FM 31-20-5 ·Army ·1988 Special Reconnaissance Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures for Special Forces
Special reconnaissance (SR) is defined as reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted by Special Forces (SF) to obtain or verify, by visual observation or other collection methods, information concerning the capabilities, intentions,…
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 Surveillance and Intelligence S
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 34-3 ·Army ·1990 Intelligence Analysis
Intelligence is a key element of combined arms operations. It enables commanders to use their combat power effectively to win the decisive battles and it helps them identify and attack high payoff targets (HPTs). Intelligence is an…
FM 34-40-2 ·Army ·1990 Basic Cryptanalysis
This manual presents the basic principles and techniques of cryptanalysts and their relation to cryptography. Cryptography concerns the various ways of protecting messages from being understood by anyone except those for whom the messages…
FM 34-40-7 ·Army ·1992 Communications Jamming Handbook
This manual explains how to employ the effective jamming techniques referenced in FM 34-1. Instructions are presented to the mission planner for calculating the minimum jammer power output requirements and the maximum distance a jammer can…
FM 34-40-9 ·Army ·1991 Direction Finding Operations
Direction finding (DF) involves determining the direction of arrival of a radio wave. Since the conception of signals intelligence (SIGINT) gathering, direction finding has been an important part of the intelligence cycle. Direction…
FM 34-45 ·Army ·2000 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Electronic Attack
The purpose of this manual is to • Address the deployment and employment of electronic attack (EA) assets at division and brigade. • Discuss concepts and principles unique to EA. • Describe how to integrate EA into the targeting effort. •…
FM 34-52 ·Army ·1992 Intelligence Interrogation
This manual provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing employment of interrogators as human intelligence (HUMINT) collection assets in support of the commander's intelligence needs. It outlines the interrogator's…
FM 34-54 ·Army ·2014 Technical Intelligence
This field manual provides guidance to commanders and staffs of military intelligence (MI) and other units responsible for technical intelligence (TECHINT) or having an association with TECHINT. It provides general guidance and identifies…
FM 34-60 ·Army ·1995 Counterintelligence
This field manual (FM) provides guidance to commanders, counterintelligence (CI) agents, and analysts. The first four chapters provide information to the commander and staff while the remainder provides the tactics, techniques, and…
FM 34-7-1 ·Army ·2002 Tactical Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations
ST 2-22.7 (FM 34-7-1) APRIL 2002 Chapter 1 Tactical Human Intelligence Collection Assets Timely and accurate intelligence derived from human intelligence (HUMINT) and counterintelligence (CI) assets is critical to the military…
FM 34-71 ·Army ·1982 Opposing Force Training Module-North Korean Military Forces
FM 34-71 Terminology Purpose. The purpose of an exercise is to provide a vehicle for accomplishing certain training objectives. This is the "why." Directive. An oral or written communica- tion establishing a policy for ordering a specific…
FM 34-8 ·Army ·1944 ~1 Critical Weather Effects Data
Since we cannot control the weather, the best alternative is to develop a thorough understanding of weather effects and their impact on friendly and threat military operations. Then we use this knowledge and information to our advantage.…
FM 34-8-1 ·Army ·1944 Critical Weather Effects Data
This manual provides some of the more common critical weather (and environmental) effects data and applies that information to specific operations, systems, and personnel. Inclement weather degrades battlefield operations, affects weapons…
FM 34-8-2 ·Army ·1998 Intelligence Officer's Handbook
FM 34-8-2 1-1 Chapter 1 G2/S2 ROLES AND MISSIONS WHY YOU NEED THIS HANDBOOK The G2/S2 must provide continuous intelligence and information for the commander to conduct operations and minimize risk. Intelligence is the commander's…
FM 34-81 ·Army ·1989 Weather Support for Tactical Operations
The AirLand Battle is an extended, integrated battle involving al! air and tand forces. Conventional, nuclear, chemical, and electronic weapons are integrated to attack enemy forces throughout the depth of their formations. Basic to the…
FM 34-81-1 ·Army ·1944 Battlefield Weather Effects
This manual provides some of the more common critical weather (and environmental) effects data and applies that information to specific operations, systems, and personnel. Inclement weather degrades battlefield operations, affects weapons…
FM 34-85 ·Army ·1981 Conversion of Warshaw Pact Grids to UTM Grids
Chapter 1 UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR MAPS General Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) maps are used by the United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces and are based upon the Hayford spheroidal concept. This concept…
FM 43-12 ·Army ·1989 Division Maintenance Operations
The Army must be prepared to deploy, fight, and win in different locations and under a variety of conditions. We must be prepared to fight a modern, highly lethal mechanized force typical of the Warsaw Pact, and must also be capable of…
FM 7-100 ·Army ·2003 Opposing Force Doctrinal Framework and Strategy
In today's complicated and uncertain world, it is impossible to predict the exact nature of future conflict that might involve the U.S. Army. So the Army must be ready to meet the challenges of any type of conflict, in all kinds of places,…
FM 7-100.1 ·Army ·2004 Opposing Force Operations
In today's complicated and uncertain world, it is impossible to predict the exact nature of future conflict that might involve the U.S. Army. So the Army must be ready to meet the challenges of any type of conflict, in all kinds of places,…
FM 7-100.4 ·Army ·2007