21st Century U.S. Army Field Manuals: Tactical Employment of Nonlethal Weapons, FM 3-22.40 (CD-ROM)

This unique electronic book on CD-ROM has a complete reproduction of the U.S. Army Field Manual, Tactical Employment of Nonlethal Weapons, FM 3-22.40, 168 pages. In addition, as a bonus, there are reproductions of over 50 vital U.S. Army Field Manuals! This publication describes multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for consideration and use during the tactical employment of nonlethal weapons (NLW) in support of warfighting personnel conducting training and tactical operations. This publication - Provides an overview of NLW and its relationship to deadly force. Provides NLW system description. Describes the capability requirements of NLW. Discusses fundamental concepts and training requirements involved with NLW. Discusses the tactical employment considerations of NLW. Discusses lessons learned from previous NLW use. Purpose - This publication provides a single-source, consolidated reference on the tactical employment of NLW and supporting systems. This publication provides commanders and their staffs unclassified guidance for NLW employment and planning. Commanders and staffs can use this publication to aid in the tactical employment of NLW during exercises and contingencies. Today s world events mandate a need to project nonlethal force across all levels of war to enable our warfighters and leaders to effectively deal with a host of traditional as well as nontraditional threats. Now more than ever, the minimal level of tolerance for collateral damage and loss of human life, coupled with the tendency for the typical adversary to exploit the rules of engagement (ROE) to his benefit, necessitates an effective and flexible application of force through nonlethal weapons. Much like a rheostat switch in which power can be dialed up or down as desired, NLW provide tools to allow a commander to employ sufficient force to accomplish an objective without requiring the destruction of an enemy or the habitat. The intent of employing NLW is not to add another step in the progression of escalation with an adversary, but to add another tool to use anywhere along that continuum. This publication provides initial guidance for employing NLW in a tactical environment. Chapter I describes the background, definition, and the concept description of NLW. This chapter discusses the development and employment of NLW, and explains the relationship of NLW to deadly force capabilities. The final portion of the chapter reviews policy per Office of Secretary of Defense instructions on employing NLW. Chapter II describes the purpose of NLW and gives a general description of currently available commercial or government off-the-shelf equipment and munitions. The chapter also addresses organization structure, to include system location/distribution, personnel requirements, and mission requirements/tactical structure. Chapter III describes the applicability of NLW across the range of military operations. Additionally, this chapter discusses the core capabilities as stated in the Joint Mission Area Analysis (JMAA) as described in the Department of Defense Joint Concept for NLW. Training With the NLW Capability Set - Chapter IV describes training requirements, topics, methods, locations, and a program of instruction from the Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor Course currently available for NLW options. This chapter also addresses additional training available from civilian law enforcement agencies.