Complete tactics, infantry rifle battalion; consisting of the entire new infantry field manual (FM 7-5) together with the tactical portions of new basic field manuals on individual infantry weapons ...

Army Pvt. Anthony R. White has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, White received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map ...

Army National Guard Pvt. Thomas J. Driggers has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ...

Strategy is the focus of most of the modern military historians. Their driving assumption is that strategy is the ‘dog’ and tactics is the ‘tail.’ In other words, strategy shapes the course and ...

Not every shift in infantry tactics comes from better equipment. Some changes emerged because weapons failed to perform as intended, forcing troops to adapt in order to survive and remain effective.