FM 31-18 ·Army ·1968 Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol Company
1-1. Purpose This manual contains doctrine for the employ- ment of the TOE field army and corps long- range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) com- panies and those modified TOE (MTOE) and provisional LRRP units formed by divisions and separate…
FM 21-50 ·Army ·1962 Ranger Training and Ranger Operations
Ranger Operations Are—overt operations by highly trained units to any depth into enemy held areas for the purpose of reconnaissance, raids, and general disruption of enemy operations. Depth and duration of the operation are limited only by…
FM 19-10 ·Army ·1955 Military Police Operations
1. Purpose and Scope a. To establish uniform methods and procedures for the conduct of military police operations. b. To describe the duties and functions of officers and non-commissioned officers in charge of military police operations.…
FM 19-25 ·Army ·1974 Military Police Traffic Control (C2)
C I, FM 19-25 any vehicle of exceptional size or weight to use ment includes the investigation of traffic accithe route (STANAG 2151). dents, traffic control, and traffic law enforce- (2) A dispatch route is a roadway over ment. which full…
FM 90-8 ·Army ·1962 Counterguerilla Operations
Section I. General 1-1. Overview. This chapter discusses the type of activity that is characteristic of an insurgency. A general overview of insurgency is provided to introduce the planner of counterguerrilla operations to the insurgent.…
FM 7-40 ·Army ·1973 Scout Dog Training and Employment
INTRODUCTION: 1. Purpose ‘This manual is a guide for Army personnel charged with the training and employment of Scout dog teams. When combined with other apDlicable manuals and programs of instruction, this manual forms the basis for…
FM 19-5 ·Army ·1944 Military Police
/9v jija, iCf2 C'S BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY POLICE CHANGEGS WAR DEPARTMENT No. 2 WASIlNGTON 25, D. C., 7 December 1945 FM 19-5, 14 June 1944, is changed as follows: CHAPTER 5 (Superseded) TRAFFIC CONTROL Section I. GENERAL 52. PURPOSE.…
FMFRP 12-41 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E ·Army ·1967 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1967
1. PURPOSE FleetMarineForceReferencePublication(FMFRP)12-41,Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1967, is publishedtoensuretheretentionanddisseminationofusefulinformationwhich isnot intendedto…
FM 17-10 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique
2-5 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL e. The GHQ reserve battalions are self-contained units, of either light or medium tanks, organized tactically and administratively for employment by battalion or by group to furnish additional striking power…
FM 31-75 ·Army ·1968 Riverine Operations (TEST)
Section I. GENERAL V 1-1. Purpose This test manual presents concepts and techniques for training and employing forces in a riverine environment. It outlines interim doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures for training an infantry…
FM 19-4 ·Army ·1969 Military Police Support Theater of Operations
1-1. Purpose a. The purpose of this manual is to provide field commanders and staff officers with doctrine and guidance pertaining to military police support and operations in the theater of operations. b. It is a guide for the…
FM 7-10 ·Army ·1943 Rifle Company, Infantry Regiment
This manual uperspedes FM 7-10, 2 June 1942, including C 1, 21 December 1942; and C 2, 5 April 1943. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. COMPOSITION. a. General. The rifle company is the basic infantry unit with administrative and supply functions. The…
FM 2-15 ·Army ·1941 Cavalry Field Manual: Employment of Cavalry
FM 2-15 CAVALRY FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMlVENT OF CAVALRY (This manual supersedes Cavalry Field Manual, volume III, Janu ary 3, 1938.) CHAPTER I GENERAL [ 1. DEFINITION OF CAVALRY.-Cavalry is that combatant arm of the ground forces organized…
FM 31-55 ·Army ·1972 Border Security and Anti-Infiltration Operations
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance for com- manders and staffs at all levels, to carry out bor- der security operations involving combat, combat support, and combat service support units. Throughout…
FMFRP 12-40 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E ·Army ·1965 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1965-1966
