Field Manual / Acronyms / OP
OP
ACRONYMObservation Post
A small hidden position from which soldiers watch an area and report enemy activity.
On air
“OP One, this is Bravo Two-Six, send your report. Over.”
“This is OP Two, three vehicles moving east on the main road. Over.”
In conversation
Two soldiers man the OP on the hill and report every hour.
Put the OP where it can see the road but cannot be seen.
The observation post had a radio and a thermal sight.