QV/04.03Reference
The reports
The report cards TAC//MSG carries, line by line, and what each one does when it is sent.
Every card has REMARKS at the bottom. REQ lines must be filled.
6-LINE CASEVAC - opens a task, high priority
- Pick-up site location (grid)
- Number of patients
- Priority of patients: urgent / priority / routine
- LZ security: green / yellow / red
- Marking method: smoke, IR strobe, panel, chem-light, other
- Remarks
MIST - the casualty's hand-over
- Mechanism of injury and time
- Injuries sustained
- Symptoms and vitals
- Treatment given
CONTACT REPORT (TIC) - broadcast to the side, marks the map
- Location
- Enemy
- Friendly casualties
- Intentions
- Assistance required
CONTACTREP (SALUTE) - goes to the intelligence picture
- Size
- Activity
- Location
- Unit
- Time
- Equipment
SITREP
- Call sign
- Location
- Enemy situation (and EKIA)
- Friendly situation (FKIA / FWIA)
- Civilian situation
- Status: ammo, casualties, vehicles, combat effectiveness - each green / amber / red / black
CALL FOR FIRE - opens a task, high priority
- Observer call sign
- Type of mission
- Size of element to fire
- Target location: grid, polar or shift
- Target description
- Method of engagement
- Danger close
- Method of fire control
- Time on target
CAS REQUEST - opens a task, high priority
- Grid
- Map reference
- Ingress
- Egress
- Target description
- Range from friendlies (danger close)
- Marked by: smoke, laser, IR, tracer, none
- Preferred munitions
AIRFRAME CHECK-IN
- Airframe call sign
- Number and type of aircraft
- Position and altitude
- Ordnance
- Time on station
- Abort code
HLZ BRIEF - opens a task
- HLZ location
- LZ name / map marking
- Extract contents
- Security: green / yellow / red
- Marking method
- Ingress
- Egress
AIRDROP BRIEF - opens a task
- Point of impact
- Point of impact altitude
- DZ description / mark
- Friendlies location / mark
- Surface winds
- Ingress
- Egress
VEHICLE REPORT (DEFREP)
- Vehicle
- Damage, equipment, fuel - each green / yellow / red / black
- Routing: tick CMD to copy the command group
REACT / QRF LINK-UP - opens a task
- Who links with who
- Link-up location
- Suggested route
- Special attachments needed
- Action on arrival
OPORD and METT-TC
The OPORD card carries the five paragraphs and the ROE; METT-TC is for leaders and pre-fills mission, enemy and civil from the current OPORD.
