MCRP 3-10A.1 ·Marine Corps ·2020 Infantry Battalion Operations
Warfare continues to be characterized by volatility, uncertainty, and complexity. The Marine Corps infantry battalion will continue to conduct expeditionary operations to accomplish specific objectives around the globe. As the National…
FM 7-20 ·Army ·1962 Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Mechanized Infantry Battalions
3. Characteristics and Capabilities a. The infantry battalion is the infantry's basic tactical unit. The personnel, equipment and training of the battalion provide for versatility and enable it to accomplish a variety of combat missions…
FM 3-21.20 ·Army ·2006 The Infantry Battalion
The Infantry battalion manual: battle command; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and offensive, defensive, and stability operations. Supersedes FM 7-20 (2006).
FM 3-90.2 ·Army ·2003 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
FM 3-90.2 describes the tactical employment of the tank and mechanized infantry battalion task force. It specifically addresses operations for battalion task forces organized under the Army of Excellence (AOE) and the Limited Conversion…
FM 7-98 ·Army ·1992 Operations in a Low Intensity Conflict
"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sun Tzu The possibility of US troops becoming involved in a low-intensity conflict (LIC) is ever…
FM 2-30 ·Army ·1943 Cavalry Field Manual, Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron
FM 2-30 CAVALRY FIELD MANUAL CAVALRY MECHANIZED RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs SECTION I. Purpose and scope - 1-2 II. Organization 3-4 III. Equipment 5-8 SECTION I PURPOSE AND SCOPE * 1. PURPOSE.-The purpose of this…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1942 Tank Battalion
This manual supersedes FM 17-33, The Armored Battalion, Light and Medium, 18 September 1942. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual sets forth the principles governing the tactical employment of the tank…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1977 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
In order to see the enemy, it will be necessary to MOVE. The task force MOVES to SEE and MOVES to fight. For when fighting outnumbered, which the task force must expect to do most of the time, it will be necessary to MOVE to mass…
FM 7-17 ·Army ·1951 The Armored Infantry and Battalion
FM 7-17 C1 FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED INFANTRY COMPANY AND BATTALION CIIANGES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 1 f WASHINmGTON 25, D. C., 12 September1952 FM 7-17, 23 March 1951, is changed as follows: 285.1 FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (Added) a. A…
FM 17-42 ·Army ·1944 Armored Infantry Battalion
This manual covers the tactical employment of the armored infantry battalion, both as part of a larger force, and when acting independently. It is designed as a guide and does not prescribe a set of inflexible rules. Each tactical…
FM 3-21.21 ·Army ·2003 The Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Battalion
The Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) infantry battalion is designed to be a full-spectrum, early-entry combat force. It has utility in all operational environments against all projected future threats. As part of the SBCT, the infantry…
FM 7-72 ·Army ·1987 Light Infantry Battalion
Light infantry battalions are organized to fight successful operations in close terrain in the low- to mid-intensity spectrum of conflict. On the AirLand battlefield, they provide the Army versatility and strategic flexibility through…
FM 17-22 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual, Reconnaissance Battalion
FM 17-22 1-2 RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL SECTION I GENERAL E 1. PURPOSE.-a. The purpose of this manual is to outline general methods of training and employing the reconnaissance battalion of the armored division.…
ATP 3-21.21 ·Army ·2016 SBCT Infantry Battalion
ATP 3-21.21, The SBCT Infantry battalion of the Stryker brigade combat team, discusses the techniques used by the Infantry battalion while conducting missions. These are techniques and are not prescriptive. Mission, enemy, terrain and…
ST 17-33 ·Army ·1949 Tank Battalion
Special text on the tank battalion: organization and tactical employment in the early postwar Army (1949).
ATP 3-90.5 ·Army ·2021 Combined Arms Battalion
The focus of this Army techniques publication is to discuss how CAB leaders execute battalion-level tasks from planning through preparation and execution. The principles for planning operations are based on ADP 5-0, FM 6-0, and the…
ATP 3-21.20 ·Army ·2017 Infantry Battalion
The Army provides readily available and trained regionally aligned and globally responsive forces to prevent conflict, shape the security environment, and win wars. Army forces maintain proficiency in the fundamentals of decisive action,…
FM 17-45 ·Army ·1944 The Armored Engineer Battalion
FM 17-45 WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION* (This. manual supersedes FM 17-45, 13 November 1942 and Cl) Section I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. This manual covers the tactics and technique of the armored engineer battalion.…
FM 17-34 ·Army ·1945 Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalions
Authority for release of this document to a foreign government must be secured from the Director of Intelligence, GSUSA.When this document is released to a foreign government, it is released subject to the following conditions: This…
CALL ·Army ·1995 Can Systems Thinking Be Used to Enhance Battalion Task Force Reconnaissance at the National Training Center?
The commanders and staffs of a heavy brigade and three battalion task forces filled the silent room. No one bothered to make conversation. The grim faced audience, covered with powdery yellow sand, focused their whole attention on the full…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951