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 44-3 ·Army ·1981 US Army Air Defense Artillery Employment, Chaparral/Vulcan
Army air defense artillery employment, Chaparral/Vulcan. United States. Washington : Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army, 1977. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112101040589 Public Domain, Google-digitized…
FM 31-71 ·Army ·1971 Northern Operations
Section II - Effects of environment on military operations Section III - Mobility http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/31-71/toc.htm (1 of 5) [1/11/2002 3:57:00 PM]
FM 30-7 ·Army ·1959 Combat Intelligence-Battle Group Command and Smaller Units
This manual furnishes guidance in applying the principles of combat intelligence for commanders, intelligence officers, and other personnel concerned with the intelligence effort in units below division level. The attention of personnel…
FM 18-21 ·Army ·1944 Tank Destroyer Towed Gun P
This manual covers the tactical employment of the towed tank destroyer platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques that are not covered in other manuals. b. The manual is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of…
FM 18-5B ·Army ·1942 Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer
This manual contains doctrines for the training and combat employment of tank destroyer battalions and groups. It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed; units equipped with substitute…
FM 4-20-142 ·Army ·2007 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Loads for Special Operations
DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS The descriptions of the items rigged in this manual are given below: • High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System (HSLLADS): The HSLLADS container is an adjustable container made of an A-21 cargo cover and other…
FM 3-24 ·Army ·2006 Counterinsurgency
This manual is designed to fill a doctrinal gap. It has been 20 years since the U.S. Army published a manual devoted to counterinsurgency operations, and 25 since the Marine Corps published its last such manual. With our Soldiers and…
FM 3-24FD ·Army ·2006 Counterinsurgency
This manual is designed to fill a doctrinal gap. It has been 20 years since the U.S. Army published a manual devoted to counterinsurgency operations, and 25 since the Marine Corps published its last such manual. With our Soldiers and…
FM 4-02.19 ·Army ·2001 Dental Service Support in a Theater of Operations
This publication provides basic doctrine and the tactics, techniques, and procedures required for dental service support (DSS) in a theater of operations (TO). It focuses on current combat health support (CHS) doctrine. The tactics,…
FM 31-27 ·Army ·1998 Pack Animals in Support of Special Operations (Draft)
Draft field manual on pack animals in support of special operations: care, loading, and employment of pack animals in austere environments (1998). The archived scan is largely illegible.
FM 100-23 ·Army ·1994 Peace Operations
FM 100-23 the 1960s. Since 1988, the number of peace operations has more than doubled, with each succeeding one being more complex than the last. The UN's peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1993, for example, included 22,000 military,…
FM 8-10-19 ·Army ·1993 Dental Service Support in a Theater of Operations
A highly trained and well equipped ready dental force is the essential ingredient for successful accomplishment of the dental service support mission. The dramatic changes in the course of world events of the early 1990's, marked by…
FM 100-2-1 ·Army ·1984 The Soviet Army-Operations and Tactics
The cover design is an adaptation of this patch which is worn by Soviet motorized rifle troops, whose organization is representative of the Soviet combined arms theme.
FM 17-67 ·Army ·1944 Crew Drill and Service of the Piece. Medium Tank M
This manual supersedes FM 17-67, g April 1943. SECTION I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This manual is designed to present instructional material for the platoon leader and tank commander in training the members of the crew of the medium…
FM 55-23 ·Army ·1944 Transportation Railway Shop Battalion
1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to guide the transportation railway shop battalion commander, his staff, and his subordinate leaders. It also serves as a guide for command and staff officers charged with the employment of railway…
FM 4-144 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Service of Radio Set SCR-584
4 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL and to simultaneously supply electrical and/or selsyn data to the gun director. b. The unit will detect reasonably sized aircraft targets to medium radar ranges. For advanced aircraft target location,…
FM 2-22.3 ·Army ·2006 Human Intelligence Collector Operations (Effective on 25 April 2025, See Footnote for More Details)
FM 2-22.3 differ, the handling and treatment of sources must be accomplished in accordance with applicable law and policy. Applicable law and policy include US law; the law of war; relevant international law; relevant directives including…
FM 3-101-1 ·Army ·1993 Smoke Squad-Platoon Operations
FM 3-101-1 CHAPTER 1 SMOKE O P E R A T I O N S OVERVIEW Combat commanders refer to smoke as a two-edged sword. Smoke can assist a unit to succeed in battle or lead to its failure. There are many systems capable of providing smoke support:…
FM 71-100-2 ·Army ·1993 Infantry Division Operations
Since the publication of the 1986 version of FM 100-5, the world and our Army have undergone significant changes. Our country has been involved in three key victories— Panama, the Gulf War, and the Cold War. Concurrently, the Army has…
FM 5-1 ·Army ·1965 Engineer Troop Organizations and Operations (C3)
Participating as a part of the combined arms team in all forms of combat operations. This includes the offense, the defense, and the retrograde in all types of operations, including airborne, internal defense, and amphibious operations. In…
FM 12-11 ·Army ·1961 Administration Company Airborne, Armored, Infantry and Mechanized Divisions
a entralized mechanized personnel service for all units that are assigned and attached to the division. c. The company comprises the division headquarters rear echelon. 4. Organization The division administration company has a company…
FM 10-33 ·Army ·1961 Airborne Division Quartermaster Air Equipment Support Company
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides information necessary for the employment and operation of the Airborne Division Quartermaster Air Equipment Support Company (TOE 10-337). b. The manual covers the…
FM 101-1 ·Army ·1951 Staff Officers' Field Manual: The G-1 Manual
This Staff Officers' Field Manual is a compilation of principles, pro- cedures, and information to be used as a guide for the Assistant Chief of Staff, Gl, Personnel, of divisions, corps, armies, and administra- tive commands in the field.…
FM 3-19.1 ·Army ·2002 Military Police Operations
Page FM 3-19.1 Preface The Military Police (MP) Corps supports the commander across the full spectrum of military operations. This manual is the foundation for all MP doctrine as it relates to this support. It communicates to all levels of…
FM 8-10-18 ·Army ·1997 Veterinary Service-Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
This publication outlines the functions and operations of each veterinarian element within an area of operations (AO). It provides tactics, techniques, and procedures for veterinary support. The information provided in this publication…
FM 711003 ·Army ·1996 Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
The Evolution of the Air Assault Division Air assault operations arose from the "airborne idea," one of several solutions suggested to break the brutal trench deadlock of World War I's (WWI) Western Front. In simplest terms, the airborne…
FM 71-100-3 ·Army ·1996 Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
The air assault (AASLT) division is unique. It provides the warfighting commanders-in-chiefs (CINCs) an operational ground force capable of attacking directly into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas. It fights according to the proven tenets…
FM 23-31 ·Army ·1994 40-MM Grenade Launcher, M203
This chapter discusses the training strategy and combat conditions for the 40-mm grenade launcher, M203. The M79 model is discussed in
FM 21-305 ·Army ·1993