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 5-33 ·Army ·1967 Engineer Cellular Teams
FM 5-33 cal, signal, and organizational maintenance services. These are ordinarily provided by the fixed strength unit to which a team is assigned or attached. When applicable, mess teams will be drawn from the TOE 29-500 series, auto-…
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 5-5 ·Army ·1943 Engineer Field Manual Engineer Troops
FM 5-5 ENGINEER FIELD MANUAL ENGINEER TROOPS (This manual supersedes FM 56, 31 January 1941. inclading C 1. 17 January 1942.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL · 1. PURPOSE AND ScoPr.--This manual is designed to serve as a general reference on engineer…
FM 5-6 ·Army ·1954 Operations of Engineer Troop Units
1. Contents This manual contains the basic doctrine for the operations of engineer troop units in a theater of operations. Both the combat and the communica- tions zone are discussed, with emphasis on the units of a field army. 2. Part One…
FM 510015 ·Army ·1944 Corps Engineer Operations
of follow-on forces. Firepower, both lethal and nonlethal, synergistically combines with maneuver in conducting deep operations. The corps uses a Decide-Detect-Track-Deliver Assess approach that enables the comrnander to take the…
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 54-2 ·Army ·1976 The Division Support Command and Separate Brigade Support Battalion
This revision reflects up-to-date doctrinal guidance on the organization and employment of all types of division support commands (DISCOMs) and support battalions of separate brigades organized under the H-series TOE. For easy reference,…
FM 54-23 ·Army ·1976 Material Management Center Corps Support Command (TEST)
The manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and otherv personnel concerned with the organization and operation of materiel management centers (MMCs) in corps support commands. It is based on the. Department of the…
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 54-4 ·Army ·1969 The Support Brigade
following international standardization agreeThis manual provides guidance on the organi- ment, which is indentified by type of agreezation and operations of the support brigades ment and number at the beginning of each apin a field army.…
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 Army Transportation Movements Management
The time frames for programing cycles arate corps commanders are assisted by their re- (para 5-6). spective support command commanders. These (2) The degree of coordination required in commanders provide integrated logistic support,…
FM 55-105 ·Army ·1944