Which of the following is NOT a SALUTE category?

• A. Equipment
• B. Location
• C. Time
• D. Strategy

Answer: (D)

The question tests what information belongs in a SALUTE report. SALUTE channels focus on six observable elements: Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, and Equipment. Strategy is not part of that list because it refers to plans or overarching approach, not immediate, concrete observations in the field. So the item that isn’t a SALUTE category is Strategy. For example, you’d note how many people or units you see (Size), what they’re doing (Activity), where they are (Location), what they’re wearing (Uniform), when you observed them (Time), and what equipment they have (Equipment). Strategic considerations, on the other hand, belong in higher-level analysis, not in a SALUTE report.