Squad & Platoon

Tactical Movement
REF: FM 7-8

Agenda

Principles of Movement
Fire Team Formations
Squad Formations
Platoon Formations
Movement Techniques
Summary
Test

Principles of
Movement
Movement Formations
Movement Techniques
Other Considerations

Principles of
Movement
Movement Formations
Fire Team Formations
Squad Formations
Platoon Formations
Movement Techniques
Other Considerations

Principles of
Movement
Movement Formations
Movement Techniques
Traveling
Traveling Overwatch
Bounding Overwatch
Other Considerations

Principles of
Movement
Movement Formations
Movement Techniques
Other Considerations

Fire Team Formations

Fire Team Wedge
Fire Team File

Fire Team Formations

Fire Team Wedge
Fire Team File

TEAM
LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

TEAM
LEADER

GRENADIER

RIFLEMAN

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

Fire Team Formations

Fire Team Wedge
Fire Team File
TEAM
LEADER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

GRENADIER

RIFLEMAN

Squad Formations
Squad Column
Squad Line
Squad File

Squad Formations
(POINT MAN)
TEAM
LEADER

Squad Column
Squad Line
Squad File

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

(COMPASS)
GRENADIER
(PACE)
RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER
SQUAD COLUMN w/ FIRE TEAMS IN WEDGE
TEAM
LEADER

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

Squad Formations
Squad Column
Squad Line
Squad File

TEAM
LEADER
GRENADIER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

TEAM
LEADER
GRENADIER
AUTOMATIC
RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER

Squad Formations
TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL)

Squad Column
Squad Line
Squad File

GRENADIER
AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER (NORMAL)

TEAM LEADER

GRENADIER

AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
TEAM LEADER (OPTIONAL)
RIFLEMAN

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

P
L
A
T
O
O
N

C
O
L
U
M
N

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

Platoon-Line
Squads-On-Line

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

Platoon-Line
Squads-in-Column

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

P
L
A
T
O
O
N

V
E
E

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

P
L
A
T
O
O
N

W
E
D
G
E

Platoon Formations
Platoon Column
Platoon Line, Squads on Line
Platoon Line, Squads in
Column
Platoon Vee
Platoon Wedge
Platoon File

P
L
A
T
O
O
N

F
I
L
E

Movement Techniques
Traveling
Traveling Overwatch
Bounding Overwatch

Movement Techniques
Squad Level
Traveling
Traveling Overwatch
Bounding Overwatch

T
R
A
V
E
L
I
N
G

O
V
E
R
W
A
T
C
H

Movement Techniques
Platoon Level
Traveling
Traveling Overwatch
Bounding Overwatch

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Summary
Principles of Movement
Fire Team Formations
Wedge & File

Squad Formations
Column, Line, and File

Platoon Formations
Column, Line w/ Squads on Line, Line,
w/ Squads in Column, Vee, Wedge and
File

Movement Techniques
Squad &Platoon Level

Test