PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-664
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 664
MARCH 2008
30
PS 664
MAR 08
Higher headquarters can deploy quick reaction forces to recover the IMDC
personnel. The commander can divert other units to set up hasty containment check
points and conduct a cordon and search of the area. The unit can call in aircraft to
expand the search area and to defend IMDC personnel.
Support for the isolated personnel may be psychological or physical. It may
include airdrops of supplies or close air support. Support will also be provided to
family members (if needed) through Family Assistance Teams and others.
The bottom line for recovery actions is that recovery should come from those
friendly assets that are closest, fastest, and best suited to complete the recovery.
Thus, an isolated soldier who has successfully evaded hostile forces may be
recovered by ground forces or even by aircraft that see his GTAS.
Unit Recovery Actions
Prevention is the much
preferred alternative. Leaders
at all levels must check
that junior of±cers, NCOs
and convoy leaders down
to team leaders know how
to reduce the likelihood of
losing personnel and that they
can quickly begin personnel
recovery actions.
Their immediate alert to
higher headquarters will limit
the size of the area that must
be searched. The more speci±c
the location the better.
this looks
like a
good spot,
specialist
jones.
let’s get
some water
and take an
inventory.
so we have six
mres, 8 granola
bars, about 9 liters
of water and our
basic load of ammo.
and I grabbed the
gtaS bag, too!
we could deploy
the gtaS here in
the gully.
people in the
village won’t see
it but one of our
aircraft might!
what’re you
guys waiting
for?
get it
done!
okay, we’ve
moved about
a klick from
where we left
our ride.
we’re roughly
between two major
highways and south
of the crossroads
where they meet.
that’s where the
rally point is.
by now the convoy
will know we got
left behind…
so help will be
coming.
so when
our guys
show
up, what
are the
challenge
and
password?
what are
the Id
codes?
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6:09:00 PM
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