Construction Support to FASCOM, Department of the Army Field Manual: FM 5-142-1 (TEST)
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1967. Presumed first edition/first printing of this interim guidance. Wraps. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Various paginations (approximately 25 pages). Interim guidance such as this rarely survives. References. This manual provided guidance for commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with the mission of providing engineer construciton and topographic support to the field army support command (FASCOM) and engineer installation support to the field army. This manual described the mission, capabilities, and operations of the army engineer combat brigade and the corps engineer combat brigade of the field army in their relationship with the FASCOM. It also describes the missions, capabilities, and operations of the nondivisional engineer combat units habitually found in the combat zone and which were attached to the engineer combat brigades for command and control purposes. This draft/test manual reflects the state of the art, state of knowledge, and state of practice during a critical period of the Vietnam War. This manual provied interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with engineer support under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. The basic TASTA-70 study had been approved by the Department of the Army, detailed doctrine contained in this Test Field Manual was under continuing development and review. It was expected that this interim guidance would be superseded by FM 5-142, Nondivisional Engineer Combat Units. Condition: Good. Pencil erasure residue on first page. Cover heavily marked and stamped.
Keywords: Military Manuals; Interim Guidance; FASCOM; Field Army Support Command; Engineer Combat Brigard; Topographic Support; Military Construction; Engineer Unites; Engineer Installation Support
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