Engineering and Logistics

This manual discusses the employment of airborne brigades, battalions, and regiments in airborne operations within the context of the AirLand Battle. It sets forth tactical and administrative support doctrine for the employment of Army forces in joint airborne operations. It discusses command and staff procedures, tactics, and techniques used in the planning and execution of parachute operations at brigade and lower echelons. The discussions are written in general terms so they apply to brigade or smaller units taking part in joint airborne operations. For this reason, the term airborne force is used to refer to the Army component … Continue Reading

This manual describes the organizations, processes, procedures, and systems involved in the rail operations across the military spectrum. The focus of this manual is for the reader to gain an understanding of the Army rail system and how it functions. Rail transport operations in developed nations are considered to be a HN–provided service. In contingency areas, US rail units may have to be employed to support the theater of operations. This FM sets forth transportation rail doctrine and organizational structure. It is written to explain the functions of rail transport operations service in a theater of operations. It provides basic … Continue Reading

The purpose of this manual is to provide the authoritative doctrine by which the Army’s combat service support (CSS), as part of the national–theater CSS system, supports full spectrum operations. This manual serves as the Army’s keystone CSS doctrine and bridges the gap between Army doctrine and joint and multinational doctrine. This manual provides the basis for subordinate CSS doctrine, organizations, training, materiel, leader development, personnel and facilities (DOTMLPF) development to support Army of Excellence (AOE) forces, transitioning Force XXI organizations, and Army Transformation initiatives for a more agile and responsive force. The intended audiences for this manual include:

• Commanders … Continue Reading

The doctrine presented in this manual seeks to develop the full potential of obstacles as a component of combat power. Each chapter contains tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) that take the doctrinal foundation and provide the “How To” connection.

This manual initially defines and establishes the principles for obstacle operations then applies them at echelons from corps to company team, concentrating on essential TTPs. Chapter 2 provides the key obstacle terms that will be used throughout the manual. Chapter 3 covers obstacle integration theory. Chapter 4 covers obstacle planning from corps through brigade level. Chapter 5 covers obstacle planning from task … Continue Reading

This course presents a survey of the functions of management, the principles governing the functions and their ability to apply them to construction management. An understanding of these factors and the ability to apply them to construction projects is essential to the engineer company commander and the members of the battalion staff. Also included in the subcourse are lessons on the use and application of the Critical Path Method (CPM) as it applies to military construction operations. What is taught about CPM should give you a good foundation for its use.

Engineer construction functions in the theater of operations (TO) are … Continue Reading

The foundation for engineer doctrine in the AirLand Battle is built with combined mobility, countermobility, and survivability efforts. This manual provides the basic framework of fielded and developmental countermobility methods, planning, and execution. Its purpose is to integrate countermobility into the overall AirLand Battle structure.

Countermobility support is divided into mine warfare and obstacle development, each with an ultimate goal of delaying, stopping, or channelizing the enemy. Mine warfare expands to include mine categories, methods and systems of delivery, employment, reporting, recording, and marking. Obstacle development demonstrates innovative techniques and conventional improvements in planning and emplacing obstacles other than minefields.

Countermobility … Continue Reading

This Army Field Manual describes how engineer recon teams support and augment a maneuver battalion or brigade’s recon effort. This manual serves as a guide for both brigade and task force (TF) engineers, as well as for subordinate leaders (especially recon team leaders) in planning, integrating, and conducting recon operations. It also serves as a guide for the brigade and TF staffs and subordinate maneuver commanders on the organization, capabilities, and employment of engineer recon teams.

This manual sets forth the principles of conducting engineer recon activities supporting a maneuver brigade or TF. It addresses engineer tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) … Continue Reading

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication – Engineering Operations, provides doctrine and supporting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the planning and execution of engineer support to the MAGTF. This publication provides general information on the numerous capabilities engineers bring to the battle, from planning through to the execution of an operation. Engineers provide one of the most versatile resources a commander has in a MAGTF. They can provide the means to creatively apply the art and science of tactics in any situation encountered. This publication reflects the Marine Corps warfighting philosophy and explains how engineer operations contribute to our ability to … Continue Reading

Field fortifications are natural or manmade protective features used as defensive obstacles, personnel and weapons shelters, and protected firing positions. This subcourse teaches you how to construct personnel, vehicle, and weapons emplacements, intrenchments, shelters, entanglements, and obstacles under various climatic conditions. Standard plans, types of material, construction procedures, and estimated time and labor requirements are also given. The subcourse consists of five lessons and an examination as follows:

Lesson 1. Purpose and Requirements of Field Fortifications.2. Trenches, and Fieldworks. 3. Obstacle Employment. 4. Barbed Wire Entanglements. 5. Camouflage (Protection Against Enemy Surveillance). Examination.

