Long-range surveillance company


In the United States Army, a long-range surveillance company is a company with a special reconnaissance role in an intelligence brigade.

Organization

Consisting of a headquarters platoon, communications platoon, and three LRS platoons All non-commissioned officers are airborne and Ranger qualified. All other personnel in the company are Pre-Ranger and airborne qualified. All Company Personnel undergo a week-long assessment and selection in addition to psychological evaluation. There are two types of selection, LRS selection and LRS Support personnel selection. Although all LRS team members can infiltrate via Land, Sea or Air; each platoon specializes in one method of infiltration. Each platoon is broken down into one of three infiltration specialties; Water, High Altitude Low Opening and Desert Mountain.
A. Headquarters platoon. The headquarters platoon contains two sections for the command and control of the company in the areas of administration, logistics, and operations.
B. Communications platoon. The communications platoon operates the base radio stations. It helps the operations section plan and maintain communication with deployed teams. It works with the operations section or separately to relay information from deployed teams. It also performs unit maintenance on communication equipment organic to the unit. The platoon has a headquarters section and four base radio stations.
C. Long-range surveillance platoons. These three platoons contain a headquarters element and six surveillance teams each.