In this subcourse you will learn the principles governing military operations in urbanized terrain, specifically how to wage combat in built-up areas.

This field manual provides a doctrinal framework for the Infantry weapons company assigned to Infantry battalions in an Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT). It is a companion to FM 3-21.10, The Infantry Rifle Company, much of which applies to the Infantry weapons company and as such will not be repeated herein. This manual will discuss on the unique characteristics of the Infantry weapons company, including principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, and terms and symbols. It will also cover what the Infantry weapons company brings to the Infantry battalion and the battlefield. Among topics covered in FM 3-21.10 but omitted here are the characteristics and fundamentals of urban operations, risk management and fratricide avoidance, heavy and Stryker unit employment, sniper employment, improvised explosive devices, operations in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environment, media considerations, pattern analysis, and situational understanding. It focuses on the employment of the Infantry weapons company while fighting as a pure company or combined arms team under the command of an Infantry weapons company commander. This framework will help Infantry weapons company leaders effectively: Exploit weapons company-unique capabilities; Employ the companusing unit weapon fundamentals; Reduce the vulnerability of the unit; Plan and conduct full-spectrum operations; Accomplish missions in various tactical situations, from stability and civil support to high-intensity combat; Win on the battlefield.

This is a larger format reference, desk copy edition of the bestselling pocket edition. New, fully revised February 2011 edition of the official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters): Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.); Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions (explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement (formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance, security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual, IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering (training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays, climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications, classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals, close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge, poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage, survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.); Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter, hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated profusely throughout.

New, fully revised 2010 edition of the official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters): Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.); Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions (explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement (formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance, security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual, IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering (training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays, climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications, classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals, close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge, poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage, survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.); Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter, hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated throughout.

This is a larger format reference, desk copy edition of the bestselling pocket edition. New, fully revised 2010 edition of the official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters): Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.); Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions (explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement (formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance, security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual, IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering (training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays, climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications, classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals, close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge, poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage, survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.); Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter, hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated throughout.

The purpose of this manual is to orient Soldiers to the functions and descriptions of hand grenades and pyrotechnic signals. It also provides a guide for the proper handling and throwing of hand grenades and pyrotechnic signals, suggests methods and techniques for the tactical employment of hand grenades and pyrotechnic signals, and provides a guide for leaders conducting hand grenade and pyrotechnic signal training. This manual is organized to lead the trainer through the material needed to conduct training during initial entrytraining (IET) and unit sustainment training. Preliminary subjects include discussion on the hand grenade and pyrotechnic signal's capabilities, mechanical training, and the fundamentals and principles of employing hand grenades and pyrotechnic signals. Live-fire applications are scheduled after the Soldier has demonstrated preliminary skills.

This field manual provides all Soldiers the doctrinal basis for the Warrior Ethos, Warrior Tasks, and other combat-critical tasks. It also updates weapon, equipment, and munitions information. This FM is not intended to serve as a stand-alone publication. It should be used with other Army publications that contain more in-depth information. The target audience for this publication includes individual Soldiers and noncommissioned officers throughout the Army.

This field manual provides a doctrinal framework on how Infantry rifle platoons and squads fight. It also addresses rifle platoon and squad non-combat operations across the spectrum of conflict. Content discussions include principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, terms, and symbols that apply to small unit operations in the current operational environment (COE). FM 3-21.8 supersedes FM 7-8, Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, dated 22 April 1992. The primary audiences for this manual are Infantry rifle platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and squad and fire team leaders. Secondary audiences include 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.

This manual contains basic and advanced training and techniques for static lineparachuting. It is designed to standardize procedures for initial qualification and training of personnel in their duties and responsibilities in airborne operations. The jumpmaster, assistant jumpmaster, safeties, DACO, DZSTL, and DZSO occupy key positions in airborne operations. This manual contains the initial training and qualifications of the personnel designated to occupy these critical positions. SOF unit personnel must meet the requirements for static line parachuting contained in this manual as well as provide special training and instruction for nonstandardequipment, aircraft, and personnel procedures.

The purpose of this Guide is to assist trainers involved with the teaching of basic rifle marksmanship in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be a more effective instructor of basic shooting skills.