Army Infantry Room Clearing

90 1 tc 90 1 headquarters department of the army.

Army infantry room clearing.

10th mountain doing what we do in the shoot house. Maneuver center of excellence team of soldiers families and civilians from the best army in the world. Again all three categories of urban operations require soldiers to enter and clear buildings. The ultimate military archive covers events.

Fundamentally the tactic s main principle is to get as many guns into the room and in as little time as possible to rapidly overwhelm the opponents inside. Thankfully once you understand the basics the operation starts to feel like second nature and muscle memory kicks into gear. As a former infantry instructor and sniper nco. In precision clearing operations room clearing without preparatory fires is fundamental.

The art of clearing a room looks simple on the surface but peel back the many important layers of the maneuver and you ll soon realize just how tough the act can be. Soldiers of the 1st battalion 5th infantry regiment 1st brigade combat team 25th infantry division fire 60mm mortars. The squad is moving at night and receives enemy fires from a building. Enter a building and clear a room squad 7 4 d109.

The squad gains a foothold in the building. Video shows gopro pov helmet cam footage of us army building clearing exercise during a military demonstration. The window or door. Surgical operations rely on room clearing techniques that borrow from both along with highly developed shooting and very specific intelligence.

The platoon leader moves into the building with the trail fire team of the squad that secured a foothold and directs the squad leader to clear the next room with the trail fire team. This publication supersedes tc 90 1 1 april 2002. Approved for public release. Clear a room third soldier enters.

Fort benning home of the mcoe maneuver center of excellence team of soldiers families and civilians from the best army in the world. Tc 90 1 i training circular no. The platoon leader calls for the next squad to move into the building and begin clearing rooms systematically.