FM 55-450-5 ·Army ·1991 Multiservice Helicopter External Air Transport-Doal Point Load Riging Procedures
if you have any questions regarding the classification of a particular load. CERTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR HELICOPTER EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT The objective of helicopter EAT certifica- tion is to assure the user that the equipment being…
FM 55-50 ·Army ·1993 Army Water Transport Operations
Total involvement of all participants characterizes modem warfare; rear areas are no longer secure. Army watercraft units must perform their operational mission regardless of the levels of threat in the theater. Commanders and leaders must…
FM 55-501 ·Army ·1999 Marine Crewmans Handbook
to Army Watercraft Army watercraft are used in the following operations: harbor, coastal, interisland, and LOTS. They are also used for other operations such as ocean towing and security patrols. This chapter addresses these operations and…
FM 55-502 ·Army ·1996 Army Watercraft Safety
Section I. General 1-1. PURPOSE. This manual provides an up-to-date, single source of guidance and technical information relevant to rescue equipment and survival systems and safety policies used on Army watercraft and by Army watercraft…
FM 55-509 ·Army ·1994 Introduction to Marine Electricity
Successfully completing everyday activities depends on safe execution. Preparation and conduct during these activities reflects on performance. In no other field is this more significant than in the marine field. Safety is an encompassing…
FM 55-509-1 ·Army ·1994 Introduction to Marine Electricity
Successfully completing everyday activities depends on safe execution. Preparation and conduct during these activities reflects on performance. In no other field is this more significant than in the marine field. Safety is an encompassing…
FM 55-509-1-INTRODUCTION ·Army ·1994 To Marine Elect
Successfully completing everyday activities depends on safe execution. Preparation and conduct during these activities reflects on performance. In no other field is this more significant than in the marine field. Safety is an encompassing…
FM 55-65 ·Army ·1995 Strategic Deployment
In response to a military need or crisis, strategic deploy- ment is the strategic relocation and concentration of forces and their support base (manpower and logistics). Strate- gic deployment consists of the movement from CONUS into a…
FM 55-80 ·Army ·1997 Army Container Operations
TO INTERMODALISM 1-1. BACKGROUND. The DOD relies on commercial sealift to move 85 percent of cargo during contingency operations. The US and world merchant fleets are dominated by large, fast containerships with supporting corporate…
FM 55-9 ·Army ·1994 Unit Air Movement Planning
Air movement is initially the primary transportation method used during crisis response. World situations that call for a rapid response by the armed forces use airlift to quickly move to an area of operations. Air movement of units…
FM 63-1 ·Army ·1994 Support Battalions and Squadrons, Separate Brigades and Armored Cavalry Regiment
This manual provides information on the structure and operations of the support battalion of the separate brigades and the armored cavalry regiment support squadron. It is directed toward the commanders and staffs of the support…
FM 63-11 ·Army ·1996 Logistics Support Element Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Effective force projection logistics requires a seamless logistics system operating across the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Logistics elements from CONUS and the theater of operations must work together with tactical…
FM 63-2 ·Army ·1991 DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND, ARMORED, INFANTRY, and MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISIONS
The primary purpose of division defensive operations is the defeat of an enemy attack. The defense must create conditions that permit the division to survive the initial shock of an attack. Emphasis with the defense is to halt the enemy,…
FM 63-2-1 ·Army ·1994 Division Support Command, Light Infantry, Airborne, and Air Assault Divisions
This manual provides information on the structure and operations of the DISCOM in the light infantry, airborne, and air assault divisions. Information specific to the DISCOMs in the airborne and air assault divisions are provided in…
FM 63-20 ·Army ·1990 Forward Support Battalion
