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100	1		_aUnited States. Marine Corps
245	1	0	_aScouting and patrolling
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_a"17 April 2000"--P. [i].
500			_aCover title.
500			_a"MCWP 3-11.3, supersedes Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 6-7, Scouting and patrolling [for infantry units], dated 6 January 1989"--P. [i].
500			_a"PCN 143 000075 00."
500			_aRelease date is 2026-04-09
508			_aCarol Brown, Aaron Adrignola, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Scouting and patrolling" by United States. Marine Corps. is a military doctrinal manual written in the early 21st century. It lays out tactics, techniques, and procedures for Marine scouts and patrols from fire team to company level, emphasizing infantry skills. The focus is on finding the enemy, moving undetected, and reporting accurately, with guidance applicable across combat arms. The opening of the manual establishes its purpose, scope, and lineage, then moves into fundamentals: why units scout, the skills required, and how accurate, timely reports drive command decisions. It provides practical instruction on terrain and navigation (compass use, day/night azimuths, intersection/resection, sun and stars), range estimation, reading enemy signs and tracks, and the principles of cover, concealment, camouflage, and individual movement by day. It then details night operations—human night vision, scanning techniques, noise and light discipline, silent movement (creeping, crossing wire and trenches), and plotting enemy positions in darkness—followed by how to observe from posts and report via verbal messages, sketches, and overlays. The section on scouting fire teams explains their employment ahead of platoons, locating enemy positions, and actions in woods or under fire. Finally, the text transitions into infantry patrolling fundamentals (definitions, purposes, types and modes of movement), training priorities and keys to success, patrol organization (command, security, support, assault elements and attachments), and begins patrol preparation (clear missions, sizing, and the commander’s duties), ending mid-discussion of specialized skills and equipment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cWashington: Dept US Navy, 2000
653			_aUnited States. Marine Corps -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
653			_aCombat patrols -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
653			_aScouting (Reconnaissance) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
700	1		_aRhodes, John E., Lt. Gen.
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/MCWP_3-11.3_Scouting_and_Patrolling/page/n11/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78401
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