VDF E/23/BH MustRead

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Virginia Defense Force - Echo / 23rd Battalion DRAFT - December 2008
E/23 Draft Mission Table of Organization
This shows the direction that our company may be heading for mission tasking and training.

279kb

17DEC08

Reference Material - Mission Essential Task List (METL)
Security - Communications - Search and Rescue - Medical - Soldier Skills

Security Related reading - Top

Department of the Army - April 2005
Field Manual 3-19-15 Civil Disturbance Operations
Addresses domestic unrest and the military role in providing assistance to civil authorities requesting it for civil disturbance operations. It provides the commander and his staff guidance for preparing and planning for such operations. The principles of civil disturbance operations, planning and training for such operations, and the TTP employed to control civil disturbances and neutralize special threats are discussed in this manual.

5,557kb

17DEC08

Multi-Service Procedures for - 24 October 2007
Field Manual 3-22.40 Tactical Employment of Nonlethal Weapons
This publication describes multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for consideration and use during the tactical employment of NLW in support of warfighting personnel conducting training and tactical operations. This publication—: a. Provides an overview of NLW.
b. Discusses fundamental concepts and training requirements involved with NLW.
c. Provides a description of NLW and employment considerations.
d. Discusses the use of NLW gleaned from lessons learned.
These discussions are captured in the vignettes and factual examples.

4,437kb

17DEC08

Joint Chiefs of Staff - 29 June 2006
Joint Publication 3-13.3 Operations Security
Doctrine for planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of operations security in joint operations

2,681kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - September 1971
Field Manual 22-6 Guard Duty Manual
This manual is for personnel concerned with the organization and functions of interior and exterior guard. It includes orders, countersigns, parole words, and responsibility of the main guard including duties of personnel and methods of mounting the guard. The manual also discusses the duties and composition of special guards.

646kb

17DEC08

United States Army Forces Command - May 2003
Pamphlet 380-1 Quick Reaction Force, Ready Reaction Force
Covers the QRF/RRF’s mission, conops, alert levels, equipment required, training scenarios, tasks, conditions, and standards.

339kb

17DEC08

Communications Related reading - Top

Multi-Service Procedures for - 1 September 2003
High Frequency—Automatic Link Establishment (HF-ALE) Radios
This publication describes multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures for basic high frequency-automatic link establishment (HF-ALE) radio operations. The contents of this publication are directed at the operator level. It does not delve into technical aspects of HF-ALE operations beyond that necessary for effective tactical use of the equipment.

1,361kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 30 September 1987
Field Manual 24-18 Tactical Single-Channel Radio Communications
This manual provides information and guidance to all personnel who are involved with and use single-channel radio in tactical situations. To ensure your understanding of all the material presented, this manual includes a brief discussion of radio fundamentals, antennas, and radio-wave propagation. It also covers procedures and techniques that have been used effectively during tactical operations to include: site selection and reliability factors; operation in the several transmission modes and under unusual conditions; field expedients; electronic warfare techniques and reporting; and other aspects of the practical applications of single-channel radio.

9,810kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 30 September 1987
Field Manual 21-60 Visual Signals
Efficient combat operations depend on clear, accurate, and secure communications among ground units, Army aviation, and supporting Air Force elements. Control and coordination are achieved by the most rapid means of communication available between soldier and units. When electrical means of communications are inadequate, or not available, a station-to-station system of visual communication is an alternate means for transmitting orders, information, or requests for aid / or support.

1,169kb

17DEC08

Search and Rescue Related reading - Top

Department of the Army - 17 May 2002
Field Manual 3-05-70 SURVIVAL (2002)
As a soldier, you can be sent to any area of the world. It may be in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or sub-arctic region. You expect to have all your personal equipment and your unit members with you wherever you go. However, there is no guarantee it will be so. You could find yourself alone in a remote area— possibly enemy territory—with little or no personal gear. This manual provides information and describes basic techniques that will enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation.

