Relief in Place - MSLC

Define Relief in Place - a tactical enabling operation in which, by the direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area of operations by the incoming unit three techniques for conducting a relief - sequentially, simultaneously, or staggered define sequential relief - occurs when each element within the relieved unit is relieved in succession, from right to left or left to right, depending on how it is deployed Define simultaneous relief - occurs when all elements are relieved at the same time Define staggered relief - occurs when the commander relieves each element in a sequence determined by the tactical situation, not its geographical orientation which of the three relief techniques takes the least time to execute? - simultaneous relief can take place over a significant amount of time - Sequential or staggered reliefs A relief is either - deliberate or hasty A commander may use any ___________ _____________he feels is necessary to conduct a relief in place. - control measures What is transferred during a relief in place? - the responsibilities for the mission and the assigned area of operations (AO) What happens once ordered to conduct a relief in place? - the commander of the relieving unit contacts the commander of the unit to be relieved co-location of unit command posts also helps achieve what? - level of coordination required