FM 8-35 ·Army ·1955 Transportation of the Sick and Wounded
Figure 176.1 (Added) U-1A "Otter". assault transports and are equipped to transport from 35 to 70 litter patients. Their forward loads of personnel, ammunition, etc., can be unloaded and then can be reloaded with patients in a short time.…
FM 1-2 ·Army ·1978 Aircraft Countermeasures and Battlefield Survivability
The primary purpose of this manual is to present and discuss battlefield countermeasures, techniques, procedures, and concepts that enhance the survivability of Army aviation units in a high threat environment. This publication should be…
FM 21-7 ·Army ·1943 List of Training Films Filmstrips and Film Bulletins
War Department list of training films, film strips, and film bulletins available for instruction, with guidance on employing visual training aids (1943).
FM 31-72 ·Army ·1964 Mountain Operations
The focal points of mountain combat are the heights. Gun emplacements and observation posts on commanding heights can dominate the foreground. Advances where possible are made along ridges. Both friendly and enemy forces can be expected to…
FM 8-50 ·Army ·1957 Bandaging and Splinting
3. General The proper bandage properly applied can aid materially in the recovery of a patient. A carelessly or improperly applied bandage can cause discomfort to the patient; in many instances it may expose the wound to danger of…
FM 7-30 ·Army ·1944 Supply and Evacuation. Infantry Field Manual. Service Company and Medical Detachment
2 a. Administrative orders. Orders that cover supply, evacuation, and other administrative details of operations. Administrative orders are issued under circumstances where the instructions regarding these matters are too voluminous to be…
FM 30-102 ·Army ·1973 Handbook on Aggressor
FM 30-102 supplements to the Aggressor field manuals, and exercise after action reports relating to enemy forces. This material will greatly assist in monitoring the employment of Aggressor, as well as provide a basis for future revisions…
FM 21-7 ·Army ·1945 List of War Department Films Filmstrips and Film Bulletins
Catalog of War Department films, film strips, and film bulletins, with required showings and guidance on the use of training films (1945).
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 21-77 ·Army ·1958 Evasion and Escape
1. Purpose and Scope a. Purpose. (1) This manual is a guide to commanders in the training and indoctrination of personnel in the principles and techniques of evasion and escape. It is the basis for all evasion and escape training conducted…
TM 5-315 ·Army ·1971 Firefighting and Rescue Procedures in Theaters of Operations
Section I, GENERAL l-l. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide and basic reference for firefighting teams and other personnel engaged in fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue procedures at military establishments in theaters of…
FM 21-5 ·Army ·1941 Military Training
FM 21-5 BASIC FIELD MANUAL XILITARY TRAINING (This manual supersedes TR 10-5, August 10, 1935.) SECTION I GENERAL U 1. SCOPE.-This manual contains the basic instructions for the training of the Army of the United States. Detailed…
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 1-105 ·Army ·1974 Aviators Handbook
CHAPTER 2 AVIATION TASKS AND RELATED MATERIAL Section I. TACTICAL LOW-LEVEL OPERATIONS 2—1. Definitions a. Low-Level Flight Operations. Low-level flight operation is the operation of Army aircraft at opti- mum altitudes which afford cover…
FM 70-10 ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations
Terrain and weather are important factors in the conduct of mountain operations. b. Mountainous terrain is usually characterized by one or more of the following: exaggerated terrain features, heavy woods or jungle, rocky crags and…
FM 30-15 ·Army ·1978 Intelligence Interrogation
The organizations addressed in this field manual are based on a new and innovative concept. Corps and division commanders have subordinate to them all of the assets needed to collect, analyze, and disseminate intelligence. These assets…
FM 8-15 ·Army ·1961 Medical Service in Divisions, Separate Brigades and the Armored Cavaltry Regiment
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope (2) STANAG 2128, Medical and Dental a. This manual is a guide for commanders, Supply Procedures. staffs, subordinate leaders, and troops of the (3) STANAG 2075 (SOLOG 74) (SEAArmy Medical Service…
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 4-106 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Employment of Antiaircraft Searchlights and the AAAIS
4-8 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL are provided to show when the searchlight beam is directed _at the azimuth and elevation indicated by the detector unit (or sound locator). The binoculars, especially designed for night use, are so…
FM 29-5 ·Army ·1941 Military Police
FM 29-5 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY POLICE (This manual supersedes Basic Field Manual, volume IX, December 31, 1937.) CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATION 1. GENERAL.-a. The military police consists of personnel authorized to a commander to assist him…
FM 35-20 ·Army ·1943 WAC Field Manual.Physical Training
YOU MUST BE FIT YOU are a member of the first Women's Army 'in the Y history of the United States. You are one of the small percentage of women qualified in mind and body to perform a soldier's noncombat duties. These duties are many. The…
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.…
FM 17-12 ·Army ·1961 Tank Gunnery 5-3
1. Purpose This manual presents tank gunnery principles, methods, and techniques, and training exercises and proficiency tests applicable to all types and models of standard tanks. Elements of tank gunnery are treated in detail to promote…
FM 6-50 ·Army ·1976 The Field Artillery Cannon Battery
This new manual is designed to serve as the reference document for the cannon battery for training as well as fighting. Its primary target audience is the cannon battery leader. As you review this manual you will find discussed therein…
FM 57-38 ·Army ·1968 Pathfinder Operations
1. General a. The material contained in this appendix illustrates the techniques, procedures, and equipment required for developing and main- taining proficiency in rappelling from the UH—1 series helicopters (fig 38). h. This appendix…
FM 27-15 ·Army ·1941 Military Law, Domestic Disturbances
Military law field manual on domestic disturbances: military aid to civil authorities, with statutory limitations and authorizations (1941).
FM 5-134 ·Army ·1958 Armored Division Engineer Battalion
CHAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to the officers and noncommissioned officers of the armored division engineer battalion in the performance of their duties. 2. Scope…
FM 21-13 ·Army ·1950 The Soldier's Guide
What This Manual Is About T his manual is a general guide that gives you in one volume a lot of information about the United States Army. Its main purpose is to help you adjust yourself to Army lifebecause the more you know about the Army,…
FM 5-15 ·Army ·1941 Engineer Field Manual, Field Fortifications
CHAPTER 2 TERRAIN E VAL UA TION SECTION I GENERAL 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the means of evaluating terrain. For a detailed discussion of the effect of terrain on tactical dispositions and for information on…
FM 25-10 ·Army ·1959