1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides commanders and staff officers with general guidance for establishing and utilizing transportation service in the field army. It is designed to serve the following specific pur- poses: (1) To provide commanders with a guide upon which to base operational concepts and ' procedures. (2) To provide guidance for users of trans- portation services and to explain the mis- sions and functions of transportation units to commanders and staff officers at all levels within the field army. (3) To serve as a basis of instruction in the Army school system and at unit level by describing transportation units and pro- cedures. b. This manual covers the mission, organization, and capabilities of transportation service units, with emphasis on the transportation brigade and its major subordinate commands. It delineates the.
DesignationFM 55-9
EditionJun 1965
StatusSuperseded
Pages56
FunctionSustainment
EchelonBrigade
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)