Ranger Handbook

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RANGER CREED i

STANDING ORDERS ROGER'S RANGERS i

RANGER HISTORY ii

PREFACE vi

CHAPTER 1 LEADERSHIP

PRINCIPLES 1-1

DUTIES. RESPONSIBILITIES. AND ACTIONS 1-2

ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND 1-8

CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS

TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES 2-1

COMBAT INTELLIGENCE 2-5

WARNING ORDER 2-6

OPERATION ORDER 2-10

FRAGMENTARY ORDER 2-14

ANNEXES 2-17

COORDINATION CHECKLISTS 2-25

TASK, PURPOSE, OPERATION 2-30

TERRAIN MODEL 2-31

CHAPTER 3 FIRE SUPPORT

BASIC FIRE SUPPORT TASKS, TARGETING, AND INTERDICTION 3-1

CAPABILITIES 3-2

RISK ESTIMATE DISTANCES 3-2

TARGET OVERLAYS 3-3

CALL FOR FIRE 3-5

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT 3-8

CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK AVIATION 3-10

CHAPTER 4 COMMUNICATIONS 

EQUIPMENT

MILITARY RADIOS 4-1

MAN-PACK RADIO ASSEMBLY (AN/PRC-1 1 9F) 4-4

AUTOMATED NET-CONTROL DEVICE 4-5

BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 4-6

ANTENNAS

REPAIRS 4-6

CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT 4-7

FIELD EXPEDIENT (FE) OMNI DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS 4-8

ANTENNA LENGTH PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 4-12

CHAPTER 5 DEMOLITIONS

INITIATING (PRIMING) SYSTEMS 5-3

DETONATION (FIRING) SYSTEMS 5-4

SAFETY 5-4

EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-IMPROVISED SHAPED CHARGE 5-4

EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-PLATTER CHARGE 5-5

EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-GRAPESHOT CHARGE 5-6

DEMOLITION KNOTS 5-7

MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCES 5-8

BREACHING CHARGES 5-8

TIMBER CUTTING CHARGES 5-11

CHAPTER 6 MOVEMENT

FORMATIONS 6-1

MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES 6-1

STANDARDS 6-4

FUNDAMENTALS 6-4

TACTICAL MARCHES 6-5

MOVEMENT DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS 6-6

DANGER AREAS 6-7

CHAPTER 7 PATROLS 

PRINCIPLES

PLANNING 7-1

RECONNAISSANCE 7-1

SECURITY 7-1

CONTROL 7-1

COMMON SENSE 7-1

PLANNING

TASK ORGANIZATION 7-1

INITIAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION 7-3

COMPLETION OF PLAN 7-3

RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS

FUNDAMENTALS OF RECONNAISSANCE 7-5

TASK STANDARDS 7-5

ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE. AREA RECONNAISSANCE 7-5

ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE, ZONE RECONNAISSANCE 7-8

COMBAT PATROLS

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 7-9

AMBUSH 7-10

HASTY AMBUSH 7-11

DELIBERATE (POINT/AREA) AMBUSH 7-12

PERFORM RAID 7-15

SUPPORTING TASKS

LINKUP 7-18

DEBRIEF 7-18

OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT 7-19

PATROL BASE 7-20

MOVEMENT TO CONTACT

TECHNIQUES 7-23

TASK STANDARDS 7-24

CHAPTER 8 BATTLE DRILLS

REACT TO CONTACT (VISUAL, ED, DIRECT FIRE [RPG]) (07-3-D9S01) 8-1

BREAK CONTACT (07-3-D9505) 8-6

REACT TO AMBUSH (FAR) (07-3-D9503) 8-9

REACT TO AMBUSH (NEAR) (07-3-D9502) 8-12

KNOCK OUT BUNKER (07-3-D9406) 8-15

ENTER AND CLEAR A ROOM (07-4-D9509) 8-18

ENTER A TRENCH TO SECURE A FOOTHOLD (07-3-D9410) 8-21

BREACH A MINED WIRE OBSTACLE (07-3-D9412) 8-25

REACT TO INDIRECT FIRE (07-3-D9504) 8-28

CHAPTER 9 MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING

TRAINING 9-1

DISMOUNTED MOBILITY 9-1

TASK ORGANIZATION 9-1

RESCUE EQUIPMENT 9-2

MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT 9-3

ANCHORS 9-5

KNOTS 9-8

BELAYS 9-13

CLIMBING COMMANDS 9-15

ROPE INSTALLATIONS 9-15

RAPPELLING 9-22

CHAPTER 10 MACHINE GUN EMPLOYMENT

SPECIFICATIONS 10-1

DEFINITIONS 10-2

CLASSES OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE 10-3

OFFENSE 10-8

DEFENSE 10-9

CONTROL OF MACHINE GUNS 10-10

AMMUNITION PLANNING 10-11

CHAPTER 11 CONVOY OPERATIONS

PLANNING 11-1

FIVE PHASES OF TRUCK MOVEMENT 11-1

CHAPTER 12 URBAN OPERATIONS

AN URBAN PERSPECTIVE 12-1

STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF URBAN AREAS 12-1

MODERN ARMY URBAN OPERATIONS 12-1

TASK ORGANIZATION 12-1

FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS 12-1

PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE URBAN OPERATIONS 12-2

CONDUCT OF LIVE. VIRTUAL. AND CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING 12-3

RANGERS - URBAN WARRIORS 12-3

PRINCIPLES 12-4

METT-TC 12-4

CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT 12-6

REHEARSALS 12-6

TTPS FOR MARKING BUILDINGS AND ROOMS 12-8

CHAPTER 13 WATERBORNE OPERATIONS

ROPE BRIDGE 13-1

PONCHO RAFT 13-4

OTHER WATERCRAFT 13-5

CHAPTER 14 EVASION/SURVIVAL 

EVASION

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 14-1

INITIAL EVASION POINT 14-1

EVASION MOVEMENT 14-1

ROUTES 14-1

COMMUNICATIONS 14-2

HIDE SITE 14-2

HOLE-UP AREA 14-2

CAMOUFLAGE 14-2

SURVIVAL

MEMORY AID 14-3

SURVIVAL KITS 14-3

NAVIGATION 14-3

TRAPS AND SNARES 14-11

PROCESSING OF FISH OR GAME 14-15

SHELTERS 14-19

FIRES 14-21

METHODS 14-23

CHAPTER 15 AVIATION

REVERSE PLANNING SEQUENCE 15-1

SELECTION AND MARKING OF PICKUP AND LANDING ZONES 15-1

AIR ASSAULT FORMATIONS 15-2

PICKUP ZONE OPERATIONS 15-6

SAFETY 15-9

REQUIREMENTS 15-9

DESERT 15-11

MOUNTAINS 15-12

OBSERVATION HELICOPTERS 15-13

ATTACK HELICOPTERS 15-15

UTILITY HELICOPTERS 15-17

CARGO HELICOPTERS 15-19

CHAPTER 16 FIRST AID

LIFESAVING STEPS 16-1

CARE UNDER FIRE 16-1

PRIMARY SURVEY 16-1

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT 16-1

BREATHING 16-2

BLEEDING 16-2

SHOCK 16-2

EXTREMITY INJURIES 16-2

ABDOMINAL INJURIES 16-2

BURNS 16-2

HOT WEATHER (HEAT) INJURIES 16-4

POISONOUS PLANT IDENTIFICATION 16-7

FOOT CARE 16-7

LITTER 16-7

HYDRATION AND ACCLIMATIZATION 16-9

WORK, REST, AND WATER CONSUMPTION 16-9

APPENDIX A RESOURCES

REACT TO INDIRECT FIRE 

REACT TO CONTACT 

REACT TO A NEAR AMBUSH 

REACT TO A FAR AMBUSH 

BREAK CONTACT

FORMATIONS AND ORDER OF MOVEMENT 

LINKUP

LINEAR DANGER AREA 

LARGE OPEN DANGER AREA 

CROSSING A SMALL OPEN AREA 

SQUAD ATTACK

RAID BOARDS LEFT

RAID BOARDS MIDDLE ACTION ON OBJECTIVE

RAID BOARDS MIDDLE TASK ORGANIZATION

RAID BOARDS RIGHT, SOP

AMBUSH BOARDS LEFT SOP

AMBUSH BOARDS MIDDLE

LEADER'S RECONNAISSANCE

AMBUSH BOARDS RIGHT, SOP

APPENDIX B QUICK REFERENCE CARDS

CASUALTY FEEDER CARD 

GTA

MEDEVAC AND AIRCRAFT REQUESTS 

IED/UXO

RANGE CARD - PDF 

RANGE CARD - FPL

STANDARD RANGE CARD

OBSERVED FIRE REFERENCE CARD AND RULER (INSIDE BACK COVER) 

9-LINE MEDEVAC

GLOSSARY