RANGE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
1. What are the communication responsibilities of the OIC and RSO during
range operations?
Answer: ✔✔ – They must ensure continuous communication with Range Control
and, when applicable, with gate guards, tower guards, and air sentries.
2. What are the two types of communication used on a range?
Answer: ✔✔ – Primary and Secondary communication
3. What is considered primary communication on a range?
Answer: ✔✔ – Typically done via radio, using a frequency assigned by Range
Control; a backup frequency is also usually provided in case the main one fails.
4. What is the role of secondary communication during a range exercise?
Answer: ✔✔ – Used only when the primary system fails; a cease fire is required
until primary communication is restored. Usually done via landline or cellphone, as
specified in the installation's SOP.
5. What is the purpose of range warning signs and signals?
Answer: ✔✔ – To alert personnel of the hazards of entering the range area. It is
the OIC/RSO’s responsibility to ensure these signs and signals are properly posted
before any firing begins.
Red Streamer
The red streamer (also called the red signal streamer) is used to warn people that
they are entering a range area where a live-fire exercise is being conducted. The
red streamer needs to be placed at range gates and other entrances. Red streamers
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
1. What are the communication responsibilities of the OIC and RSO during
range operations?
Answer: ✔✔ – They must ensure continuous communication with Range Control
and, when applicable, with gate guards, tower guards, and air sentries.
2. What are the two types of communication used on a range?
Answer: ✔✔ – Primary and Secondary communication
3. What is considered primary communication on a range?
Answer: ✔✔ – Typically done via radio, using a frequency assigned by Range
Control; a backup frequency is also usually provided in case the main one fails.
4. What is the role of secondary communication during a range exercise?
Answer: ✔✔ – Used only when the primary system fails; a cease fire is required
until primary communication is restored. Usually done via landline or cellphone, as
specified in the installation's SOP.
5. What is the purpose of range warning signs and signals?
Answer: ✔✔ – To alert personnel of the hazards of entering the range area. It is
the OIC/RSO’s responsibility to ensure these signs and signals are properly posted
before any firing begins.
Red Streamer
The red streamer (also called the red signal streamer) is used to warn people that
they are entering a range area where a live-fire exercise is being conducted. The
red streamer needs to be placed at range gates and other entrances. Red streamers
