FM 55-46-1 ·Army ·1967 Army Air Transport Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with Army air transport support under the TASTA-70 (The Administrative Support, Theater Army 1965-1970) concept of organization and…
FM 31-10 ·Army ·1941 Basic field Manual. Coast Defense
FM 31-10 RESTRICTED BASIC FIELD MANUAL COAST DEFENSE SECTION I ARMED FORCES IN COAST DEFENSE 13 1. In coast defense, the general mission of the armed forces is to prevent or repel a landing' by hostile forces on United States soil or in…
FM 55-130 ·Army ·1944 Small Boats and Harbor Craft
Riding at anchor a half mile offshore at the debarkation port of Pogo Pogo is an' Army freighter, newly arrived from Brisbane. In its hold and on its decks is a miscellaneous cargo of ro5-mm. howitzers, caliber .30 ammunition, caterpillar…
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 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 30-20 ·Army ·1967 Arial Surveillance-Recconaissance, Field Army
channels, to the CG, USACDC, to facilitate review and followup. 3. Responsibilities a. Each commander is responsible for the intelligence activities of his command as defined in FM 100-5. To accomplish these ac- tivities he delegates the…
FM 4-19 ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Coast Artillery, Examinations for Gunners
CHAPTER 3 SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONS Section I. GENERAL 14. EXAMINATIONS. The examinations taken by candidates will be those prescribed for the types of unit to which they are assigned or attached. Candidates not on duty with a coast artillery…
FM 4-5 ·Army ·1940 Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Organization and Tactics
FM 4-5 DECLASSIFIED RESOVD COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY ORGANIZATION AND TACTICS (The matter contained herein supersedes part one, Coast Artillery Field Manual, volume I, January 3, 1933.) PART ONE ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 1…
FM 55-50-1 ·Army ·1967 Transport Amphibian Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with amphibian operations support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to facilitate…
FM 4-101 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery with Armored Forces
RESTRICTED FM 4-101 1-2 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMENT OF ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY WITH ARMORED FORCES CHAPTER 1 GENERAL TM@ 1. Misston—a. The normal mission of the antiaircraft (AA)' automatic weapons battalion with armored…
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…
TM 5-622 ·Army ·1978 Maintenance of Waterfront Facilities
This manual is a guide for military personnel and civilian forces who are concerned with the maintenance and repair of waterfront structures and related facilities. 1.1.2 SCOPE. This manual, together with References 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3,…
FM 5-144 ·Army ·1966 Engineer Shore Assault Units (C1)
Section I. GENERAL ★l-l. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance for com- manders, staff officers, and others concerned with the planning, employment and operations of specialized engineer amphibious units. It provides…
FM 30-104 ·Army ·1967 Aggressor Handbook on Insurgent War
FM 30-104 armed forces, police, or other internal security forces. h. Insurgent War. A struggle between a constituted government and organized insurgents frequently supported from without, but acting violently from within, against the…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual the Armored Battalion
EM 17-33 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED BATTALION, LIGHT AND M1EDIUM SECTION I GENERAL E 1. SCOPE AND PURPOSE.--a. This manual covers the tactical employment of the light and medium tank battalions both as part of a larger force…
FM 101-10 ·Army ·1959 Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data
FM 101-10, Staff Officers' Field Manual-Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data, consists of three parts published as separate volumes. Part I -Unclassified Data Part II -Extracts of Tables of Organization and Equipment Part…
FM 1-40 ·Army ·1969 Attack Helicopter Gunnery
C2, FM 1-40 -fca. Attack Helicopter. An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter modified or designed to search out and engage enemy targets or to supple- ment the fires of ground-based weapons (e.g., UH-1 armed with M21 armament subsystem…
FM 55-40 ·Army ·1971 Army Combat Service Support Air Transport Operations
This manual is published as a training, planning, and operational guide for unit commanders, staff officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel concerned with Army combat service support air transport operations as part of the…
FM 60-10 ·Army ·1952 Amphibious Operations: Regiment in Assault Landings
This manual is a guide for the regimental combat team (RCT) in planning, training for, and executing an amphibious operation. It includes additional information on higher headquarters and other forces involved. It describes the…
FM 60-10-AMPHIBIOUS ·Army ·1952 Operations Regiment in Assault Landings
This manual is a guide for the regimental combat team (RCT) in planning, training for, and executing an amphibious operation. It includes additional information on higher headquarters and other forces involved. It describes the…
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.…
MCWP 3-23 ·Marine Corps ·1939 DTIC ADA524808: MCWP 3-23 Offensive Air Support
of New Concepts as Background for Consideration. Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS) is a new concept guiding the direction of the Marine Corps. OMFTS is the capstone that encompasses several other supporting concepts such as ship to…
FM 44-8 ·Army ·1954 Antiaircraft Operations Center and Antiaircraft Artillery Information Service
1. Purpose qnd Scope 'Ihis manual sets folth the principles of orgeniz&tion and operation and the funciions of the antiairclaft opelalrions centrer (AAOC) and ihe &ntiairclaft artillery information service (AAAIS) (folmerly iltelligence…
FM 30-101 ·Army ·1961 Aggressor the Maneuver Enemy 4-27
The army uniform is jungle green in color in keeping with the national colors and the traditional emblem of of the Circle Trigon Party. The cut of the pullover type tunic and the trousers resembles that of foreign-type army uniforms.…
FM 6-102 ·Army ·1970 Field Artillery Battalion Aerial Field Artillery
FM 6-102 1—6. Operational Concepts a. Aerial field artillery units deliver fires from the aircraft in flight, employing speed, agility, and responsiveness to achieve surprise and destroy targets. Aerial field artillery provides a means of…
FM 55-506-2 ·Army ·1977 Marine Enginemans Electrical Handbook
This manual provides electrical theory necessary to effectively troubleshoot and repair shipboard electrical components and systems. The manual can be used at all marine maintenance levels; however, it is primarily intended for the…
FM 1-130 ·Army ·1962 Operation of the AN-USD-1 Surveillance Drone System
4. Assignment The drone section is assigned to the aerial surveillance and target acquisition platoon of the general support company of the division's aviation battalion. It will be employed under the opera- tional control of any unit or…
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 101-10-2 ·Army ·1965 Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data-Extracts of TO-E
FM 101-:10, Sia# Officers' Field Manual—Organizational, Technical, and Logistical Data, con- sists of three parts published as separate volumes. FM 101-10-1, Unclassified Data FM 101-10-2, Extracts of Tables of Organization and Equipment…
FM 6-20 ·Army ·1973