FM 55-130 ·Army ·1944 Small Boats and Harbor Craft
Riding at anchor a half mile offshore at the debarkation port of Pogo Pogo is an' Army freighter, newly arrived from Brisbane. In its hold and on its decks is a miscellaneous cargo of ro5-mm. howitzers, caliber .30 ammunition, caterpillar…
FM 55-14 ·Army ·1974 Air Transport of Supplies and Equipment UH1 Helicopter in Air Force Aircraft
Air transport procedures for movement of the UH-1 helicopter as cargo aboard Air Force aircraft: preparation, loading, and tiedown (1974).
FM 55-15 ·Army ·1997 Transportation Reference Data
This chapter discusses key elements of movement control, including movement programming and highway regulation. See Appendix A for transportation movement control unit TOE data. ELEMENTS OF MOVEMENT CONTROL Movement control is the…
FM 55-16 ·Army ·1973 Cargo Checking Handbook
FM 55—16 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL 2—1. Background a. Throughout the history of transportation, shippers have required some method of account- ing for and controlling the movement of goods from origin to destination. As the transportation industry…
FM 55-17 ·Army ·1999 Cargo Specialists Handbook
This chapter provides an overview of the following: • Types of terminal operations. • Marine terminal operations within CONUS. • Terminal organizations in a TOPNS. • Responsibilities of MSC. • The relationship between MSC, transportation…
FM 55-19 ·Army ·1976 Support of Contingency Forces by Air Lines of Communication (TEST)
This publication contains general reference guidance for further research by commanders, planners, and staff officers involved with the deployment, support, and recovery of contingency forces by airlift. The references serve as the current…
FM 55-20 ·Army ·1974 Army Rail Transport Operations and Units
a. The transportation railway service (TRS) of the theater army support command (TASCOM) consists of units required to supervise, operate, and maintain the existing railway net. Railway units are no longer organic battalions but are…
FM 55-204 ·Army ·1980 Air Transport Procedures Transport of M454 Atomic Projectile in M467 Container
Air transport procedures for movement of the M454 atomic projectile in the M467 container (1980).
FM 55-205 ·Army ·1979 Air Transport Procedures Transport of XM129 and XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges
Air transport procedures for movement of XM129 and XM159 atomic demolition charges (1979).
FM 55-21 ·Army ·1989 Railway Operating and Safety Rules
Department of the Army railways include all railways constructed, maintained, or operated for Army use, whether by military personnel or by civilian personnel under military direction. Department of the Army railways are classified as…
FM 55-21-1 ·Army ·1967 Transportation Railway Units and Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation railway support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to facilitate…
FM 55-21-RAILWAY ·Army ·1989 Operating and Safety
Department of the Army railways include all railways constructed, maintained, or operated for Army use, whether by military personnel or by civilian personnel under military direction. Department of the Army railways are classified as…
FM 55-218 ·Army ·1982 Air Transport Procedures Transport of 8-inch Atomic Projectiles, M422
1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual presents Department of the Army approved procedures for transport of the 8-inch atomic projectile, M422, and the M422 projectile, complete mission load, by US Army helicopters. Materials and qualified…
FM 55-220 ·Army ·1983 Air Transport Procedures Transport of XM753 Nuclear Projectiles
During a logistical movement of nuclear weapons by US Army aircraft, jettisoningis not authorized. During emergency movements (external transport by helicopter, chaps. 5 and 6), the inflight emergency procedures prescribed by the…
FM 55-226 ·Army ·1983 Air Transport Procedures Transport of the W45-3 Warhead in Container, H-815, for Medium Atomic Demolition Munition
During a logistical movement of nuclear ‘weapons by US Army aircraft, jettisoning is not authorized. During emergency movements (external transport by helicopter, chap 5 and 6), the inflight emer gency procedures prescribed by the…
FM 55-25 ·Army ·1945 Ports (Oversea) Headquarters and Headquarters Companies
CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND MISSION Section I. GENERAL 1. DEFINITION. a. The term "oversea port" as used in this manual refers to those ports which are located in an oversea base or defense command, oversea department or theater of operations and…
FM 55-26 ·Army ·1953 Transportation INland Waterways Service
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide military personnel with basic doctrine relative to the tech- niques of operating an inland waterways service and to set forth the capabilities of inland waterway trans-…
FM 55-30 ·Army ·1997 Army Motor Transportation Units and Services
In a theater of operations, all modes of transport--air, rail, inland waterways, and motor--are used to move personnel, cargo, and unit equipment. Of these modes, motor transport is the most flexible. Motor transport supports movement…
FM 55-31 ·Army ·1972 Army Motor Transport Unit
This manual contains both doctrinal and procedural guidance for the administration and operation of motor transport units to provide the man-on-the-ground with the know-how to perform his military duties. Although the material contained…
FM 55-312 ·Army ·1991 Military Convoy Ooperations in the Continental United States
Small convoys of 20 vehicles or fewer can usually be sent out as one group. But, in planning any appreciable sized convoy, the basic requirement is to organize the given number of vehicles into manageable groups. When operating within…
FM 55-35 ·Army ·1965 Motor Transport Operations and Motor Transport Units
vidual elements proceeding more or less at will in the performance of routine functions of units. (2) Organized military movements. Or- ganized military movements consist of units or supply convoys in which elements are grouped together…
FM 55-35-1 ·Army ·1967 Motor Transport Operations and Motor Transport Units (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation motor transport sup- port under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to…
FM 55-384 ·Army ·1986 Air Transport Procedures Transport of W84 Nuclear Warhead H1408 Container
25 April 1986 FM 55-384 CHAPTER 2 SAFETY AND SECURITY WARNING Jettisoning of nuclear weapons during a logistical movement by US Army aricraft is not authorized. 2-1. Warnings The following warnings will be observed by personnel performing…
FM 55-4 ·Army ·1959 Transportation Movements in Theaters of Operations
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this manual is to explain the objectives, principles, policies, organization, functions, and procedures of transportation movements in a theater of operations. The provisions of the…
FM 55-4-1 ·Army ·1967 Transportation Movements in a Theater of Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation movements support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This infor- mation can be utilized to…
FM 55-40 ·Army ·1971 Army Combat Service Support Air Transport Operations
This manual is published as a training, planning, and operational guide for unit commanders, staff officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel concerned with Army combat service support air transport operations as part of the…
FM 55-409 ·Army ·1980 Fundamentals of Aircraft Pneudraulics
Military personnel holding MOS 68H (aircraft pneudraulics repairer) will use this manual as a general guide in the repair of pneumatic systems (using gases such as air) and of hydraulic systems (using liquids such as oil). The manual…
FM 55-41 ·Army ·1963 Transportation Aircraft Maintenance Units
SECTION II ORGANIZATION FOR SUPPORT OF ARMY AIRCRAFT 4. Command Supervisory Responsibilities a. Each major commander and major sub- ordinate commander is responsible for the com- mand supervision of maintenance and supply activities in…
FM 55-411 ·Army ·1981 Army Aircraft Quality Control and Technical Inspection
FM 55-411 CHAPTER 1 QUALITY CONTROL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Quality control (QC) activities complement those of production control to complete the over- all control aspect of maintenance management. The quality control supervisor (67W)…
FM 55-42 ·Army ·1979