FM 7-5 ·Army ·1940 Infantry Field Manual Organization and Tactics of Infantry the Rifle Bon
3-5 INFANTRY FIELD MANUAL · 3. MoRALE.-Morale is affected by many influences. In large part it rests upon the soldier's confidence in himself, his comrades, and his leaders. To build and sustain the spirit of comradeship is the leader's…
FM 17-37 ·Army ·1969 Air Cavalry Squadron
3-1. Purpose and Scope e. Provide a screen for a larger unit. Part Two covers the organization, tactics, and f. Perform rear area security as a part of a techniques employed by the air cavalry platoons larger force. and troops.…
FMFRP 12-25 The Guerilla and How to Fight Him ·Army ·1962 The Guerrilla and How to Fight Him
1. PURPOSE Ffeu MarineForceReferencePublication(FMFRP) 12-25,37reGuerrilla-AndHowToEig&Him,ispubfishedto ensuretheretentionanddisscmirtation of usefulinformationwhichisnotintendedtobecomedoctrineor to bepubfishedinFfeetMarineForce…
FM 1-15 ·Army ·1942 Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique
FM 1-15 RESTRICTED ARMY AIR FORCE FIELD MANUAL TACTICS AND TECHNIQUE OF AIR FIGHTING (This manual supersedes FM 1-15, September 9, 1940.) CHAPTER 1 OBJECTIVES OF AIR FIGHTING Paragraphs BECTION I. -1-4 II. Pursuit aviation in 5-8 III.…
FM 30-5 ·Army ·1967 Combat Intelligence
1. Purpose This manual furnishes guidance to com- manders, staff officers, and other personnel con- cerned with the production and use of combat intelligence at all levels of command from bat- talion to theater army. 2. Scope a. The…
FM 19-30 ·Army ·1979 Physical Security
This field manual sets forth guidance for all people responsible for physical security. It's the basic reference for training security personnel. It also covers requesting additional equipment and manpower. The two primary concerns of this…
FM 6-140 ·Army ·1965 Field Artillery Cannon Battalions and Batteries
Plans the maintenance workload con- sidering the availability of parts and tools, as well as the level of experience of personnel and the tactical situation. e. Supervises the scheduling of equipment for the prescribed preventive…
FM 1-5 ·Army ·1943 Army Air Forces Field Manual, Employment of Aviation of the Army
2-3 ARMY NUAL m ander and assigned to theaters of operation, oversea garrisons and departments, base and defense commands, or similar organiza tions. From the aviation assigned to air forces there are formed (!) Striking forces.-To operate…
FM 1-20 ·Army ·1942 Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Techniques of Air Reconnaissance and Observation
Army Air Forces tactics and technique of air reconnaissance and observation, for air force aviation and in support of ground forces (1942).
FM 2-30 ·Army ·1943 Cavalry Field Manual, Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron
FM 2-30 CAVALRY FIELD MANUAL CAVALRY MECHANIZED RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs SECTION I. Purpose and scope - 1-2 II. Organization 3-4 III. Equipment 5-8 SECTION I PURPOSE AND SCOPE * 1. PURPOSE.-The purpose of this…
FM 30-30 ·Army ·1942 Military Intelligence Identification of U.S. Government Aircraft
Wartime aircraft recognition manual: identification of U.S. Government aircraft by markings, silhouettes, and distinctive visible features (1942).
FM 7-19 ·Army ·1960 Combat Support Company Infantry Division Battle Group
CHAPTER 1 MISSION AND ORGANIZATION 1. Purpose and Scope a. This text is a guide to the training and tactical employment of the combat support company of the battle group. It covers the organization and functioning of the company and its…
FM 31-25 ·Army ·1972 Desert Operations
This manual is limited in scope to discussion of doctrine and associated tactics, techniques, and procedures for employment of military forces in desert environments. The doctrine is definitive primarily in two ways: First, in military…
FM 10-37 ·Army ·1960 Quartermaster Petroleum Depot Company
1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides information for the effective utilization of the Quartermaster Petroleum Depot Company (TOE 10-377). It is a guide for officers and enlisted personnel of the company and for other persons…
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 31-85 ·Army ·1970 Rear Area Protection Operations
This manual provides doctrine and guidance to commanders and staffs for the organization, administration, and employment of resources in the conduct of rear area protection (RAP) operations and updates interim guidance provided in FM…
FM 30-31 ·Army ·1970 Stability Operatoins-Intelligence
Cl, FM 30-31 to the Commanding Officer, US Army Combat Developments Command Intelligence Agency, Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613. Originators of pro- posed changes constituting significant modifica- tion of approved Army doctrine may send an…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1942 Tank Battalion
This manual supersedes FM 17-33, The Armored Battalion, Light and Medium, 18 September 1942. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual sets forth the principles governing the tactical employment of the tank…
FM 19-45-1 ·Army ·1967 Rear Area Protection
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with rear area protection under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to facilitate…
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 57-21 ·Army ·1959 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Airborne Division Battle Group 7-23
1. Purpose and Scope a. This text is a guide to the tactical employment of the headquarters and headquarters company of the airborne battle group. It covers the organization of the company and the organization and functioning of its…
FM 31-2 ·Army ·1970 Surveillace, Target Aquisition and Night Observation Stano Doctrine (TEST)
2-1. The STANO System The STANO system is comprised of those means and materiel organic to or in support of the Army in the field (to include other Services) associated with information gathering and pre- sentation capabilities utilized to…
FM 1-100 ·Army ·1959 Army Aviation
CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose This manual is a guide for commanders, staff officers, Army aviators, and other Army personnel concerned with the employment of Army aircraft, the organization and planning of Army Aviation units, and…
FM 7-21 ·Army ·1957 Headquarters and Headquarters Company Infantry 8-8
PART ONE OPERATIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. MISSION AND ORGANIZATION 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide to the training and tactical employment of the headquarters and headquarters company of the battle group. It covers…
FM 100-5 ·Army ·1939 Tentative Field Service Regulations Operations
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, October 1, 1939. FM 100-5, Tentative Field Service Regulations, Operations, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It contains the principles of troop leading and combat of the combined…
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 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 19-90 ·Army ·1953 The Provost Marshal
1. Purpose This manual is designed to serve as a guide for all provost marshals. It is also intended as a source of information for commanders in their use of provost marshals and military police in the fulfillment of command…
FM 55-31 ·Army ·1961 Motor Transport Services in Theaters of Opterations
Transportation truck units habitually engaged in the intersectional movement of petroleum products will normally be assigned to the petro- leum intersectional service (POLIS) to permit their complete integra- tion into the mission of…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1977