FMFRP 12-42 Professional Knowledge Gained From Operational E ·Army ·1968 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1968
In early 1968, for the first time in the Vietnamese struggle, the enemy committed his main force to sustained, decisive combat throughout South Vietnam. Targeting large population centers, as yet untouched by the war, the enemy executed a…
MCRP 4-11-3F ·Marine Corps ·2001 Convoy Operations Handbook
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 4-11.3F, Convoy Operations Handbook, addresses the fundamental principles required for the planning and execution of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) convoy operations. This manual provides an…
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 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 21-50 ·Army ·1962 Ranger Training and Ranger Operations
Ranger Operations Are—overt operations by highly trained units to any depth into enemy held areas for the purpose of reconnaissance, raids, and general disruption of enemy operations. Depth and duration of the operation are limited only by…
FM 7-7J ·Army ·Undated The Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad (Bradley)
to the Bradley Fighting Vehicle The Bradley fighting vehicle (BF'V) represents the most dramatic improvement in infantry combat capability since the introduction of the machine gun. The infantry now has unprecedented firepower, armor…
FM 34-71 ·Army ·1982 Opposing Force Training Module-North Korean Military Forces
FM 34-71 Terminology Purpose. The purpose of an exercise is to provide a vehicle for accomplishing certain training objectives. This is the "why." Directive. An oral or written communica- tion establishing a policy for ordering a specific…
MCRP 3-10A.4 ·Marine Corps ·2020 Marine Rifle Squad
MCRP 3-10A.4 Marine Rifle Squad 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF THE RIFLE SQUAD MISSION AND PURPOSE The mission of the rifle squad is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy's assault by fire and…
FM 31-20 ·Army ·1974 Special Forces Operational Techniques
1, FM 31-20 CHAPTER 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE Section I. GENERAL 3-1. General a. Unconventional warfare operations are dependent, in varying degrees, on a successful I'SYOl* campaign. PSYOF, properly…
MCRP 3-10A.3 ·Marine Corps ·2020 Marine Infantry Platoon
MCRP 3-10A.3 Marine Infantry Platoon 1-1 CHAPTER 1 EMPLOYMENT THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The Marine infantry platoon will operate across the full range of military operations, and in any clime and place. The platoon can expect to meet the…
MCRP 3-10A ·Marine Corps ·2020 Marine Infantry Platoon
MCRP 3-10A.3 Marine Infantry Platoon 1-1 CHAPTER 1 EMPLOYMENT THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The Marine infantry platoon will operate across the full range of military operations, and in any clime and place. The platoon can expect to meet the…
ATP 3-90.5 ·Army ·2021 Combined Arms Battalion
The focus of this Army techniques publication is to discuss how CAB leaders execute battalion-level tasks from planning through preparation and execution. The principles for planning operations are based on ADP 5-0, FM 6-0, and the…
MCWP 3-11.3 ·Marine Corps ·2000 Scouting and Patrolling
1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-11.3, Scouting and Patrolling, provides the doctrinal foundation and the tactics, techniques, and procedures for scouting and patrolling conducted by Marines from the fire team to…
ATP 7-100.1 C1 ·Army ·2024 Russian Tactics
ATP 7-100.1, as part of the U.S. Army 7-100 series and in support of AR 350-2, addresses the tactics, organization, and activities Russian military. This ATP describes how Russia would fight according to its doctrine. It uses Russian…
ATP 7-100 ·Army ·2024 Russian Tactics
ATP 7-100.1, as part of the U.S. Army 7-100 series and in support of AR 350-2, addresses the tactics, organization, and activities Russian military. This ATP describes how Russia would fight according to its doctrine. It uses Russian…
FM 7-7 ·Army ·1985 The Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad
The evolution of weaponry establishes a continuing need to develop and refine methods and techniques of employing weapon systems to maximize their potential. For the next several years, units will be in various stages of transition to…
TC 3-21.76 ·Army ·2025 Ranger Handbook
The Ranger Handbook: condensed leadership, patrolling, battle drills, and fieldcraft reference carried by small-unit leaders. Supersedes the 2017 edition (2025).
FM 7-92 ·Army ·1992 The Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon and Squad
The infantry reconnaissance platoon is a specialty platoon comprised of infantry soldiers. Unlike traditional infantry platoons whose primary mission is to kill the enemy, the reconnaissance platoon's primary mission is to provide the…
FM 23-30 ·Army ·1988 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals
1-8. SPECIAL-PURPOSE HAND GRENADES a. Incendiary (Figure 1-16). The AN-M14 TH3 incendiary hand grenade is used to destroy equipment. It can damage, immobilize, or destroy vehicles, weapons systems, shelters, or munitions. The grenade may…
CALL Handbook 96-3 ·Army ·1996 Small Unit Night Fighter Manual
This Small Unit Night Fighter Handbook combines existing doctrine with night-fighting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) currently used by light infantry squads and platoons. The dismounted battle drills found in ARTEP 7-8, MTP…
MCDP 1-3 ·Marine Corps ·1997 Tactics
This publication is about winning in combat. Winning requires many things: excellence in techniques, an appreciation of the enemy, exemplary leadership, battlefield judgment, and focused combat power. Yet these factors by themselves do not…
DA PAM 550-104 ·Army ·1966 Human Factors Considerations of Undergrounds in Insurgencies
The dynamics of social change are of prime concern for many social scientists. However, in the desire to understand the broad characteristics and societal impact of revolutionary movements, we often neglect the study of the human element…
JP 3-10.1 ·Joint ·1996 Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Base Defense
i 1. Scope This publication sets forth the joint tactics, techniques, and procedures (JTTP) necessary for the defense of joint and single-Service bases outside the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the states of Alaska and…
FMFRP 12-40 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E ·Army ·1965 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1965-1966
TO VIETNAM 1. BACKGROUND OF THE WAR Much of Vietnam's history is the story of its relations with China, its vastly larger and more powerful neighbor to the north. The Vietnamese for many centuries have both admired China for her culture…
ATTP 3-21-71 ·Army ·2010 Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad (Bradley)
This manual provides a doctrinal framework for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) equipped Infantry rifle platoon and squads. It addresses the BFV and all variations, rifle platoon and squad combat and noncombat operations, across the…
FM 3-11 ·Army ·1996 Flame, Riot Control Agents and herbicide Operations
CHAPTER 1 U.S. Policy for Flame, Riot Control Agents and Herbicides Policy govering US policy for RCA and herbicides is found in Executive Order 11850 dated 8 Apr 75, Renunciation of Certain Uses in War of Chemicals, Herbicides, and Riot…
MCRP 3-37C ·Marine Corps ·Undated Flame, Riot Contol Agents and Herbicide Ops
CHAPTER 1 U.S. Policy for Flame, Riot Control Agents and Herbicides Policy govering US policy for RCA and herbicides is found in Executive Order 11850 dated 8 Apr 75, Renunciation of Certain Uses in War of Chemicals, Herbicides, and Riot…
FM 3-22.37 ·Army ·2003 Javelin Medium Antiarmor Weapon System
This publication provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the Javelin medium antiarmor weapon system. The intended users include: unit leaders, trainers and designated gunners. The users will find this…
FM 3-22.37 ·Army ·2003 Javelin Medium Antiarmor Weapon System
This publication provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the Javelin medium antiarmor weapon system. The intended users include: unit leaders, trainers and designated gunners. The users will find this…
FM 55-31 ·Army ·1972