Army Personnel Recovery Practice

Which document would NOT typically provide guidance for personnel recovery missions?

1. Task Force Orders

2. Equipment Maintenance Manual

3. OPORD

4. Joint Interagency Coordination Group Guidelines

The correct answer is: Equipment Maintenance Manual

The Equipment Maintenance Manual would not typically provide guidance for personnel recovery missions, as its primary focus is on the maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting of specific equipment rather than on tactical operations or procedures. Personnel recovery missions require strategic planning, coordination, and execution, which are the purview of operational orders and task force directives. Task Force Orders, Operational Orders (OPORDs), and guidelines from the Joint Interagency Coordination Group are all directly related to the planning and execution of missions, including recovery operations. Thus, while the other documents contain relevant information for conducting these types of missions, the Equipment Maintenance Manual serves a different function and does not offer guidance applicable to personnel recovery efforts.