19,290kb

17DEC08

Army Training Support Centers - 9 January 1959
Graphic Training Aid 05-02-013 How to AVOID GETTING LOST
This GTA illustrates the fundamentals of map reading. It supports individual and unit training for basic map reading programs of the Active Army (AA), the Reserve Component (RC), and the Army National Guard (NG). The information presented herein conforms as closely as possible to approved Department of the Army (DA) doctrine and is intended to complement existing training literature.

1,093kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - January 2005
Field Manual 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation (2005)
The field manual provides a standardized source document for Army wide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every Soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on map reading and land navigation. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation.

17,954kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 10 September 1997
Training Circular 21-24 Rappelling
This circular provides basic rappelling techniques to soldiers and leaders for the conduct of rappelling operations. It serves as the primary reference for both resident and nonresident instruction presented to cadets, officer candidates, and both commissioned and noncommissioned officers. This circular also discusses several advanced techniques dealing with infiltration and exfiltration.

2,258kb

17DEC08

Joint Chiefs of Staff - 1 February 1991
Joint Publication 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual (1991)
This Manual, prepared under the direction of the Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR), provides guidance to federal agencies concerning implementation of the National Search and Rescue Plan. It was promulgated primarily to establish standards and provide guidance to all federal forces, military and civilian, that support civil search and rescue (SAR) operations.

1,864kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - August 2002
Field Manual 3-97.61 (TC 90-6-1) Military Mountaineering
This Manual, details techniques soldiers and leaders must know to cope with mountainous terrain. These techniques are the foundation upon which the mountaineer must build. They must be applied to the various situations encountered to include river crossings, glaciers, snow-covered mountains, ice climbing, rock climbing, and urban vertical environments. The degree to which this training is applied must be varied to conform to known enemy doctrine, tactics, and actions. This FM also discusses basic and advanced techniques to include acclimatization, illness and injury, equipment, anchors, evacuation, movement on glaciers, and training.

9,876kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 9 January 1959
Field Manual 31-72 Mountain Operations
This manual is designed to guide the infantry battle group commander, his staff, and subordinate leaders in mountain operations. It is designed also as a guide for commanders of supporting units and for staff officers of higher headquarters whose duty it may be to submit recommendations on the employments of units on mountain operations. It covers the mission and employment of the infantry battle group and supporting are as well as specialized technique and training required for combat in mountainous terrain.

11,864kb

17DEC08

Central Adirondack Search and Rescue Team
CASART Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue Volunteers (Student)
CASART Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue Volunteers (Instructor)

716kb

17DEC08

Soldier Skills related reading - Top

Department of the Army, Navy, and Air Force - 23 December 2002
Field Manual 4-25.11 (FM 21-11) First-Aid
This manual meets the first aid training needs of individual service members. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills and knowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield. This publication outlines both self-aid and aid to other service members (buddy aid). More importantly, it emphasizes prompt and effective action in sustaining life and preventing or minimizing further suffering and disability. First aid is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded before being treated by medical personnel.

2,350kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 1 October 1998
Field Manual 21-20 Physical Fitness
On 5 July 1950, U.S. troops, who were unprepared for the physical demands of war, were sent to battle. The early days of the Korean war were nothing short of disastrous, as U.S. soldiers were routed by a poorly equipped, but well-trained, North Korean People’s Army. As American soldiers withdrew, they left behind wounded comrades and valuable equipment their training had not adequately prepared them to carry heavy loads. The costly lessons learned by Task Force Smith in Korea are as important today as ever. If we fail to prepare our soldiers for their physically demanding wartime tasks, we are guilty of paying lip service to the principle of “Train as you fight.” Our physical training programs must do more for our soldiers than just get them ready for the semiannual Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT’).

