Synopses & Reviews
Being able to effectively communicate using maps, charts, and symbols is an integral part of any military operation. Even in peace, it is essential to know about one’s own capabilities—the number of available soldiers, how they are organized, the type of weapons they have, their capabilities, and where they are located. In times of conflict, it’s just as important to have the same information about one’s opponents. The system contained in the
U.S. Department of Defense Handbook of Military Symbols (based on MIL-STD-2525C) is designed to eliminate conflicts within various symbol sets and to establish a core set of common symbology under one Department of Defense standard. This standardization is essential during joint service operations, and this edition has been edited by Colonel Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.), to cover the topics and symbols most useful to military and civilian readers alike.
Whether you are interested in following current military operations or studying wars and battles of the past, or are simply active in military gaming, this volume is intended to provide a quick and convenient source to reference the major symbols for ground, sea, and air combat units; weapons types; and the combat operations they execute. So, whether a novice to military map symbols or a seasoned veteran simply sharpening your memory, you’ll find an invaluable source of reference to identify units from infantry squad to Army Group; individual aircraft to Squadrons and Wings; and single ships to Naval Task Forces.
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The most complete reference guide to modern military tactical symbols available!
Synopsis
The system contained in the U.S. Department of Defense Handbook of Military Symbols (MIL-STD-2525C) is designed to eliminate conflicts within various symbol sets and to establish a core set of common symbology under one Department of Defense standard. This handbook provides sets of C2 symbols, a coding scheme for symbol automation and information transfer, and technical details to support systems, which makes it the best tool to learn the complete symbology of warfighting. Revisions not seen in the previous standard include sections on emergency management symbols and using symbols in pseudo-three-dimensional displays. It also provides a thorough list of definitions and acronyms, along with tables and figures displaying thousands of symbol variants.
Synopsis
The most complete reference guide to modern military tactical symbols available!
Synopsis
Being able to effectively communicate using maps, charts, and symbols is an integral part of any military operation. The system contained in the U.S. Department of Defense Handbook of Military Symbols (MIL-STD-2525C) is designed to eliminate conflicts within various symbol sets and to establish a core set of common symbology under one Department of Defense standard. This standardization is essential during joint service operations, and this edition has been edited by Colonel Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.), to cover the topics and symbols most useful to military and civilian readers alike.
This handbook provides sets of C2 symbols, a coding scheme for symbol automation and information transfer, and technical details to support systems, which make it the best tool to learn the complete symbology of warfighting. It provides a thorough list of definitions and acronyms, along with tables and figures displaying thousands of symbol variants.
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An Easy-to-Use Reference Guide to the Most Commonly Used Modern Military Tactical Symbols
About the Author
The Department of Defense oversees the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. It is headquartered at the Pentagon.Colonel Peter T. Underwood, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), holds a BA from the Virginia Military Institute, an MA in history from Duke University, an MA in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Armed Forces Staff College. His career has included multiple assignments in the Far East and Europe, and he is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Desert Fox, and Southern Watch. His staff assignments have been at the battalion, regimental, air group, division, component command, and unified command levels. He has also served as a history instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and as Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. He currently works as an independent consultant.