The Official U.S. Army Map Reading and Land Navigation Handbook

Description

The U.S. Army’s official guide to map reading, determining location, and navigating For a soldier, knowing where you are is a matter of life and death, and so it comes as no surprise that the Army has produced the most complete, clear, and thorough guide to map reading and navigation available. The book starts with a comprehensive explanation of the meaning and uses of maps, whether photographic, planimetric (standard-style), or topographic, then proceeds to the use of those maps, discussing compass techniques, celestial navigation, and determination of distance. There is a detailed section on interpreting topographic maps, with notes on tactical considerations for differing terrain, as well as determining the ease of movement through an area. The book’s crucial, well-illustrated chapters have invaluable information on Training Strategy Maps Marginal Information and Symbols Grids Scale and Distance Direction Overlays Aerial Photographs Navigation Equipment and Methods Elevation Relief Terrain Association Mounted Land Navigation Navigation in Different Types of Terrain Unit Sustainment There is also information on field sketching, the tricky art of map folding, units of measure and conversion factors, map symbols, orienteering, and the global positioning system (GPS). CONTENTS PREFACE PART ONE: MAP READING 1. TRAINING STRATEGY 2. MAPS 3. MARGINAL INFORMATION AND SYMBOLS 4. GRIDS 5. SCALE AND DISTANCE 6. DIRECTION 7. OVERLAYS 8. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS PART TWO: LAND NAVIGATION 9. NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND METHODS 10. ELEVATION AND RELIEF 11. TERRAIN ASSOCIATION 12. MOUNTED LAND NAVIGATION 13. NAVIGATION IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF TERRAIN 14. UNIT SUSTAINMENT APPENDIX A: FIELD SKETCHING APPENDIX B: MAP FOLDING TECHNIQUES APPENDIX C: UNITS OF MEASURE AND CONVERSION FACTORS APPENDIX D: JOINT OPERATIONS GRAPHICS APPENDIX E: EXPORTABLE TRAINING MATERIAL APPENDIX F: ORIENTEERING APPENDIX G: M2 COMPASS APPENDIX H: ADDITIONAL AIDS APPENDIX I: FOREIGN MAPS APPENDIX J: GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GLOSSARY REFERENCES INDEX 00 USArmy MR FM (8)_9x 01-07 USArmy MR (58)_9x 08-14 USArmy MR (80)_9x 15-24 USArmyMR APP (40)_9x 25-26 USArmyMR (6)_9x