Mine & Countermine Operations
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This manual provides United States Armed Forces with technical guidance for conducting mine and countermine operations. It is to be used by all elements of the combined arms team, with special attention given to maneuver and engineer staff planning and coordination. The guidance provided focuses on every level. It includes individual skills of emplacing and removing mines, team and squad tasks, platoon and company organization and planning, and battalion/task Force organization and coordination for successful obstacle reduction and breaching. It also contains new and improved techniques for row mining, marking, reporting, and recording minefield; breaching simple and complex obstacles; and emplacing a standard pattern minefield.