Biglerville-610-582 road toward Heidlersburg. Major Dunn, commanding
First Battalion, designates the first two platoons of C Company as
advance party, and D Company and the remainder of C Company as
support.

Lieut. Gibbs, commanding the advance party, explains the situation to
his non-commissioned officers, and then orders:

"Sergeant Dow, take four men and move out on that road
(indicating road to Heidlersburg) as point. The remainder of these
two platoons will be the advance party and will follow you at 200
yards. I shall be with it. Move out."

You are Sergt. Dow.

How do you place your men, and what information and instructions do
you give the point before you pass the orchard east of Biglerville?

Situation 2:

You are still Sergt. Dow.

The point has reached crossroads 582. You are informed by a farmer
living at crossroads 582 that about half an hour before there were
some soldiers half a mile north of 582 on the road to Center Mills. He
says he does not know where they went.

What do you do?

Problem II: