Section I. GENERAL 1—1. Purpose and Scope This manual serves as a guide in the production and use of military geographic intelligence. It de- fines military geographic intelligence and explains the process of collection, evaluation, and interpre- tation of information and the dissemination of finished intelligence. It discusses the characteris- tics of natural and man-made features of an area and the effects of terrain and weather on military operations. It discusses some of the sources of terrain information and provides guidance on the acquisition and use of military geographic intelli- gence at unit level in a theater of operations. Guidance is furnished for the preparation of the terrain study. The material presented is applica- ble to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare. 1-2.
DesignationFM 30-10
EditionMar 1972
StatusSuperseded
Pages283
FunctionRecon Intel
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)