FM 38-725-1 ·Army ·1976 Direct Support System-Commanders Handbook
Provide asset visibility and intransit control. (4) Improve supply responsiveness. (5) Maintain materiel readiness. These objectives are accomplished by using improved communications, computer systems, and transportation methods to furnish…
FM 38-746 ·Army ·1998 Logistics Packaging Management
This manual contains information on packaging management and its implementation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Defense Logistics Agency. It is published for use as an official document to support operations and the…
FM 38-8 ·Army ·1966 International Logistics Management
to the Inter national Logistics Programs. This part contains a«, brief coverage of the de velopment of the International Lo gistics Programs as they have evolved from national policies. (2) 'Part Two—Organization for Interna tional…
FM 4-0 ·Army ·2003 Combat Service Support
FM 4-0 (FM 100-10) 1-2 tent so they can visualize, describe, and direct the activities of their CSS organizations to meet the needs of the supported force. Currently, operations staffs, support planners, and CSS operators, coordinate to…
FM 4-01 ·Army ·2003 Army Rail Operations
This manual describes the organizations, processes, procedures, and systems involved in the rail operations across the military spectrum. The focus of this manual is for the reader to gain an understanding of the Army rail system and how…
FM 4-01-41 ·Army ·2003 Army Rail Operations
This manual describes the organizations, processes, procedures, and systems involved in the rail operations across the military spectrum. The focus of this manual is for the reader to gain an understanding of the Army rail system and how…
FM 4-01.011 ·Army ·2002 Unit Movement Operations
FM 4-01.011 1 1-1 Chapter 1 Unit Movement Responsibilities A unit move is the relocation of a force and its materiel to a desired area of operations. To accomplish a unit move, movement plans are developed and unit movement operations are…
FM 4-01.30 ·Army ·2003 Movement Control
This manual describes the organizations, processes, procedures, and systems involved in the control of movements across the military spectrum. The focus of this manual is for the reader to gain an understanding of the movement control…
FM 4-01.502 ·Army ·2008 Army Watercraft Safety
This manual provides a single source of guidance and technical information relevant to rescue equipment, survival systems and safety policies used on Army watercraft by Army watercraft personnel. NOTE: Deviations from configurations of…
FM 4-1 ·Army ·2025 Human Resources Support
The publication of FM 3-0 in October 2022 emphasized that operations require integration of Army and joint capabilities from all domains. FM 4-1 contains updates that implement elements of FM 3-0 and FM 4-0 to describe HR support at…
FM 4-117 ·Army ·1942 Barrage Balloon Operation of Materiel and Employment of Personnel
FM 4-117 1-4 COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL BARRAGE BALLOON OPERATION OF MATERIEL AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL PART ONE FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL E 1. SCOPE.-This manual is designed for use by barrage balloon units as a guide in the…
FM 4-196 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Barrage Balloon Rigging and Fabric Repair
4-5 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL Srctiow II CORDAGE MATERIALS #4. Freer Rorzs.—Fiber ropes used in rigging and securing barrage balloons are generally made of manila or sisal hemp. For general information on these materials, see TM…
FM 4-2.7 ·Army ·2002 Health Service Support in a NBC Environment
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for health service support (HSS) units and personnel operating in a nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC), radiological dispersal device…
FM 4-20-103 ·Army ·2005 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Containers
This manual provides the latest approved doctrine for rigging airdrop containers. It is written for use by a parachute rigger or jumpmaster. It consists of six parts. a. Part one contains general information for container loads and…
FM 4-20-107 ·Army ·2004 Airdrop Derigging and Recovery Procedures
This manual gives the latest approved doctrine for derigging, recovery, and evacuation of airdrop supplies and equipment. It is to be used by acting recovery NCOICs or OICs for a unit receiving airdrop supplies. This manual provides…
