Report Date: 19 Mar 2020

071-COM-0502
Move Under Direct Fire
Status: Approved

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Conditions: You are a member of a team conducting movement to contact and are under fire from an enemy position that is 250 to 300 meters away
from your position. You have an individual weapon, individual combat equipment, and a current firing position that provides cover from the enemy's
direct fire. Some iterations of this task should be performed in MOPP 4.

Standards: Select a movement route, communicate your intent to move, and suppress enemy fire, as needed. Conduct movement using the
appropriate techniques based on situation and terrain. Occupy a firing positions within 100 meters of the enemy position and engage enemy.

Special Conditions: None

Safety Risk: Medium

MOPP 4: Sometimes

Task Statements

Cue: None

DANGER
None

WARNING
None

CAUTION
None

Remarks: None

Notes: While this task may be performed by an individual Soldier, it is best performed as a member of a team or as part of a two-man buddy team.

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 Performance Steps
1. Select an individual movement route that adheres to the instructions provided by your team leader.
Note: When part of a team your movement route and general firing positions may be determined by your team leader. When moving as part of a
team you must be prepared to follow your team leader’s example.

a. Search the terrain to your front for good firing positions.

Note: Large trees, rocks, stumps, fallen timber, rubble, vehicle hulls, man-made structures, and folds or creases on the ground may provide both
cover and concealment and can be used as fighting positions.

b. Select the best route to the positions.

Note: A gully, ravine, ditch, or wall at a slight angle to your direction of travel may provide cover and concealment when using the low or high
crawl movement techniques. Hedge rows or a line of thick vegetation may provide concealment only when using the low or high crawl technique.

(1) Pick a route that minimizes your exposure to enemy fire.

(2) Ensure route does not cross in front of other team members.

2. Communicate your movement intent to your buddy and team leader, as appropriate, using hand and arm signals.

3. Suppress the enemy as required.

Note: Suppression is achieved through an accurate, sustained volume of fire directed at the enemy’s personnel, weapons, or equipment to prevent
or degrade enemy’s ability to observe and engage friendly forces. Suppression targets are prioritized by the overall threat they present to your element,
normally crew-served weapons come first. Effective suppression requires judicious control of the rate of fire and target selection. It is imperative that
you achieve suppression prior to moving.

4. Conduct movement using the appropriate technique(s) to reach each position.

a. Move using the high crawl technique (figure 1).

Note: The high crawl lets you move faster than the low crawl and still gives you a low silhouette. Use this crawl when there is good cover and
concealment but enemy fire prevents you from getting up.

Figure 1. High Crawl.

(1) Keep your body off of the ground.

(2) Rest your weight on your forearms and lower legs.

(3) Cradle your weapon in your arms.

(4) Keep the muzzle of the weapon off the ground.

(5) Keep your knees well behind your buttocks so it stays low.

(6) Move forward by alternately advancing your right elbow and left knee, and left elbow and right knee.

b. Move using the low crawl technique (figure 2).

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 Note: The low crawl gives you the lowest silhouette. It is used to cross places where the cover and/or concealment are very low and enemy fire
or observation prevents you from getting up.

Figure 2. Low Crawl.

(1) Keep your body as flat as possible to the ground.

(2) Grasp the sling of the weapon at the upper sling swivel with your right hand.

(3) Let the hand guard rest on your forearm.

(4) Keep the muzzle of the weapon off the ground.

(5) Move forward.

(a) Push both arms forward while pulling your right leg forward.

(b) Pull on the ground with both arms while pushing with your right leg.

(c) Repeat steps (a) and (b) until you reach your next position.

c. Moved using the rush technique (figure 3).

Note: The rush is the fastest way to move from one position to another. Use when you must cross an open area and time is critical.

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 Figure 3. Rush.

(1) Raise your head.

(2) Select your next position.

(3) Lower your head.

(4) Draw your arms into your body.

(5) Pull your right leg forward.

(6) Raise your body.

(7) Get up quickly.

(8) Run for 3-5 seconds to your next position.

(9) Plant both feet.

