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 100-42 ·Army ·1976 US Air Force US Army Airspace Management in an Area of Operations
This manual sets forth procedures and guidance jointly agreed upon for use by US Army and US Air Force commanders and staffs in preparation for and execution of airspace con- trol responsibilities and airspace management functions in an…
FM 31-35 ·Army ·1969 Jungle Operations
1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance to com- manders, staff officers, and other personnel con- cerned with tactical operations in jungle areas. 1—2. Scope a. This manual describes the common as well as the distinguishing…
FM 31-30 ·Army ·1960 Jungle Operations
dependent upon the characteristics of the pro- posed area of operations. In general, the more undeveloped the area, the more changes will be required. Changes to be considered are the elimi- nation of wheeled vehicles and weapons not suit-…
FM 100-30 ·Army ·1971 Tactical Nuclear Operations TEST
of tactical nuclear weapons onto the battlefield neither negates the principles of war described in FM 100-5 nor causes the devel- opment of new ones. The intensity of a tactical nuclear conflict emphasizes the importance of these…
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 30-20 ·Army ·1961 Arial Surveillance-Recconaissance, Field Army
CHAPTER 2 G2 AIR ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS Section I. ORGANIZATION 4. General a. Planning and coordination of the aerial surveillance — reconnaissance operations and activities of the command are staff responsi- bilities of the ACofS, G2…
FM 57-10 ·Army ·1962 Army Foces in Joint Airborne Operations
support for the execution of a tactical or strategic mission. The means employed may be any combination of airborne units, air transportable units, and transport aircraft, depending on the mission and the situation. Whenever the term…
FM 57-30 ·Army ·1959 Airborne Operations
I. General a. Airborne operations consist of the movement and delivery by air, into an objective area, of combat forces and their administra- tive support for the execution of tactical and strategic missions. Such operations are normally…
FM 7-17 ·Army ·1951 The Armored Infantry and Battalion
FM 7-17 C1 FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED INFANTRY COMPANY AND BATTALION CIIANGES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 1 f WASHINmGTON 25, D. C., 12 September1952 FM 7-17, 23 March 1951, is changed as follows: 285.1 FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (Added) a. A…
FM 90-10 ·Army ·1979 Military Operation on Urban Terrain
Tactical doctrine stresses that urban combat operations are conducted only when required and that built-up areas are isolated and bypassed rather than risking a costly, time-consuming operation in this difficult environment. Adherence to…
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 31-50 ·Army ·1964 Combat in Urban and Built-Up Areas
C 2, FM 31-50 Page paragraph 14c. In lines 10 and 11 "non- persistent chemical agents" is changed to read "nonpersistent-effect chemical agent". In lines 12 and 13 delete "or Biological." Page 12, paragraph In line 1 delete "or…
FM 31-13 ·Army ·1961 Battle Group Landing Team (Amphibious)
A battle group landing team is the basic task organization used as a nucleus of an infantry division landing team in an amphibious operation. It may however, be employed as a semiindependent or independent landing team. In either role it…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951 Amphibious Operations Battalion in Assault Landings
Authority for release of this document to a foreign government must be secured from the Assistant Chief of Staff, C-2. When this document is released to a foreign govern- ment, it is released subject to the following con- ditions: This…
FM 90-3 ·Army ·1977 Desert Operations
The purpose of this manual is to describe how US Army forces fight in the desert. Conditions will be encountered in the desert that have a profound effect on military operations. Desert operations require, among other things, special…
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 100-5 ·Army ·1954 Operations
The Army's capstone operations manual of the mid-1950s, governing the conduct of land campaigns and major operations in the early atomic era (1954 edition).
FM 31-16 ·Army ·1967 Counterguerilla Operations
self-sufficiency become primary missions of the counterguerrilla forces of the host country and the United States." Page 9, paragraph 12. In line 5, the word "sta- bility" is changed to read "internal defense." Page 9, paragraph 13b. In…
FM 30-102 ·Army ·1977 Opposing Forces Europe
This manual provides the US soldier information concerning oppos- ing forces weapons, equipment and tactics, for use in accomplishing our objective—WINNING THE LAND BATTLE of the next war, even though outnumbered. Because entire forces can…
FM 31-23 ·Army ·1967 Stability Operations
of a subversive element intent on destroying the government can greatly mul- tiply the seriousness of these conditions. Secu- rity and stability in the urban areas must re- ceive priority in both planning and resources available for IDAD.…
FM 100-27 ·Army ·1967 Tactical Airlift Operations
101. General: a. This publication establishes joint doc- trine, responsibilities, and procedures em- ployed by Army and Air Force component forces for use in planning coordinating and executing tactical airlift operations in joint…
FM 1-20 ·Army ·1968 Nondivisional Combat Aviation Battalion, Group, and Brigade (TEST)
1-1. Purpose and Scope (2) Limited war. a. This manual provides guidance to com- (3) Cold war, to include stability operamanders and staff officers of the nondivisional tions. combat aviation battalion, group, and brigade, 1-2.…
FM 5-100 ·Army ·1979 Engineer Combat Operations
Today more than ever before, the engineer plays a critical role as a member of the combined arms team. As movement and lethality on the battlefield increase, the requirement to reinforce the terrain increases. The engineer brings to the…
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 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 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 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 30-35 ·Army ·1971 Military Intelligence Battalion-Arial Recconasance Support
This chapter gives the organization and func- tions of the MIBARS and its organic elements. 3-2. Mission The overall mission of the MIBARS is to pro- duce and disseminate intelligence information ob- tained or developed from tactical air…
FM 44-8 ·Army ·1954