MARINE CORPS COMMON SKILLS HANDBOOK

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THE MARINE RIFLEMAN COMBAT SKILLS

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The classic physical training and combat course from the United States Marine Corps.

U.S. Marine Combat Conditioning is a complete reproduction of the combat conditioning program that was completed by all World War II-era Officer Candidates while at OCS in Quantico, Virginia. Combat Conditioning is defined as the physical and mental conditioning of individual Marines for hand-to-hand combat and is an essential part of the progressive training of all Marines. In addition to conditioning the Marines physically, the program is designed to help them overcome inhibitions toward physical contact. The goal is not only to gain physical strength, agility, and endurance but also to develop confidence as a hand-to-hand fighter both with and without weapons. Additionally, this manual serves as the guide for individual Marine units when establishing their own combat conditioning programs.

An invaluable part of U.S. military history, the lessons remain relevant even to-day. With over 200 photographs, U.S. Marine Combat Conditioning demonstrates—in vivid detail—the exercises and training techniques used by marines to prepare for combat as well as their proper application. The program incorporates mass physical drills, competitive games and exercises, and specially designed obstacle and assault courses. In addition to the rigorous physical training, it includes combat instruction in judo as well as the use of knives, bayonets, clubs, silent weapons, and pistols. 235 black-and-white photographs

1. Purpose of Close Combat
Close combat is the physical confrontation between
two or more opponents. It involves armed and unarmed and lethal and nonlethal fighting techniques that range from enforced compliance to deadly force. The purpose of close combat is to execute armed and unarmed techniques to produce both lethal and nonlethal results. Unarmed
techniques include hand-to-hand combat and defense
against hand-held weapons. Armed techniques include techniques applied with a rifle, bayonet, knife, baton, or any weapon of opportunity.

2. Continuum of Force
Marines will find themselves in both combative and noncombative situations. The threat level in these situations can rise and fall several times based on the actions of both Marines and the people involved. The escalation of force stops when one person complies with the demands imposed by another person. This range of actions is known as a continuum of force. Continuum of force is the concept that there is a wide range of possible actions, ranging from voice commands to application of deadly force, that may be used to gain and maintain control of a potentially dangerous situation (MCO 5500.6_, Arming of Security and Law Enforcement [LE] Personnel and the Use of Force). Continuum of force consists of five levels that correspond to the behavior of the people involved and the actions Marines use to handle the
situation (see the table below). Close combat techniques are executed in levels three, four, and five.

Level One: Compliant (Cooperative)
The subject complies with verbal commands. Close combat techniques do not apply.

Level Two: Resistant (Passive)
The subject resists verbal commands but complies immediately to any contact controls. Close combat techniques do not apply.

Level Three: Resistant (Active)
The subject initially demonstrates physical resistance.
Marines use compliance techniques to control the situation. Level three incorporates close combat techniques to physically force a subject to comply. Techniques include—
l Come-along holds.
l Soft-handed stunning blows.
l Pain compliance through joint manipulation and the use of pressure points.

Level Four: Assaultive (Bodily Harm)
The subject may physically attack Marines, but he does not use a weapon. Marines use defensive tactics to neutralize the threat. Defensive tactics include the following close combat techniques:
l Blocks.
l Strikes.
l Kicks.
l Enhanced pain compliance procedures.
l Nightstick blocks and blows.

Level Five: Assaultive (Serious Bodily Harm/Death)
The subject usually has a weapon and will either kill or seriously injure someone if he is not stopped immediately and brought under control. Typically, to control the subject, Marines apply deadly force through the use of a firearm, but they may also use armed and unarmed close combat techniques.

The transition from civilian to that of a Marine is a process unlike any other in any branch of the military. As any potential recruit can imagine, Marine recruit training is difficult and challenging. Its purpose is to mold a Marine from the inside out.