FM 4-20-108 ·Army ·2001 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment-Rigging Military Utillity Vehicle (M-Gator)
Description of Items The description of the items rigged in this manual is given below: a. Military Utility Vehicle (M-Gator): The M-Gator is 108 inches long, 60 inches wide and 43.6 inches high. The weight of the M-Gator is 1,450 pounds,…
FM 4-20-113 ·Army ·2003 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment-Rigging 3-4 Ton Cargo Trailers
This manual shows the equipment and gives the steps to rig the M101, M101A1 and M101A2 3/4-ton, two-wheeled trailers. The trailers are rigged for low-velocity airdrop from the C-130, C141, C-17 and C-5 aircraft on a type V platform.…
FM 4-20-116 ·Army ·2006 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Reference Data for Airdrop Platform Loads
The information in this manual may be used to compute aircraft requirements and to assist the rigger and loadmaster during joint inspection of airdrop loads. The publication containing the procedure for preparing and rigging each load is…
FM 4-20-127 ·Army ·2004 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment-M198, 155-MM Howitzer
This manual shows and tells how to rig the M198, 155-MM howitzer with different modifications and different amounts of accompanying equipment and ammunition. The M198 is rigged in the following configurations: a. The M198 howitzer with…
FM 4-20-137 ·Army ·2003 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment-Rigging Forward Area refulling Equipment (FARE) and Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refuling System (AAFARS)
This manual shows and tells how to rig the forward area refueling equipment (FARE), to include the rigging of hazardous material--gasoline, JP4, and diesel fuel. The FARE is rigged with the following: Trailers. M101, M101A1, 3/4-ton,…
FM 4-20-142 ·Army ·2007 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Loads for Special Operations
DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS The descriptions of the items rigged in this manual are given below: • High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System (HSLLADS): The HSLLADS container is an adjustable container made of an A-21 cargo cover and other…
FM 4-20-147 ·Army ·2003 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment-Humanitarian Airdrop
New or changed material is identified by a vertical bar ( ) in the margin opposite the changed material.
FM 4-20-152 ·Army ·2007 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Dragon and Javelin Missiles
This manual tells and shows how to prepare and rig the Dragon and Javelin antitank/assault missiles for lowvelocity airdrop from C-130 or C-17 aircraft. This manual is designed for all parachute riggers.
FM 4-20-153 ·Army ·2006 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Ammunition
Chapter 1 General SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 1-1. The A-22 cargo bag loads shown in this manual will be rigged according to FM 4-20.103/MCRP 4 11.3C/TO 13C7-1-11. Note: The Low Cost Aerial Delivery System (LCADS) may be used to airdrop…
FM 4-20-158 ·Army ·2005 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Water Purification Units
This manual provides the latest approved doctrine for rigging the following water purification units. It is written for use by all parachute riggers. a. 600-gallons per hour (GPH) ROWPU on a 20-foot platform. b. Lightweight water purifier…
FM 4-20-167 ·Army ·2006 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Tracked Personnel-Cargo Carriers
The purpose of this manual is to provide the latest approved procedures for rigging the IC45 crawler carrier, IC45-2 IHI crawler carrier and the M973A, 1 ½-ton cargo carrier small unit support vehicle (SUSV) on the type V platform for…
FM 4-20-64 ·Army ·2007 Mortuary Affairs Operations
Chapter 1 Mortuary Affairs Overview Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their…
FM 4-20.41 ·Army ·2003 Aerial Delivery Distribution in the Theater of Operations
1-1 Chapter 1 Aerial Delivery Distribution on the Battlefield Today's aerial delivery includes airdrop, airland, and sling-load operations. Airdrop and airland distribution are joint (Army and U.S. Air Force [USAF]) operations that require…
FM 4-30-3 ·Army ·2004 Maintenance Operations and Procedures
Chapter 1 Maintenance Fundamentals Global interdependence, reduced time, and fast-changing technology affects every aspect of how the Ordnance Corps must do business today and into the 21s‘ century. In a Force Projection (FP) Army,…
FM 4-30.1 ·Army ·2003