Download or read book Army Techniques and Procedures ATP 3 20 15 FM 3 20 15 Tank Platoon December 2012 written by United States Government US Army and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATP 3-20.15 provides principles, tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of tank platoons. It also provides the framework and technical employment principles for tank platoons of the Armored and Rifle Company Teams and Combined Arms Battalions (CAB). ATP 3-20.15 also provides doctrinal guidance for commanders, staff, and leaders who are responsible for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing operations of tank platoons. This ATP serves as an authoritative reference for personnel developing doctrine (fundamental principles and tactics, techniques, and procedures [TTP]), material and force structure, institutional and unit training, and tank platoon standard operating procedures (SOP). The doctrinal principles and procedures contained within this ATP are intended to be used as a guide and not to be considered prescriptive. ATP 3-20.15 outlines the framework in which tank platoons will operate, either by themselves or together as part of the combined arms company team. ATP 3-20.15 also includes discussions of doctrine that is applicable to all tank platoons. This publication applies to the Active Army, the United States Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. The preparing agency is the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence.

Download or read book Combat Leader s Field Guide written by MSG Jeff Kirkham, US Army Special Forces and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the basic skills all soldiers, sailors, and Marines must know to prevail in small-unit dismounted combat operations, including planning, battle drills for offense and defense operations, patrols, construction and emplacement of fighting positions, use of weapons and call for fire, land navigation and map reading, communications, close quarter battle, and tactical combat casualty care. • Extensively updated to include both the latest doctrine and lessons learned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq • Covers the equipment, operations, and individual security and combat skills essential for soldiers and others who must act as infantry • Essential for Army infantry NCOs and officers at the platoon and company level, Special Forces A-teams, Air Force and Navy Special Operations, Marines, and any other element that operates as infantry

Download or read book Training Circular Tc 3 20 15 Tank Platoon Collective Task Publication July 2013 written by United States Government US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This training circular, Training Circular TC 3-20.15 Tank Platoon Collective Task Publication July 2013, is a tool that platoon leaders can use as an aid during training strategy development. The products in this TC are developed to support the plan. This TC provides guidance for platoon leaders, leaders, and Soldiers who are responsible for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing training of the tank platoon. This publication applies to the Active Army, the U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. The primary target audience for this training circular is the platoon leader, and other leaders within a tank platoon. The secondary audience comprises training developers involved in developing training support materials for professional military education. The proponent for this publication is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

Download or read book Army Techniques Publication Atp 3 21 20 Infantry Battalion December 2017 written by United States Government US Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, Army Techniques Publication ATP 3-21.20 Infantry Battalion December 2017, provides doctrine for the Infantry battalion of the Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT). ATP 3-21.20 describes relationships, organizational roles and functions, capabilities and limitations, and responsibilities within the Infantry battalion. Techniques, nonprescriptive ways or methods used to perform missions, functions, or tasks (CJCSM 5120.01), are discussed in this publication and are intended to be used as a guide. The techniques are not prescriptive. ATP 3-21.20 publication supersedes FM 3-21.20 and FM 3-21.12. Readers must first understand the principles of the Army profession and the Army ethic as described in ADRP 1 to comprehend the doctrine contained in this publication. Readers must understand the principles of joint operations, the nature of unified land operations, and the links between the operational and tactical levels of war described in JP 3-0, ADP 3-0, and ADRP 3-0; FM 3-94, ATP 3-91, and FM 3-96. In addition, readers should understand the fundamentals of the operations process found in ADP 5-0 and ADRP 5-0 associated with offensive and defensive tasks contained in FM 3-90-1 and reconnaissance, security, and tactical enabling tasks contained in FM 3-90-2. The reader must comprehend how stability tasks described in ADP 3-07 and ADRP 3-07 carry over and affect offensive and defensive tasks and vice versa. Readers must understand how the operation process fundamentally relates to the Army's design methodology, military decision-making process, troop-leading procedures, and the principles of mission command as described in ADP 6-0, ADRP 6-0, FM 6-0, and ATP 6-0.5. The principal audience for ATP 3-21.20 is the commanders, staff, officers, and noncommissioned officers within the Infantry battalion. The audience also includes the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command institutions and components, and the United States Army Special Operations Command. This publication serves as an authoritative reference for personnel developing doctrine, materiel and force structure, institutional and unit training, and standard operating procedures for the Infantry battalion.

