FM 9-17 ·Army ·1961 Ordnance Ammunition Company
Mission segregation area to truck.) See FM 9-5 for a a. Th(eordnance ammunition company is de- more detailed explanation of "lift." signed to establish and operate an ammunition b. Increased Capability. The lift capacity depot or one or…
FM 100-62 ·Army ·Undated OPFOR
The military aspect of doctrine conforms to the State's political aims. It encompasses the following elements that directly pertain to the OPFOR: • Organizational development. • Training. • Combat readiness. • Equipment types and numbers.…
FM 711002 ·Army ·Undated Fm 711002
The mission of light, air assault, and airborne infantry divisions is to close with and destroy the enemy as well as to control land areas, including population and resources. These divisions make optimum use of offensive, decentralized,…
FM 44-85 ·Army ·1997 Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrinal how-to-fight guidance for the Patriot battalion and battery in support of force-projection operations. Patriot officers and noncommissioned officers must possess an in-depth…
FM 21-18 ·Army ·1990 Foot Marches
This manual is a guide for commanders and their staffs in the procedures and techniques of foot marches. It describes the march mission, characteristics and types of foot marches, and march training to include planning procedures, duties…
FM 6-20-1 ·Army ·1979 Field Artillery Cannon Battalion
v4 vr TO 7" j' ••-ift/íy Á.3. In the battles of the next war, effective use of firepower will be more critical than in any land battle the US Army has ever fought. Changes in battle tempo, mobility, and firepower will challenge field…
FM 5-13 ·Army ·1964 The Engineer Soldier s Handbook
should be provided for each comment to insure understanding and complete evaluation. Com- ments should be forwarded directly to Com- mandant, U. S. Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Va. 2. Organizing the Corps of Engineers a. In 1775 the…
FM 31-30 ·Army ·1942 Basic Field Manual. Tactics and Technics of Airborne Troops
BASIC FIELD MANUAL FlIrI 31-30 1-2 TACTICS AND TECHNIQUE OF AIR-BORNE TROOPS PART ONE AIR LANDING TROOPS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL • 1. REnuNCBS.-Por the generaJ characteristics, organization, and tactics of ground troops, see the appropriate…
FM 3-28-SDRAFT ·Army ·2010 Civil Support Operations
This manual provides keystone Army doctrine for civil support operations. It expands on the discussion of civil support operations, the fourth element of full spectrum operations, in FM 3-0. This manual focuses on the planning,…
FM 3-24.2 ·Army ·2009 Tactics in Counterinsurgency
This manual gives the US Army a common language, concept, and purpose to fight and achieve success in a counterinsurgency. COIN is a complex subset of warfare that encompasses all military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological,…
FM 3-21.21 ·Army ·2003 The Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Battalion
The Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) infantry battalion is designed to be a full-spectrum, early-entry combat force. It has utility in all operational environments against all projected future threats. As part of the SBCT, the infantry…
FM 3-90.2 ·Army ·2003 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
FM 3-90.2 describes the tactical employment of the tank and mechanized infantry battalion task force. It specifically addresses operations for battalion task forces organized under the Army of Excellence (AOE) and the Limited Conversion…
FM 1-113 ·Army ·1997 Utility and Cargo Helicopter Operations
Utility and cargo helicopters operate throughout the battlefield. As a fully integrated member of the combined arms team, utility and cargo helicopter units conduct combat, combat support and combat service support operations in support of…
FM 90-5 ·Army ·1982 Jungle Operations (How to Fight)
The words "he," "him," "his," "man," and "men," when used in this publication, represent both the masculine and feminine genders unless otherwise specifically stated. You may recommend changes to this manual to improve it. Key your…
FM 17-50 ·Army ·1977 Attack Helicopter Operations
THIS MANUAL describes how attack helicopter battalions and companies fight. Attack helicopter units are organized primarily to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. They will normally be supported by field artillery and sometimes by…
FM 5-146 ·Army ·1963 Engineer Topographic Units (C1)
21. Map Depot Operations * * * * * c. Depot sites should * * * of the depot (fig. 6). Approximate covered storage requirements for the various map depots is as follows. (1) (Added) A base map depot for each group of three field armies…
FM 1-100 ·Army ·1959 Army Aviation
CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose This manual is a guide for commanders, staff officers, Army aviators, and other Army personnel concerned with the employment of Army aircraft, the organization and planning of Army Aviation units, and…
FM 5-5 ·Army ·1943 Engineer Field Manual Engineer Troops
FM 5-5 ENGINEER FIELD MANUAL ENGINEER TROOPS (This manual supersedes FM 56, 31 January 1941. inclading C 1. 17 January 1942.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL · 1. PURPOSE AND ScoPr.--This manual is designed to serve as a general reference on engineer…
FM 6-20 ·Army ·1941 Field Artillery Field Manual Tactics and Techniques
FX w 6-20 FIELD ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL TACTICS AND TECHNIQUE CHANGES 1 WAR DEPARTMENT, NO. 1 J WASHINGTON, January 2, 1941. FM 6-20, July 10, 1940, is changed as follows: * 82. GENERAL. f. The number of available noninterfering radio…
FM 3-04.300 ·Army ·2008 Airfield and Flight Operations Procedures
Chapter 1 1-2 FM 3-04.300 12 August 2008 1-3. Expansion of the battlefield at each echelon may be dependent on forward operating airfields. These airfields enable the commander to seize the initiative and influence operations at critical…
FM 4-2.7 ·Army ·2002 Health Service Support in a NBC Environment
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for health service support (HSS) units and personnel operating in a nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC), radiological dispersal device…
FM 4-02-7 ·Army ·2002 Health Service Support in a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Environment
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures for health service support (HSS) units and personnel operating in a nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC), radiological dispersal device…
FM 23-65 ·Army ·2002 Browning Machine Gun Caliber .50 HB, M2
This manual provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the caliber .50 HB machine gun, M2. Unit leaders and designated gunners will use this information to successfully integrate the weapon into combat operations.…
FM 90-29 ·Army ·1994 Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
Field Manual (FM) 90-29 establishes Army guidance for planning, coordinating, and executing noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs) under nonemeigency conditions. Nonemergency conditions are those in which full mobilization has not been…
FM 17-18 ·Army ·1994 Light Armor Operations
The land warfare strategy of the US military has changed. The nation no longer relies on large, forward-deployed forces, supported by reinforcing forces from the continental United States (CONUS). The military forces have developed a…
FM 30-5 ·Army ·1973 Combat Intelligence
FM 30-5 CHAPTER 2 INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OPERATIONS Section I. INTELLIGENCE 2-1. General Every profession has a language of its own, a language which is used in the particular environ- ment of that profession. The…
FM 55-40 ·Army ·1971 Army Combat Service Support Air Transport Operations
This manual is published as a training, planning, and operational guide for unit commanders, staff officers, noncommissioned officers, and other personnel concerned with Army combat service support air transport operations as part of the…
FM 4-143 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Service of Height Finder SCR-547
2-5 ANTIAIRCRAFL ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SCR-547 has the following advantages over other methods in common use: a. It provides continuous altitude data. b. It provides continuous slant range data. ce. It requires less skilled operators.…
FM 44-18 ·Army ·1981 Air Defense Artillery Deployment-Stinger
of effective cluster bomb units with vastly improved guidance systems. 1-7
FM 8-55 ·Army ·1941