Users of this field manual must first read and understand the doctrinal field manuals: FM 71-3 (brigade), FM 71-2 (battalion), and FM 71-1 (company). This manual DOES NOT replace the doctrinal manuals; rather, it supplements them with…Archive879 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Tank and mechanized infantry battalion task forces are organized to fight and win engagements on any part of the battlefield in conventional, nuclear, or chemical environments. They combine the efforts of their company teams and combat…Archive584 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Armored and mechanized brigades are organized to fight successful engagements in conventional and various operations other than war (OOTW) activities. They are subordinate commands of a division and corps and perform major tactical…Archive516 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The mission of light, air assault, and airborne infantry divisions is to close with and destroy the enemy as well as to control land areas, including population and resources. These divisions make optimum use of offensive, decentralized,…Archive518 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The Evolution of the Air Assault Division Air assault operations arose from the "airborne idea," one of several solutions suggested to break the brutal trench deadlock of World War I's (WWI) Western Front. In simplest terms, the airborne…Archive225 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The urban growth in all areas of the world has changed the face of the battlefield. Military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) constitute the battlefield in the Eurasian continent. It includes all man-made features (cities, towns,…Archive350 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Army, Marine Corps, Tactical Air Forces FM 90-12/FMFRP 2-73/TACP 50-50/PACAFP 50-50/USAFEP 50-50/AACP 50-50 B a s e D e f e n s e Multi-Service Procedures for Defense of a Joint Base EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This publication provides doctrinal…Archive97 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Field Manual (FM) 90-13 describes how divisions and brigades conduct river crossings. It shows the relationship to corps operations, where appropriate, and includes details for lower echelons to support the brigades. It provides doctrine,…ArchiveSmall Unit Tactics
This manual outlines the Department of the Army (DA) doctrine for combined arms breaching operations. Fighting as a combined arms team is imperative to breaching success and is the centerpiece of the manual. The manual begins with a…Archive151 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Field Manual (FM) 90-13 describes how divisions and brigades conduct river crossings. It shows the relationship to corps operations, where appropriate, and includes details for lower echelons to support the brigades. It provides doctrine,…Archive164 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
irborne forces of the US Army have often demonstrated their ability to conduct decisive, short notice, forced entry operations deep into enemy territory. They seize and maintain the initiative until follow-on forces are committed to the…Archive301 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Field Manual (FM) 90-29 establishes Army guidance for planning, coordinating, and executing noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs) under nonemeigency conditions. Nonemergency conditions are those in which full mobilization has not been…Archive128 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
of other forces. 8. MEF (FWD) Given its inherent flexibility, the MEF (FWD) will likely be the force of choice as the initial element to deploy from a MEF. The standing elements of a MEF staff normally form the basis for the CE of a MEF…Archive208 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
1 Chapter I Multiservice Brevity Codes ABORT(ING)(ED) Directive/informative to cease action/attack/event/mission. ACTION Directive to initiate a briefed attack sequence or maneuver. ACTIVE An emitter is radiating. ADD( ) Directive call to…Archive34 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY JTF LIAISON HANDBOOK Multiservice Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Joint Task Force (JTF) Liaison Operations Liaison Officers (LNOs) LNOs facilitate the communication maintained between elements of a JTF to ensure…Archive64 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
1. Scope This publication documents tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting Joint Theater Missile Target Development (JTMTD). It establishes a common framework for soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines responsible for…Archive111 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Field Manual (FM) 90-7 is intended for the combined arms commander and staff. It encompasses doctrine established in FMs 5-100, 6-20 series, 71-100, 100-5, and 100-7. The doctrine presented in the following chapters seeks to develop the…Archive178 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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.…ArchiveSmall Unit Tactics
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.…Archive255 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This manual gives the US Army a common language, concept, and purpose to fight and achieve success in a counterinsurgency. COIN is a complex subset of warfare that encompasses all military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological,…Archive307 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Doctrine provides a military organization with unity of effort and a common philosophy, language, and purpose. An field manual interim (FMI) is a Department of the Army (DA) publication that provides expedited delivery of urgently needed…ArchiveSmall Unit Tactics
The MCOE SH 21-76 (Ranger Handbook) is mainly written for U.S. Army Rangers and other light Infantry units, however it should also serve as a handy reference for other U.S. military units. It covers how Infantry squad- and platoon-sized…Archive357 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This publication is for Skill Level 1 soldiers holding the military occupational specialty 11B. It contains standardized training objectives, in the form of task summaries, to train on critical tasks that support unit missions during…Archive402 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This publication is for Skill Levels 2 through 4 soldiers holding the military occupational specialty 11B. It contains standardized training objectives in the form of task summaries, to train critical tasks that support unit missions…Archive536 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Planners must determine the purpose and contents of each cache because theses basic factors influence the location of the cache, as well as the method of hiding. For instance, small barter items can be cached at any accessible and secure…Archive25 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
of maneuver, the command and control process (by fire team and squad leaders) complicates the exercise. Force-on-force training must precede all LFXs at this level and higher. (6) Stage 6, Platoon. The cycles in Stage 6 include: Dry fire…Archive142 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This training circular is a training support package for training urban operations. It provides guidance for leaders conducting training in urban environments across the full spectrum of Army operations: offense, defense, stability, and…Archive149 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This manual is one of a series now bemg published, primarily for U.S. Army Special Forces, that deals with subjects pertaining to destructive techniques and their applications to targets in guerrilla and unconventional warfare. The series…Archive159 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Combat in Built up Areas Subcourse IN0531·Army·1992
In this lesson you will learn the principles guiding combat in built-up areas and military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT). You will learn about the offensive and defensive operations of potential adversaries, our own concept of the…Archive211 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
1. PURPOSE Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 12-80, Ki/lor Get Killed, is published to ensure the retention and dissemination of useful information which is not intended to become doctrine or to be published in Fleet Marine…Archive440 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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