Download or read book Army Techniques and Procedures ATP 3 20 98 Reconnaissance Platoon April 2013 written by United States Government Army and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Army Techniques and Procedures (ATP) 3-20.98 provides the techniques for employment of reconnaissance platoons of the reconnaissance squadrons in the Armored brigade combat team (ABCT), Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT), Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT), and battlefield surveillance brigade (BFSB). This manual also applies to the reconnaissance platoons of the combined arms battalion (CAB), Stryker Infantry battalion, and the Infantry battalion of the IBCT, and provides techniques for the employment of the reconnaissance platoons throughout the range of military operations. This ATP provides doctrinal guidance for commanders, staff, and leaders who are responsible for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing operations of the reconnaissance platoons. It also serves as an authoritative reference for personnel developing materiel and force structure, institutional and unit training, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reconnaissance platoon organizations. These doctrinal techniques are to be used as a guide and are not to be considered prescriptive. This manual outlines the framework in which the five types of reconnaissance platoons operate: by themselves, or as part of the troop or combined arms organization. It also includes discussions of doctrine that apply to each specific type of platoon. This ATP is directed toward the reconnaissance platoon leader, platoon sergeant, section sergeant, team leaders, subordinate leaders, and all supporting units. This ATP applies to the Active Army, the United States Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. The proponent for this publication is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The preparing agency is the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE).

Download or read book Cavalry Troop Army Techniques and Procedures Atp 3 20 97 Attp 3 20 97 Fm 3 0 9 written by United States Government Us Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cavalry Troop Army Techniques and Procedures ATP 3-20.97 ATTP 3-20.97, FM 3-0.971 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 1 September 2016 (ATP) 3-20.97 provides framework and tactical employment principles for Cavalry troops of the Cavalry squadrons in the Armored brigade combat team (ABCT); the Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT), mounted and dismounted; the Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT); and the battlefield surveillance brigade (BFSB).

Download or read book Army Techniques Publication ATP 3 09 24 FM 3 09 22 Techniques for the Fires Brigade November 2012 written by United States Army and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field manual (FM) describes techniques for the fires brigade (FIB) in unified land operations. The manual replaces FM 3-09.22 and complements FM 3-09. FM 3-09.24 supports Army capstone doctrine in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 3-0, FM 3-90.6, as well as joint doctrine in Joint Publication (JP) 3-0, JP 5-0, JP 3-09, JP 3-13, and JP 3-60. Defined terms are identified in the text. Definitions for which this publication is the proponent are printed in boldface. These terms and their definitions will be incorporated into the next revision of ADRP 1-02. For other definitions in the text, the term is italicized, and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition. Terms for which this publication is the proponent are indicated with an asterisk in the glossary. Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men. This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. Headquarters, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command is the proponent for this publication. The preparing agency is the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill.

Download or read book Mission Command ADP 6 0 written by Department Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-0 presents the Army's guidance on command, control, and the mission command warfighting function. This publication concisely describes how commanders, supported by their staffs, combine the art of command and the science of control to understand situations, make decisions, direct action, and accomplish missions. The principal audience for ADP 6-0 is all professionals within the Army. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine on command and control of joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S., international, and, in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. ADP 6-0 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

Download or read book Urban Operations written by Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctrine provides a military organization with a common philosophy, a language, a purpose, and unity of effort. Rather than establishing a set of hard and fast rules, the objective of doctrine is to foster initiative and creative thinking. To this end, FM 3-06 discusses major Army operations in an urban environment. This environment, consisting of complex terrain, a concentrated population, and an infrastructure of systems, is an operational environment in which Army forces will operate. In the future, it may be the predominant operational environment. Each urban operation is unique and will differ because of the multitude of combinations presented by the threat, the urban area itself, the major operation of which it may be part (or the focus), and the fluidity of societal and geopolitical considerations. Therefore, there will always exist an innate tension between Army doctrine, the actual context of the urban operation, and future realities. Commanders must strike the proper balance between maintaining the capability to respond to current threats and preparing for future challenges.

