LESSON 2
PRACTICE EXERCISE
This practice exercise will show how much you have learned in this lesson. Answer each question.
When you have finished, turn the page to check your answers.
1. A critical step that must be performed in preparing for a convoy escort mission is route
reconnaissance. You have been assigned the mission to escort a critical resupply convoy, but have
only 4 hours to prepare. What type of reconnaissance will you perform over a route in excess of 130
kilometers?
A.
Deliberate.
B.
Air-ground.
C.
Hap.
D.
Ground.
2. In the mission order you have been told you will travel over a portion of route E-24. The commander
has set this route aside for the exclusive use of convoys such as yours. You know that this portion of
the route is a/an
A.
reserve route.
B.
supervised route.
C.
open route.
D.
prohibited route.
3. The convoy will consist of 19 cargo vehicles plus the command vehicles. The convoy commander
has organized them into one march unit. What methods might you consider using to escort this
convoy?
A.
Round robin.
B.
Traveling overwatch.
C.
Leapfrog.
D.
Hopscotch.
4. In the coordination meeting with the convoy commander, which of the following are of particular
importance?
A.
Primary and alternate routes.
B.
C.
Actions on enemy contact.
D.
All of the above.
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