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 6 ·Army ·2003 Mission Command Comand and Control of Army Forces
[email protected]. Follow the DA Form 2028 format or submit an electronic DA Form 2028. The glossary contains referents of acronyms and definitions of terms not defined in JP 1-02 and FM 101-5-1 (1-02). It does not list…
FM 25-4 ·Army ·1984 How to Conduct Training Exercises
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FM 38-725-1 ·Army ·1976 Direct Support System-Commanders Handbook
Provide asset visibility and intransit control. (4) Improve supply responsiveness. (5) Maintain materiel readiness. These objectives are accomplished by using improved communications, computer systems, and transportation methods to furnish…
FM 55-13 ·Army ·1974 Air Transport of Supplies and Equipment Standard Loads
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide Army and Air Force units with the information necessary for air movement of Army aircraft and vehicles in Air Force C-5 aircraft. 1-2. Scope The material presented in…
FM 57-30 ·Army ·1959 Airborne Operations
I. General a. Airborne operations consist of the movement and delivery by air, into an objective area, of combat forces and their administra- tive support for the execution of tactical and strategic missions. Such operations are normally…
FM 27-10 ·Army ·1956 The Law of Land Warfare
A list of the treaties relating to the conduct of land warfare which have been ratified by the United States, with the abbreviated titles used in this Manual, is set forth on page iii. The official English texts or a translation of the…
FM 4-19 ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Coast Artillery, Examinations for Gunners
CHAPTER 3 SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONS Section I. GENERAL 14. EXAMINATIONS. The examinations taken by candidates will be those prescribed for the types of unit to which they are assigned or attached. Candidates not on duty with a coast artillery…
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 44-48 ·Army ·1993 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for the Sensor Platoon
This field manual (FM) describes the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the air defense artillery (ADA) sensor platoon and sections. The purpose of this manual is to describe the organization and employment of the ADA sensor…
FM 6-22.5 ·Army ·2000 Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the mental, emotional or physical tension, strain, or distress resulting from exposure to combat and combat-related conditions. Controlling combat stress is a command responsibility. In terms of Service members lost from…
FM 6-88 ·Army ·1974 155-mm Howitzer, M109, M109A1, Self-Propelled
Composition of the Howitzer Section a. The howitzer section consists of section per- sonnel; a 155-mm, self-propelled, howitzer M109/M109A1; a section vehicle; and auxiliary equipment as listed in appropriate table of organization. ' b.…
FM 100-23-1 ·Army ·1994 Multiservice Procedures for Humanitarian Assistance Operations
This publication provides military forces, civilians, and volunteer organizations with information pertaining to humanitarian assistance (HA) operations where the size or extent of the assistance requires the formulation of a US military…
FM 34-130 ·Army ·Undated 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 34-1 ·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 6-96 ·Army ·1954 280-mm Gun T131 on Carriage T72
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope This manual is a guide to assist commanders in developing the gun sections of 280-mm gun firing batteries into efficient, smooth-working teams that have a sense of discipline which will impel them to…
FM 20-100 ·Army ·1952 Army Aviation
Information This'marnual supersedes FM 20-100, 9 Septenmber 1947 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. PURPOSE This manual is intended as a guide for commanders, staff officers, and other Army personnel who are concerned with…
FM 44-63 ·Army ·1992 Air Defense Artillery-Heavy Division
FM 44-63 is the field manual for ADA in support of the heavy divisions. The purpose of this FM is to describe how current and interim FAAD and SHORAD ADA battalions are organized and how they fight in support of maneuver operations. This…
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 23-82 ·Army ·1973 106-mm Recoilless Rifle M40A2
Operation, marksmanship, and employment of the 106-mm Recoilless Rifle, M40A2.
FM 16-5 ·Army ·1958 The Chaplain
CHAPTER I GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope This manual contains basic information on the mission, status, and functions of chaplains in the United States Army. It outlines the duties of the chaplain and sets forth characteristics of chaplain…
FM 6-1 ·Army ·1979 Tacfire Operations
If there is a major conflict, the United States Army will face a tough, capable, well-trained, and numerically superior force. This force can operate in a nuclear, chemical, or conventional environment. It will be equipped with high…
FM 3-25 ·Army ·2002 Combatives
This field manual contains information and guidance pertaining to rifle-bayonet fighting and hand-to-hand combat. The hand-to-hand combat portion of this manual is divided into basic and advanced training. This manual serves as a guide for…
FM 3-25.150 ·Army ·2002 Combatives
This field manual contains information and guidance pertaining to rifle-bayonet fighting and hand-to-hand combat. The hand-to-hand combat portion of this manual is divided into basic and advanced training. This manual serves as a guide for…
FM 100-22 ·Army ·1994 Installation Management
The National Military Strategy, embracing principles of-Deterrence, Forward Presence, Crisis Response, and Reconstitution, requires a revisioning for Army installations, Central to this new installation role is the capacity to respond…
FM 34-36 ·Army ·1991 Special Operations Forces Inteligence and Electronic Warfare Operations
FM 34-36 CHAPTER 1 ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND THE INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM This chapter introduces ARSOF units and the IEW with the IEW requirements of conventional combat units. system that supports them. It…
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 38-23 ·Army ·1969 Logistics Management: Supply Operations at the Depot
This portion of the manual discusses, in general, the functions performed by the depot. (2) Part Two: Mission, Functions and Or ganization for Logistics. Describes the principal organizational elements in the Federal Govern ment engaged in…
FM 6-79 ·Army ·1963 105-mm Howitzer M108 Self-Propelled (C2)
changed to read "scope, or the collimator, reticle and the panoramic reticle are not properly alined." Page 78. Paragraph 86d(2)(&), is superseded as follows : (ft) Aiming posts or collimator are not properly alined. Page 81, paragraph…
FM 4-7 ·Army ·1945