02FEB03 BASIC
VISUAL TRACKING FOR AUSTRALIAN CADET (PDF.)
- A very good instructional handout for Australian Air Cadets.
These are the instructor notes 1st edition, dated 1JUN01.
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18JAN03 RURAL
TRACKING FOR SURVEILLANCE TEAMS
- Tracking techniques for law enforcement and military
observation operations.
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18JAN03 COUNTERTRACKING
FOR RURAL TRACKERS
- Techniques of counter tracking for surveillance and reconnaissance
teams. Ideal for military and police rural operations.
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18JAN03 DOGS
AND TRACKERS: CAPABILITIES FOR RURAL SURVEILLANCE TEAMS
- A look at the pros and cons of the employment of dogs and
trackers in rural environments.
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17JAN03 TRACKING
AND COUNTER-TRACKING CLASS
- This is a PowerPoint slide presentation for instructing
snipers in tracking and counter-tracking, used in the 3rd
Special Forces Group sniper course.
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Applying
Basic Tracking For The Sniper
- External link to "Sniper Country". This article discusses how snipers can incorporate tracking
skills into their mission profiles to help enhance mission success.
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12JAN03 EVADING
DOGS AND MYTHS
- Tips on evading tracking dogs
and information on what not to do.
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12JAN03 ACTIVE
ANTITRACKING TECHNIQUES
- A look at various techniques
to avoid capture in the event a tracker team is employed to conduct
a follow-up on you.
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IDF
TRACKERS UNIT - GASHASHIM
- This
is a look at the elite Israeli (non-Jewish) tracker unit,
which makes-up a vital part of the Israel's primarily Jewish special
forces.
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US
ARMY JFKSWCS - TRACKER/COUNTER-TRACKER TECHNIQUES
- This is the class advance and summary outline
provided to students at SOTIC. It covers tracking,
counter-tracking, and tracker dog evasion.
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COMBAT TRACKER
TEAM - VIETNAM
- This is a copy of the GTA (Graphic Training
Aid) provided to small unit leaders in Vietnam, to familiarize
leader of the capabilities of combat trackers.
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5JAN03 CAMOUFLAGE,
STALKING, AND TRACK AWARENESS IN SURVIVAL SITUATIONS
- Extract from U.S. Army FM (Field Manual)
30.5-70 "Survival", dated 17 May 2002.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF
TRACKING
- Article written in 1908 for "Scouting for Boys",
explains tracking and its uses briefly.
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12JAN03 ANTITRACKING
MYTHS
- Some antitracking techniques
debunked.
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SCHOOL OF INFANTRY JUNGLE WARFARE WING
- This is a look at the British jungle tracking program, which
is also part of the "pipe-line" of training for SAS
and SBS (Special Boat Squadron) hopeful operators.
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12JAN03 EVADING
PURSUIT IN RURAL AREAS
- Evasion techniques for rural environments.
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12JAN03 RURAL
TRACKING AND COUNTERTRACKING
- A look at tracking in the
rural enviorment.
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EVASION
FROM ENEMY DOG
- This is a instruction sheet from the US
Army SOTIC (Special Operations Target Interdiction Course
(Sniper School)) committee, on evasion points and
consideration to avoid capture from tracking dogs.
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TRACKING
PATROL
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 7-8 "Infantry Rifle
Platoon And Squad", dated 22APR92.
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SELOUS
SCOUTS COMBAT TRACKING
- This link is to an external site, with
extensive data on combat tracking in Africa.
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TRACKING: RAREFIED OR RELEVANT?
- Article about the modern uses of tracking in Africa with emphases
on anti-poaching and research.
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TRACKING
- AN OUTLINE FOR SCOUTS AND RECONNAISSANCE UNITS
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 7-92 "Infantry Reconnaissance
Platoon And Squad", dated 23DEC92.
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S.A.S
THE JUNGLE EXPERTS
- British 22 SAS (Special Air Service) tips and
techniques for operating and tracking down terrorist in a
jungle environment. Very interesting piece.
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OBSERVING & INTERPRETATION
TIPS
- A brief summary outline for scouts.
