FM 55-105 ·Army ·1944 Water Transportation Oceangoing Vessels
CHAPTER I GENERAL Section 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE I. SCOPE. This manual deals with oceangoing vessels operated or utilized by the Transportation Corps and with the general organization and procedures applying to those ships. No attempt is…
FM 55-11 ·Army ·1973 Army Movement Control Units
This is a new manual, published as a training, planning, and operational guide for personnel concerned with managing and controlling the movement of Department of Defense sponsored shipments in the Army transportation system of a theater…
FM 55-12 ·Army ·1978 Movement of Units ind Air Force Aircraft
Chapter 1 RESPONSIBILITIES The policies outlined in this manual pertain primarily to airlanded opera- tions; however, since preparations for airborne operations are basically similar, all marshaling and outloading procedures will be…
FM 55-13 ·Army ·1974 Air Transport of Supplies and Equipment Standard Loads
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide Army and Air Force units with the information necessary for air movement of Army aircraft and vehicles in Air Force C-5 aircraft. 1-2. Scope The material presented in…
FM 55-130 ·Army ·1944 Small Boats and Harbor Craft
Riding at anchor a half mile offshore at the debarkation port of Pogo Pogo is an' Army freighter, newly arrived from Brisbane. In its hold and on its decks is a miscellaneous cargo of ro5-mm. howitzers, caliber .30 ammunition, caterpillar…
FM 55-14 ·Army ·1974 Air Transport of Supplies and Equipment UH1 Helicopter in Air Force Aircraft
Air transport procedures for movement of the UH-1 helicopter as cargo aboard Air Force aircraft: preparation, loading, and tiedown (1974).
FM 55-15 ·Army ·1997 Transportation Reference Data
This chapter discusses key elements of movement control, including movement programming and highway regulation. See Appendix A for transportation movement control unit TOE data. ELEMENTS OF MOVEMENT CONTROL Movement control is the…
FM 55-16 ·Army ·1973 Cargo Checking Handbook
FM 55—16 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL 2—1. Background a. Throughout the history of transportation, shippers have required some method of account- ing for and controlling the movement of goods from origin to destination. As the transportation industry…
FM 55-17 ·Army ·1999 Cargo Specialists Handbook
This chapter provides an overview of the following: • Types of terminal operations. • Marine terminal operations within CONUS. • Terminal organizations in a TOPNS. • Responsibilities of MSC. • The relationship between MSC, transportation…
FM 55-19 ·Army ·1976 Support of Contingency Forces by Air Lines of Communication (TEST)
This publication contains general reference guidance for further research by commanders, planners, and staff officers involved with the deployment, support, and recovery of contingency forces by airlift. The references serve as the current…
FM 55-2 ·Army ·1980 Division Transportation Operations
This manual provides doctrinal guidance concerning organization and functions of division transportation operations in all types of Army divisions operating in an oversea wartime environment. It is designed for use by commanders and their…
FM 55-20 ·Army ·1974 Army Rail Transport Operations and Units
a. The transportation railway service (TRS) of the theater army support command (TASCOM) consists of units required to supervise, operate, and maintain the existing railway net. Railway units are no longer organic battalions but are…
FM 55-200 ·Army ·1980 Air Transport Procedures Transport of Honest Hohn Warhead Section
During a logistical movement of nuclear weapons by US Army aircraft, jettisoning is not authorized. During emergency movements (external transport by heli- copter, chapters 5 and 6), the in-flight emergency procedures prescribed by the…
FM 55-204 ·Army ·1980 Air Transport Procedures Transport of M454 Atomic Projectile in M467 Container
Air transport procedures for movement of the M454 atomic projectile in the M467 container (1980).
FM 55-205 ·Army ·1979 Air Transport Procedures Transport of XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges
Air transport procedures for movement of XM129 and XM159 atomic demolition charges (1979).
FM 55-21 ·Army ·1989 Railway Operating and Safety Rules
Department of the Army railways include all railways constructed, maintained, or operated for Army use, whether by military personnel or by civilian personnel under military direction. Department of the Army railways are classified as…
FM 55-21-1 ·Army ·1967 Transportation Railway Units and Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation railway support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to facilitate…
FM 55-21-RAILWAY ·Army ·1989 Operating and Safety
Department of the Army railways include all railways constructed, maintained, or operated for Army use, whether by military personnel or by civilian personnel under military direction. Department of the Army railways are classified as…
FM 55-218 ·Army ·1982 Air Transport Procedures Transport of 8-inch Atomic Projectiles, M422
1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual presents Department of the Army approved procedures for transport of the 8-inch atomic projectile, M422, and the M422 projectile, complete mission load, by US Army helicopters. Materials and qualified…
FM 55-22 ·Army ·1962 Transportation Railway Battalion
CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose This manual assists transportation railway op- erating and transportation railway shop battalion officers in the employment of rail units and to provide the basis for the organization, training, and…
FM 55-220 ·Army ·1983 Air Transport Procedures Transport of XM753 Nuclear Projectiles
During a logistical movement of nuclear weapons by US Army aircraft, jettisoningis not authorized. During emergency movements (external transport by helicopter, chaps. 5 and 6), the inflight emergency procedures prescribed by the…
FM 55-226 ·Army ·1983 Air Transport Procedures Transport of the W45-3 Warhead in Container, H-815, for Medium Atomic Demolition Munition
During a logistical movement of nuclear ‘weapons by US Army aircraft, jettisoning is not authorized. During emergency movements (external transport by helicopter, chap 5 and 6), the inflight emer gency procedures prescribed by the…
FM 55-23 ·Army ·1944 Transportation Railway Shop Battalion
1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to guide the transportation railway shop battalion commander, his staff, and his subordinate leaders. It also serves as a guide for command and staff officers charged with the employment of railway…
FM 55-25 ·Army ·1945 Ports (Oversea) Headquarters and Headquarters Companies
CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND MISSION Section I. GENERAL 1. DEFINITION. a. The term "oversea port" as used in this manual refers to those ports which are located in an oversea base or defense command, oversea department or theater of operations and…
FM 55-250 ·Army ·1984 Air Transport Procedures Transport of Nike-Hercules Warhead Section in Shipping and Storage Container, M409
FM 55-250 * -- CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SAFETY AND SECURITY MATTERS WARNING ‘ Î ' The‘Nike-Hercuies warhead section will not be jettisoned under any circumstances. 2-1. Warnings The following warnings will be observed by person- nel performing…
FM 55-26 ·Army ·1953 Transportation INland Waterways Service
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide military personnel with basic doctrine relative to the tech- niques of operating an inland waterways service and to set forth the capabilities of inland waterway trans-…
FM 55-30 ·Army ·1997 Army Motor Transportation Units and Services
In a theater of operations, all modes of transport--air, rail, inland waterways, and motor--are used to move personnel, cargo, and unit equipment. Of these modes, motor transport is the most flexible. Motor transport supports movement…
FM 55-31 ·Army ·1972 Army Motor Transport Unit
This manual contains both doctrinal and procedural guidance for the administration and operation of motor transport units to provide the man-on-the-ground with the know-how to perform his military duties. Although the material contained…
FM 55-312 ·Army ·1991 Military Convoy Ooperations in the Continental United States
Small convoys of 20 vehicles or fewer can usually be sent out as one group. But, in planning any appreciable sized convoy, the basic requirement is to organize the given number of vehicles into manageable groups. When operating within…
FM 55-35 ·Army ·1965