Complete tactics, infantry rifle battalion; consisting of the entire new infantry field manual (FM 7-5) together with the tactical portions of new basic field manuals on individual infantry weapons ...

Strategy is the focus of most of the modern military historians. Their driving assumption is that strategy is the ‘dog’ and tactics is the ‘tail.’ In other words, strategy shapes the course and ...

U.S. Army Pvt. Malique Lofton, U.S. Army Spc. Joshua K. Hofer, U.S. Army Spc. Christopher D. Blue and U.S. Army Pvt. Patrick R. Hetler have graduated from basic ...

Cold War firearms shaped modern infantry tactics by pushing combat decision-making down to the squad level. The AK-47 and M16 standardized assault rifle doctrine worldwide by prioritizing reliability ...

Army Pfc. Justin Sullivan, son of Bonnie Hampton of Jackson, graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in ...

Infantry tactics often evolved to compensate for weapon failures rather than to exploit superior firepower. Unreliable automatic weapons like the Chauchat and early M16 forced troops to slow assaults ...

Army Reserve Pvt. Kyle J. Pender graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During nine weeks of training, he received training in drill, ceremonies, weapons, map reading, ...