FM 3-96 ·Army ·2021 Brigade Combat Team
The Army provides readily available, trained and equipped, and globally responsive forces to shape the operational environment, prevent conflict, and prevail in large-scale ground combat while consolidating gains as part of unified action.…
FM 6-20-40 ·Army ·1988 Fire Support for Brigade Operations (Heavy)
The purpose of this publication is to provide heavy forces fire support officers and enlisted personnel at maneuver company, battalion and brigade with a how-to manual. It focuses on fire support officers (FSOs) in mechanized infantry,…
FM 90-26 ·Army ·1990 Airborne Operations
irborne forces of the US Army have often demonstrated their ability to conduct decisive, short notice, forced entry operations deep into enemy territory. They seize and maintain the initiative until follow-on forces are committed to the…
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 1-02.1 ·Army ·2026 Operational Terms
30 May 2026 FM 1-02.1 v This third edition of FM 1-02.1 compiles all Army terms and definitions approved for use in Army doctrinal publications, including ADPs, FMs, and ATPs. It also includes joint and North Atlantic Treaty Organization…
FM 100-38 ·Army ·1996 UXO Multiservice Procedures for Operations in an Unexploded Ordnance Environment
Appendix A UXO OBSTACLE NUMBERING UXO hazard areas are integrated into the standard obstacle numbering system using the procedures described below. Army and Marine Corps use the same numbering system. Army units are used for example only.…
FM 100-103 ·Army ·1987 Army Air Space Command and Control in a Combat Zone
A characteristic of the US Army's warfighting doctrine is its offensive spirit. To conduct successful battles and engagements, US forces must gain the initiative and thus set the terms of battle. This requires an increased emphasis on the…
FM 30-20 ·Army ·1961 Arial Surveillance-Recconaissance, Field Army
CHAPTER 2 G2 AIR ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS Section I. ORGANIZATION 4. General a. Planning and coordination of the aerial surveillance — reconnaissance operations and activities of the command are staff responsi- bilities of the ACofS, G2…
FM 6-99 ·Army ·2021 U.S. Army Report and Message Formats
While U.S. forces are among the most technologically advanced forces in the world, the need for redundancy and interoperability between joint and multinational forces requires the continued use of analog communication systems. Other…
FM 1-112 ·Army ·1991 Attack Helicopter Battalion
This publication describes the organizational structure of the attack helicopter battalion and discusses its doctrinal and tactical employment on the modern battlefield. Techniques are briefly described to further illustrate employment of…
FM 3-92 ·Army ·2010 Corps Operations
This manual provides direction for the corps headquarters: what it looks like, how it is organized, how its staff operates, how it is commanded and controlled, and how it operates in full spectrum operations. This publication replaces the…
FM 90-3 ·Army ·1993 Desert Operations
FM 90-3 of water, heat, and wind to give deserts their characteristic barren appearance. The bedrock may be covered by a flat layer of sand, or gravel, or may have been exposed by erosion. Other common features are sand dunes, escarpments,…
FM 1-114 ·Army ·2000 Air Cavalry Squadroon and Troop Operations
1-0 Chapter 1 Reconnaissance and Security Helicopter Fundamentals ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ARMY OPERATIONS 1-1. Army aviation's rapid, terrain-independent air mobility helps create tactical opportunities for commanders at all echelons.…
FM 57-10 ·Army ·1962 Army Foces in Joint Airborne Operations
support for the execution of a tactical or strategic mission. The means employed may be any combination of airborne units, air transportable units, and transport aircraft, depending on the mission and the situation. Whenever the term…
FM 3-97.6 ·Army ·2000 Mountain Operations
FM 3-97.6 describes the tactics, techniques, and procedures that the United States (US) Army uses to fight in mountainous regions. It is directly linked to doctrinal principles found in FM 3-0 and FM 3-100.40 and should be used in…
FM 3-21.12 ·Army ·2008 The Infantry Weapons Company
Fort Benning, GA 31905-5593 Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns may refer to either men or women.
FM 100-5 ·Army ·2004 The Fundamentals of Army Operations
Excerpts from FM 100-5, Operations, covering the foundations of Army operations: the principles of war, tenets of Army operations, dynamics of combat power, and combat functions (web archive capture).
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 7-17 ·Army ·1951 The Armored Infantry and Battalion
FM 7-17 C1 FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED INFANTRY COMPANY AND BATTALION CIIANGES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 1 f WASHINmGTON 25, D. C., 12 September1952 FM 7-17, 23 March 1951, is changed as follows: 285.1 FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (Added) a. A…
FM 3-90-6 ·Army ·2010 Brigade Combat Team
Field manual 3-90.6 provides the commander and staff of the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and subordinate units with doctrine relevant to Army and joint operations. It applies to the Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), the Infantry Brigade…
FM 90-10 ·Army ·1979 Military Operation on Urban Terrain
Tactical doctrine stresses that urban combat operations are conducted only when required and that built-up areas are isolated and bypassed rather than risking a costly, time-consuming operation in this difficult environment. Adherence to…
FM 31-12 ·Army ·1961 Army Forces in Amphibious Oprations
(2) Amphibious raid. Landings from the * * tional warfare activities (ch. 9). A special type of am phibious raid is the amphibious reconnaissance which is a landing conducted by small elements, involving stealth rather than force of arms…
FM 3-98 ·Army ·2023 Reconnaissance and Security Operations
FM 3-98 provides the commander and staff of Cavalry formations with doctrine relevant to Army and joint operations. This publication explains how effective reconnaissance and security operations generate depth, allow commanders reaction…
FM 31-50 ·Army ·1964 Combat in Urban and Built-Up Areas
C 2, FM 31-50 Page paragraph 14c. In lines 10 and 11 "non- persistent chemical agents" is changed to read "nonpersistent-effect chemical agent". In lines 12 and 13 delete "or Biological." Page 12, paragraph In line 1 delete "or…
FM 31-13 ·Army ·1961 Battle Group Landing Team (Amphibious)
A battle group landing team is the basic task organization used as a nucleus of an infantry division landing team in an amphibious operation. It may however, be employed as a semiindependent or independent landing team. In either role it…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951 Amphibious Operations Battalion in Assault Landings
Authority for release of this document to a foreign government must be secured from the Assistant Chief of Staff, C-2. When this document is released to a foreign govern- ment, it is released subject to the following con- ditions: This…
FM 3-21.20 ·Army ·2006 The Infantry Battalion
The Infantry battalion manual: battle command; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and offensive, defensive, and stability operations. Supersedes FM 7-20 (2006).
FM 6-24-8 ·Army ·2000 Tadil-J
1. Scope This publication introduces Tactical Digital Information Link (TADIL) J. It is a guide for warfighters who have limited or no experience or background in TADIL J and who need a quick orientation for supplemental or in-depth…
FM 3-06 ·Army ·2003 Urban Operations
Doctrine provides a military organization with a common philosophy, a language, a purpose, and unity of effort. To this end, FM 3-06 discusses major Army operations in an urban environment. This environment, consisting of complex terrain,…
FM 7-15 ·Army ·2003