REDCON

Overview

• REDCON-1: Full alert; unit ready to move and fight.
• * WMD alarms and hot loop equipment stowed; OPs pulled in.
• * All personnel alert and mounted on vehicles; weapons manned.
• * Engines started.
• * Company team is ready to move immediately.
• REDCON-1.5
• * WMD alarms and hot loop equipment stowed; OPs pulled in.
• * All personnel alert and mounted on vehicles; weapons manned.
• * Company team is ready to move immediately.
• REDCON-2: Full alert; unit ready to fight.
• * Equipment stowed.
• * Precombat checks complete.
• * All personnel alert and mounted in vehicles; weapons manned & charged, "round in chamber" weapon on safe.
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• * All digital and FM communications links operational.
• * Status reports submitted in accordance with task force SOP.
• * Company team is ready to move within 15 minutes of notification.
• REDCON-3: Reduced alert.
• * Fifty percent of the unit executes work and rest plans.
• * Remainder of the unit executes security plan. Based on the commander's guidance and the enemy situation, some personnel executing the security plan may execute portions of the work plan.
• * Company team is ready to move within 30 minutes of notification.
• REDCON-4: Minimum alert.
• * OPs manned; one soldier per platoon designated to monitor radio and man turret weapons.
• * Digital and FM links with task force and other company teams maintained.
• * Company team is ready to move within one hour of notification.