1. MILITARYMILITARY
SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

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

3. KEYS TO GOODKEYS 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. UNITUNIT
SYMBOLOGYSYMBOLOGY

9. SIZSIZ
EE

10. EXAMPLE OFEXAMPLE OF
SIZESIZE

11. UNIT ROLEUNIT ROLE
INDICATORINDICATOR

12. UNITUNIT
CAPABILITYCAPABILITY
INDICATORINDICATOR

13. AVIATION/ENGINEAVIATION/ENGINE
ERER

14. ARTILLERY/CHEMICARTILLERY/CHEMIC
ALAL

15. AIRAIR
DEFENSEDEFENSE

16. MILITARYMILITARY
INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE
/COMBAT SERVICE/COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

17. COMBAT SERVICECOMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

18. COMBAT SERVICECOMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

19. CLASSES OFCLASSES OF
SUPPLYSUPPLY

20. JOINT TASKJOINT TASK
FORCEFORCE

21. HIGH LEVELHIGH LEVEL
COMMANDSCOMMANDS

22. HEADQUARTERSHEADQUARTERS
TYPESTYPES

23. EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT
SYMBOLSYMBOL

25. MODIFIEMODIFIE
RSRS

26. MOBILITYMOBILITY
MODIFIERSMODIFIERS

27. TYPES OF GROUNDTYPES OF GROUND
EQUIPEQUIP

28. VEHICLEVEHICLE
SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

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

30. LabelingLabeling
ofof
ControlControl
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. FIREFIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

44. FIREFIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

45. FIREFIRE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

46. COMMAND &COMMAND &
CONTROLCONTROL

47. MOBILITY &MOBILITY &
SURVIVABILISURVIVABILI
TYTY

48. MOBILITY &MOBILITY &
SURVIVABILISURVIVABILI
TYTY

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

50. COMBAT SERVICECOMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

51. COMBAT SERVICECOMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORTSUPPORT

52. THANKTHANK
YOUYOU
ANDAND
GOOD DAYGOOD DAY