FM 5-163 ·Army ·1973 Sewerage
1-1. Purpose and Relation to Other Manuals This manual is intended to serve as a guide for personnel who must design waterborne sewage collection, pumping, treatment and disposal facilities in the theater of operations. The manual should…
FM 5-164 ·Army ·1974 Tactical Land Clearing
1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide commanders and their staffs with information and data which can guide them in their conduct of tactical clearing operations. It provides a consolidation of the latest information and…
FM 5-165 ·Army ·1975 Hasty Revetments for Parked Aircraft
FM 5—165/AFR 86-13 it is essential that there be close coordination between the responsible engineer officer and all appropriate ground and air commanders (both Army and Air Force). The engineer normally is dependent on the appropriate…
FM 5-166 ·Army ·1975 Well Drilling Operations
1—1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this manual is to serve as an introductory text on ground water usage and water well drilling operations. It is primarily intended for military personnel responsible for using ground water as a water…
FM 5-20 ·Army ·1968 Camouflage
1. Purpose and Scope sponsible for his own concealment. His respona. This manual provides a comprehensive sibility here is just as great as his responsibilreference and guide in all aspects of camou- ity for his rifle, and he must know as…
FM 5-20A ·Army ·1940 War Department Field Manual, Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of Individuals and Infantry Weapons
C--H E C K LI ST 1. INDIVIDUAL (watch form, shadow, texture, color). a. Prepare individual equipment in the following order: (1) Helmet (break form, color, shine; keep garnishing short). (2) Face and hands (darken, disrupt). (3) Weapons…
FM 5-20B ·Army ·1944 Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of vehicles
Make reconnaissance of area to be occupied. If aerial photographs and large-scale maps are obtainable, study them before and during reconnaissance. Purpose is to (1) Provide adequate dispersion. (2) Site unit parking within dark and…
FM 5-20C ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of Bivouacs, Command Posts, Supply Points, and Medical Installations
Study aerial photographs and large-scale maps of area to be occu pied. Make one or more tentative camouflage plans designed to take advantage of dark and heavily textured parts of the ground pattern. 2. Make ground reconnaissance of area.…
FM 5-20D ·Army ·1944 Camouflage of Field Artillery
The importance of concealment to field artillery cannot be overstressed. There are three reasons why the enemy will do everything he can to discover the location of field artillery. The first, and obvious one, is to reduce our fire power.…
FM 5-21 ·Army ·1958 Camouflage of Fixed Installations
1. Purpose This manual provides a guide for personnel responsible for planning and camouflaging fixed installations. 2. Scope This manual covers methods of camouflaging fixed installations such as airfields, supply facilities,…
FM 5-22 ·Army ·1956 Camouflage Materials
I. Purpose This manual provides a guide and reference to the materials that may be used for camouflage and furnishes instructions in methods and techniques of field fabrication. It is intended for the use of troops wherever information…
FM 5-23 ·Army ·1956 Field Decoy installations
1. Purpose This manual provides a reference for officers at battalion level or lower who are responsible for planning and implementing visual deception phases of field operations and for training troops in the simulation of military…
FM 5-25 ·Army ·1971 Explosives and Demolitions
1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide in the use of ex- plosives in the destruction of military obstacles, and in certain construction projects. The mate- rial includes information on— (1) Types, characteristics, and uses of ex-…
FM 5-26 ·Army ·1971 Employment of Atomic Demolition Munitions (ADM)
Once the use of ADM has been authorized, responsibility for ADM employment is normally decentralized to the lowest tactical echelon capable of conducting ADM mission planning, coordination, and execution; for example, a divi- sion, an…
FM 5-29 ·Army ·1962 Passage of Mass Obstacles
1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is twofold: to provide commanders of all arms and services and their staffs with information on the character- istics of, and the problems imposed by all types of obstacles, both artificial and natural…
FM 5-30 ·Army ·1967 Engineer Intelligence
CHAPTER 2 SUBJECT FIELDS OF ENGINEER INTELLIGENCE 4. Scope of Engineer Information all levels, and is also a part of area and geoEngineer information is data in any form graphic intelligence. (oral, written, or graphic) on- c. Categories.…
FM 5-31 ·Army ·1965 Booby Traps
1.Purpose and Scope a. This manual contains procedures, techniques, and expedients for the instruction of the soldier in the assembly, use, detection, and removal of boobytraps in combat. b. Included are descriptions and discussions of the…
FM 5-34 ·Army ·1976 Engineer Field Data
Demolitions are primarily used for the rapid creation of obstacles, the reduction of enemy obstacles, and construction blasting. The primary advantages are the limited logistical support requirements and the short time and small crews…
FM 5-35 ·Army ·1971 Engineer s Reference and Logistical Data
1—1. Purpose and Scope This manual is intended to provide engineer and other military personnel with a compilation of data for use in planning of engineer activities. It includes data pertaining to engineer troops, equipment, construction…
FM 5-36 ·Army ·1970 Route Reconnaissance and Classification (C1)
Influence of the operational environment on . reconnaissance Intelligence aspects of reconnaissance Reconnaissance operations RECONNAISSANCE AND CLASSIFICA- TION OF EXISTING ROUTES Route classification Route reconnaissance overlays Slope…
FM 54-1 ·Army ·1962 The Logistical Command
and scope a. This manual provides guidance on the organization, employment, and operations of logistical commands. b. The material presented is applicable to a wide range of operational environments, ranging from small independent…
FM 54-10 ·Army ·1977 Logistics
FM 54-10 CHAPTER 1 THE LOGISTIC MISSION j- The Modern Battlefield In the last thirty years, significant changes have occured in the development and proliferation of highly sophisticated, highly effective, weapon systems. The increased…
FM 54-3 ·Army ·1971 The Field Army Support Command
S4-® 1—4. leask ÊlheaireaefîeirDSîks fîhe FSeld Army The field army, the largest combat organization capable of sustained administrative and tactical operations, directs the combat operations of its assigned forces and provides them with…
FM 54-5-1 ·Army ·1967 The Supply and Maintenance Command
This manual provides information on the organization for the com- mand and control of general support supply and maintenance in the com- munications zone of a theater of operations. It treats the mission, respon- sibilities, and functions…
FM 54-6 ·Army ·1969 The Area Support Command
1-1. Purpose This manual provides guidance on the organi- zation and operation of an area support com- mand (ASCOM) for personnel who need infor- mation relative to the combat service support provided to military forces in the communica-…
FM 54-6-1 ·Army ·1967 The Area Support Command (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers and other personnel concerned with the support mission of the Area Support Command under The Administration Support, Theater Army, TASTA-70 concept of organization and…
FM 54-7 ·Army ·1972 The Theater Army Support Command
CHAPTER 2 THEATER ARMY COMMAND AND TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE Section I. THEATER ARMY COMMAND STRUCTURE 2—1. Theater of Operations Within a theater of operations, US Army forces are employed under a unified command. The the- ater commander…
FM 54-8 ·Army ·1967 The Administrative Support Theater Army TASTA-70 (TEST)
This manual is published to provide interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with Combat Service Support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. Additional, more detailed guidance is…
FM 55-1 ·Army ·1971 Army Transportation Services in a Theater of Operations
This manual provides guidance for of an assistant chief of staff (ACS), movements, staff section or a staff transportation section in various headquarters units. It promulgates transportation doctrine and organizational structure developed…
FM 55-10 ·Army ·1969