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TRACKING:
COMBAT SKILL FOR THE SOLDIER
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 21-75 "Combat
Skills Of The Soldier", Dated 03AUG84.
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AGING HUMAN SCAT
- This is vital skill overlooked quite often in man-tracking,
but is invaluable in determining health, morale and age (of
passage) of the "quarry".
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THE
ART OF TRACKING
- This article was written with purpose of showing the lack of
knowledge in tracking skills among the Canadian forces scouts
and snipers, and how tracking is a vital skill.
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EVASION
MOVEMENT AND COUNTER-TRACKING TECHNIQUES
- Extracted from the 18th Airborne Corp, Fco/51st
Infantry (Airborne Ranger) Long-Range Surveillance, TACSOP
(Tactical - Standard Operating Procedures). Cover information
for Recce teams to stay undetected via anti-/counter-tracking
techniques.
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JUNGLE
TRACKING POINTS
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 90-5 "Jungle
Operations", dated 16AUG86.
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RANGER
COUNTER-GUERRILLA TRACKING
- Extracted from a US Army Ranger handbook.
Tracking information with emphases to unconventional
operations.
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TRACKING
- African park Ranger explains some of the finer points of
tracking African game, quite worth the read as many park
Rangers were initially used in Rhodesia and South Africa to
train military trackers.
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5JAN03 MAC-V-SOG
RECONDO SCHOOL
- Tracking training hand-out from the Military Assistance
Command - Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group (MAC-V-SOG)
Reconnaissance-Commando (RECONDO) school, circa 1969-1970.
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VISUAL TRACKING METHOD AND TIPS
- Brief instruction on the tracking stick, as used in the
step-by-step method, as well as other tracking tips.
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COUNTER-TRACKING TECHNIQUES FOR THE RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON
- Extracted from the 18th Airborne Corp, Fco/51st
Infantry (Airborne Ranger) Long-Range Surveillance, TACSOP
(Tactical - Standard Operating Procedures) (Draft 1995).
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ANCIENT TRACKING TAKES MODERN TWIST
- A look at Cyber-Tracker in use in African game parks. A
great little tool.
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SNIPER:
TRACKING / COUNTER-TRACKING
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 23-10 "Sniper
Training", dated 17AUG94.
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KEEPING
TRACK OF A DYING ART
- A look at primitive tracking skills, being meshed with
modern hardware. This item (Cyber-Tracker) with slight
modifications can definitely be of use in the military realm.
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TRACKING
AND THE USE OF THE HUMAN SENSES DURING JUNGLE OPERATIONS
- Extracted from the Center For Army Lessons Learned, newsletter
#95-5, "Winning In The Jungle".
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WAR STORIES: TRACKING
TECHNIQUES
- This extract is from a USMC project on using
military reading to make Marines aware of techniques, and how
they are applied in a combat/operational situation.
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STALKING,
TRACKING & SNIPING
- This is an article is about hunting in
Africa, but has some very interesting background information.
Well worth the read.
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3JAN03 SOE/OSS TRACK AWARENESS
- A 1944 training extract on familiarizing secret agents with
track awareness for operational duty.
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3JAN03 South
Africa’s Tracker-Fighting Team
- A look at combat tracking operations in Namibia (1988), conducted
by the famous 101 Battalion.
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3JAN03 RHODESIAN
ELITE TRACKER COMBAT UNIT
- A
look at Rhodesian tracking operation of the elite TCU that was
eventually absorbed into the Selous Scouts.
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3JAN03 VISUAL
TRACKING
- Overview of tracking techniques employed in the jungle environment
of the 1960s Malayan Emergency.
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3JAN03 DETECTION AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUES
- Extract from field manual 31-20-5 "Special Reconnaissance Tactics, Techniques, And
Procedures For Special Forces", dated 23 March 1993.
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12JAN03 MINIMIZING
SIGNS OF YOUR PRESENCE
- Some information to help
reduce some of your tell-tail signs of passage.
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LONG-RANGE
SURVEILLANCE TEAM TRACKING AND COUNTER-TRACKING
- Extract from U.S. Army field manual 7-93 "Long-Range Surveillance
Unit Operations", dated 03OCT95.
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