Army Infantry Room Clearing

The squad secures a room by killing capturing or forcing the enemy s withdrawal from the room.

Army infantry room clearing.

Clear a room third soldier enters. The window or door. Tc 90 1 i training circular no. Enter a building and clear a room squad 7 4 d109.

Maneuver center of excellence team of soldiers families and civilians from the best army in the world. 10th mountain doing what we do in the shoot house. 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. Surgical operations rely on room clearing techniques that borrow from both along with highly developed shooting and very specific intelligence.

This publication supersedes tc 90 1 1 april 2002. The ultimate military archive covers events. 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.

The squad is moving at night and receives enemy fires from a building. In precision clearing operations room clearing without preparatory fires is fundamental. Again all three categories of urban operations require soldiers to enter and clear buildings. The squad gains a foothold in the building.

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. The squad is operating as part of a larger force. Approved for public release. 90 1 tc 90 1 headquarters department of the army.

Soldiers of the 1st battalion 5th infantry regiment 1st brigade combat team 25th infantry division fire 60mm mortars. Video shows gopro pov helmet cam footage of us army building clearing exercise during a military demonstration. Fort benning home of the mcoe maneuver center of excellence team of soldiers families and civilians from the best army in the world.