The basic skills all soldiers must know to prevail on the battlefield include battle drills for offensive and defensive operations, patrols, construction and emplacement of fighting positions, use of weapons and artillery, mines and explosives, land navigation and map reading, communications, individual security/camouflage and combat medicine.
A guide to small unit dismounted combat operations has been extensively updated to include both the latest doctrine and lessons learned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The equipment, operations, and individual combat skills essential for soldiers and others who must act as infantry, are essential for infantry leaders at the platoon and company level. This also includes Special Forces Troops, Air Force Security and other branches of the military.