Forward reconnaissance units mapped the land from high observation points, using maps and hand-held GPS devices to identify targets accurately.

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He said on 6 September the communications were down and there was only contact every hour between observation points because there were not enough batteries for the radios.

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Facebook had many different points of observation and smartly shifted to sponsored stories last year.

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For half an hour, they worked through the fine points of the observation and formulated plans for what she could practice next.

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