Military symbols

1. MILITARY MILITARY
SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

2. MILITARY MILITARY
SYMBOLSSYMBOLS
•Condensed pictorial representation of Condensed pictorial representation of
the followingthe following
– UnitUnit
– WeaponsWeapons
– EquipmentEquipment
– ActivitiesActivities
– Points & areasPoints & areas
– TerrainTerrain

3. KEYS TO GOOD KEYS TO GOOD
MILITARYMILITARY
SYMBOLOGYSYMBOLOGY
•SIMPLICITYSIMPLICITY
•CLARITYCLARITY
•UNIFORMITYUNIFORMITY

4. •Usually consists ofUsually consists of
–Basic & Interservice symbolBasic & Interservice symbol
–Unit size symbolUnit size symbol
–Unit role indicatorUnit role indicator
–Installation role indicatorInstallation role indicator
–Equipment indicatorEquipment indicator

5. FRAMFRAM
EE

6. FILFIL
LL

7. COMBINE FILL & COMBINE FILL &
FRAMEFRAME

8. UNIT UNIT
SYMBOLOGYSYMBOLOGY

9. SIZSIZ
EE

10. EXAMPLE OF EXAMPLE OF
SIZESIZE

11. UNIT ROLE UNIT ROLE
INDICATORINDICATOR

12. UNIT UNIT
CAPABILITY CAPABILITY
INDICATORINDICATOR

13. AVIATION/ENGINEAVIATION/ENGINE
ERER

14. ARTILLERY/CHEMICARTILLERY/CHEMIC
ALAL

15. AIR AIR
DEFENSEDEFENSE

16. MILITARY MILITARY
INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE
/COMBAT SERVICE /COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

17. COMBAT SERVICE COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

18. COMBAT SERVICE COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

19. CLASSES OF CLASSES OF
SUPPLYSUPPLY

20. JOINT TASK JOINT TASK
FORCEFORCE

21. HIGH LEVEL HIGH LEVEL
COMMANDSCOMMANDS

22. HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS
TYPESTYPES

23. EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
SYMBOLSYMBOL

25. MODIFIEMODIFIE
RSRS

26. MOBILITY MOBILITY
MODIFIERSMODIFIERS

27. TYPES OF GROUND TYPES OF GROUND
EQUIPEQUIP

28. VEHICLE VEHICLE
SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

29. GRAPHIC GRAPHIC
CONTROL CONTROL
MEASURESMEASURES
•Are directives given graphically by a Are directives given graphically by a
commander to subordinate commands commander to subordinate commands
to assign responsibilities, coordinate to assign responsibilities, coordinate
fires & maneuver and control combat fires & maneuver and control combat
operations.operations.
•It should be easily identifiable on the It should be easily identifiable on the
groundground
•Examples include boundaries, Examples include boundaries,
objectives & direction of attackobjectives & direction of attack

30. Labeling Labeling
of of
Control Control
MeasuresMeasures

31. BOUNDARIBOUNDARI
ESES

32. LINELINE
SS

33. AREAAREA
SS

34. POINTPOINT
SS

35. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
GENERALGENERAL

36. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
GENERALGENERAL

37. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
GENERALGENERAL

38. MANEUVER - MANEUVER -
OFFENSIVEOFFENSIVE

39. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
OFFENSIVEOFFENSIVE

40. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
OFFENSIVEOFFENSIVE

41. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
OFFENSIVE/SPECIOFFENSIVE/SPECI
ALAL

42. MANEUVER-MANEUVER-
SPECIALSPECIAL

43. FIRE FIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

44. FIRE FIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

45. FIRE FIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

46. COMMAND & COMMAND &
CONTROLCONTROL

47. MOBILITY & MOBILITY &
SURVIVABILISURVIVABILI
TYTY

48. MOBILITY & MOBILITY &
SURVIVABILISURVIVABILI
TYTY

49. NUCLEAR, NUCLEAR,
CHEMICAL CHEMICAL
& BIOLOGICAL & BIOLOGICAL
(NBC)(NBC)

50. COMBAT SERVICE COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

51. COMBAT SERVICE COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

52. THANK THANK
YOUYOU
AND AND
GOOD DAYGOOD DAY