What does BHO describe?

• A. A direct fire coordination between adjacent units
• B. Coordinated operation between two units that transfer responsibility for fighting an enemy force from one unit to another
• C. An aerial bombardment plan
• D. A march route through obstacles

Answer: (B)

BHO describes a coordinated operation where two units work together to transfer responsibility for fighting an enemy force from one unit to the other. The first unit engages and fixes the enemy, then, at the designated moment, hands off the fight to the second unit so it can continue the engagement or exploit, while keeping contact and tempo. This requires clear communication, timing, and fire support coordination to prevent gaps or overlapping fires.

This isn’t about coordinating direct fires between adjacent units, which would be about synchronized fires rather than handing the fight off. It isn’t an aerial bombardment plan, which involves air strikes rather than ground-unit handoffs. And it isn’t a march route through obstacles, which concerns movement rather than transferring engagement responsibility.