FM 63-20 Cavalry squadron. All these units will require CSS on a battlefield unlike any encountered in the Forward support battalion. past. The AirLand Battlefield will be characterized by fluid, nonlinear operations and Air liaison…
FM 63-21 ·Army ·1990 Main Support Battalion
FM 63-21 CHAPTER 1 MSB Organization and Functions ARMORED, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, INFANTRY, HEAVY/LIGHT DIVISIONS Main support battalions exist in four types of divisions. They are the armored, mechanized infantry, infantry, and heavy/light…
FM 63-22 ·Army ·1988 Headquarters, Headquarters Company, and Division Materiel Management Center, Division Support Command, Armored, Mechanized, and Motorized Divisions
This manual provides information on the structure and operations of the DISCOM HHC and DMMC. It is directed toward the commander and staff of the DISCOM HHC and DMMC within divisions organized and operating under L-edition TOEs as modified…
FM 63-3 ·Army ·1993 Corps Support Command
This manual describes how the COSCOM supports the corps force and its weapon systems for combat on modern battlefields. It describes how the COSCOM sustains soldiers and how it arms, fuels, fixes, and moves the corps force. Since…
FM 700-80 ·Army ·1990 Logistics
TO ARMY LOGISTICS 1-6. General a. To quote from Dr. James A. Huston, The Sinews of War: Army Logistics 1775–953: "Logistics is the application of time and space factors to war. It is the economics of warfare, and it comprises, in the…
FM 701-58 ·Army ·1987 Planning Logistics Support for Military Operations
FM 701-58 B-7. Supply. b. Class I. a. General. Is supply system and procedural guidance provided? Is the flow of requisitions described? Do automated systems of supported units and task organized CSS units have interface? Is the flow of…
FM 710-27 ·Army ·1989 Logistics Inventory Management
to Inventory Control. The subject of inventory control is prevalent throughout all aspects of the military logistics system. Attaining the most effective and efficient inventory control is a primary objective in the materiel support…
FM 750-80 ·Army ·1991 Army Wholesale Maintenance Mangement
1—1. Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this manual is to establish wholesale materiel maintenance management doctrine. Logistics doc- trine is a collection of the best thinking the Army has to offer on how to perform a particular combat…
FM 9-13 ·Army ·1986 Ammunition
Safety comes first where ammunition and explosives are concerned. This chapter describes the procedures to follow in handling ammunition and explosives safely and in preventing and fighting fires. SAFETY HANDLING MUNITIONS Ammunition and…
FM 9-24 ·Army ·1981 K-TG Improved Hawk Continuous Wave Radar Repairer
Your Trainer's Guide gives you , the unit commander , the training manager, and the trainer, some of the information you need to help plan , conduct, and evaluate unit training. Unit training is the most important job of military leaders .…
FM 9-38 ·Army ·1993 Conventional Ammunition Unit Operations
FM 9-38 C H A P T E R 1 O R D N A N C E A M M U N I T I O N U N I T S This chapter describes the types of ammunition units and the roles they play in conventional ammunition unit operations. It includes explanations of missions,…
FM 9-6 ·Army ·1989 Munitions Support in the Theater of Operations
This FM prescribes doctrine for munitions support. It explains in general terms how munitions units operate and how they interact to provide munitions to the user. It is the basis for munitions doctrine, materiel, training, and…
FM 9-84 ·Army ·1981 Nuclear Special Ammunition Direct and General Support Unit Operations
See ae wee ge et ¢ S a He REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY CONTROL, HANDLING, AND SECURITY 1S STRINGENTLY CONTROLLED AMMUNITION CHARACTERISTICS The term ammunition refers to devices charged with explosives, propelients, pyrotechnics, initiating…
FMI 1-0.02 ·Army ·2008 Theater-Level Human Resources Support
iv FMI 1-0.02 20 February 2008 Preface This document is intended to help guide Human Resources (HR) actions and enable decision making in supporting commanders and Soldiers in a deployed theater of operation. Field Manual-Interim (FMI)…
FMI 3-35 ·Army ·2007 Army Deployment and Redeployment
The purpose of this manual is to provide overarching guidance for Army deployment and redeployment operations in support of the National Military Strategy. Previously, this material was contained in four separate manuals: FM 100-17, FM…
FMI 3-63.6 ·Army ·2005