FM 17-35 ( Armored Cavalry Platoon, Troop and Squadron ) 1960

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PART SIX
SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 23
SPECIAL OPERATIONS, ARMORED CAVALRY UNITS
361. General
Section I. GENERAL
This chapter is a guide for employment in certain special operations
in which armored cavalry units may participate. It covers
chemical, biological, and radiological monitoring and survey operations,
damage control operations, reconnaissance operations behind
enemy lines, and airmobile operations. Information on other
types of special operations in which armored cavalry units may
participate is covered in FM 17-1.
Section II. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL
MONITORING AND SURVEY
362. General
a. Armored cavalry units will frequently be required to perform
chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) monitoring or
be assigned CBR survey missions. This section discusses the conduct
of these operations in general terms, as applicable to armored
cavalry units, and explains the terminology used to describe
monitoring and survey operations.
b. Armored cavalry units will perform CBR monitoring as a
normal part of their routine activities. Survey missions will be
assigned to these units as required by the situation. Army aircraft
may be used for aerial radiological monitoring and survey when
large areas are to be surveyed and when time is critical.
c. For additional information concerning radiological monitoring
and survey and chemical and biological detection, see current
DA Training Circular 101-1 and FM 21-40.
363. Definitions
a. CBR Monitoring. The process of determining the presence
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