6,063kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 1 June 1990
Field Manual 21-18 Foot Marches
This manual is a guide for commanders and their staffs in the procedures and techniques of foot marches. It describes the march mission, characteristics and types of foot marches, and march training to include planning procedures, duties of commanders, march discipline, march hygiene, and march safety.

991kb

17DEC08

Medical and First-Aid related reading - Top

Department of the Army, Air Force - 7 March 2003
Technical Bulletin Medical 507 Heat Stress Control and Heat Casualty Management
This bulletin provides guidance to military and civilian health care providers and allied medical personnel to:
Develop an evidence-based preventive program to protect military personnel from heat stress and associated adverse health effects.
understand the diagnosis and treatment of heat casualties, exertional heat injury (HHI), and exertional heat stroke.

3,009kb

17DEC08

Department of the Army - 1 April 2005
Technical Bulletin Medical 508 Prevention and Management of Cold-Weather Injuries
This bulletin provides guidance to military and civilian health care providers, allied medical personnel, and unit commanders and leaders to— Develop an evidence-based prevention program to protect military personnel from cold stress and associated adverse health effects

1,891kb

17DEC08

Army Medical Department Center and School
Medical Department 0554 Treating Wounds in the Field
When you have casualties on the battlefield, you must determine the sequence in which the casualties are to be treated and how to treat their injuries. This subcourse discusses the procedures for performing primary and secondary surveys; performing triage; treating open and closed injuries of the extremities, chest, abdominal, and head; and controlling shock.

3,009kb

17DEC08

Army Medical Department Center and School
Medical Department 0533 Treating Fractures in the Field
One of the more common injuries on a battlefield or in everyday life is a fracture. Although usually not immediately life-threatening, serious fractures can be fatal if not properly treated. This subcourse discusses the procedures for immobilizing fractures and dislocations of the extremities using traction splints, wire ladder splints, SAM splints, pneumatic splints, and improvised splints. The subcourse also covers immobilizing a casualty with a suspected fracture of the spine