TO VIETNAM 1. BACKGROUND OF THE WAR Much of Vietnam's history is the story of its relations with China, its vastly larger and more powerful neighbor to the north. The Vietnamese for many centuries have both admired China for her culture…
FM 31-81 ·Army ·1970 Base Defense (TEST)
This manual sets forth basic guidance for commanders and staff officers of nontactical organiza- tions and installations for planning and conducting base defense. While the manual emphasize base de- fense in stability operations, the…
FMFRP 12-42 Professional Knowledge Gained From Operational E ·Army ·1968 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1968
In early 1968, for the first time in the Vietnamese struggle, the enemy committed his main force to sustained, decisive combat throughout South Vietnam. Targeting large population centers, as yet untouched by the war, the enemy executed a…
FM 19-15 ·Army ·1960 Civil Disturbances and Disasters
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide for the training and use of military forces in the control and suppression of disturbances and the use of military police in disaster relief operations. The manual covers…
FM 7-20 ·Army ·1962 Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Mechanized Infantry Battalions
3. Characteristics and Capabilities a. The infantry battalion is the infantry's basic tactical unit. The personnel, equipment and training of the battalion provide for versatility and enable it to accomplish a variety of combat missions…
FM 19-40 ·Army ·1949 Enemy Prisoners of War, Civilian Internees, and Detained Persons
FM 19-40 to the armed forces of a country occupied by the United States, if the theater commander considers it necessary by reason of such allegiance to intern them, even though they may have been originally liberated from PW status by the…
FM 31-16 ·Army ·1963 Counterguerilla Operations
CHAPTER 2 THE ENEMY RESISTANCE MOVEMENT Section I. ORGANIZATION OF THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT 3. General a. A guerrilla force is the armed manifesta- tion of a resistance movement by a portion of the population of the area against the local…
FM 31-10 ·Army ·1941 Basic field Manual. Coast Defense
FM 31-10 RESTRICTED BASIC FIELD MANUAL COAST DEFENSE SECTION I ARMED FORCES IN COAST DEFENSE 13 1. In coast defense, the general mission of the armed forces is to prevent or repel a landing' by hostile forces on United States soil or in…
FM 18-22 ·Army ·1944 Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Tank Destroyer Reconnaissance Platoon
This'manual covers the tactical employment of the tank destroyer reconnaissance platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques not covered in other manuals. It applies to the reconnaissance platoons of both the towed and…
FM 7-11 ·Army ·1962 Rifle Company, Infantry, Airborne Infantry and Mechanized Infantry
leaders will be commanders, but all commanders must be leaders; for in a sense, leadership is the proper exercise of command. The company commander who commands only with his authority will never realize the full potential of his company.…
FM 7-25 ·Army ·1942 Infantry Field Manual, Headquarters Company, Intelligence and Signal Communication, Rifle Regiment
Infantry field manual for the regimental headquarters company: organization, combat intelligence, and regimental signal communication (1942).
FM 19-1 ·Army ·1969 Military Police Support-Army Divisions and Separate Brigades
C 1, FM 19-1 CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION 2-1. Mission and Organization 2-2. Capabilities and Limitations *a. Organic military police provide combat a. The company has the capability of performsupport to the division or separate brigade and ing…
FM 31-15 ·Army ·1961 Operations Against Irregular Forces
Section I.GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance to the commanders and staffs of combined arms forces which have a primary mission of eliminating irregular forces. b. The text discusses the nature of irregular forces…
FM 19-2 ·Army ·1965 Military Police Support in the Field Army
X X DIVISION AREAS x X xx -xx--iLxx- xxLxx-- xxIxx x CORPS x REAR AREA c COMBAT ZONE XXXX XX XX FIELD ARMY SERVICE AREA XXXX ADVANCE SECTION COMMUNICATIONS ZONE o oo 000 BASE SECTION Figure 1. Territorial organizationj theater of…
FM 17-35 ·Army ·1957 Armored Cavalry Units Armored and Infantry Divisions
PART ONE GENERAL CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose a. This manual covers the specific organization, tactics, techniques, and procedures appropriate to all armored cavalry units of the armored and infantry divisions. b. This manual is to be used…
FM 17-20 ·Army ·1942