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MCWP 3-17.1 River Crossing Operations

MCWP 3-17.1

River Crossing Operations

Marine Corps · MCWP · Jan 1998 · 164 pages

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Field Manual (FM) 90-13 describes how divisions and brigades conduct river crossings. It shows the relationship to corps operations, where appropriate, and includes details for lower echelons to support the brigades. It provides doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) in one reference to accomplish this special operation. The corps assigns missions and provides the necessary support and equipment. The divisions normally assign bridgehead objectives and control movement across the river. The brigades are the bridgehead forces that execute the crossings, either independently or as elements of a larger force. River-crossing skills and knowledge are highly perishable. As with many other tactical operations, they require constant practice in planning and execution.

DesignationMCWP 3-17.1

EditionJan 1998

StatusSuperseded

Pages164

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonBrigade

CollectionRecent Archive