Map Overlays
Used to display operations and enemy and friendly troop disposition; assists in fragos sent to the field
Four steps:
1)orient overlay material
2)plotting and symbolizing detail
3)adding marginal information
4)handling classified material properly
Colors:
blue or black-friendly
red-enemy
yellow-NBC (Nuclear, biological, chemical)
green-obstacles
single line-friendly
double line-enemy
In lower right corner
1)title, objective
2)time, date
3)Map reference
4)Author and time prepped
5)legend
6)security class
7)additional information
Platoon Leader and Squad Leader are not normally given map overlays