FM 21-11 ·Army ·1976 First Aid for Soldiers
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope a, The purpose of this manual is to describe first aid measures, to explain how and when to apply them, and to emphasize the significance of prompt, effective first aid. The measures described can…
FM 21-10 ·Army ·1940 Basic Field Manual Military Sanitation and First Aid
FM 21-10 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY SANITATION AND FIRST AID (The matter contained herein supersedes BFM, Vol. I, ch. 2, April 28, 1936.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs SECTION I. General 1-4 II. Responsibility for -5-6 SECTION I GENERAL 1.…
FM 21-22 ·Army ·1944 Watermanship
Military watermanship means taking care of'yourself on or in the water in any military situation. It combines ordinary swimming ability and knowledge of the sea with common sense and self-discipline. You may have to travel over water on…
FM 25-5 ·Army ·1955 Animal Transport
J (,· $FM 25-5 C 1 BASIC FIELD MANUAL ANImAL TRANSPORT CHANGES WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 1 I WAsINGoON, September 30, 1940. FM 25-5, June 15,. 1939, is changed as follows: * 8. MILITARY SEAT.-a. The correct military seat permits the rider to…
FM 21-50 ·Army ·1962 Ranger Training and Ranger Operations
Ranger Operations Are—overt operations by highly trained units to any depth into enemy held areas for the purpose of reconnaissance, raids, and general disruption of enemy operations. Depth and duration of the operation are limited only by…
FM 21-40 ·Army ·1940 Defense Against Chemical Attack
FM 21-40 BASIC FIELD MANUAL DEFENSE AGAINST CHEMICAL ATTACK (The matter contained herein supersedes chapter 8, Basic Field Manual, volume I, December 31, 1937 (including Cl, May 25, 1939).) SECTION I GENERAL • 1. OBJECT OF INSTRUCTION.—The…
FM 31-70 ·Army ·1968 Basic Cold Weather Manual
1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is designed to prepare the individual soldier and small unit commander to conduct military operations for extended periods of time under the most severe and varying cold weather climatic conditions.…
FM 21-100 ·Army ·1941 Soldier s Handbook
You are now a member of the Army of the United States. That Army is made up of free citizens chosen from among a free people. The American people of their own will, and through the men they have elected to represent them in Con gress, have…
FM 24-20 ·Army ·1960 Field Wire and Field Cable Techniques
1. Purpose This manual is a guide for personnel who install and maintain field wire communication systems. 2. Scope a. This manual contains general information on field wire, field cable, splicing field wire, tying field wire, installing…
FM 31-15 ·Army ·1941 Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, September 18, 1941. FM 31-15, Basic Field Manual, Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. This manual deals primarily with the special conditions…
FMFRP 12-40 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E ·Army ·1965 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1965-1966
TO VIETNAM 1. BACKGROUND OF THE WAR Much of Vietnam's history is the story of its relations with China, its vastly larger and more powerful neighbor to the north. The Vietnamese for many centuries have both admired China for her culture…
FM 20-20 ·Army ·1960 Military Dog Training and Employment
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope This manual is a guide for training dogs for scout and sentry duty with the United States Arniy. It includes instructions on selecting, training, and caring for dogs and describes the qualities needed…
FM 25-6 ·Army ·1941 Dog Team Transportation
FM 25-6 BASIC FIELD MANUAL DOG TEAM TRANSPORTATION (This manual supersedes TR 1380-20, June 15, 1926) CHAPTER 1 SLED DOG 1. UsE or Doc TEAMS-Dog transportation is useful under conditions of snow and ice which preclude the use of horses,…
FM 55-51 ·Army ·1972 Army Water transport Units
This manual is published as a training, planning, and operational guide for unit commanders, staff officers, key noncommissioned officers, and other personnel concerned with Army water transport units of the water terminal family as a part…
TM 8-230 ·Army ·1970 Army Medical Department Handbook of Basic Nursing
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope This manual is for use in training medical corpsmen, MOS 91A10; medical specialists, MOS 91B20; and clinical specialists, MOS 91C20, in the nursing aspects of medical care and treatment. It also…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1967 Advisory Handbook for Stability Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose Tins manual provides the U. S. Army unit and sector/subscetor (provinec/district) advisor to a host country (HC) a ready reference on doctrine and techniques which arc employed most fre- quently in stability…
FM 55-31 ·Army ·1972 Army Motor Transport Unit
This manual contains both doctrinal and procedural guidance for the administration and operation of motor transport units to provide the man-on-the-ground with the know-how to perform his military duties. Although the material contained…
FM 55-15 ·Army ·1960 Transportation Corps Reference Data
CHAPTER I GENERAL 1.1 Purpose and Scope a. This manual is both a planning guide for staff and unit officers and a digest of operational data for use as a reference by operators and users of transportation when unit or staff libraries are…
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 55-17 ·Army ·1979 Terminal Operations Specialists Handbook
This manual sets forth the principles, doctrinal guidance, and important job duties of a terminal operations coordinator. It presents such duties in light of three types of ter- minal operation missions as follows: COMPANY MISSION Terminal…
TM 11-5820-590 ·Army ·1968 Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance Manual: Radio Sets AN/PRC-74B and AN/PRC-74C
This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the…
FM 8-5 ·Army ·1944 Mobile Units of the Medical Department
MAY¥ 6- ] .A FM 8-5 MEDICAL FIELD *NUAL MOBILE UNITS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CHANGE WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 2 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 20 April 1944. FM 8-5, 12 January 1942, is changed as follows: CHAPTER 14 (Added) PORTABLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL…
FM 8-36 ·Army ·1973 Aidmans Medical Guide
1—1. Purpose and Scope This manual is intended primarily for you, the medical aidman in the field. It tells you what to do with the supplies and equipment that you ean carry and can use without hot or running water or electrical power, It…
FM 21-6 ·Army ·1954 Techniques of Military Instruction
1. Purpose This manual is designed to assist Army instructors in teaching efficiently. All officers and noncommissioned officers must know how to teach. As specialists, they may have an excellent knowledge of some phase of the military…
FM 8-10 ·Army ·1942 Medical Field Manual, Medical Service of Field Units
2-4 MEDICAL FIELD MANUAL bilities. Hence its medical service is, for all practical purposes, in the same medical echelon as that of the division. * 3. GENERAL DOCTRINES.--L. Commanders of all echelons are responsible for the provision of…
FM 17-80 ·Army ·1944 Armored Medical Units
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. CHARACTERISTICS OF ARMORED MEDICAL UNITS 1. GENERAL. a. This manual is designed as a supplement to FM 8-10. Herein are contained only those subjects and procedures peculiar to armored medical units. b. Armored…
FM 21-8 ·Army ·1950 Military Training Aids
This manual is designed to help you, the instructor. It is a storehouse of ideas. First adopt, next adapt, then become adept in their use. Accept them as your own. Tailor them to fit your needs. They are very important toward the success…
FM 18-5 ·Army ·1944 Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Tactical Employment Tank Destroyer Units
This manual is a guide to the tactical employment of tank destroyer units both self-propelled and towed. The methods of employment described herein do not comprise a set of inflexible rules. Commanders must adapt the principles of…
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 23-71 ·Army ·1957