Movement to Contact is primarily focused on gaining contact with the enemy.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. It also focuses on answering a PIR
• D. It is only conducted at night

Answer: (A)

Movement to Contact is a mission whose central aim is to bring your force into contact with the enemy in order to reveal the enemy’s location, strength, and disposition and to develop the situation for a decisive action. Because the point of this operation is to establish that contact, it provides the essential situational picture that drives the next steps—whether to attack, fix, or maneuver to another position. Information needs like answering a PIR can be part of the effort, but they’re not the primary objective; the primary objective is to gain contact. It isn’t limited to nighttime only—MTC can occur during day or night depending on the plan and conditions.