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Collection	School of Advanced Military Studies Monographs
Title	Light battalion task force reconnaissance and surveillance: clear vision or groping in the dark?
Author	Lacquement, David B.
Abstract	This monograph examines the light infantry battalion task force in an effort to determine whether it is capable, as currently configured, of conducting effective reconnaissance and surveillance operations. The monograph first explores the theoretical aspects of reconnaissance and surveillance (R and S). The writings of Sun Tzu, Frederick the Great, Jomini, Clausewitz, and Guderian are reviewed to distill some fundamental truths about R and S. Next, two historical perspectives are offered. Operations of the 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate) in Vietnam and the 82d in Grenada are studied to assess how they conducted reconnaissance and surveillance operations. With this background, the paper then examines the performance of today's light infantry battalion R and S system. This portion of the paper is drawn in large measure from analysis of Joint Readiness Training Center take home packages. The study concludes that if the light task force commander doctrinally employs all of his assets, he has the ability to effectively recon and surveil the battlefield. However, today gaps exist between the R and S coverage task force commanders can have, and what they routinely get. This delta is most frequently the result of: poor IPB (Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield), ineffective use of PIRs (Priority Intelligence Requirements), flawed surveillance plans, and inaccurate or untimely reporting.
Keyword	Light infantry; Reconnaissance; Surveillance; Military theory; 173rd Airborne Brigade; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; 82nd Airborne; Operation Urgent Fury; Grenada; Intelligence preparation of the battlefield; Military intelligence; Army operations; Operational readiness
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Monograph
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	1990-12-31
Date, Digital	2007
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; 66 p.; 2.10 MB.
Call number	ADA 237482
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2007-12-17

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