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This is a list of United States Army fire control, and sighting material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group "F".The United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958.
A dismounted reconnaissance troop (DRT) is a reconnaissance unit found within U.S. Army RSTA squadrons that are part of infantry brigade combat teams (IBCTs). While a RSTA squadron serves as the primary reconnaissance element for its parent brigade, the DRT serves as the specialized reconnaissance element for the squadron when conducting clandestine reconnaissance and surveillance. [1]
Route reconnaissance includes creation of reconnaissance overlays to identify land and water features, bridge reconnaissance and classification, road reconnaissance and classification, special terrain reconnaissance such as that used during cross-country movement, at the landing areas, on the inland waterways, or when using footpaths and trails, engineer reconnaissance, and use of military ...
Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) squadrons are a type of unit in the United States Army. These are cavalry squadrons (though in IBCTs they typically contain at least one dismounted infantry troop), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and act at the squadron ( battalion ) level as a reconnaissance unit for their parent brigade combat teams .
The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.
FM 100–1: FM 100–1, The Army: 29 August 1986 [9] This publication supersedes FM 100–1, 14 August 1981. John A. Wickham, Jr. INACTIVE: FM 100–1: FM 100–1, The Army: 14 August 1981 [10] This publication supersedes FM 100–1, 29 September 1978. Edward C. Meyer: INACTIVE: FM 100–1: FM 100–1, The Army: 29 September 1978 [11] De facto ...
U.S. Army soldiers in UCP ACUs training with their M4 carbines fitted with bright yellow blank-firing adapters.. A blank-firing adapter or blank-firing attachment (BFA), [1] sometimes called a blank adapter or blank attachment, is a device used in conjunction with blank ammunition for safety reasons, functional reasons or a combination of them both.
Once again, an FDC exists at the US Army brigade or USMC regimental level that "owns" the battalions. [6] These higher-level FDCs monitor the fire missions of their subordinate units and will coordinate the use of multiple batteries or even multiple battalions in what is called a battalion or brigade/regimental mission.