Land
STANDARD DESERT OPERATOR LOAD OUT
The SEAL operators adapt to the cruel environment of the world's deserts by outfitting themselves with long range M-14's, desert camouflage fatigues, dust goggles, sat-com radios, gps, night vision devices, camelback hydration systems (see the Commissary for more information) and a host of other specialty gear.
WOODLAND & JUNGLE OPERATIONS
SEAL Team FOUR on the East Coast has the South and Central America AO - full of jungle and mountainous woodland terrain. Team ONE's AO is the Southern Pacific region - including most of Asia (minus China, North Korea and Japan).
SEAL operations in temperate regions require SEALs to operate in both wooded, semi-dense terrain and the extremely dense terrain found in the world's jungles. The equipment, tactics and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are similar for both woodland and jungle missions. Most missions are conducted at the squad level and include a foot patrol of either long or moderate distances. Upon insertion, the squad will move out slowly in patrol formation. The Point Man leads the patrol, followed by the Patrol Leader. The radioman is close to the PL, providing instant communications with HQ or fire support when required. Following the Radioman is the first M-60 Gunner. His job is to lay a base of fire if the squad gets hit. This base of fire will keep the bad guy's heads down while the PL maneuvers the squad to flank the enemy or get out of dodge. The Corpsman (medic), who doubles as a Grenadier, comes next, followed by the second M-60 gunner. The Assistant Patrol Leader, who is usually the Platoon Chief or LPO, follows the second 60 gunner. The APL is responsible for his fire team, and for leading the patrol if the PL is wounded. The last man in the patrol is the rear security, who is essentially the back-up point man. He covers the squad's six as they patrol. If the patrol needs to backtrack, rather than do a 360, they will just reverse direction with the rear security becoming the point man, the APL becoming the PL and so on.
Jungle operations will usually entail a shorter patrol due to the dense foliage in jungle terrains. The point man may carry a shotgun, which will give him a broader kill zone in the close confines of jungle combat. It also helps clear foliage in the event of a firefight! Often a squad will have to hack their way through dense canopy with machetes, making for an agonizingly slow patrol. In the jungle, the squad will set tight perimeters when in a rally point or lay up for the day. Hammocks come in particularly handy, since there are numerous creepy crawlers who would love to eat Navy SEALs for dinner.
The SEAL operators adapt to the cruel environment of the world's deserts by outfitting themselves with long range M-14's, desert camouflage fatigues, dust goggles, sat-com radios, gps, night vision devices, camelback hydration systems (see the Commissary for more information) and a host of other specialty gear.
WOODLAND & JUNGLE OPERATIONS
SEAL Team FOUR on the East Coast has the South and Central America AO - full of jungle and mountainous woodland terrain. Team ONE's AO is the Southern Pacific region - including most of Asia (minus China, North Korea and Japan).
SEAL operations in temperate regions require SEALs to operate in both wooded, semi-dense terrain and the extremely dense terrain found in the world's jungles. The equipment, tactics and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are similar for both woodland and jungle missions. Most missions are conducted at the squad level and include a foot patrol of either long or moderate distances. Upon insertion, the squad will move out slowly in patrol formation. The Point Man leads the patrol, followed by the Patrol Leader. The radioman is close to the PL, providing instant communications with HQ or fire support when required. Following the Radioman is the first M-60 Gunner. His job is to lay a base of fire if the squad gets hit. This base of fire will keep the bad guy's heads down while the PL maneuvers the squad to flank the enemy or get out of dodge. The Corpsman (medic), who doubles as a Grenadier, comes next, followed by the second M-60 gunner. The Assistant Patrol Leader, who is usually the Platoon Chief or LPO, follows the second 60 gunner. The APL is responsible for his fire team, and for leading the patrol if the PL is wounded. The last man in the patrol is the rear security, who is essentially the back-up point man. He covers the squad's six as they patrol. If the patrol needs to backtrack, rather than do a 360, they will just reverse direction with the rear security becoming the point man, the APL becoming the PL and so on.
Jungle operations will usually entail a shorter patrol due to the dense foliage in jungle terrains. The point man may carry a shotgun, which will give him a broader kill zone in the close confines of jungle combat. It also helps clear foliage in the event of a firefight! Often a squad will have to hack their way through dense canopy with machetes, making for an agonizingly slow patrol. In the jungle, the squad will set tight perimeters when in a rally point or lay up for the day. Hammocks come in particularly handy, since there are numerous creepy crawlers who would love to eat Navy SEALs for dinner.
