MCTP 3-01B ·Marine Corps ·2019 Air Assault Operations
MCTP 3-01B Air Assault Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS Air assault operations are a subset of airborne operations and a form of vertical envelopment in which assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support [CSS]),…
MCRP 3-20.4 ·Marine Corps ·2022 Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Aviation Urban..
1. Purpose This publication provides multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for planning and executing aviation operations in an urban environment. 2. Scope This manual is a tactical-level document for planning and…
JP 3-10 ·Joint ·2019 Joint Security Operations in Theater
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance to plan, execute, and assess joint security operations. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
TC 3-20.31-040 ·Army ·2025 Direct Fire Kill Chain
The purpose of the direct fire kill chain is to provide a standard description of all the tasks and actions of the firers, teams, squads, crews, and platoons employing direct fire weapon systems. This allows Soldiers and leaders to…
FM 31-19 ·Army ·1974 Special Forces Free-Fall Parachuting
One of the two major goals of all Special Forces training is the successful infiltration of designated areas with the maximum chance of survival and mission accomplishment. To attain this goal. Special Forces has developed a number of…
MCWP 3-34-1 ·Marine Corps ·2000 Military Police in Support of the MAGTF
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-34.1, Military Police in Support of the MAGTF, provides the doctrinal basis for employment of military police in support of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) operations. This publication…
FM 7-98 ·Army ·1992 Operations in a Low Intensity Conflict
"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sun Tzu The possibility of US troops becoming involved in a low-intensity conflict (LIC) is ever…
ATP 3-21.51 ·Army ·2019 Subterranean Operations
Throughout history, subterranean operations have been part of warfare. The effect of subterranean warfare has had varying levels of significance dependent on the battle, campaign, or war. Large defensive walls constructed around cities…
FM 7-92 ·Army ·1992 The Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon and Squad
The infantry reconnaissance platoon is a specialty platoon comprised of infantry soldiers. Unlike traditional infantry platoons whose primary mission is to kill the enemy, the reconnaissance platoon's primary mission is to provide the…
MCTP 12-10B ·Marine Corps ·2017 Urban Operations
Operations in and around cities are one of the greatest challenges U.S. forces face. Unyielding population growth, urbanization of littoral areas, and greater resource needs drive instability that causes competition, crisis, or conflict.…
ATP 3-06 C1 ·Army ·2022 Urban Operations {mctp 12-10B}
Operations in and around cities are one of the greatest challenges U.S. forces face. Unyielding population growth, urbanization of littoral areas, and greater resource needs drive instability that causes competition, crisis, or conflict.…
FM 3-99 C1 ·Army ·2015 Airborne and Air Assault Operations
Assured access is the desired conditions that the United States seeks to maintain in potential areas of strategic importance throughout the world. Assured access is the result of a combination of geopolitical factors that affect the United…
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 17-47 ·Army ·1977 Air Cavalry Combat Brigade
THE AIR CAVALRY COMBAT BRIGADE The ACCB is organized primarily as a highly mobile force to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. In describing how the ACCB fights, this manual will discuss employment of attack helicopter battalions and…
ATTP 3-39-32 ·Army ·2010 Physical Security
Physical security is that part of the Army security system, based on threat analysis, concerned with procedures and physical measures designed to safeguard personnel, property, and operations; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment,…
MCTP 3-01A ·Marine Corps ·2020 Scouting and Patrolling
MCTP 3-01A Scouting and Patrolling 1-2 CHAPTER 1. PLANNING DEFINITION OF A PATROL Patrols are employed by commanders for many purposes, such as gathering information, providing security, or engaging the enemy. Patrols enable the…
TC 3-21.76 ·Army ·2025 Ranger Handbook
The Ranger Handbook: condensed leadership, patrolling, battle drills, and fieldcraft reference carried by small-unit leaders. Supersedes the 2017 edition (2025).
FM 71-101 ·Army ·1980 Infantry, Armored Mechanized and Air Assault Divisions Operations
The division is the largest U.S. Army organization that trains and fights as a team. A division is organized with varying numberk and types of combat, combat support, and combat service support units. Five types of divisions exist in the…
FM 31-22 ·Army ·1981 Command, Control, and Support of Special Forces Operations
Thisfield manual provides doctrinal guid¬ ance to Special Forces (SF) command¬ ers and their staffs for command, con¬ trol, and support of SF operations. It deals with the organization, missions, and operations in support of unconventional…
MCWP 3-13 ·Marine Corps ·2005 Employment of Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs)
On page 1-7 of Chapter 1, in "Assault Amphibian Section," delete sentences two and three and replace with, "The Rifle Platoon Commander exercises maneuver control of his platoon through the AAV Section Leader. While mounted or dismounted,…
FM 3-05 ·Army ·2025 Army Special Operations
As one of the Army's five core competencies, special operations are activities or actions requiring distinct modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment, and training, often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically or…
MCRP 3-40A.7 ·Marine Corps ·2013 Patient Movement
NTTP 4-02.2M/MCRP 4-11.1G, PATIENT MOVEMENT (JUL 2013), addresses Navy and Marine Corps patient movement capabilities available to the operational commander and prescribes tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for theater operations,…
ATP 3-39.30 ·Army ·2026 Security and Mobility Support
ATP 3-39.30 focuses on the military police discipline of security and mobility support. It outlines how military police assist Army, joint, and multinational forces by carrying out tactical tasks and activities related to security and…
FM 3-90.12 ·Army ·2008 Combined Arms Gap-Crossing Operations
Some common abbreviations and acronyms—for example, the abbreviations for military ranks—are not spelled out; refer to the glossary. As a dual service manual, references made to the U.S. Army, Soldiers, division, and BCT are…
TC 7-101 ·Army ·2010 Exercise Design
This training circular (TC) outlines a methodology for designing and executing training exercises. It describes planning procedures and methodologies, responsibilities, and analysis for those who plan and control Army exercises intended as…
MCRP 3-35.1D ·Marine Corps ·2011 Cold Region Operations
When conducting military operations in cold regions, leaders, Soldiers, and Marines must plan to fight two enemies: the cold and the opposing force. Despite the difficulties that cold regions pose, there are armies that have prepared for…
MCRP 3-20F ·Marine Corps ·2018 Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner's Handbook
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20350-3000 4 April 2018 CHANGE 1 to MCRP 3-20F.9 Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner's Handbook 1. This publication has been edited to ensure gender…
FM 7-85 ·Army ·1987 Ranger Unit Operations
This publication contains doctrinal guidelines for the employment and training of ranger units. The intended audience is intermediate and higher level commanders, staffs of those headquarters, and newly assigned officers and NCOs of the…
MCRP 3-25-10A ·Marine Corps ·2000 Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner's Handbook
Chapter 1 Fundamentals The mission of a low altitude air defense (LAAD) unit is to provide close-in, low altitude surface-to-air weapons (SAWs) fires in defense of forward combat areas, vital areas, and installations. It also provides SAW…
FMI 3-24.2 ·Army ·2009