Army Aviation Captain's Career Course (AVC3) Entrance Practice Exam

Counter reconnaissance is the set of actions a commander takes to prevent the enemy from gathering information about friendly forces through reconnaissance and surveillance. This covers shaping the information environment by making it difficult for enemy ISR to obtain timely, accurate data. Think about concealment and camouflage, dispersion and unpredictable movement to avoid exposing routes, emission control to deny signals and data, and deception or feints to mislead the enemy about locations or intentions. Together, these measures deny or degrade the enemy’s ability to observe and understand friendly operations. Other options pursue different aims: one is focused on maintaining contact and support, another on stopping the enemy from moving, and another on withdrawing from an area. They don’t address the comprehensive measures used to counter enemy reconnaissance and surveillance, so they don’t fit as well as counter reconnaissance.