This field manual, "The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad (FM 3-21.8 / 7-8)," provides a doctrinal framework on how Infantry Rifle platoons and squads fight.
FM 3-21.8 supersedes FM 7-8, Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, dated.
Content discussions include principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, terms, and symbols that apply to small unit operations in the current operational environment (COE).
It also addresses Rifle Platoon and Squad non-combat operations across the spectrum of conflict.
This field manual, "The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad (FM 3-21.8 / 7-8)," provides a doctrinal framework on how Infantry Rifle platoons and squads fight