U.S. Army Warrior Ethos and Combat Skills Handbook

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781599218199
• ISBN10: 1599218194
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Modern combat is chaotic, intense, and shockingly destructive. A soldier will experience confusing and often terrifying sights, sounds, smells, and dangers - and he must learn to survive and win despite them. This field manual, containing the essential philosophy and combat skills the U.S. Army teaches its soldiers, is the Army's completely updated 2008 edition, which replaced the previous, 1984 edition. Distributed to all soldiers, this is the essential guide for those who want to know how U.S. Army soldiers are trained to prepare for and perform during combat. It inlcudes photos, illustrations, and diagrams depicting weaponry, combat maneuvers, warrior drills, survival techniques, fighting positions, camouflage, and basic field medicine.

Author Biography

This book was written by order of the Secretary of the Army.

Table of Contents

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