Army Infantry Room Clearing

Soldiers of the 1st battalion 5th infantry regiment 1st brigade combat team 25th infantry division fire 60mm mortars.

Army infantry room clearing.

The squad is operating as part of a larger force. If you do not know what that is watch the video below. Again all three categories of urban operations require soldiers to enter and clear buildings. Fort benning home of the mcoe maneuver center of excellence team of soldiers families and civilians from the best army in the world.

As a former infantry instructor and sniper nco. Enter a building and clear a room squad 7 4 d109. 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. 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.

This publication supersedes tc 90 1 1 april 2002. Tc 90 1 i training circular no. 10th mountain doing what we do in the shoot house. In precision clearing operations room clearing without preparatory fires is fundamental.

The ultimate military archive covers events. 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. Clear a room third soldier enters. The squad secures a room by killing capturing or forcing the enemy s withdrawal from the room.

Video shows gopro pov helmet cam footage of us army building clearing exercise during a military demonstration. 90 1 tc 90 1 headquarters department of the army. Approved for public release. Thankfully once you understand the basics the operation starts to feel like second nature and muscle memory kicks into gear.

The window or door. The platoon leader calls for the next squad to move into the building and begin clearing rooms systematically. The squad is moving at night and receives enemy fires from a building.