Nick "Gunny Pop" Popaditch is best known as the "Cigar Marine" and author of Once a Marine, a candid memoir about his service as a tank commander in Iraq, his horrific wounding in the first battle of Fallujah (where he was hit in the head by a rocket-propelled grenade), and his long and difficult recovery. Gunny Pop has experienced the Marine recruit training process from both perspectives: as a new recruit and as a drill instructor. This new book brings together his nearly 16 years of Marine Corps expertise.

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook is a comprehensive, practical, and easy-to-follow guide written specifically for every new or prospective recruit about to enter basic training. Gunny Pop offers step-by-step instructions and solutions, including helpful charts and graphics, for how to prepare both physically and mentally for boot camp. Written by a Marine who experienced it firsthand many times over, Gunny Pop explores what recruits will be asked to do (and in many cases, explain why) and the motivating forces behind drill instructor lessons and behavior.

The Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook was written by a Marine and former drill instructor for young men and women who want to become one of the few and the proud. No one should undertake Marine recruit training without having read this book.

About the Author: From East Chicago, Indiana, Nick Popaditch enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1986. He was wounded while commanding a tank in Fallujah (Iraq) in 2004 and medically retired from the Marines in 2005 at the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. "Gunny" and his wife April have two children, Richard and Nicholas. They reside in Chula Vista, California.

Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books, plus the extra shipping cost. A great value! U.S. Marine Corps Wilderness Medicine Survival Course: is an excellent manual for anyone who might find themselves in a survival situation. Table of Content: Mountain Safety, Nutrition, Wilderness Patient Assessment, High Altitude Illness, Heat Related Injuries, Combat Casualty Care, Burn Management, Hypothermia / Re-warming, Submersion Incidents, Wilderness Orthopedic Injuries, Treatment of Reptile and Anthropoid, Cold Injuries, Land Navigation, Search and Rescue, Triage, Preventive Medicine / Water Purification, Appendix: Survival Techniques: Requirements for Survival, Survival Kit, Survival Signaling, Survival Shelters and Fires, Survival Navigation, Water Procurement, Foraging on Plants and Insects, Traps and Snares, Mountain Weather. PLUS: U.S. Marine Corps Close Combat: Close combat is the physical confrontation between two or more opponents. It involves armed and unarmed and lethal and nonlethal fighting techniques that range from enforced compliance to deadly force. The purpose of close combat is to execute armed and unarmed techniques to produce both lethal and nonlethal results. Unarmed techniques include hand-to-hand combat and defense against hand-held weapons. Armed techniques include techniques applied with a rifle, bayonet, knife, baton, or any weapon of opportunity.

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books, plus the extra shipping cost. U.S. Marine Corps Combat Water Survival: Provides combat water survival techniques, procedures, and training. Chapter 1. Survival at Sea. Abandoning Ship, Surviving With a Pack, Staying Afloat With a Life Preserver, Staying Afloat Without a Life Preserver, Avoiding Heat Loss in Cold Water, Drown proofing Methods. Chapter 2. Water Rescues. Reaching Rescue Techniques, Lifesaving Approaches, Approach Strokes, Level Offs, Rescue Techniques. Chapter 3. Treatment of Casualties and Avoidance of Dangerous Marine Life. Drowning, Hypothermia, Heat-Related Injuries, Burns, Common Medical Problems, Dangerous Marine Life. Chapter 4. Negotiating Water Obstacles. Tides, Surf, Currents, Back Bays, Rivers and Canals. Chapter 5. Fording Waterways. Selection of a Ford Site, The Buddy System, Water Crossings. Appendix Knot Tying. Many illustrations, and user-friendly. PLUS: Military Training for Urban Operations: This manual provides the Training Strategy/ analytical tools for evaluating an urban operation to determine if the operation is necessary for overall mission success. It also provides the means to understanding and determining the impacts of the urban environment on military operations and provides information on managing, taking advantage of, and mitigating the effects of those impacts as appropriate. DEFINITIONS TRAINING FACILITIES CONDUCT OF TRAINING PREREQUISITE TRAINING URBAN ASSAULT COURSE SHOOT HOUSE BREACH FACILITY COMBINED ARMS COLLECTIVE TRAINING FACILITY TRAINING TIPS UNIT TRAINING MATRIX STABILITY AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS UNIT TRAINING MATRIX LEADER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more for the books plus shipping cost. A boobytrap is an explosive charge cunningly contrived to be fired by an unsuspecting person who disturbs an apparently harmless object or performs a presumably safe act. A. This manual contains procedures, techniques, and expedients for the instruction of the soldier in the assembly, use, detection, and removal of boobytraps in combat. B. Included are descriptions and discussions of the design and functioning characteristics of standard demolition items; firing devices, explosives, missiles, hand grenades, mortar ammunition, artillery ammunition, and bombs. C. This manual also contains information on a variety of items and indigenous materials useful for improvising firing devices, explosives, and pyrotechnic mixtures for guerrilla warfare applications. D. Factory-produced boobytraps (dirty trick devices) are described. E. Safety measures pertinent to booby trapping operations are provided for the protection of troops from casualty. This manual contains detailed instruction, diagrams and illustrations to ensure excellent understanding of all aspects of boobytraps and improvised explosive devices. U.S. Marine Close Combat: is the physical confrontation between two or more opponents. It involves armed and unarmed and lethal and nonlethal fighting techniques that range from enforced compliance to deadly force. The purpose of close combat is to execute armed and unarmed techniques to produce both lethal and nonlethal results. Unarmed techniques include hand-to-hand combat and defense against hand-held weapons. Armed techniques include techniques applied with a rifle, bayonet, knife, baton, or any weapon of opportunity.

