1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance to com- manders, staff officers, and other personnel con- cerned with tactical operations in jungle areas. 1—2. Scope a. This manual describes the common as well as the distinguishing characteristics of the three major geographical jungle areas of the world that exist in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. It discusses the characteristic effects of jungle conditions on troops, equipment, organiza- tion, and operations. It defines the role of the combat, combat support, and combat service sup- port forces and discusses the specialized training requirements for conduct of operations in a jun- gle environment. b. The material presented is applicable to oper- ations in limited and general war and in stability operations. It is directed primarily to operations at brigade level and lower.
DesignationFM 31-35
EditionSep 1969
StatusSuperseded
Pages132
FunctionFieldcraft Survival
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)