FM 21-79 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MAHUAL COMBAT TRAINING OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER AND PATROLLING HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JSAMDARY 1962*FM 21-75 Fietp Manuar. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 21-76 WASHINGTON 25, D.C., 19 January 1962 COMBAT TRAINING OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER Part Onn, Cirapren 1, 2. Section I. It. Ti. CuarTeR 3. Section I. II. a1, Citarrer 4. Seetion I, CHAPTER 6, L Secti Cwarrer 6. Le 8. Section 1. I. * This manual supersedes FM 21-75, 14 June 1957, including C 1, 26 Morch 1959. AND PATROLLING COMBAT TRAINING OF THE: INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER GENERAL... acne eee ewan 1-4 COMBAT TRAINING General 45 Dey and night combat. 621 INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION Active measures... -_------.------- 37, 3B Passive measures... 30-42 Health and hygiene in combat. 43-60 COMBAT INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE General. 61, 62 Information. 53-65 Production of combat intelligence. 56 Counterintelligence...-___---- 51 Prisoners of war, documents, and material... 58-61 MESSAGES AND MESSENGERS SURVIVAL ON THE NUCLEAR 72-81 BATTLEFIELD. SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND ESCAPE... 82-89 THE SNIPER AND INFRARED EQUIPMENT 90-97 98-106 TAGO 100568—Jan W 80 al BL a4 36 90 8 102 104Paragraphs Vane Cuapter 9. ANTIGUERRILLA OPERATIONS. 106-109 112 Part Two. PATROLLING Cuapten 10. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Section I. General .____-___. 110-114 117 TE 15 118 mM. ‘operations _ 6 118 Cuapter MH. PATROLLING RESPONSI TIES: 117-119 120 AND THEIR ACCOMPLISIMENT. 12. PATROL ORGANIZATION Section I. General ._. - 120,121 126 122, 123 126 124-126 126 i. General organisation TIL. Special organization _____ ‘CHAPTER 13. PLANNING AND PREPARING THE PATROL Section 1. General____. 127 13t IL Planning eteps.. 128-187 131 Cuarter 14. CONDUCT OF PATROLS-__.. 138-151 142 15, RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS . 152-158 161 16. COMBAT PATROLS Section I. ‘General __ 169-163 166 IL Raid patrols _ 164-166 167 UI. Security patrols 167-170 179 IV, Contact patrols. 171-173 1 V. Economy of force patrols. ~ 194,175 172 VL Ambush patrols. __ 170-188 173 Cnarter 17. MOTORIZED PATROLS_.... 184-102 182 18, ATRMOBILE AND WATERBORNE 109-196 189 PATROLS. 19. EMPLOYMENT OF SCOUT DOGS WITH PATROLS Section I, General... 192 Il Using seout dogs with patrols 193 APPENDIX I. REFERENCES_________ 197 IL EXERCISES FOR. TRAINING IN _______ 198 NIGHT VISION. IIL, PATROL TIPS. 205 2b 2 AGO 100660