FM 7-72 ·Army ·1987 Light Infantry Battalion
Light infantry battalions are organized to fight successful operations in close terrain in the low- to mid-intensity spectrum of conflict. On the AirLand battlefield, they provide the Army versatility and strategic flexibility through…
FM 17_98 ·Army ·Undated Scout Platoon
The scout platoon is organized, equipped, and trained to conduct reconnaissance and security for its parent unit. It provides current battlefield information to help the commander plan and conduct tactical operations. It serves as the…
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 31-25 ·Army ·1972 Desert Operations
This manual is limited in scope to discussion of doctrine and associated tactics, techniques, and procedures for employment of military forces in desert environments. The doctrine is definitive primarily in two ways: First, in military…
FM 3-27 ·Army ·2023 Army Global Missile Defense Operations
This version of FM 3-27 reaffirms global MD operations as paramount to the security of the U.S. and its allies. The term global MD, as used throughout this document, implies defense against ballistic missile only; though future revisions…
FM 54-40 ·Army ·1987 Area Support Group
FM 54-40 CHAPTER 1 The Battlefield Today's battlefield is more diverse than ever before. Zones of activity cannot be precisely delineated. Threat doctrine stresses penetration into the enemy's support base. The bat- tlefield includes rear…
FM 4-90.7 ·Army ·2007 Stryker Brigade Combat Team Logistics
Fundamentals of SBCT Logistics 10 September 2007 FM 4-90.7 1-1 Chapter 1 Fundamentals of SBCT Logistics 1-1. Incorporating logistics functions into the SBCT presents some unique challenges. It is an early entry force, designed for…
FM 1-564 ·Army ·1997 Shipboard Operations
In nearly every major conflict and operation since World War II, Army aviation has been assigned missions in the maritime environment, either basing off naval vessels for land attack or operating from ships for sustained overwater…
FM 90-8 ·Army ·1986 Counter-Guerrilla Operations
Section I. General 1-1. Overview. This chapter discusses the type of activity that is characteristic of an insurgency. A general overview of insurgency is provided to introduce the planner of counterguerrilla operations to the insurgent.…
FM 5-101 ·Army ·1985 Mobility
Mobility on the Battlefield THE AIRLAND BATTLE CHALLENGE AIRLAND BATTLE DOCTRINE AirLand battle doctrine, described in FM 1005, is the Army's "how to fight" doctrine. It applies to deployment and operation of US forces at and between two…
FM 34-7-1 ·Army ·2002 Tactical Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence Operations
ST 2-22.7 (FM 34-7-1) APRIL 2002 Chapter 1 Tactical Human Intelligence Collection Assets Timely and accurate intelligence derived from human intelligence (HUMINT) and counterintelligence (CI) assets is critical to the military…
FM 3-11-34 ·Army ·2000 Multiservice Procedures for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Defense of Theater Fixed Sites, Ports, and Airfields
This document is designed for commanders and personnel responsible for nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) defense planning at theater bases/base clusters. These personnel may be responsible for deliberate and/or crisis planning and…
FM 90-8-COUNTER-GUERRILLA ·Army ·1986 Oper
Section I. General 1-1. Overview. This chapter discusses the type of activity that is characteristic of an insurgency. A general overview of insurgency is provided to introduce the planner of counterguerrilla operations to the insurgent.…
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 3-81 ·Army ·2021 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
FM 3-81 provides doctrine for the tactical employment of the MEB in support of Army operations. The manual provides the MEB with a unity of effort and a common philosophy, language, and purpose. As one of the multifunctional brigades of…
FM 90-43 ·Army ·1999 JTF Liaison Handbook. Multiservice Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Joint Task Force Liaison Operations
1. Scope This publication documents tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting Joint Theater Missile Target Development (JTMTD). It establishes a common framework for soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines responsible for…
FM 1-104 ·Army ·1994 Tactics, Technicques and Procedures for Forward Arming and Refuling Points
Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men. This publication has been reviewed for operations security considerations. v
FM 101-10-1 ·Army ·1987 Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data-Organzatorial, Logistical and Technical Data Vol 1
This volume is to be used as a planning guide only. Detailed reference data are found in TOEs, field manuals (FMs), technical manuals (TMs), technical bulletins, and supply bulletins as outlined in the DA Pamphlet 310-series. The…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1967 Advisory Handbook for Stability Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose Tins manual provides the U. S. Army unit and sector/subscetor (provinec/district) advisor to a host country (HC) a ready reference on doctrine and techniques which arc employed most fre- quently in stability…
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 31-21-GUERRILLA ·Army ·1961 Warfare & Special Forces S
Guerrilla warfare and Special Forces operations: fundamentals of resistance and guerrilla warfare, the airborne Special Forces group, theater support, infiltration, and combat employment (1961).
FM 3-01.7 ·Army ·2000 Air Defense Artillery Brigade Operations
This field manual (FM) provides the doctrinal guidance on how air defense artillery (ADA) brigades fight in support of the U.S. Army's operations doctrine. This manual details tactics, techniques, and procedures used by ADA brigades to…
FM 8-285 ·Army ·1995 Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries
This manual serves as a guide and a reference for trained members of the Armed Forces Medical Services and other medically qualified personnel on the recognition and treatment of chemical agent casualties and conventional military chemical…
FM 100-2-2 ·Army ·1984 The Soviet Army: Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support
The cover design is an adaptation of this patch which is worn by Soviet motorized rifle troops. whose organiza tion is representative of the Soviet combined arms theme.
FM 3-22.34 ·Army ·2003 TOW Weapon System
This manual discusses the many changes in the TOW missile, TOW training, and OPFOR armored vehicles and countermeasures. It includes training information on the M220A1 (basic) and M220A2 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW)…
FM 3-22-34 ·Army ·2003 TOW Weapon System
This manual discusses the many changes in the TOW missile, TOW training, and OPFOR armored vehicles and countermeasures. It includes training information on the M220A1 (basic) and M220A2 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW)…
FM 3-01-85 ·Army ·2002 Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations
This field manual provides doctrinal how-to-fight guidance for the Patriot battalion and battery, and is intended primarily for battalion commanders, staff officers, battery commanders, platoon leaders, and tactical directors. This FM is…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1965 Advisory Handbook for Counterinsurgency
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides the U.S. Army advisor to host country forces a ready reference document on doctrine and techniques which are most frequently employed in countering latent, incipient, and active insurgency.…
FM 90-7 ·Army ·2003 Combined Arms Obstacle Integration
Field Manual (FM) 90-7 is intended for the combined arms commander and staff. It encompasses doctrine established in FMs 5-100, 6-20 series, 71-100, 100-5, and 100-7. The doctrine presented in the following chapters seeks to develop the…
FM 90-7-C1 ·Army ·2003