FM 31-19: Military Free-Fall Parachuting Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 31-19 Military Free-Fall Parachuting Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 31-19

Military Free-Fall Parachuting Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Army · FM · Feb 1993 · 166 pages

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This field manual (FM) presents a series of concise, proven techniques and guidelines that are essential to safe, successful military free-fall (MFF) operations. The techniques and guidelines prescribed herein are generic in nature, and MFFcapable organizations of all sizes from all branches of the joint community should observe them. The procedures contained in this FM apply for all MFF operations, These techniques represent the safest and most effective methodologies available for executing MFF operations and should be used in joint as well as combined endeavors. In events where multinational forces are involved, United States (U.S.) forces personnel should govern their actions by common sense, guided by the contents of this FM. This FM incorporates the lessons learned from years of testing and from several actual instances of combat application.

DesignationFM 31-19

EditionFeb 1993

StatusSuperseded

Pages166

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionRecent Archive

Editions 2

References 7

TM 10-1670-264-13Not in the Vault
FM 57-220Not in the Vault
TM 55-1660-247-12Not in the Vault
TC 31-24Not in the Vault
TM 55-1660Not in the Vault