Download or read book ATP 3 18 14 Special Forces Vehicle Mounted Operations Tactics Techniques and Procedures written by Headquarters Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the mid-1980s, the US Army lacked a dedicated mounted special operations capability. Recognizing that traditionally dismounted Special Forces operations in desert environments were unrealistic, the 1st Special Operations Command and the 5th Special Forces Group (SFG) authorized the formation of two elements in 1984 in order to develop mounted doctrine and operational techniques. Elements of Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th SFG, moved to Fort Bliss, Texas, and, in the autumn of 1986, began to fulfil this mission.Early detachments were equipped with M880 trucks and M151 jeeps. Later, they appraised, evaluated, and accepted the high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) as the interim desert mobility vehicle.In October 1987, A 1/5th SFG produced a summary of the lessons learned between 1985 and 1987. The initial intent of the compendium was to provide a reference for the training and employment of mounted SF detachments within 5th SFG. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) and lessons learned from both 3rd SFG and 5th SFG were incorporated, and procedures for new or improved equipment were added. Although many of the tactical principles remained essentially unchanged, revisions were necessary to account for equipment updates, such as the new ground mobility vehicle (GMV) and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices.This ATP encompasses the tactics, techniques, procedures, and lessons learned by personnel at Fort Bliss, Fort Campbell, Fort Bragg, and overseas, as well as data extracted from Operations DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, RESTORE HOPE, PROVIDE DEMOCRACY, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM.This ATP is designed primarily to serve as a reference for the training and employment of mounted SF detachments operating in desert terrain during long-term, unassisted operations; however, the information in this ATP may also be applied to any SF long-range vehicular operation.As with all doctrinal manuals, ATP 3-18.14 is authoritative but not directive. It serves as a guide and does not preclude SF units from developing their own SOPs to meet their needs.

Download or read book Field Manual FM 3 98 Reconnaissance and Security Operations July 2015 written by United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, Field Manual FM 3-98 Reconnaissance and Security Operations July 2015, provides doctrinal guidance and direction for Cavalry organizations, as well as reconnaissance and security organizations. This FM establishes the foundation for the development of tactics and procedures in subordinate doctrine publications. This publication applies across the range of military operations. While the main focus of this field manual is Cavalry formations within the units listed below, all maneuver formations must be able to conduct reconnaissance and security tasks. - Armored brigade combat team (ABCT) Cavalry squadron. - Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) Cavalry squadron. - Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) Cavalry squadron. - Battlefield surveillance brigade (BFSB) Cavalry squadron. - It is applicable to the- - Scout platoon of maneuver battalions. - Combat aviation brigade air squadron. The principal audiences for FM 3-98 are commanders, leaders, and staffs responsible for the planning, execution, or support of reconnaissance and security operations as well as instructors charged with teaching reconnaissance and security operations. Doctrine consists of fundamental principles that describe how to fight. At the tactical level, doctrine consists of authoritative principles concerning how to execute reconnaissance and security operations as part of Army and joint operations that require professional military judgment in their application. Importantly, our doctrine must describe how brigade combat teams (BCT) and subordinate units combine the capabilities of various arms into cohesive, combined arms, air-ground teams and provide a clear description of how to execute reconnaissance and security operations. This publication 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 time and maneuver space, fight for information and collect information through stealth, protect against surprise, ease the forward movement of follow-on forces, and provide commanders with flexibility and adaptability. The doctrine described in this publication is applicable across unified land operations. The previous proponent manual for Cavalry Operations was FM 3-20.96, published 12 March 2010, which included operational considerations. This publication provides doctrinal guidance for all formations assigned to the ABCT, the IBCT, and SBCT. The following is a summary of each chapter in the manual: Chapter 1 addresses the role of Cavalry in unified land operations and Cavalry organizations. Chapter 2 discusses understanding the threat, potential threat groups and threat characteristics. Chapter 3 addresses the operational environment, shaping, engaging, and influencing outcomes, and consolidating gains. Chapter 4 highlights the updated concepts of mission command in relation to commander's reconnaissance and security guidance, the operations process and information collection. Chapter 5 begins with an overview, followed by a detailed discussion of the fundamentals of reconnaissance, forms of reconnaissance, and reconnaissance handover. Chapter 6 begins with an overview, followed with the fundamentals of security operations, counterreconnaissance, and the forms of security. Chapter 7 provides a short overview and then devotes a section to reconnaissance and security stability planning, stability principles and frameworks, and stability tasks. Chapter 8 describes sustainment for reconnaissance and security tasks, sustainment planning considerations for reconnaissance and security, sustainment considerations for reconnaissance and security and special sustainment consideration.

