FM 21-16 ·Army ·Undated Unexploded Ordnance (Uxo) Procedures
1 T H E U X O H A Z A R D There were 21 US Army personnel killed and 53 injured during Operation Desert Storm as a direct result of handling UXO. Every person on the battlefield must be able to recognize and react to these hazards.…
FM 21-17 ·Army ·Undated Driver Selection, Training, and Supervision
This manual outlines a system for selecting, training, and qualifying track combat vehicle drivers. The Army's inventory includes numerous track combat vehicles; some are weapons, while others carry men and materiel. Scope This manual…
FM 21-18 ·Army ·1990 Foot Marches
This manual is a guide for commanders and their staffs in the procedures and techniques of foot marches. It describes the march mission, characteristics and types of foot marches, and march training to include planning procedures, duties…
FM 21-20 ·Army ·1998 Physical Fitness Training
A soldier's level of physical fitness' has a direct impact on his combat readiness. The many battles in which American troops have fought underscore the important role physical fitness plays on the battlefield. The renewed nationwide…
FM 21-26 ·Army ·1993 Map Reading and Land Navigation
The purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for Armywide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual…
FM 21-305 ·Army ·1993 Manual for the Wheeled Vehicle Driver
The military and civilian vehicle driver must meet specific qualifications to be certified He must know his responsibilities and be familiar with the forms that pertain to vehicle operation. OFFICIAL USE REQUIREMENT "Official use" is…
FM 21-31 ·Army ·1994 Topographic Symbols
1. Purpose This manual describes the topographic symbols and abbreviations authorized for use by all echelons in the interpretation of military maps, overlays, and related features and activities. 2. Scope This manual is divided into four…
FM 21-60 ·Army ·1987 Visual Signals
1-1. General Visual signals are any means of communication that require sight and can be used to transmit prearranged messages rapidly over short distances. This includes the devices and means used for the recognition and identification of…
FM 21-75 ·Army ·1984 Combat Skills of the Soldier
Cover gives protection from bullets, fragments of exploding rounds, flame, nuclear effects, and biological and chemical agents. Cover can also conceal you from enemy observation. Cover can be natural or man-made. Natural cover includes…
FM 21-76 ·Army ·1992 Survival.pdf
This manual is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL. SURVIVAL ACTIONS The…
FM 21-76-1 ·Army ·1999 Survival, Evasion, and Recovery
QUICK REFERENCE CHECKLIST Decide to Survive! S - Size up the situation, surroundings, physical condition, equipment. U - Use all your senses R - Remember where you are. V - Vanquish fear and panic. I - Improvise and improve. V - Value…
FM 21-78 ·Army ·1989 Resistance and Escape, U.S. Army Field Manual FM 21-78 (1989) Table of Contents
Doctrine on prisoner-of-war resistance and escape, covering the Code of Conduct, the effects of captivity, organizing as POWs, and resisting enemy exploitation, interrogation, propaganda, and indoctrination.
FM 22-100 ·Army ·1999 Army Leadership - Be, Know, Do
The Army's leadership manual built on the Be-Know-Do framework: character, competence, and leader actions from direct through strategic leadership (1999).
FM 22-101 ·Army ·1985 Leadership Counseling
Chapter 1 The Leader He was an old-time soldier. Clearly, he was the best man in the unit. He knew all the weapons and how to employ them. He was the expert—and we all knew it. He would usually take a few minutes each day to tell one of us…
FM 22-102 ·Army ·Undated Soldier Team Development
I n t r o d u c t i o n T he air-land battlefield will be more intense than any we have known before. Units throughout the battlefield will experience the shock of battle, requiring readiness of all soldiers—combat arms, combat support,…
FM 22-51 ·Army ·1994 Leaders' Manual for Combat Stress Control
This field manual (FM) provides information for all leaders and staff on the control of combat stressors and the prevention of stress casualties. It identifies the leaders' responsibilities for controlling stress and recognizing the…
FM 22-6 ·Army ·Undated Guard Duty
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is for personnel concerned with the organization and functions of interior and exterior guard. It includes orders, countersigns, parole words, and responsibility of the main guard…
FM 22-9 ·Army ·1991 Soldier Performance in Continuous Operations
CONOPS (continuous operations) is combat continuing at the same-high intensity level for extended periods. Soldiers may have opportunities for sleep, but this sleep may be brief or fragmented. CONOPS is distinguished from SUSOPS (sustained…
FM 23-10 ·Army ·1994 Sniper Training
The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver discriminatory highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the rifleman because of range, size, location,…
FM 23-11 ·Army ·Undated 90MM Recoilless Rifle, M67
Field manual for the 90-mm recoilless rifle M67: operation, marksmanship, and employment of the weapon (1960s).
FM 23-14 ·Army ·1994 M249 Light Machine Gun in the Automatic Rifle Role
This manual provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the M249 light machine gun in the automatic rifle role, which was formerly known as the squad automatic weapon (SAW). Since this manual addresses the M249's…
FM 23-24 ·Army ·Undated Dragon Medium Antitankassault Weapon System M47
The guided missile system, surface attack: M47 (Dragon), is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, medium antitank weapon referred to in this manual as Dragon. It is capable of defeating armored vehicles, fortified bunkers, concrete gun…
FM 23-25 ·Army ·1994 Light Antiarmor Weapons
This chapter provides information common to the light antiarmor weapons discussed in this manual. Topics include care and handling, destruction and decontamination procedures, and operating temperatures. Light antiarmor weapons are used…
FM 23-27 ·Army ·Undated MK 19, 40-mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3
FM 23-27 (1) The HEDP (high-explosive, dual-purpose) M43Ø cartridge, joined with M16A2 links, is the standard round for the MK 19. The impact-type round penetrates 2 inches of steel armor at Ø-degree obliquity and inflicts personnel…
FM 23-30 ·Army ·1988 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals
1-8. SPECIAL-PURPOSE HAND GRENADES a. Incendiary (Figure 1-16). The AN-M14 TH3 incendiary hand grenade is used to destroy equipment. It can damage, immobilize, or destroy vehicles, weapons systems, shelters, or munitions. The grenade may…
FM 23-31 ·Army ·1994 40-MM Grenade Launcher, M203
This chapter discusses the training strategy and combat conditions for the 40-mm grenade launcher, M203. The M79 model is discussed in
FM 23-34 ·Army ·1994 TOW Weapons Systems
Training and employment of the TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) antitank missile weapon system.
FM 23-35 ·Army ·1988 Combat Training with Pistols and Revolvers
Combat training with pistols and revolvers: operation and marksmanship for the M9 9-mm pistol and service revolvers (1988).
FM 23-41 ·Army ·Undated M3M3A1 (Grease Gun) Field Manual
blowback-operated, magazine-fed, automatic shoulder-fired weapons (fig 1 thru 4). They are light, compact, and rugged. The stock is one piece of formed steel rod which can be telescoped for ease of handling; its ends are drilled and tapped…
FM 23-65 ·Army ·2002