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TC 21-3
TRAINING CIRCULAR
No. 21-3
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 17 March 1986
TC 21-3
SOLDIER'S HANDBOOK FOR INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONS AND SURVIVAL IN COLD-WEATHER AREAS
CONTENTS
PREFACE.
CHAPTER 1.
Introduction to Cold-Weather Operations
1-1.
1-2.
1-3.
1-4.
COLD CONDITIONS
EFFECTS OF COLD WEATHER ON MILITARY OPERATIONS
OVERCOMING THE COLD
POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
CHAPTER 2.
Personal Clothing and Equipment
2-1.
2-2.
2-3.
2-4.
2-5.
2-6.
2-7.
2-8.
2-9.
INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING
COLD-WET VERSUS COLD-DRY
THE COLD-WEATHER UNIFORM
EXTENDED COLD-WEATHER CLOTHING SYSTEM (ECWCS) (TEST)
TIPS ON WEAR AND MAINTENANCE OF CLOTHING
COLD-WEATHER EQUIPMENT
LOAD-CARRYING EQUIPMENT
OVER-THE-SNOW MOVEMENT EQUIPMENT
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 3.
Tents and Heating Equipment
3-1.
3-2.
3-3.
3-4.
3-5.
3-6.
3-7.
3-8.
3-9.
3-10.
GENERAL
TENT GROUP EQUIPMENT
AHKIO
PACKING
TEN-MAN ARCTIC TENT
BUILDING ARCTIC TENTS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PITCHING TENTS
YUKON STOVE
PRECAUTIONS
SQUAD STOVE9 M1950
CHAPTER 4.
Small Arms and Ammunition
4-1.
4-2.
GENERAL
CARE, CLEANING, AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 5.
Rations and Diet
5-1.
5-2.
5-3.
GENERAL
RATIONS
LIQUIDS
CHAPTER 6.
Hygiene and First Aid
6-1.
6-2.
6-3.
6-4.
6-5.
6-6.
6-7.
6-8.
6-9.
6-10.
6-11.
6-12.
6-13.
6-14.
GENERAL
HYGIENE TIPS FOR THE SOLDIER
HYPOTHERMIA
FROSTBITE
DEHYDRATION
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
PREVENTION
SUNBURN
TENT EYE
TRENCH FOOT/IMMERSION FOOT
CONSTIPATION
DIARRHEA
HEAT CRAMPS
HEAT EXHAUSTION
CHAPTER 7.
Bivouac Routine
7-1.
7-2.
7-3.
7-4.
7-5.
7-6.
7-7.
7-8.
7-9.
7-10.
7-11.
GENERAL
BIVOUAC SITE
SITE SELECTION
RECONNAISSANCE OF BIVOUAC SITE
TRAIL PLAN
OCCUPATION
BOUGH-CUTTING AREAS
GARBAGE
LATRINE
WATER POINTS AND SNOW AREAS
STORAGE
CHAPTER 8.
Individual Movement
8-1.
8-2.
8-3.
GENERAL
SKIS
SNOWSHOES
CHAPTER 9.
Land Navigation
9-1.
9-2.
9-4.
9-5.
9-6.
9-7.
9-8.
GENERAL
SKIS
DISTANCE AND DIRECTION
MEASURING DISTANCES
DETERMINING DIRECTION
NAVIGATION BY DEAD RECKONING
HINTS FOR THE NAVIGATOR
CHAPTER 10.
Survival
10-1.
10-2.
10-3.
10-4.
10-5.
GENERAL
ACTION WHEN LOST
IMPROVISED SHELTERS
FOOD
USEFUL KNOTS
APPENDIX A.
Wind Chill
APPENDIX B.
Approximate Measurement Conversion Factors
APPENDIX C.
Visual Emergency Signals
References
Glossary
Authorization
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This publication supersedes TC 21-3, 30 September 1974.