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Thisfieldmanual(FM)isintendedtohelpcompany-levelleadersunderstandtheprinciplesandtechniquesofcamouflage,concealment,anddecoys(CCD).Toremainviable,allunitsmustapplyCCDtopersonnelandequipment.Ignoringathreat'sabilitytodetectfriendlyoperationsonthebattlefieldisshortsightedanddangerous.FriendlyunitsenhancetheirsurvivabilitycapabilitiesiftheyarewellversedinCCDprinciplesandtechniques.CCDisequalinimportancetomarksmanship,maneuver,andmission.Itisanintegralpartofasoldier'sduty.CCDencompassesindividualanduniteffortssuchasmovement,light,andnoisediscipline;littercontrol;dispersal;anddeceptionoperations.Eachsoldier'sactionsmustcontributetotheunit'soverallCCDposturetomaximizeeffectiveness.IncreasedsurvivabilityisthegoalofaCCDplan.AunitcommandermustencourageeachsoldiertothinkofsurvivabilityandCCDassynonymousterms.TrainingsoldierstorecognizethiscorrelationinstillsagreaterappreciationofCCDvalues.Ametricconversionchartisprovidedin
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TheproponentofthispublicationisHQTRADOC.SendcommentsandrecommendationsonDepartmentoftheArmy(DA)Form2028(RecommendedChangestoPublicationsandBlankForms)directlytoCommandant,UnitedStatesArmyEngineerSchool(USAES),ATTN:ATSE-DOT-DD,FortLeonardWood,Missouri65473-6650.ThispublicationimplementsStandardizationAgreement(STANAG)2931,
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