1,832kb

17DEC08

Contact 2nd MP Co for corrections.
Echo Company Suggested Reading (Email me if any issues)
Virginia Defense Force - Echo / 23rd Battalion DRAFT - December 2008 E/23 Draft Mission Table of Organization This shows the direction that our company may be heading for mission tasking and training.	279kb	17DEC08
Reference Material - Mission Essential Task List (METL) Security - Communications - Search and Rescue - Medical - Soldier Skills
Security Related reading - Top
Department of the Army - April 2005 Field Manual 3-19-15 Civil Disturbance Operations Addresses domestic unrest and the military role in providing assistance to civil authorities requesting it for civil disturbance operations. It provides the commander and his staff guidance for preparing and planning for such operations. The principles of civil disturbance operations, planning and training for such operations, and the TTP employed to control civil disturbances and neutralize special threats are discussed in this manual.	5,557kb	17DEC08
Multi-Service Procedures for - 24 October 2007 Field Manual 3-22.40 Tactical Employment of Nonlethal Weapons This publication describes multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for consideration and use during the tactical employment of NLW in support of warfighting personnel conducting training and tactical operations. This publication— a. Provides an overview of NLW. b. Discusses fundamental concepts and training requirements involved with NLW. c. Provides a description of NLW and employment considerations. d. Discusses the use of NLW gleaned from lessons learned. These discussions are captured in the vignettes and factual examples.	4,437kb	17DEC08
Joint Chiefs of Staff - 29 June 2006 Joint Publication 3-13.3 Operations Security Doctrine for planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of operations security in joint operations	2,681kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - September 1971 Field Manual 22-6 Guard Duty Manual This manual is for personnel concerned with the organization and functions of interior and exterior guard. It includes orders, countersigns, parole words, and responsibility of the main guard including duties of personnel and methods of mounting the guard. The manual also discusses the duties and composition of special guards.	646kb	17DEC08
United States Army Forces Command - May 2003 Pamphlet 380-1 Quick Reaction Force, Ready Reaction Force Covers the QRF/RRF’s mission, conops, alert levels, equipment required, training scenarios, tasks, conditions, and standards.	339kb	17DEC08
Communications Related reading - Top
Multi-Service Procedures for - 1 September 2003 High Frequency—Automatic Link Establishment (HF-ALE) Radios This publication describes multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures for basic high frequency-automatic link establishment (HF-ALE) radio operations. The contents of this publication are directed at the operator level. It does not delve into technical aspects of HF-ALE operations beyond that necessary for effective tactical use of the equipment.	1,361kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 30 September 1987 Field Manual 24-18 Tactical Single-Channel Radio Communications This manual provides information and guidance to all personnel who are involved with and use single-channel radio in tactical situations. To ensure your understanding of all the material presented, this manual includes a brief discussion of radio fundamentals, antennas, and radio-wave propagation. It also covers procedures and techniques that have been used effectively during tactical operations to include: site selection and reliability factors; operation in the several transmission modes and under unusual conditions; field expedients; electronic warfare techniques and reporting; and other aspects of the practical applications of single-channel radio.	9,810kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 30 September 1987 Field Manual 21-60 Visual Signals Efficient combat operations depend on clear, accurate, and secure communications among ground units, Army aviation, and supporting Air Force elements. Control and coordination are achieved by the most rapid means of communication available between soldier and units. When electrical means of communications are inadequate, or not available, a station-to-station system of visual communication is an alternate means for transmitting orders, information, or requests for aid / or support.	1,169kb	17DEC08
Search and Rescue Related reading - Top
Department of the Army - 17 May 2002 Field Manual 3-05-70 SURVIVAL (2002) As a soldier, you can be sent to any area of the world. It may be in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or sub-arctic region. You expect to have all your personal equipment and your unit members with you wherever you go. However, there is no guarantee it will be so. You could find yourself alone in a remote area— possibly enemy territory—with little or no personal gear. This manual provides information and describes basic techniques that will enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation.	19,290kb	17DEC08
Army Training Support Centers - 9 January 1959 Graphic Training Aid 05-02-013 How to AVOID GETTING LOST This GTA illustrates the fundamentals of map reading. It supports individual and unit training for basic map reading programs of the Active Army (AA), the Reserve Component (RC), and the Army National Guard (NG). The information presented herein conforms as closely as possible to approved Department of the Army (DA) doctrine and is intended to complement existing training literature.	1,093kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - January 2005 Field Manual 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation (2005) The field manual provides a standardized source document for Army wide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every Soldier in the Army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on map reading and land navigation. Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendixes include a list of exportable training materials, a matrix of land navigation tasks, an introduction to orienteering, and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation.	17,954kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 10 September 1997 Training Circular 21-24 Rappelling This circular provides basic rappelling techniques to soldiers and leaders for the conduct of rappelling operations. It serves as the primary reference for both resident and nonresident instruction presented to cadets, officer candidates, and both commissioned and noncommissioned officers. This circular also discusses several advanced techniques dealing with infiltration and exfiltration.	2,258kb	17DEC08
