presence patrol

“We just did a presence patrol to be amongst the people, to be seen,” Master Sgt. Cory Boroff told me, standing outside one Humvee.

Update from Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs 2025

The RV-equipped infantry platoon conducts a presence patrol much the same as a combat patrol, and the planning considerations are much the same. The primary difference is that the patrol wants to be seen both as a show of force and to lend confidence and stability to the local population of the host nation.

Why did you even need to go on patrol in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc? sawmason 2025

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.

Mark Hertling: "For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort." — Bluesky 2025