Download or read book Training Circular Tc 3 21 5 Fm 3 21 5 Drill and Ceremonies January 20 2012 Us Army written by United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This training circular provides guidance for Army wide uniformity in the conduct of drill and ceremonies. It includes methods of instructing drill, teaching techniques, individual and unit drill, manual of arms for infantry weapons, and various other aspects of basic drill instruction. This publication is designed for use by Soldiers of all military occupational skills, to include the new Soldier in the initial entry training environment. Since all situations or eventualities pertaining to drill and ceremonies cannot be foreseen, commanders may find it necessary to adjust the procedures to local conditions. However, with the view toward maintaining consistency throughout the Army, the procedures prescribed herein should be followed as closely as possible. Personnel preparing to give drill instruction must be thoroughly familiar with Chapters 3 through 7 before attempting to teach material in Chapters 8 and 9. For ease in distinguishing a preparatory command from a command of execution, the commands of execution appear in BOLD CAP letters and preparatory commands appear in Bold Italic letters. Reference to positions and movements appear in Italics. Army Regulation (AR) 670-1 should be used as a reference for the proper wearing of uniforms and insignia. This publication applies to the Active Army, the U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated.

Download or read book ATP 3 21 8 Infantry Platoon and Squad Army Techniques Publication April 2016 current Replaces FM 3 21 8 ATTP 3 21 71 and ATTP 3 21 9 Updated with Commentary from Army Flashcards written by Zachary Willey and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-19 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're passionate about the Army. We share our passion by helping our Soldiers and Leaders master the basics. ATP 3-21.8 is the definitive doctrinal foundation for small unit Army operations. The Army Techniques Publication 3-21.8 for the Infantry Platoon and Squad covers in great depth every aspect of small unit operations from planning to execution. This edition is an updated version of the current TC 3-21.8 (April 2016) with added commentary with useful tips and more thorough explanations on difficult topics to make them more understandable. The Infantry Platoon and Squad manual covers a wide range of topics all Army leaders should know to include: -Task Organization -Unified Land Operations -Duties and Responsibilities -Light Infantry and Mechanized Infantry -Offensive operations -Characteristics of the Offense -Forms of Maneuver -Combat Formations -Movement Techniques -Actions on Contact -Movement to Contact -Platoon Attack -Defensive Operations -Characteristics of the Defense -Forms of the Defense -Fighting Positions -Engagement Area Development -Movement -Route Selection and Management -Patrols and Patrolling -Raid -Ambush -Sustainment -Indirect Fires Planning -Mission Analysis -Course of Action Development

Download or read book Field Manual Fm 3 21 5 Fm 22 5 Drill and Ceremonies January 20 2012 US Army written by United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This training circular provides guidance for Army wide uniformity in the conduct of drill and ceremonies. It includes methods of instructing drill, teaching techniques, individual and unit drill, manual of arms for infantry weapons, and various other aspects of basic drill instruction. This publication is designed for use by Soldiers of all military occupational skills, to include the new Soldier in the initial entry training environment. Since all situations or eventualities pertaining to drill and ceremonies cannot be foreseen, commanders may find it necessary to adjust the procedures to local conditions. However, with the view toward maintaining consistency throughout the Army, the procedures prescribed herein should be followed as closely as possible. Personnel preparing to give drill instruction must be thoroughly familiar with Chapters 3 through 7 before attempting to teach material in Chapters 8 and 9. For ease in distinguishing a preparatory command from a command of execution, the commands of execution appear in BOLD CAP letters and preparatory commands appear in Bold Italic letters. Reference to positions and movements appear in Italics. Army Regulation (AR) 670-1 should be used as a reference for the proper wearing of uniforms and insignia. This publication applies to the Active Army, the U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated.

Download or read book Army Tactics Techniques and Procedures Attp 3 21 9 Fm 3 21 9 Sbct Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad written by United States Government Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATTP 3-21.9 describes how the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) Infantry rifle platoons and squads fight. ATTP 3-21.9 discusses how they operate as Infantry, mounted in their Stryker Infantry carrier vehicles (ICVs), with the ICV in support, and as part of the Stryker rifle company. The content includes principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, terms, and symbols that apply to small-unit operations. ATTP 3-21.9 is intentionally designed as a companion manual to FM 3-21.8. Many of the subjects covered in FM 3-21.8 are not only mutually applicable to the Stryker platoons and squads but also nearly identical and need not be republished. Because of this, ATTP 3-21.9 focuses on the unique characteristics and capabilities of the Stryker platoons and squads. Major areas reduced, or not included in this manual, are covered in detail in FM 3-21.8 and include—• Dismounted tactical movement.• Employing fires.• Troop-leading procedures (TLP).• Sustainment.• Air defense.• Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) operations.• Composite risk management.• Fratricide avoidance.• Urban operations (UO).• Sniper operations.• Patrols.• Employment of the dismounted element's weapons.• Platoon and squad fire planning.• Air assault operations.• Defeating improvised explosive devices (IED).• Obstacle reduction and employment.• Dismounted fighting positions.These are basic skills that Stryker small units and their leaders must understand, practice, and execute. Their absence from ATTP 3-21.9 in no way diminishes their importance. Rather, they are fundamental skills applicable to all Infantry units and leaders.To fully understand operations of the SBCT Infantry platoons and squads, leaders should also study FM 3-21.11, FM 3-20.151, Infantry platoon tasks on the Digital Training Management System (accessible on Army Knowledge Online [AKO]), Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks, and other manuals listed in the references.ATTP 3-21.9 supersedes FM 3-21.9, published in December 2002. The contents of the older manual are based primarily on the SBCT concept paper and interviews conducted during visits to the first Stryker-equipped units as they organized at Fort Lewis. ATTP 3-21.9 includes changes based on operational experience of deployed SBCT units. It also incorporates information on current Infantry platoon and squad tactics, the employment of the ICV, and the integration of command and control (C2) systems during combat.The target audience for ATTP 3-21.9 comprises SBCT platoon and squad leaders, SBCT Soldiers, and those that desire an understanding of how they fight and operate. ATTP 3-21.9 applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/ArmyNational Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserves unless otherwise stated.The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The preparing agency is the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE).