Joint Chiefs of Staff - 1 February 1991 Joint Publication 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual (1991) This Manual, prepared under the direction of the Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR), provides guidance to federal agencies concerning implementation of the National Search and Rescue Plan. It was promulgated primarily to establish standards and provide guidance to all federal forces, military and civilian, that support civil search and rescue (SAR) operations.	1,864kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - August 2002 Field Manual 3-97.61 (TC 90-6-1) Military Mountaineering This Manual, details techniques soldiers and leaders must know to cope with mountainous terrain. These techniques are the foundation upon which the mountaineer must build. They must be applied to the various situations encountered to include river crossings, glaciers, snow-covered mountains, ice climbing, rock climbing, and urban vertical environments. The degree to which this training is applied must be varied to conform to known enemy doctrine, tactics, and actions. This FM also discusses basic and advanced techniques to include acclimatization, illness and injury, equipment, anchors, evacuation, movement on glaciers, and training.	9,876kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 9 January 1959 Field Manual 31-72 Mountain Operations This manual is designed to guide the infantry battle group commander, his staff, and subordinate leaders in mountain operations. It is designed also as a guide for commanders of supporting units and for staff officers of higher headquarters whose duty it may be to submit recommendations on the employments of units on mountain operations. It covers the mission and employment of the infantry battle group and supporting are as well as specialized technique and training required for combat in mountainous terrain.	11,864kb	17DEC08
Central Adirondack Search and Rescue Team CASART Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue Volunteers (Student) CASART Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue Volunteers (Instructor)	716kb	17DEC08
Soldier Skills related reading - Top
Department of the Army, Navy, and Air Force - 23 December 2002 Field Manual 4-25.11 (FM 21-11) First-Aid This manual meets the first aid training needs of individual service members. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills and knowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield. This publication outlines both self-aid and aid to other service members (buddy aid). More importantly, it emphasizes prompt and effective action in sustaining life and preventing or minimizing further suffering and disability. First aid is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded before being treated by medical personnel.	2,350kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 1 October 1998 Field Manual 21-20 Physical Fitness On 5 July 1950, U.S. troops, who were unprepared for the physical demands of war, were sent to battle. The early days of the Korean war were nothing short of disastrous, as U.S. soldiers were routed by a poorly equipped, but well-trained, North Korean People’s Army. As American soldiers withdrew, they left behind wounded comrades and valuable equipment their training had not adequately prepared them to carry heavy loads. The costly lessons learned by Task Force Smith in Korea are as important today as ever. If we fail to prepare our soldiers for their physically demanding wartime tasks, we are guilty of paying lip service to the principle of “Train as you fight.” Our physical training programs must do more for our soldiers than just get them ready for the semiannual Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT’).	6,063kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 1 June 1990 Field Manual 21-18 Foot Marches This manual is a guide for commanders and their staffs in the procedures and techniques of foot marches. It describes the march mission, characteristics and types of foot marches, and march training to include planning procedures, duties of commanders, march discipline, march hygiene, and march safety.	991kb	17DEC08
Medical and First-Aid related reading - Top
Department of the Army, Air Force - 7 March 2003 Technical Bulletin Medical 507 Heat Stress Control and Heat Casualty Management This bulletin provides guidance to military and civilian health care providers and allied medical personnel to: Develop an evidence-based preventive program to protect military personnel from heat stress and associated adverse health effects. understand the diagnosis and treatment of heat casualties, exertional heat injury (HHI), and exertional heat stroke.	3,009kb	17DEC08
Department of the Army - 1 April 2005 Technical Bulletin Medical 508 Prevention and Management of Cold-Weather Injuries This bulletin provides guidance to military and civilian health care providers, allied medical personnel, and unit commanders and leaders to— Develop an evidence-based prevention program to protect military personnel from cold stress and associated adverse health effects	1,891kb	17DEC08
Army Medical Department Center and School Medical Department 0554 Treating Wounds in the Field When you have casualties on the battlefield, you must determine the sequence in which the casualties are to be treated and how to treat their injuries. This subcourse discusses the procedures for performing primary and secondary surveys; performing triage; treating open and closed injuries of the extremities, chest, abdominal, and head; and controlling shock.	3,009kb	17DEC08
Army Medical Department Center and School Medical Department 0533 Treating Fractures in the Field One of the more common injuries on a battlefield or in everyday life is a fracture. Although usually not immediately life-threatening, serious fractures can be fatal if not properly treated. This subcourse discusses the procedures for immobilizing fractures and dislocations of the extremities using traction splints, wire ladder splints, SAM splints, pneumatic splints, and improvised splints. The subcourse also covers immobilizing a casualty with a suspected fracture of the spine	1,832kb	17DEC08