CALL ·Army ·2007 Journal of Special Operations Medicine, Volume 7, Edition 4. Training Supplement: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Managing combat trauma on the modern battlefield represents challenges that are scarcely encountered within the civilian community. The advent of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) represented a fundamental paradigm shift from the care…
CALL ·Army ·2006 Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldiering in Iraq
2 January-February 2006 • MILITARY REVIEW T HE ARMY HAS LEARNED a great deal in Iraq and Afghanistan about the conduct of counterinsurgency operations, and we must continue to learn all that we can from our experiences in those countries.…
CALL ·Army ·2002 Talking About Defense: Leathernecks in Lab Coats
Leathernecks In Lab Coats Talking about Defense Leathernecks In Lab Coats By George C. Wilson QUANTICO, Va. -- The sort of chaos that is ripping apart East Timor right now stands as the biggest challenge to the American military in the…
CALL ·Army ·1968 Streetfighting: The Rifle Platoon in MOUT
For today's infantryman, training in MOUT sites and tire houses is a more frequent occurrence then before. One of the most elaborate training events at the Joint Readiness Training Center is the fight at Shughart-Gordon, where a brigade…
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…
CALL 10-34 ·Army ·2010 Whole of Government in the Economic Sector: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Newsletter. Number 10-34
Iraq and Afghanistan have proven that achieving victory in today's ideological conflicts is a task beyond the capabilities of any single U.S. agency. It demands that the efforts of multiple agencies be brought together and coordinated in a…
CALL 10-41 ·Army ·2010 Assessment and Measures of Effectiveness in Stability Ops: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Handbook)
Accurate assessment and usable measures of effectiveness are essential to success in stability operations. Improving the ability of a host nation (HN) government to deliver services expected by its populace is necessary to enhance the…
CALL 98-10 ·Army ·1998 Fighting Light/Heavy in a Restricted Terrain. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Number 98-10
ealizing the need to foster a closer sense of cooperation between the light infantry company and a &tank force when task-organized, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Dennis Reimer, directed that the Army develop Tactics, Techniques,…
CALL 99-16 ·Army ·2001 How Armor Was Employed in the Urban Battle of Seoul
BUSTING THE BARRICADES: How Armor Was Employed In the Urban Battle of Seoul by Captain Matthew H. Fath As noted in a recent Army Times arti- cle entitled "Urban Crisis," few armor or mechanized infantry units — and not one active duty…
CALL Handbook 96-3 ·Army ·1996 Small Unit Night Fighter Manual
This Small Unit Night Fighter Handbook combines existing doctrine with night-fighting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) currently used by light infantry squads and platoons. The dismounted battle drills found in ARTEP 7-8, MTP…
FM 100-13-1 ·Army ·1998 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for the Battlefield Coordination Detachment
Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the Battlefield Coordination Detachment, the Army's liaison element at the joint air operations center coordinating Army requirements for air support (1998).
FM 100-15 ·Army ·1963 Field Service Regulations Larger Units
fires for the purpose of influencing the action at critical times and places. It is difficult for the field army commander to determine which at- tack force will meet with greatest success. The retention of a reserve permits the field army…
FM 100-20 ·Army ·1974 Internal Defense and Development (IDAD)
2-1. General a. This chapter outlines characteristics common to many developing nations. It identifies social, political, economic, and psychological factors that often contribute to political in- stability and which genérally require con-…
FM 17 ·Army ·1942 Employment of Armored Units the Armored Division
FM 17 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMENT OF ARMORED UNITS THE ARMORED DIVISION CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. GENEZRAL PRovISIroNs.-a. This document is published as a guide for the tactical training and operation of the Armored Division. b. The…
FM 17-1 ·Army ·1966 Armor-Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose graph, and line of the text in which the change This manual is a guide for armor com- is recommended. Reasons should be provided manders and staffs in the employment, com- for each…
FM 17-10 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique
2-5 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL e. The GHQ reserve battalions are self-contained units, of either light or medium tanks, organized tactically and administratively for employment by battalion or by group to furnish additional striking power…
FM 17-12 ·Army ·1961 Tank Gunnery 5-3
1. Purpose This manual presents tank gunnery principles, methods, and techniques, and training exercises and proficiency tests applicable to all types and models of standard tanks. Elements of tank gunnery are treated in detail to promote…
FM 17-128 ·Army ·1994 Light Cavalry Weapon System Proficiency
Future battles will be mobile and violent, with emphasis on rapid fire capability, increased speed, and maneuverability. Light cavalry crews must be prepared to take maximum advantage of these capabilities. To defeat the threat and survive…
FM 17-15 ·Army ·1996 Tank Platoon
The fundamental mission of the tank platoon is to close with and destroy the enemy. The platoon's ability to move, shoot, communicate, and provide armored protection is a decisive factor on the modern battlefield. It moves, attacks,…
FM 17-18 ·Army ·1994 Light Armor Operations
The land warfare strategy of the US military has changed. The nation no longer relies on large, forward-deployed forces, supported by reinforcing forces from the continental United States (CONUS). The military forces have developed a…
FM 17-20 ·Army ·1957 Armored Infantry Units Platoon, Company and Battalion
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual covers detailed doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, and organization of armored infantry units-platoon, company, and battalion-acting either with or without…
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.…
FM 17-25 ·Army ·1944 Assault Gun Section and Platoon
This manual supersedes FMl 17-25, 25 June 1942. Chapter 1 GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. This manual is a guide to the employment of the assault gun platoon of the tank battalion, armored infantry battalion, the platoon of the assault gun troop of…
FM 17-27 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual 81MM Mortar Squad and Platoon
FM 1 t2 7 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL 81-MM MORTAR SQUAD AND PLATOON SECTION I GENERAL * 1. SCOPE.-a. This manual covers the tactical employment of the mortar platoon and squad in support of tank and infantry units. It is a guide only. Each…
FM 17-30 ·Army ·1969 The Armored Brigade
Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1-1. Purpose are considered to be inclusive of periods of limited visibility and night operations. Except as stated This manual provides doctrinal guidance for the herein, the armored brigade directs and…
FM 17-32 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual, the Tank Company, Light and Medium
2-4 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL * 2. PURPOSE.-This manual is only a guide to the employ ment of the tank company. The formations and actions described herein are not inflexible. Each tactical situation must be solved on its own merits and…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1957 Tank Units Platoon, Company and Battalion
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section 1. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual covers specific doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, and organization of all tank units, platoon through battalion. b. The procedures described herein are…
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…
FM 17-35 ·Army ·1960 Armored Cavalry Platoon, Troop and Squadron
PART ONE GENERAL CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose a. This manual covers the organization, doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures of the scout platoon and armored cavalry platoons, troops, and squadrons organic to both the armored…
FM 17-36 ·Army ·1965