Chapter 1 1-2 FM 3-04.126 16 February 2007 initial plans. The battalion–through coordination, liaison, C2, situational awareness (SA), and situational understanding (SU)—helps set conditions for the force's success. 1-5. The ARB conducts full spectrum operations (FM 3-90) in support of their higher headquarters. The ARB supports offensive and defensive operations (reconnaissance, security, and attack) against armored or mechanized equipped threat forces, and against lighter equipped or insurgent forces. The ARB is less suited for stability and civil support operations based on organization, but can support these operations by providing security (area, route, and convoy) and quick reaction force (QRF) capability and reconnaissance through the supported unit's intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. FUNDAMENTALS 1-6.
DesignationFM 3-04.126
EditionJan 2007
StatusSuperseded
FunctionAviation
CollectionRecent Archive