Download or read book Army Tactics Techniques and Procedures Attp 3 21 71 FM 3 21 71 Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad Bradley November 2010 written by United States Government US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 spectrum of conflict. Content discussions include principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, terms, and symbols that apply to small unit operations in the operational environment.This manual is not intended to be a stand-alone publication and is intentionally designed as a companion manual to FM 3-21.8, The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad. Many of the subjects covered in FM 3-21.8 are not only mutually applicable to the mechanized platoon and squads but also are nearly identical and need not be republished. Because of this, ATTP 3-21.71 focuses on the unique characteristics and capabilities of the mechanized platoon and squads. Major areas not included or reduced in this manual that are covered in detail in FM 3-21.8 include:* Movement and maneuver.* Patrols.* Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) operations.* Employing fires.* Employment of the dismounted element's weapons.* Platoon and squad fire planning.* Troop-leading procedures (TLP).* Air assault operations.* Sustainment.* Urban operations (UO).* Air defense.* Improvised explosive devices (IED).* Composite risk management.* Obstacle reduction and employment.* Fratricide avoidance.* Dismounted fighting positions.* Sniper operations.These are basic skills that mechanized small units and their leaders must understand, practice, and execute. Their absence or reduction of information from this manual in no way diminishes their importance. Rather, they are fundamental skills applicable to all Infantry units and leaders.To fully understand operations of the mechanized rifle platoon and squad, leaders must have an understanding of FM 3-90.1, Tank and Mechanized Infantry Company Team, and FM 3-90.5, Combined Arms Battalion. The primary audience for this manual comprises the mechanized Infantry rifle platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and squad and fire team leaders. The secondary audience includes instructors in U.S.Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) schools, writers of Infantry training literature, other Infantry leaders and staff officers, and Reserve Officer Training Candidate (ROTC) and military academy instructors.Leaders should use this manual as a set along with the publications listed in the References. The Summary of Changes lists major changes from the previous edition by chapter and appendix. Although these changes include lessons learned from training and U.S. Army operations all over the world, they are not specific to any particular theater of war. They apply across the entire spectrum of conflict.This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated.The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. The preparing agency is the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE).

Download or read book U S Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Handbook written by Department of the Army and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, military leaders have recognized the importance of reconnaissance and surveillance. Gaining and maintaining contact with the enemy is essential to win the battle, and U.S. military history contains many examples where our knowledge of the enemy, or lack of knowledge, directly led to victory or defeat. The role of reconnaissance and surveillance has not diminished on the modern battlefield; if anything, it has become even more important. Battles at the combat training centers prove that a good reconnaissance and surveillance effort is critical to successful attacks. On the other hand, a poor reconnaissance and surveillance effort almost guarantees defeat for the commander. The message is clear: success on the battlefield begins with reconnaissance and surveillance. Direct from the United States Army, U.S. Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Handbook provides tactics, techniques, and procedures for reconnaissance and surveillance planning, mission management, and reporting. It also covers the development of intelligence to support counter-reconnaissance operations, employment considerations for reconnaissance, and surveillance assets, and defines the roles of various personnel in planning operations. Intended for maneuver commanders and their staffs; intelligence staffs and collection managers; and other personnel involved in planning and reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance operations, and now available to everyone, U.S. Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Handbook provides an insider’s look into the world of Army intelligence.