Which of the following lists the six steps of the Engagement Sequence?

• A. Surveil, Detect, Track/Identify, Engage, Assess, Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment
• B. Surveil, Detect, Track/Identify, Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment, Engage, Assess
• C. Surveil, Detect, Track, Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment, Engage, Assess
• D. Surveil, Detect, Track/Identify, Engage, Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment, Assess

Answer: (B)

Think of the engagement sequence as a flow from sensing to post-engagement review. You start with Surveil to look for activity, then Detect to determine whether there’s something to track. Next, Track/Identify keeps a continuous picture of the target and confirms who or what it is. After you have a solid track and ID, you perform Threat Evaluation and Weapons Assignment to decide if the target warrants engagement and which weapons to use. Only after that do you Engage. Finally, you Assess the outcome to determine if the engagement met the objective and what, if anything, comes next.

The other options disrupt the flow in clear ways: one places engagement before completing threat evaluation and weapons assignment, meaning you would fire without properly evaluating or allocating; another uses Track instead of Track/Identify, omitting the crucial identification step; another leaves threat evaluation and weapons assignment after engagement and assessment, which would be illogical since you should decide and assign before firing.