FM 5-7-30 Field Manual (FM) 5-7-30 is the capstone manual for engineer support to airborne, air assault, and light infantry brigade operations. It is designed to be the engineer extension to FM 7-30. The manual serves as a guide for light brigade engineers and light engineer company commanders in planning, integrating, and conducting engineer operations to support a light brigade. It also serves as a guide to the brigade staff and subordinate maneuver commanders on the organization, capabilities, and employment of engineers as a force multiplier. The manual provides division-level engineer planners with the principles of brigade engineer operations affecting their integration into brigade operations. This manual applies to the light brigade and the light engineer company that supports it.
DesignationFM 5-7-30
EditionDec 1994
StatusSuperseded
Pages263
FunctionEngineering
EchelonCompany
CollectionRecent Archive