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FM 19-15 Civil Disturbances and Disasters

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FM 19-15

Civil Disturbances and Disasters

Army · FM · Feb 1960 · 239 pages

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Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide for the training and use of military forces in the control and suppression of disturbances and the use of military police in disaster relief operations. The manual covers the legal considerations, policies, and procedures regarding the suppressing of domestic disturbances and the control, by Federal military forces, of mobs, riots, and mutinies. b. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to both atomic and non-atomic warfare. 2. United States Army's Role The United States Army has the responsibility of protecting the United States. Usually, this responsibility is related to a hostile nation or group of nations. However, there are other real and dangerous threats to the welfare of the United States that the United States Army must be prepared to meet.

DesignationFM 19-15

EditionFeb 1960

StatusSuperseded

Pages239

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 7

References 31

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