TO STANO OPERATIONS Section I. 1—1. Purpose a. The purpose of this manual is to provide the guidance required for the tactical planning, em- ployment, and management of surveillance, target acquisition, and night observation (STANO) sys- tems at division and lower echelons. b. STANO is an element of the Intelligence Subsystem of the Integrated Battlefield Control System (IBCS). The IBCS is the structural framework of personnel, organizations, concepts, doctrine and equipment integrating the functions of combat into a coherent system. The STANO element of the Intelligence Subsystem consists of the organizations, personnel and equipment uti- lized in performing reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition missions. c. This document is a field manual (Test) as defined in AR 310-3. 1—2. Scope This manual provides basic techniques and proce- Section II. STANO 1—3.
DesignationFM 31-100
EditionMay 1971
StatusSuperseded
Pages286
FunctionRecon Intel
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)