P10: Transmit a Spot Report with a Tactical Man Pack Radio

P10: Transmit a Spot Report with a Tactical Man Pack Radio
Assemble, Load, Program, and Radio Check:
1. Assemble and power on radio. Battery (ies)/power supply, LOS antenna, and headset/external
microphone/speaker.
2. Load the correct COMSEC keys for the appropriate week into the radio with an SKL.
3. Program one secure (SC; CT), operational frequency, into the radio according to the SOI.
4. Radio check. NO-GO if Candidate cannot communicate on this frequency/uses
improper pronunciation/procedures.
Send SPOTREP:
1. Prepare SPOTREP.
a. LINE 1 - date time group (DTG) of report submission.
b. LINE 2 - reporting unit and method of observation: unaided, binoculars, infrared, thermal, night
vision device, unmanned aircraft system, or other. Follow with narrative if needed.
c. LINE 3 - size of detected element.
1. Persons: Military, Civilian.
2. Vehicles: Military, Civilian.
3. Equipment: Military, Civilian.
d. LINE 4 - activity of detected element at DTG of report (sub-type if applicable). If needed add narrative.
1. Attacking (direction from).
i. Air defense artillery (ADA) (engaging).
ii. Aircraft (engaging) (rotary wing [RW], fixed wing [FW]).
iii. Ambush (IED [exploded], IED [unexploded], sniper, anti-armor, other).
iv. Indirect fire (point of impact, point of origin).
v. Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN).
2. Defending (direction from).
3. Moving (direction from).
4. Stationary.
5. Cache.
6. Civilian (criminal acts, unrest, infrastructure damage).
7. Personnel recovery (isolating event, observed signal).
8. Other (give name and description).
e. LINE 5 - location (grid coordinate with military grid reference system (MGRS) grid zone
designator of detected element activity or event observed). Must send correct, complete six-digit grid.
1. Candidate plots their location on the map.
2. Candidate determines direction to target using compass.
3. Candidate estimates distance to target using mil-relation method based on known size.
4. Candidate plots the enemy location on the map.
f. LINE 6 - unit (detected element unit, organization, or facility). If it cannot be identified it
should be described in detail to include uniform, vehicle markings, or other identifying information.
1. Conventional.
2. Irregular.
3. Coalition.
4. Host nation.
5. Nongovernmental organization (NGO).
6. Civilian.
7. Facility.
g. LINE 7 - time (DTG of observation).
h. LINE 8 - equipment element observed (and amplifying sub-type, if applicable). Narrative can be
added to clarify/describe/explain the equipment. Nomenclature/type/quantity of all equipment observed should
be provided if known. If equipment cannot be identified, it should be described in as much detail as possible.
1. ADA (missile (man-portable air defense system [MANPADS]), missile (other), gun).
2. Artillery (gun (self-propelled [SP]), gun (towed), missile or rocket, mortar).
3. Armored track vehicle (tank-personnel carrier-command and control-engineer-transport-other).
4. Armored wheel vehicle (gun, APC, C2, engineer, transport, other).
5. Wheel vehicle (gun, C2, engineer, transport, other).
6. Infantry weapon (anti-armor, RPG, machine gun, grenade launcher, small arms, other).
7. Aircraft (RW-attack/utility/observation helicopter; FW-attack/transportation/UAS/other).
8. Mine/IED (buried, surface, vehicle-borne IED, person-borne IED, other).
9. CBRN.
10. Supplies (class III, class V, other).
11. Civilian.
12. Other.
i. LINE 9 - assessment (reason for/purpose of activity and threats to/opportunities for friendly forces).
j. LINE 10 – narrative (Actions taken related to the activity: attack-withdraw-observe-other).
Potential for subsequent reports: air support-BDA-call for fire-casualty report-EOD support-MEDEVAC-other.
k. LINE 11 - authentication (report authentication) per SOP.
2. Send SPOTREP to next higher element.