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books, plus the extra shipping cost. U.S. Marine Corps Combat Water Survival: Provides combat water survival techniques, procedures, and training. Chapter 1. Survival at Sea. Abandoning Ship, Surviving With a Pack, Staying Afloat With a Life Preserver, Staying Afloat Without a Life Preserver, Avoiding Heat Loss in Cold Water, Drown proofing Methods. Chapter 2. Water Rescues. Reaching Rescue Techniques, Lifesaving Approaches, Approach Strokes, Level Offs, Rescue Techniques. Chapter 3. Treatment of Casualties and Avoidance of Dangerous Marine Life. Drowning, Hypothermia, Heat-Related Injuries, Burns, Common Medical Problems, Dangerous Marine Life. Chapter 4. Negotiating Water Obstacles. Tides, Surf, Currents, Back Bays, Rivers and Canals. Chapter 5. Fording Waterways. Selection of a Ford Site, The Buddy System, Water Crossings. Appendix Knot Tying. Many illustrations, and user-friendly. PLUS: U.S. Marine Corps Afghanistan: An Introduction to the Country and People: An Introduction to the Country and People: With United States involvement in Afghanistan, knowledge of the country is imperative. This "handbook" explains a number of basic issues that should be in the knowledge "toolbox" of a Marine working with Afghanis or deployed to the country.

Close combat is the physical confrontation between two or more opponents. It involves armed and unarmed and lethal and nonlethal fighting techniques that range from enforced compliance to deadly force. The purpose of close combat is to execute armed and unarmed techniques to produce both lethal and nonlethal results. Unarmed
techniques include hand-to-hand combat and defense against hand-held weapons. Armed techniques include techniques applied with a rifle,
bayonet, knife, baton, or any weapon of opportunity.

Today’s Marines operate within a continuum of force where conflict may change from low intensity to high intensity over a matter of hours. Marines are also engaged in many military operations other than war, such as peacekeeping missions or noncombatant evacuation operations, where deadly force may not be authorized. During noncombative
engagements, Marines must determine if a situation warrants applying
deadly force. Sometimes Marines must decide in a matter of seconds because their lives or the lives of others depend on their actions. To make the right decision, Marines must understand both the lethal and nonlethal close combat techniques needed to handle the situation responsibly without escalating the violence unnecessarily. Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-02B, Close Combat, provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures of Marine Corps close combat. It also provides the doctrinal basis for the Marine Corps Close Combat Training Program (MCCCTP).

