FM 4-112 ·Army ·1942 Antiaircraft Artillery Gunnery, Fire Control, Position Finding, Etc
Antiaircraft artillery gunnery reference on dispersion and hit expectancy, calculation of leads, lead curves and charts, and observation and adjustment of fire (1942).
FM 4-0 ·Army ·2003 Combat Service Support
FM 4-0 (FM 100-10) 1-2 tent so they can visualize, describe, and direct the activities of their CSS organizations to meet the needs of the supported force. Currently, operations staffs, support planners, and CSS operators, coordinate to…
FM 100-10-1 ·Army ·1999 Theater Distribution
Since America's first major deployment of combat forces during the Spanish-American War, United States forces have faced constant and consistent patterns of combat service support challenges. Ports of embarkation and debarkation become…
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 100-17-1 ·Army ·1993 Army Pre-Positioned Float Operations
The changing world environment has led to significant changes in how the United States defines its need for a standing military, dictating that the US Army convert primarily to a CONUS-based force with limited forward presence. The 1993…
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 5-165 ·Army ·1975 Hasty Revetments for Parked Aircraft
FM 5—165/AFR 86-13 it is essential that there be close coordination between the responsible engineer officer and all appropriate ground and air commanders (both Army and Air Force). The engineer normally is dependent on the appropriate…
FM 3-57 ·Army ·2021 Civil Affairs Operations
The Army executes operations across multiple domains and in complex environments. One of the most complex environments is the land domain—partially due to the societal systems (detailed in JP 3-57) woven into the operational environment.…
FM 90-31 ·Army ·1996 AMCI Army and Marine Corps Integration in Joint Operations
of other forces. 8. MEF (FWD) Given its inherent flexibility, the MEF (FWD) will likely be the force of choice as the initial element to deploy from a MEF. The standing elements of a MEF staff normally form the basis for the CE of a MEF…
FM 100-103-2 ·Army ·1998 Multiservice Procedures for the Theater Air-Ground System
and execution of all air-ground operations. Key to the TAGS is an understanding of the systems and how to maximize each component's capabilities to achieve quick and decisive results in combat. 3. Application The tactics, techniques, and…
FM 4-29 ·Army ·1945 War Department Field Manual. Service of Seacoast Searchlight
This manual is a guide for the battery commanders, platoon commanders, section leaders, and light commanders of seacoast artillery searchlight units in harbor defenses or in the field in training searchlight squads in the orderly,…
FM 90-2 ·Army ·1988 Battlefield Deception
History has shown that there is a potential payoff to be gained by using battlefield deception. Wise military planners throughout history have used deception. It is a low cost and effective way to cause the enemy to waste his efforts.…
FM 510015 ·Army ·1944 Corps Engineer Operations
of follow-on forces. Firepower, both lethal and nonlethal, synergistically combines with maneuver in conducting deep operations. The corps uses a Decide-Detect-Track-Deliver Assess approach that enables the comrnander to take the…
FM 4-110 ·Army ·1942 Coast Artillery Field Manual Antiaircraft Artillery Gunnery, Fire Control, and Position Findigr, Antiaircraft Guns
Coast artillery field manual on antiaircraft artillery gunnery, fire control, and position finding (1942).
FM 3-01.44 ·Army ·2022 Short-Range Air Defense Operations
The current strategic environment–with revanchist Russia and revisionist China–is typified by continuous competition among great powers which challenges the security environment and operational deterrence. Subsequently, today's operational…
FM 5-104 ·Army ·1986 General Engineering
Chapter 1 GENERAL ENGINEERING G eneral engineering encompasses those engineer tasks which increase the mobility, survivability, and sustainability of tactical and logistical units to the rear of the forward line of troops (FLOT). Such…
FM 54-6-1 ·Army ·1967 The Area Support Command (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers and other personnel concerned with the support mission of the Area Support Command under The Administration Support, Theater Army, TASTA-70 concept of organization and…
FM 3-16 ·Army ·2024 The Army in Multinational Operations
Whenever commonality of interests exists, nations enter political, economic, or military partnerships, or combinations thereof. These partnerships occur in regional and worldwide patterns as nations seek opportunities to promote their…
FM 17-70 ·Army ·1960 Communication for Armored Units
Responsibilites. (1) General. In armor organizations communication special ists are available to provide assistance and advice to the commander in technical and nontechnical communication matters. The larger the scope of a command the…
FM 6-150 ·Army ·1944 Organic Field Artillery Air Observation
The primary mission of organic field artillery air observation is to supplement ground observation by: (1) Locating appropriate targets. (2) Adjusting artillery fire. b. Secondary missions include: (1) Reconnaissance of position areas and…
FM 55-4-1 ·Army ·1967 Transportation Movements in a Theater of Operations (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation movements support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This infor- mation can be utilized to…
FM 101-51 ·Army ·1957 DoD Planning and Programming Manual
This manual presents the planning and programming methods and procedures of the Army for use by staff officers of Headquarters, De- partment of the Army, for information of commanders and staff officers in subordinate echelons, and…
FM 1-02.2 C1 ·Army ·2025 Military Symbols
This publication compiles Department of Defense Military Standard (MIL-STD) 2525E approved military symbols applicable to land operations for use in U.S. Army doctrinal publications, situation maps, overlays, and annotated aerial…
FM 54-23 ·Army ·1993 Corps Support Groups
This manual provides the fundamental principles and guidelines for employment of CSGs, CSBs, and subordinate elements. It includes tactics, techniques, and procedures which CSG and CSB staffs may implement in coordinating arm, fuel, fix,…
FM 54-30 ·Army ·1993 Corps Support Groups
This manual provides the fundamental principles and guidelines for employment of CSGs, CSBs, and subordinate elements. It includes tactics, techniques, and procedures which CSG and CSB staffs may implement in coordinating arm, fuel, fix,…
FM 44-1 ·Army ·1962 Air Defense Deployment
CHAPTER 2 ARMY AIR DEFENSE MATERIEL 4. General Active air defense is the principal Army means for air defense of important civil and military establishments in the continental United States (CONUS) and the Army field forces. Air defense…
FM 10-10 ·Army ·1942 Quartermaster Field Manual Quartermaster Service
*FM 10-10 C 1 QUARTERMASTER FIELD MANUAL QUARTERIMASTER SERVICE IN THEATER OF OPERATIONS COANGES WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 1 WASHINGTON, October 8, 1942. FM 10-10, March 2, 1942, Is changed as follows: * 66 (Superseded.) QUARTERMASTER GASOLINE…
FM 1-35 ·Army ·1941 Air Corps Field Manual Aerial Photography
Air Corps field manual on aerial photography for military purposes: photographic missions, utilization of aerial photographs, and Air Corps photographic operations (1941).
FM 31-82 ·Army ·Undated Base Development
FM 31-82 planning factors required for base construction (FM 101-10-1). g. Standards of Construction— Level of quality of facilities which influences materially the level and amount of construction to be accomplished. Standards are based…
FM 101-10-1-2 ·Army ·1987