The format of this subcourse has been developed to … Continue Reading

This is a copy of the only reference material allowed in the FE exam room. Review this book prior to the exam to become familiar with the charts, formulas, tables, and other reference information it provides.

Table of contents:

UnitsConversion factors MathematicsStaticsDynamicsMechanics of materialsFluid mechanicsThermodynamics Heat transfer Transport phenomena Chemistry Materials science/structure of matter Electric circuits Computers, measurement, and controls Engineering economics Ethics Chemical engineering Civil engineering Environmental engineering Electrical and computer engineering Industrial engineering Mechanical engineering Index

This US Army Field Manual – General Engineering – provides a doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of general engineering in the Theater of Operations. General engineering sustains military forces in the theater through the performance of facility construction and repair, and through acquisition, maintenance, and disposal of real property. The Theater of Operations is defined as That portion of an area of conflict necessary for military operations, either offensive or defensive… , and for the administration incident to such military operations. This manual will be primarily concerned with support to those noncommitted forces within the corps … Continue Reading

Armies, from the time of the Roman Empire, have recognized the requirement to have dedicated personnel to repair equipment. The introduction, through the years, of more sophisticated and complex equipment has resulted in a need for highly trained maintenance specialists.

During the Second World War a specialist corps, The Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME), was created on 15 May 1944. The corps, was subsequently replaced by the Land Ordnance Engineering (LORE) Branch and is now the Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (LEME) Branch. The EME system has evolved to satisfy the increasingly complex needs of those it supports.

The … Continue Reading

This manual describes the organizations, processes, procedures, and systems involved in the control of movements across the military spectrum. The focus of this manual is for the reader to gain an understanding of the movement control system and how it functions from the strategic to the tactical level. It focuses on the planning, controlling, and managing of the use of available modes of transport to move units, equipment, and materiel. It also describes transportation request procedures, container operations, and how transportation resources are controlled and managed.

The Chief of Staff of the Army has mandated that the Army be able to … Continue Reading

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication, Rear Area Operations, describes the Marine Corps’ approach to rear area operations. It provides general doctrinal guidance for the Marine Corps component and the Marine air–ground task force (MAGTF) commander and staff responsible for executing rear area operations. The principles and planning considerations discussed in this publication are applicable to the Marine Corps component and all MAGTFs and their subordinate commands. This publication identifies the functions that occur within the rear area, which are integrated within the warfighting functions, to support the conduct of the single battle. It also discusses the command and control of rear … Continue Reading

This manual states the doctrine, policy and guidelines for the conduct of land equipment maintenance functions in static operations. It expands on Land Maintenance System, which describes the basic principles, doctrine, and policies governing the organization, personnel and equipment that form the Land Maintenance System (LMS). In this publication, Base Maintenance Land Section is also referred to as: base maintenance static EME workshop, static workshop and/or workshop. This manual is intended to:a. state the policy and outline the procedures to be used in the organization, management and operation of static EME workshops;b. provide guidance for officers, warrant officers, and senior … Continue Reading

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication, Tactical–Level Logistics, provides the doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of ground and aviation logistic support for Marine air–ground task force (MAGTF) operations at the tactical level of war. It establishes standard terms of reference for tactical logistics and combat service support operations and provides guidance for developing local Fleet Marine Force standing operating procedures. MCWP Tactical–Level Logistics, provides detailed guidance to Marine Corps logisticians for the conduct of tactical–level logistics.

This manual is intended for commanders and their staffs who are responsible for planning and conducting logistic support at the tactical level of war. The … Continue Reading

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication Transportation Operations, addresses the fundamental principles required for the planning and execution of Marine air–ground task force (MAGTF) transportation operations. This manual provides an overview of transportation support and motor transport organizational structure, transportation task organizations, movement fundamentals, procedures, and capabilities.

Transportation Operations provides a broad doctrinal overview for commanders and their staffs on transportation support and motor transport tasks and functions in support of the MAGTF. Specifically, it gives general planning requirements, command relationships, support requirements and considerations, and capabilities.

Contents

Chapter 1 Transportation OverviewSub–Functions Motor Transport Materials Handling Landing Support Embarkation Freight/Passenger Transportation Aerial Delivery Port and … Continue Reading