FM 31-12 ·Army ·1961 Army Forces in Amphibious Oprations
(2) Amphibious raid. Landings from the * * tional warfare activities (ch. 9). A special type of am phibious raid is the amphibious reconnaissance which is a landing conducted by small elements, involving stealth rather than force of arms…
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 31-3 ·Army ·1969 Wether Support for Field Army Tactical Operations
1-1. Purpose and Scope o. This manual provides doctrinal guidance to U.S. Air Force, Air Weather Service (AWS) and field personnel, including commanders and staff officers, who are concerned with the weather sup- port required for army…
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 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 7-10 ·Army ·1962 Rifle Company Infatry and Airborne Division Battle Groups
The mission of the rifle company of the airborne battle group is to move by air to close with the enemy and destroy or capture him. 3. Capabilities The rifle company of the infantry battle group is capable ofa. Closing with the enemy by…
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 19-3 ·Army ·1964 Military Police Support in the Communications Zone
CHAPTER 2 TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION 4. General Most of the military police support in the COMMZ is accomplished on an area basis, and is closely associated with territorial responsibilities and movements. This requires that each provost…
FM 17-1 ·Army ·1963 Armor-Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose proper evaluation. Comments should be forwarded directly to the Commanding Officer, This manual sets forth the doctrine, tactics, warded directly to the Commanding Officer, U.S.…
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 19-15 ·Army ·1968 Civil Disturbances and Disasters
C 4, FM 19-15 Section II. PERSONNEL PLANNING 5-5. General 5-7. Discipline, Law and Order Personnel planning is the staff responsibility of Personnel planning must make provisions for the force G1/S1 and involves the development the…
FM 17-30 ·Army ·1969 The Armored Brigade
Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1-1. Purpose are considered to be inclusive of periods of limited visibility and night operations. Except as stated This manual provides doctrinal guidance for the herein, the armored brigade directs and…
FM 19-1 ·Army ·1966 Military Police Support Army Divisions and Separate Brigades
CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION 4. Mission and Organization Military police support to a division is provided primarily by the organic division military police company. The military police company is organized functionally and is composed of a…
FM 19-40 ·Army ·1964 Enemy Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees
Field manual on enemy prisoners of war and civilian internees: processing, evacuation, internment, and treatment under the Geneva Conventions (1964).
FM 31-21 ·Army ·1969 Special Forces Operations
Forces group is â multipurpose force which, by organization, flexible command arrangements, tailored logistical and fiscal procedures, and highly trained personnel, can address a variety of mis- sions. As the repository of expertise within…
FM 17-50 ·Army ·1977 Attack Helicopter Operations
THIS MANUAL describes how attack helicopter battalions and companies fight. Attack helicopter units are organized primarily to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. They will normally be supported by field artillery and sometimes by…
FM 31-18 ·Army ·1965 Infantry Long Range Patrol Company
consist of specially trained personnel capable of performing re- connaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition within the dis- patching unit's area of interest. The LRP must not be confused with the well-recognized reconnaissance…
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 31-20 ·Army ·1974 Special Forces Operational Techniques
1, FM 31-20 CHAPTER 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE Section I. GENERAL 3-1. General a. Unconventional warfare operations are dependent, in varying degrees, on a successful I'SYOl* campaign. PSYOF, properly…
FM 31-21-GUERRILLA ·Army ·1961 Warfare & Special Forces S
Guerrilla warfare and Special Forces operations: fundamentals of resistance and guerrilla warfare, the airborne Special Forces group, theater support, infiltration, and combat employment (1961).
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1965 Advisory Handbook for Counterinsurgency
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides the U.S. Army advisor to host country forces a ready reference document on doctrine and techniques which are most frequently employed in countering latent, incipient, and active insurgency.…
FM 31-19 ·Army ·1974 Special Forces Free-Fall Parachuting
One of the two major goals of all Special Forces training is the successful infiltration of designated areas with the maximum chance of survival and mission accomplishment. To attain this goal. Special Forces has developed a number of…
FM 17-47 ·Army ·1977 Air Cavalry Combat Brigade
THE AIR CAVALRY COMBAT BRIGADE The ACCB is organized primarily as a highly mobile force to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. In describing how the ACCB fights, this manual will discuss employment of attack helicopter battalions and…
FM 31-22 ·Army ·1963 U. S. Army Counterinsurgency Forces
10. Military Civic Action a. Purpose. The purpose of the military civic action program is to use indigenous military resources for the benefit of civilian communities, such as assisting in health, welfare, and public works projects,…
FM 71-100 ·Army ·1978 Army and mechanized Divisions Operations
THE DIVISION is the largest United States Army organi- zation that trains and fights as a team. A division is organized with varying numbers and types of combat, combat support, and combat service support units. A division may be armored,…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1977 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
In order to see the enemy, it will be necessary to MOVE. The task force MOVES to SEE and MOVES to fight. For when fighting outnumbered, which the task force must expect to do most of the time, it will be necessary to MOVE to mass…
FM 7-30 ·Army ·1954 Service and Medical Companies Infantry Regiment
1. Purpose and Scope This manual tells how to provide logistic support for the infantry regiment and how to coordinate and correlate the logistical activities with the tactical operation they support. The logistical support required by an…
FSTC-381-4012 (Typical Foreign Unconventional Weapons) ·Army ·1964 Typical Foreign Unconventional Warfare Weapons
FSIC 38-5012 TYPICAL FOREIGN UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE WEAPONS (U) Section (U) PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1, (U) The purpose of this study ia to present a deacription of typical foreign weapons which have been, or are being, used by insurgents or…
FM 61-100 ·Army ·1962 The Division
Heading a planning staff for future operations or joint matters. (3) Commanding a task force. (4) Supervising execution of specific portions of operations orders. (5) Assuming control of the division at an alternate command post when…
FMFRP 12-40 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E ·Army ·1965