR
missions across the operational continuum. It is a continuation of the doctrinal
education process that begins with Joint Publication 3-05.5 and FMs 100-25
and 31-20. This manual provides information and guidance to SF commanders,
staffs, and operational personnel at battalion and lower echelons (Special
Forces operational detachments [SFODs] C, B, and A) in their conduct of SR.
It is a general guide and does not eliminate the requirement for well-written,
practiced, and mission-essential task list (METL)-driven standing operating
procedures (SOPs).
It is designed to expand on and be supported by FM 31-20-1, Special Forces Tac-
tics, Techniques, and Procedures (to be published). It was written under the as-
sumption that the user understands these basic fundamentals. However, it
expands on this basic information by providing a number of historical examples
to highlight key points throughout the text as well as advanced tactics, tech-
niques, procedures, and references to support future SF operations. Users of this
FM should adapt its contents to meet the situation and knowledge and skill levels
of the SFOD to be employed through the mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and
time available (METT-T) analysis system.
The chapters provide general SR mission procedures and information. This in-
formation is ordered chronologically from receipt of the unit mission letter
through postmission activities. Figure P-1 shows the applicability of each chapter
to the differing unit levels. Examples of specific SR techniques and procedures
are provided in the appendixes. The order of the appendixes follows the order
they appear in the text. This organization permits the user of this FM to review
the basics of SR mission performance from beginning to end without becoming
embroiled in a mass of detail with which the user may be thoroughly familiar.
For those users only interested in the details of specific techniques, the appen-
dixes provide reference material keyed to the generic activities in the text.
Commanders and trainers should use this and other related manuals in conjunc-
tion with command guidance, the Army Training and Evaluation Program
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(ARTEP), and the Mission Training Program to plan and conduct mission-
specific training. Planning SR-related training prior to being employed with a
specific SR mission is the key to assuring success.
The provisions of this publication are the subject of the international agreements
listed in the references in the back of this book. There are numerous acronyms,
abbreviations, and terms found within this manual. Users should refer to the
Glossary section at the back of the manual for their meanings or definitions.
The proponent of this publication is the United States Army John F. Kennedy Spe-
cial Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), Fort Bragg, NC. Reviewers and
users of this manual should submit comments and recommended changes on DA
Form 2028 to Commander, USAJFKSWCS, ATTN: AOJK-DT-DM, Fort Bragg,
NC 28307-5000.
Unless otherwise stated, whenever the masculine gender is used, both men and
women are included.
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