I Commando Mission Statement and Constitution

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I COMMANDO MISSION STATEMENT AND CONSTITUTION

II COMMANDO CREED

III COMMANDO HISTORY

CHAPTER 1 – ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP

SECTION PAGE

GENERAL 1 1-1

ORGANIZATION 2 1-1

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 3 1-2

ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND 4 1-6

QUALIFICATIONS 5 1-7

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 6 1-8

CHAPTER 2 – OPERATIONS

TROOP LEADING PROCEDURES 1 2-1

COMBAT INTELLIGENCE 2 2-6

WARNING ORDER 3 2-6

OPERATIONS ORDER 4 2-7

FRAGMENTARY ORDER 5 2-12

TRAINING 6 2-13

CHAPTER 3 – FIRE SUPPORT

GENERAL 1 3-1

ELEMENTS OF CALL FOR FIRE 2 3-2

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT 3 3-4

CHAPTER 4 – MOVEMENT

GENERAL 1 4-1

TACTICAL MARCHES 2 4-4

MOVEMENT DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY 3 4-6

DANGER AREAS 4 4-7

CHAPTER 5 – PATROLLING

SECTION I - GENERAL

ORGANIZATION 1 5-1

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 2 5-1

COMPLETE THE PLAN 3 5-2

DEPARTURE OF FRIENDLY LINES 4 5-3

RALLY POINTS 5 5-3

LEADERS RECON 6 5-5

RENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES 7 5-7

DEBRIEFING 8 5-7

SECTION II - RECONNAISSANCE

ORGANIZATION 9 5-7

TASKS TO SUBORDINATE UNITS 10 5-7

AREA RECON 11 5-8

ZONE RECON 12 5-8

ROUTE RECON 13 5-9

SECTION III - COMBAT PATROLS

ORGANIZATION 14 5-10

TASKS TO SUBORDINATE UNITS 15 5-10

LEADERS RECONNAISSAINCE 16 5-10

AMBUSH 17 5-11

HASTY AMBUSH 18 5-12

DELIBERATE AMBUSH 19 5-13

POINT AMBUSH 20 5-13

AREA AMBUSH 21 5-15

ANTI-ARMOR AMBUSH 22 5-15

RAID 23 5-16

SECTION IV - TRACKING PATROLS

SECTION V - PATROL BASES

SITE SELECTION 24 5-18

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 25 5-18

OCCUPATION 26 5-18

ACTIVITIES 27 5-19

CHAPTER 6 – BATTLE DRILLS

SQUADRON ATTACK 1 6-1

SECTION ATTACK 1A 6-4

REACT TO CONTACT 2 6-6

BREAK CONTACT 3 6-7

REACT TO AMBUSH 4 6-8

KNOCK OUT BUNKERS 5 6-8

ENTER A BUILDING/CLEAR A ROOM 6 6-10

ENTER/CLEAR A TRENCH 7 6-12

BREACH A MINED WIRE OBSTACLE 8 6-14

CHAPTER 7 – COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS 1 7-1

NON-TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS 2 7-2

ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION 3 7-5

REPORT FORMATS 4 7-6

CHAPTER 8 – ARMY AVIATION

GENERAL 1 8-1

AIR ASSAULT 2 8-1

CHAPTER 9 – WATERBORNE OPERATIONS

GENERAL 1 9-1

ORGANIZATION 2 9-2

ONE ROPE BRIDGE 3 9-3

PONCHO RAFT 4 9-4

BOAT OPERATIONS 5 9-5

BOAT EQUIPMENT 6 9-5

BOAT ORGANIZATION 7 9-6

BOAT PREPARATION 8 9-6

BOAT COMMANDS 9 9-6

BOAT EMBARKING PROCEDURES 10 9-6

SECURING A LANDING SITE 11 9-7

CAPSIZE DRILL 12 9-8

RIVER MOVEMENT 13 9-8

CHAPTER 10 – MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING

GENERAL 1 10-1

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 2 10-1

KNOTS 3 10-2

BELAYS 4 10-6

TIGHTENING SYSTEMS 5 10-7

RAPPELING 6 10-8

ANCHORING SYSTEMS 7 10-9

CHAPTER 11 – EVASION/SURVIVAL

EVASION 1 11-1

SURVIVAL 2 11-1

NAVIGATION 3 11-1

WATER 4 11-2

PLANT FOOD 5 11-3

ANIMAL FOOD 6 11-4

TRAPS AND SNARES 7 11-4

SHELTERS 8 11-12

FIRE BUILDING 9 11-14

CHAPTER 12 – FIRST AID

GENERAL 1 12-1

LIFESAVING STEPS 2 12-1

BITES AND STINGS 3 12-1

NINE LINE MEDEVAC REQUEST 4 12-2

HEAD INJURY 5 12-3

ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES 6 12-3

RESTORE BREATHING 7 12-5

CARDIO-PULMINARY resuscitation 8 12-5

INITIATE AN IV 9 12-5

CHAPTER 13 – DEMOLITIONS

CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLOSIVES 1 13-1

INITIATION SYSTEMS 2 13-1

NON-ELECTRIC FIRING SYSTEMS 3 13-1

ELECTRIC SYSTEMS 4 13-2

MDI 5 13-4

BREACHING CHARGES 6 13-4

CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL 7 13-5

SAFETY 8 13-9

FIELD EXPEDIENT CHARGES 9 13-9

BOOBY TRAPS 10 13-9

CHAPTER 14 – COMMANDO URBAN OPERATIONS

GENERAL 1 14-1

TYPES OF URBAN OPERATIONS 2 14-1

PRINCIPLES OF URBAN OPERATIONS 3 14-1

METT-TC CONSIDERATIONS 4 14-1

CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT 5 14-1

URBAN BREACHING 6 14-9

CLASSIFICATIONS OF BREACHING 7 14-10

ANNEXES –

A - REFERENCES

B - GLOSSARY

C - Weapons

D - LAND NAVIGATION

E - FIELD CRAFT

F - UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

G - TTIS

H - CQC