U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Army Map Service
U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Army Map Service

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Published: 1968

Total Pages: 40

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Briefly discusses the Army Map Service functions including top level planning, top level briefing, Army Map Service missions, history, location, headquarters, complex, field offices, research, special foreign activities, surveying methods, surveying from space, mapping the moon, paintings for the NASA Lunar-Orbit Landing Approach Simulator (LOLA), Expo 67, mapping with electronics, numerical mapping, mapping in three dimensions, reproduction, distribution, product and process improvements, career opportunities, training and development opportunities. Each section is illustrated with multiple photographs.

Map Reading and Land Navigation
Map Reading and Land Navigation

Author: Department of the Army

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Published: 2015-12-31

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781626543003

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The field manual provides a standardized source document for Army-wide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every soldier in the army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on map reading and land navigation.Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendices include an introduction to orienteering and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation. For soldiers, hunters, climbers, and hikers alike, this is the definitive guide to map reading and navigation.