Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides interim doctrinal guid- ance for commanders and staffs at all levels, to carry out border security operations involv- ing combat, combat support and combat ser- vice support units. Throughout this manual, the term border security also applies to meas- ures taken to provide security along seacoasts. 1-2. Scope Border security operations are discussed with general applications of doctrine to unjt opera- tions. The planning and conduct of border se- curity operations and the modifications of units and materiel allocations necessary for opera- tions in specific environmental areas are ad- dressed. Much of the materiel addressed in this manual is considered in generic terms, since specific items are in various stages of develop- ment and specific references may be found in classified documents published by TJ.S.
DesignationFM 31-55
EditionJun 1968
StatusSuperseded
Pages84
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)