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 CAUTION
Do not slam the buttstock of your weapon into the ground. Damage to optics, lasers or other sensitive
equipment may occur.

(10) Assume a prone position.

Note: This technique is commonly referred to as Point, Post, Sprawl.

(a) Acquire the target.

(b) Orient yourself and the weapon to the target.

(c) Post the firing hand on the ground as you do a rear lunge or forward lunge.
Note: Posting with the non-firing hand is ineffective and places too much mass on the shoulder and elbow. By using the firing hand to post
while simultaneously changing level with your hips, you keep the weight over your hips. This will allow you to fight to the prone more efficiently.

(d) Kick your legs rearward and out so that your body lays naturally on the ground in good firing position.

(e) Reacquire the target.

d. Continue using movement techniques until you reach your final firing position.

5. Occupy your identified firing position within 100 meters of the enemy position.

a. Assume a firing position.

b. Engage enemy with your individual weapon.

(Asterisks indicates a leader performance step.)

Evaluation Guidance: Score the Soldier GO if all performance measures are passed. Score the Soldier NO-GO if any performance measure is
failed. If the Soldier scores a NO-GO, show the Soldier what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.

Evaluation Preparation: Setup: Provide the Soldier with the equipment and materials described in the conditions statement.
Brief the Soldier: Tell the Soldier what is required to successfully complete the task by reviewing the conditions and standards. Stress the importance of
observing cautions, warnings, and dangers, as applicable.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES GO NO-GO N/A

1. Selected an individual movement route that adhered to the instructions provided by your team leader.
2. Communicated movement intent to buddy and team leader, as appropriate, using hand and arm
signals.
3. Suppressed the enemy as required.
4. Conducted movement using the appropriate technique(s) to reach each position.
5. Occupied your identified firing position within 100 meters of the enemy position.

Supporting Reference(s):

Step Reference ID Reference Name Required Primary Source Information

Number
TC 3-21.75 THE WARRIOR ETHOS AND SOLDIER Yes No
COMBAT SKILLS

TADSS : None

Equipment Items (LIN):

LIN Name
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R97175 RIFLE 5.56MILL M16A4
C06935 CARBINE 5.56MILL M4A1

Materiel Items (NSN) :

Step ID NSN LIN Title Qty

No materiel items specified

Environment: Environmental protection is not just the law but the right thing to do. It is a continual process and starts with deliberate planning.
Always be alert to ways to protect our environment during training and missions. In doing so, you will contribute to the sustainment of our training
resources while protecting people and the environment from harmful effects. Refer to the current Environmental Considerations manual and the current
GTA Environmental-related Risk Assessment card.

Safety: In a training environment, leaders must perform a risk assessment in accordance with current Risk Management Doctrine. Leaders will
complete the current Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheet in accordance with the TRADOC Safety Officer during the planning and completion of each
task and sub-task by assessing mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-time available and civil considerations, (METT-TC).
Note: During MOPP training, leaders must ensure personnel are monitored for potential heat injury. Local policies and procedures must be followed
during times of increased heat category in order to avoid heat related injury. Consider the MOPP work/rest cycles and water replacement guidelines IAW
current CBRN doctrine.

Prerequisite Individual Tasks : None

Supporting Individual Tasks :

Task Number Title Proponent Status
071-COM-0503 Move Over, Through, or Around Obstacles (Except 071 - Infantry (Individual) Approved
Minefields)
071-COM-0030 Engage Targets with an M16-Series Rifle/M4-Series 071 - Infantry (Individual) Approved
Carbine

Supported Individual Tasks : None

Supported Collective Tasks : None

Knowledges :
Knowledge ID Knowledge Name
071-OPN-0022 Threat
071-COM-0007 Visual and Audio Signals
071-WPN-0080 Weapon Capabilities
071-WPN-0063 Weapons Functions
071-OPN-0018 Route Selection

Skills :
Skill ID Skill Name
071-COM-0001 Ability to Use Hand and Arm Signals
071-WPN-0033 Load and Unload Infantry Weapons
071-WPN-0023 Engage Targets with Infantry Weapons

ICTL Data : None

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