LRS team

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Each US Army LRS (Long Range Surveillance) team is comprised of 6 soldiers:

Team Leader (TL) which is currently slotted as a Staff Sergeant (E-6) position but is transforming into a Sergeant First Class (E-7) Position

Assistant Team Leader (ATL) which is currently slotted as a Sergeant (E-5) position but is transforming into a Staff Sergeant (E-6) Position

Radio Telephone Operator (RTO) which is currently slotted as a Corporal (E-4) position but is transforming into a Sergeant (E-5) position.

Senior Scout Observer (SSO) which is currently slotted as a Specialist (E-4) position but is transforming into a Sergeant (E-5) position.

Assistant Scout Observer (ASO) which is currently slotted as a Specialist (E-4) position but is transforming into a Sergeant (E-5) position.

Assistant Radio Telephone Operator (ARTO) which is currently slotted as a Specialist (E-4) position but is transforming into a Sergeant (E-5) position.

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LRS team operations are characterized by the following.

A) Clandestine operations require OPSEC procedures before, during, and after mission employment.

B) Team members depend on stealth, cover and concealment, and infantry and ranger skills.

C) Team members avoid contact with enemy forces and local population.

D) Teams are employed to obtain timely information.

E) Teams have restricted mobility in the area of operations.

F) Team members depend on communications, knowing the enemy's order of battle, and equipment identification skills.

G) The surveillance or reconnaissance area is small, has a specified route, or is a specific location or installation.

H) Team equipment and supplies are limited to what can be man packed or cached.

I) Teams require detailed intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) from the G2 for employment.