FM 90-8
FIELD MANUAL |
HEADQUARTERS |
FM 90-8 |
COUNTERGUERRILLA OPERATIONS |
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U.S. NATIONAL POLICY CONCERNING ANTIPERSONNEL LAND MINES
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Table of Contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
Section I - General
Section II - Insurgency
Section III - Counterinsurgency
Section IV - Foreign Internal Defense
Section V - AirLand Battle and Counterguerrilla Operations
CHAPTER 2 - THE THREAT
Section I - General
Section II - Environment
Section III - Characteristics
Section IV - Tactics
CHAPTER 3 - COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS
Section I - General
Section II - Considerations
Section III - Strike Campaigns
Section IV - Consolidation Campaigns
Section V - Offensive Operations
Section VI - Defensive Operations
Section VII- Common Operations
CHAPTER 4 - COUNTERGUERRILLA OPERATIONS IN CONVENTIONAL CONFLICTS
Section I - General
Section II - Considerations
Section III - The Threat
Section IV - Tactics and Operations
CHAPTER 5 - COMBAT UNITS
Section I - General
Section II - Counterinsurgency Environment
Section III - Conventional Conflict Environments
CHAPTER 6 - COMBAT SUPPORT
Section I - General
Section II - Reconnaissance and Surveillance Units
Section III - Fire Support Units
CHAPTER 7 - COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
Section I - General
Section II - Bases
Section III - Use of Assets
APPENDIX A - SUBSURFACE OPERATIONS
Section I - General
Section II - Tunneling
Section III - Destroying Underground Facilities
APPENDIX B - THE URBAN GUERRILLA
Section I - General
Section II - Techniques to Counter the Urban Guerrilla
APPENDIX C - AMBUSH PATROLS
Section I - General
Section II - Attack Fundamentals
Section III - Planning
Section IV - Point Ambush Formations
Section V - Area Ambush Formations
Section VI - Unusual Ambush Techniques
APPENDIX D - PATROLLING
Section I - General
Section II - Planning
Section III - Reconnaissance Patrols
Section IV - Combat Patrols
Section V - Motorized Patrols
Section VI - Dismounted Movement
APPENDIX E - BASES
Section I - General
Section II - Patrol Bases
Section III - Battalion Operational Support Bases
Section IV - Brigade, Division Support Base
APPENDIX F - SMOKE, FLAME, HERBICIDES, AND RIOT CONTROL AGENTS
APPENDIX G - OPERATIONS AND TECHNIQUES
Section I - General
Section II - Operations
Section III - Civil Distrubances and Searches
Section IV - Movement Security
APPENDIX H - RELATED OPERATIONS
Section I - General
Section II - Intelligence
Section III - Psychological Operations
Section IV - Civil Affairs
Section V - Populace and Resources Control
Section VI - Advisory Assistance
APPENDIX I - STAFF FUNCTIONS
APPENDIX J - COMBINED OPERATIONS
Section I - General
Section II - Nature of Combined Operations
Section III - Command and Control
Section IV - Intelligence
Section V - Operational Procedures
Section VI - Combat Service Support
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
AUTHORIZATION LETTER
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