FM 90-5

The jungle doesn't care about your training schedule. It rots your gear, hides the enemy ten meters away, and turns a routine patrol into a survival exercise. This manual teaches you to fight in it anyway.

FM 90-5 is the U.S. Army's manual on military operations in jungle environments — covering movement, patrolling, offensive and defensive operations, and survival in tropical terrain. Published in 1982, it codifies lessons from Vietnam and decades of jungle warfare experience.

Topics include:

• The jungle environment — types, terrain, weather, and wildlife hazards
• Movement and navigation under triple-canopy
• Offensive operations — ambush, raid, and attack in jungle terrain
• Defensive operations and base camp security
• Patrolling techniques specific to dense vegetation
• Water procurement, disease prevention, and jungle survival
• Helicopter operations in restricted landing zones

Format: Digital PDF — CSS Field Manual Series Edition
Pages: ~191
Branch: United States Army
Classification: Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)

This is a U.S. Government publication in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Civil Savage Society digital edition — formatted for readability, not altered.