1. A fictitious profile used for the sole purpose of gathering information on a particular person or group of individuals. This technique has been used by the military and militia groups,
government agencies,
bill collectors, and insurance agents.
2. Robin Sage is a 19-day problem-solving Field Training Exercise. It is Phase IV of the
U.S. Army's "Q" course, during which a 12 to 15 man Operational Detachment
Alpha team has to complete a grueling unconventional warfare scenario that encompasses all that they have learned. Robin Sage exercises are conducted four times a year. The training occurs on both public and private land, encompassing 10 counties and nearly 4,500
square miles, an area which is called "The People's Republic of Pineland."