FM 31-30 ·Army ·1965 Jungle Operations
CHAPTER 2 THE JUNGLE Section I. GENERAL 4. Prevalent Misconceptions The soldier who is not familiar with the jungle will suffer from conditioned fears and apprehen- sions when faced with the prospect of living and fighting in a jungle…
FM 31-35 ·Army ·1942 Basic Field Manual. Aviation in Support of Ground Forces
FM 31-35 BASIC FIELD MANUAL AVIATION IN SUPPORT OF GROUND FORCES (This manual supersedes section Ill, Training Circular No. 89, Training Circular No. 52, and air support references In Training Circular No. 70, War Department, 1941, and…
FM 31-35 ·Army ·1969 Jungle Operations
1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance to com- manders, staff officers, and other personnel con- cerned with tactical operations in jungle areas. 1—2. Scope a. This manual describes the common as well as the distinguishing…
FM 31-36 ·Army ·1968 Jungle Operations (TEST)
TO NIGHT OPERATIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide in- terim doctrinal guidance for. commanders and staffs in. the employment and support of in- fantry, airborne infantry, airmobile infantry,…
FM 31-45 ·Army ·1967 Explosive Ordonace Disposal Service
of sabotage de- vices and clandestine weapons into the sphere of EOD operations. (5) Establishing and maintaining a re- sponsive and uniform explosive ord- nance incident reporting and control system. (6) Providing the required numbers of…
FM 31-5 ·Army ·1941 Landing Operations on Hostile Shores
FM 31-5 BASIC FIELD MANUAL LANDING OPERATIONS ON HOSTILE SHORES CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs Section I. General 1-8 II. Advance forces 9-12 III. Main and secondary landings 13-16 IV. Selection of landing areas 17-26 V. Time of landing .-…
FM 31-50 ·Army ·1964 Combat in Urban and Built-Up Areas
C 2, FM 31-50 Page paragraph 14c. In lines 10 and 11 "non- persistent chemical agents" is changed to read "nonpersistent-effect chemical agent". In lines 12 and 13 delete "or Biological." Page 12, paragraph In line 1 delete "or…
FM 31-55 ·Army ·1972 Border Security and Anti-Infiltration Operations
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance for com- manders and staffs at all levels, to carry out bor- der security operations involving combat, combat support, and combat service support units. Throughout…
FM 31-60 ·Army ·1972 River Crosing Operations
provides a summation on river-crossing opera- tions for quick reference purposes. b. Full page printing has replaced the two columns per page that was used in the old manual. This is intended for ease of reading. c. A recapitulation of…
FM 31-60 ·Army ·1966 River Crosing Operations
of active and passive air defense means to in- weapons, dispersion, concealment, camouflage, elude use of organic automatic and small arms and night operations. Section II. DEFINITIONS AND BASIC CONSIDERATIONS 4. Definitions a. Bridgehead.…
FM 31-70 ·Army ·1959 Basic Cold Weather Manual
1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is designed to aid the individual soldier and small unit leader in fighting, living, and moving under the varying terrain and climatic conditions of the sparsely populated and rela- tively undeveloped…
FM 31-71 ·Army ·1971 Northern Operations
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FM 31-72 ·Army ·1964 Mountain Operations
The focal points of mountain combat are the heights. Gun emplacements and observation posts on commanding heights can dominate the foreground. Advances where possible are made along ridges. Both friendly and enemy forces can be expected to…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1965 Advisory Handbook for Counterinsurgency
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides the U.S. Army advisor to host country forces a ready reference document on doctrine and techniques which are most frequently employed in countering latent, incipient, and active insurgency.…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1967 Advisory Handbook for Stability Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose Tins manual provides the U. S. Army unit and sector/subscetor (provinec/district) advisor to a host country (HC) a ready reference on doctrine and techniques which arc employed most fre- quently in stability…
FM 31-75 ·Army ·1971 Riverine Warfare
This manual sets forth basic guidance for commanders and staff officers for planning and executing riverine warfare. While this manual reflects riverine warfare as conducted in the Repub- lic of Vietnam where it was field evaluated, the…
FM 31-8 ·Army ·1968 Medical Service in Joint Operations
FM 31—8/NÂVMED P-5047/AFM 160-27 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to familiarize Armed Forces command and staff officers with the general doctrine, organizations, and practices of the medical…
FM 31-81 ·Army ·1970 Base Defense (TEST)
This manual sets forth basic guidance for commanders and staff officers of nontactical organiza- tions and installations for planning and conducting base defense. While the manual emphasize base de- fense in stability operations, the…
FM 31-82 ·Army ·Undated Base Development
FM 31-82 planning factors required for base construction (FM 101-10-1). g. Standards of Construction— Level of quality of facilities which influences materially the level and amount of construction to be accomplished. Standards are based…
FM 31-82 ·Army ·1971 Base Development
This manual prescribes Army doctrine to assist commanders and staff officers in developing a base or bases in a theater of operations. It covers base development (BD) from early concept planning to program execution. The manual defines the…
FM 31-85 ·Army ·1970 Rear Area Protection Operations
This manual provides doctrine and guidance to commanders and staffs for the organization, administration, and employment of resources in the conduct of rear area protection (RAP) operations and updates interim guidance provided in FM…
FM 310-3 ·Army ·1959 Military Publications-Index of Training Publication
Military publications index of training publications: lists of current field manuals, training circulars, and other training literature (1959).
FM 33-1 ·Army ·1993 Psychological Operations
FM 33-1 Chapter 1 O v e r v i e w Psychological operations are conducted across the operational continuum. The purpose of PSYOP is to induce or reinforce attitudes and behavior favorable to U.S. national goals in selected foreign target…
FM 33-1-1 ·Army ·1994 Psychological Operations Techniques and Procedures
This field manual (FM) sets forth techniques and procedures for implementing United States (U.S.) Army psychological operations (PSYOP) doctrine contained in FM 33-1. It provides general guidance for commanders and planners who must…
FM 33-5 ·Army ·1962 Psychological Operations: Techniques and Procedures
1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides detailed psychologi cal operations techniques for psychological operllltions commanders and staff officers. It dis cusses relationships, capabilities, tactics, and techniques of psychological…
FM 34-1 ·Army ·1987 Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Operations
CHAPTER 1 The Mission Armies that maintain coherence and con- fidence and can concentrate superior com- bat power at decisive times and places are the winners of battles and campaigns. While there are no simple formulas for win- ning,…
FM 34-130 ·Army ·1994 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering on an undertaking, I have meditated for long and foreseen what may occur. — Napoleon Bonaparte, 1831 IPB is the best process we have for understanding the battlefield and the…
FM 34-2 ·Army ·1994 Collection Management and Synchronization Planning
Normally, the greatest challenge for commanders is to focus the intelligence effort, and to gain dissemination of intelligence to the right place in time for key decisions. —FM 100-5 This manual provides the doctrinal framework for…
FM 34-2-1 ·Army ·1991 Reconaissance and Surveillance and Intelligence Support to Counterreconaissance
Throughout history, military leaders have recognized the importance of R&S. Gaining and maintaining contact with the enemy is essential to win the battle. Our own military history contains many examples where our knowledge of the enemy, or…
FM 34-2-1-RECONNAISANCE ·Army ·1991