U.S. Army Field Manuals are published by the United States Army The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the's Army Publishing Directorate. As of 27 July, 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use.[1] They contain detailed information and how-tos A how-to or a how to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task. A how-to is usually meant to help non-experts, may leave out details that are only important to experts, and may also be greatly simplified from an overall discussion of the topic. See procedural knowledge for a discussion of what sort of for procedures important to soldiers serving in the field. They are usually available to the public at low cost or free electronically. Many websites have begun collecting PDF versions of Army Field Manuals, Technical Manuals and Weapon Manuals.
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Use of the US Field Manuals
Lately, most of the US Field Manuals have been submitted to the public domain Works are in the public domain if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all, if the intellectual property rights have expired, and/or if the intellectual property rights are forfeited. Examples include the English language, the formulae of Newtonian physics, as well as the works of Shakespeare and the patents over powered flight.[2] This has given civilians the possibility of learning from them. Especially for people training survival skills Survival skills are techniques a person may use to help other people or a person in a dangerous situation such as natural disasters.. Generally speaking, these techniques are meant to provide the basic necessities for human life: water, food, shelter, habitat, and the need to think straight, to signal for help, to navigate safely, to avoid (e.g., survivalists Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for future possible disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order. Survivalists often prepare for this anticipated disruption by having emergency medical training, stockpiling food and water, preparing for self-defense and self-, adventurous travellers Backpacking is a term that has historically been used to denote a form of low-cost, independent international travel. Terms such as independent travel and/or budget travel are often used interchangeably with backpacking. The factors that traditionally differentiate backpacking from other forms of tourism include but are not limited to the and tourists Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity and poor people e.g., subsistence farmers Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficient farming in which farmers grow only enough food to feed their family. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat during the year. Planting decisions are made with an eye toward what the family will need during the coming year, rather than market prices. Tony in the third world), the US Field Manuals are providing a valuable resource. The presence of the document in the public domain has also allowed terrorists Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. At present, the International community has been unable to formulate a universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition of terrorism. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear , are perpetrated for a to use the manual for training purposes.[3][4]
Wikifying the Field Manuals
According to The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. Although it remains both the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States as well as third largest overall behind The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, the weekday circulation of the paper has fallen precipitously in (8/14/09), the Army has started to "wikify" certain of its field manuals - allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. See the Times article at: [1]
List of selected field manuals
- FM 1 - "establishes the fundamental principles for employing landpower." Together, it and FM 3-0 are considered by the U.S. Army to be the "two capstone doctrinal manuals."[5]
- FM 3-0 Operations - The operations guide "lays out the fundamentals of war fighting for future and current generations of recruits."[1]
- FM 3-0.5.130 Army Special Operations Forces Unconventional Warfare. Establishes keystone doctrine for Army special operations forces (ARSOF) operations in unconventional warfare Unconventional warfare is the opposite of conventional warfare. Where conventional warfare is used to reduce an opponent's military capability, unconventional warfare is an attempt to achieve military victory through acquiescence, capitulation, or clandestine support for one side of an existing conflict.
- FM 5-31 Boobytraps - Describes how regular demolition charges and materials can be used for victim-initiated explosive devices A booby trap is a trap designed to kill or severely injure people. As the word trap implies, they often have some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. However, in other cases the device is placed on busy roads or is triggered when the victim performs some type of everyday action e.g. opening a door, picking something up or. This manual is no longer active, but is still frequently referenced.
- FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad
- FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency - Published December 2006.
- FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual - Used to train survival techniques.
- FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation The US Army Field Manual on Interrogation, sometimes known by the military nomenclature FM 34-52, is a 177 page manual describing to military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with US and international law. It has been replaced by FM 2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations - Used to train interrogators in conducting effective interrogations while conforming with US and international law. Updated in December 2005 Categories: Days in 2005 | December | 2005 to include a 10-page classified Classified information is sensitive information to which access is restricted by law or regulation to particular classes of persons. A formal security clearance is required to handle classified documents or access classified data. The clearance process requires a satisfactory background investigation. There are typically several levels of section as a result of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal. Replaced in September 2006 September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Steve Irwin, star of The Crocodile Hunter, died early in the month due to a stingray attack. Meanwhile, the Space Shuttle Atlantis made a mission to by FM 2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations "Executive Order 13491" redirects here. For full text of the order see Executive Order 13491 on Wikisource.
- FM 21-20 - covers the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) The Army Physical Fitness Test is designed to test the muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers are given a score based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up (PU), sit-up (SU), and a two-mile run. Possible scores range from 0 to 100 points in each
- FM 27-10 (2005) - Cornerstone of rules of war for the US Military.
- FM 3-25.150 (Combatives Combatives is a United States Army term for hand-to-hand combat technique. It encompasses various hybrid martial arts that incorporate fighting techniques from conventional martial arts and combat sports. Unlike combat sports, combatives fighting systems usually have limited sport application, because they often focus on simple self-defense and)
- FM 22.5 (Drill and Ceremony)
References
- ^ a b http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2007/07/27/segments/82947 On the Media On the Media is an hour-long weekly radio program hosted by Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone covering journalism, technology, and First Amendment issues. It is produced by WNYC, New York Public Radio. OTM is broadcast Saturday mornings in New York City, and syndicated nationwide through National Public Radio and other public radio outlets. The, 27 July 2007
- ^ US Field Manuals in public domain
- ^ Improvised Munitions Handbook Field Manual benefiting terrorists and translated in Arabic
- ^ Improvised Munitions Handbook benefiting terrorists
- ^ FM 1 Preface http://www.army.mil/fm1/preface.html
See also
External links
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- Incomplete list of active field manuals at army.mil
- Field Manuals online at globalsecurity.org
- What's an Army field manual? by Slate Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft, as part of MSN. On December 21, 2004, it was purchased by the Washington Post Company. Since June 4, 2008, Slate has been managed by The Slate Group, an online
- The U.S. Army Stability Operations Field Manual The U.S. Army, with forewords by Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell, IV, Michèle Flournoy, and Shawn Brimley and a New Introduction by Janine Davidson. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press The University of Michigan Press is part of the University of Michigan Library and serves as a primary publishing unit of the University of Michigan, with special responsibility for the creation and promotion of scholarly, educational, and regional books and other materials in digital and print formats. The press mission is to use the best, 2009.
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