Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part 1 Warrior Ethos 1
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Operational Environment 3
Army Values 4
Law of Land Warfare 5
Warrior Culture 5
Battle Drill 6
Warrior Drills 6
Chapter 2 Individual Readiness 8
Predeployment 8
Legal Assistance 8
Personal Weapon 9
Chapter 3 Combat Casualty Care and Preventive Medicine 13
Section I Combat Casualty Care 13
Combat Lifesaver 14
Lifesaving Measures (First Aid) 14
Casualty Evacuation 46
Section II Preventive Medicine 56
Clothing and Sleeping Gear 57
Mental Health and Morale 59
Chapter 4 Environmental Conditions 61
Section I Desert 61
Types 61
Preparation 63
Section II Fungle 68
Types 68
Preparation 71
Section III Arctic 73
Types 73
Preparation 74
Part 2 Soldier Combat Skills 75
Chapter 5 Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage 76
Section I Cover 76
Natural Cover 77
Man-Made Cover 77
Section II Concealment 78
Natural Concealment 80
Actions as Concealment 80
Section III Camouflage 80
Movement 81
Positions 81
Outlines and Shadows 81
Shine 81
Shape 82
Colors 82
Dispersion 82
Preparation 82
Individual Techniques 84
Chapter 6 Fighting Positions 87
Cover 87
Concealment 89
Camouflage 90
Sectors and Fields of Fire 90
Hasty and Deliberate Fighting Positions 92
Two-Man Fighting Position 94
One-Man Fighting Position 105
Close Combat Missile Fighting Positions 109
Range Cards 109
Chapter 7 Movement 125
Individual Movement Techniques 125
Immediate Actions While Moving 132
Fire and Movement 134
Movement on Vehicles 135
Chapter 8 Urban Areas 138
Section I Movement Techniques 138
Avoiding Open Areas 138
Moving Parallel to Buildings139
Moving Past Windows 139
Crossing a Wall 141
Moving around Corners 141
Moving within a Building 143
Section II Other Procedures 144
Entering a Building 144
Clearing a Room 150
Section III Fighting Positions 153
Hasty Fighting Position 154
Prepared Fighting Position 157
Chapter 9 "Every Soldier is a Sensor" 162
Definition 162
Resources 163
Forms of Questioning 164
Report Levels 166
SALUTE Format 167
Handling and Reporting of the Enemy 167
Operations Security 171
Observation Techniques 172
Limited Visibility Observation 174
Range Estimation 181
Chapter 10 Combat Marksmanship 185
Safety 185
Administrative Procedures 186
Weapons 187
Fire Control 198
Combat Zero 201
Mechanical Zero 201
Battlesight Zero 202
Shot Groups 205
Borelight Zero 205
Misfire Procedures and Immediate Action 219
Reflexive Fire 223
Chapter 11 Communications 227
Section I Means of Communication 227
Messengers 227
Wire 228
Visual Signals 228
Sound 230
Radio 230
Section II Radiotelephone Procedures 231
Rules 231
Types of Nets 232
Precedence of Reports 232
Message Format 232
Common Messages 233
Prowords 234
Operation on a Net 236
Section III Communications Security 236
Classifications 237
Signal Operating Instructions 237
Automated Net Control Device 238
Section IV Equipment 240
Radios 240
Wire 243
Telephone Equipment 244
Chapter 12 Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape 246
Survival 246
Evasion 249
Resistance 253
Escape 255
Chapter 13 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Weapons 257
Section I Chemical Weapons 257
Types 258
Detection 262
Protective Actions 266
Protective Equipment 267
Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 269
Decontamination 269
Section II Biological Weapons 273
Types 274
Detection 274
Decontamination 274
Protection 275
Section III Radiological Weapons 276
Types 276
Detection 277
Decontamination 277
Protection 277
Section IV Nuclear Weapons 279
Characteristics 279
Detection 280
Decontamination 282
Protection 283
Chapter 14 Mines, Demolitions, and Breaching Procedures 284
Section I Mines 284
Antipersonnel Mines 284
M21 Antitank Mine 291
Section II Demolition Firing Systems 292
Booster Assemblies 293
Misfires 300
Section III Obstacles 301
Breach and Cross a Minefield 301
Breach and Cross a Wire Obstacle 303
Chapter 15 Uxo and Ieds 307
Section I Unexploded Ordnance 307
Dropped Ordnance 307
Projected Ordnance 312
Thrown Ordnance (Hand Grenades) 314
Section II Improvised Explosive Devices 317
Types 317
Identification 318
Components 319
Examples 319
Actions on Finding UXO 324
Actions on Finding IEDs 325
Appendix A Checklists and Memory Aids 326
Glossary 342
References 349
Index 353
