FM 31-23: Special Forces Mounted Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 31-23 Special Forces Mounted Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 31-23

Special Forces Mounted Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Army · FM · Mar 1998 · 124 pages

About

Until the mid 1980's, the United States (U.S.) Army did not have a dedicated mounted special operations 2 (SO) capability. Major General Guest (then Colonel), 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne ) (SFG[A]), 3 realized this shortcoming. He understood that traditionally dismounted Special Forces (SF) operations in 4 desert environments were unrealistic. He authorized the formation of two detachment elements in 1984 to 5 develop mounted doctrine and operational techniques. These detachments moved to Fort Bliss, Texas, 6 and in the fall of 1986 started fulfilling this mission. 7 These detachments were equipped, at first, with M880 trucks and M151 jeeps. Later they appraised, 8 evaluated, and accepted the high mobility multipurpose-wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) series vehicle as 9 the interim desert mobility vehicle (DMV).

DesignationFM 31-23

EditionMar 1998

StatusSuperseded

Pages124

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 18

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