Basic Unit and

Operational
Graphics
Reference: FM 101-5-1

Basic Symbols

Friendly Unit

Enemy Unit

Neutral Unit

Installation
or
Friendly Air/Sea

Enemy Unit
(alternate)

Modifiers
Size Indicators
Installation

Company/
Battery/Troop

Team/Crew

Battalion/
Squadron

Squad

Regiment/Group

Section

Platoon/Detachment

XX

Brigade

Division

XXX

XXXX

XXXXX

XXXXXX

Corps

Army

Army Group/
Front

Region

Modifiers

Location of Unit

Location of Unit

Future or Projected
Location

Location of
Headquarters

Task Force
Location of
Headquarters

Location of
Multiple HQs

Location of
Multiple Units

Modifiers
Air Assault

Airborne

Gun Equipped

Mechanized
or Armored

Armored
(Wheeled)

Motorized

LP or OP

Reconnaissance
(Scout)

Air Defense
Artillery

Anti-Armor

Aviation,
Fixed Wing

Aviation,
Rotary

Modifiers
Engineer

Artillery

MI

MP

Military
Intelligence

Supply Trains

Infantry

Chemical

Military
Police

Signal

Supply

Maintenance

Medical

Medical Treatment
Facility

Operational Graphics

Minefield
Point, General

X
Boundary

Area, General

ENY

Area, General
(Enemy)

ENY

Target

Decision
Point

Coordination
Point

Operational Graphics

Axis of Advance, Main

Axis of Advance, Air

Axis of Advance
Supporting

Operational Graphics

FSCL

XX

FSCL

Contaminated Area, NBC

Sample