Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
scouting
screening
security
infiltration
skirmishing
reconnaissance

All these terms are close to my idea, but none is perfect.
"Reconnaissance" is too general, especially as it's in great part an air power job and it doesn't hint at small combat actions at all.
The biggest issue I find with people taking about "Reconnaissance", is that it always seems that they mean something over and above "finding the enemy".
Now I don't really KNOW what "Reconnaissance" is. I just accept that I/someone has to find the enemy, to fulfil the "FIND" function. FINDING is vital. I'm not so sure about "Reconnaissance".