This publication guides individual Marines, unit leaders, and close combat instructors in the proper tactics, techniques, and procedures for close combat. Its role is to ensure standardization and execution of tactics, techniques, and procedures throughout the Marine Corps.

Overview of Close Combat
Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Close Combat
1. Ranges of Close Combat 1-1
2. Weapons of the Body 1-2
3. Target Areas of the Body 1-3
4. Pressure Points of the Body 1-4
5. Basic Warrior Stance 1-6
6. Angles of Approach and Movement 1-7
7. Balance and Off-Balancing 1-8
8. Falls 1-9
Chapter 2. Lethal and Nonlethal Weapons Techniques
1. Bayonet Techniques 2-1
2. Nonlethal Rifle and Shotgun Retention Techniques 2-6
3. Nonlethal Handgun Retention Techniques 2-8
4. Firearm Disarmament Techniques 2-12
Chapter 3. Hand-Held Weapons
1. Fundamentals of Knife Fighting 3-1
2. Knife Fighting Techniques 3-3
3. Weapons of Opportunity 3-6
4. Fundamentals of Combative Stick 3-6
5. Combative Stick Techniques 3-7
6. Blocking Techniques 3-9
7. Unarmed Against Hand-Held Weapons 3-11
8. Counters to Hand-Held Weapon Attacks 3-13
Chapter 4. Strikes
1. Principles of Punches 4-1
2. Punches 4-2
3. Strikes with the Upper Body 4-4
4. Strikes with the Lower Body 4-10
5. Counters to Strikes
Chapter 5. Throws
1. Turning Throw 5-1
2. Hip Throw 5-2
3. Leg Sweep 5-3
Chapter 6. Chokes and Holds
1. Types of Chokes 6-1
2. Chokes 6-1
3. Counters to Chokes and Holds 6-5
Chapter 7. Ground Fighting
1. Offensive Ground Fighting 7-1
2. Defensive Ground Fighting 7-3
3. Ground Fighting Chokes 7-5
Chapter 8. Nonlethal Techniques
1. Unarmed Restraints and Manipulation 8-1
2. Nonlethal Baton 8-9
Appendices
A. Pugil Stick Training A-1
B. Safety Precautions During Training

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books plus the extra shipping cost. U.S. Marine Corps Physical Readiness Training for Combat: This manual provides the information and references necessary to establish and conduct physical conditioning programs to prepare Marines for the physical demands of combat, the Physical Effects of Combat Stress, Limits of Physical Readiness, and Fitness for Marines. Chapter 1. Physical Readiness Leadership; 1. Role of Physical Fitness In Combat, 2. Fundamentals of Physical Fitness, 3. Goals of Physical Readiness Training, 4. Leadership Roles. Chapter 2. Physical Readiness Training Programs; 1. Development of a Program, 2. Remedial Physical Training. Chapter 3. Physical Conditioning Activities; 1. Marching Under Load, 2. Conditioning Drills, 3. Rifle and Log Drills, 4. Grass Drills, 5. Guerrilla Exercises, 6. Running, 7. Circuit Training, 8. Basic Physical Skills and Obstacle Courses, 9. Individual Exercise Programs. Chapter 4. Combat Water Survival; 1. Marine Corp Water Survival Program, 2 The Battle Swimming Test. Chapter 5. Competitive Conditioning Activities; 1. Organization of Competitive Activities, 2. Combative, 3. Relays, 4. Team Contests and Athletics. Chapter 6. Evaluation of Performance During Training. Chapter 7. The Human Body. Technical Manual for 5.56MM, M16A2, M4 and M4A1 Carbine: This manual will be for Inspection/Maintenance and Repair procedures. Just some of the topics covered in detail: INTRODUCTION: External View, Equipment Description and Data; UNIT MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS: Repair Parts, Special Tools, TMDE, and Support Equipment. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services, Troubleshooting, Maintenance Procedures; DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS; MAINTENANCE OF AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE ALLOCATION CHART; REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST; Easy to follow with many pictures.