Infantry Rifle Platoon & Squad (FM 7-8)
FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. FM 7-8 C1 HEADQUARTERS CHANGE 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 1 March 2001 1. Change FM 7-8, dated 22 April 1992, as follows: REMOVE OLD PAGES INSERT NEW PAGES None 6-1 through 6-66 2. A star (*) marks new or changed material. 3. File this transmittal sheet in front of the publication. This Publication is available on the General Dennis J. Reimer Training And Doctrine Digital Library www.adtdl.army.mil DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited. C1, fm 7-8 1 March 2001 By Order of the Secretary of the Army: ERIC K. SHINSEKI General, United States Army Chief of Staff Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army 0104302 DISTRIBUTION: Active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve: To be distributed in accordance with the initial distribution number 110782, requirements for FM 7-8. FM 7-8 PREFACE This manual provides doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures on how infantry rifle platoons and squads fight. Infantry rifle platoons and squads include infantry, airborne, air assault, ranger, and light infantry platoons and squads. This manual supersedes FM 7-8, Infantry Platoon and Squad dated April 1981, as well as FM 7-70, The Light In fantry platoon and Squad dated September 1986, and is aligned with the Army’s AirLand Battle doctrine. It is not intended to be a stand-alone publica- tion. An understanding of FM 7-10, The Infantry Rifle Company, and FM 7-20, The Infantry Battalion, is essential.
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