Source: MCRP 3-20F.9 Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner’s Handbook
- Fundamentals
- Maneuver Warfare
- Low Altitude Air Defense Mission
- Organization
- Command and Control
- Command and Support Relationships
- General Support
- Direct Support
- Assignment and Attachment
- Considerations
- Other Authorities
- Weapons Systems
- Stinger Weapon System
- Missile Components
- Stinger Weapon Round
- Transportation Containers
- Stinger Handling Procedures
- Weapons Checks
- Missile Firing Procedures
- Post Firing Procedures
- Stinger Hang Fire, Misfire, and Dud Procedures
- Destroying the Stinger Missile
- Safety Distances
- Nature of Infrared Radiation
- Atmospheric Conditions
- Advanced Man-Portable Air Defense System
- Medium Machine Gun, 7.62mm, M240B (Crew-Served Weapon)
- Mounting the Weapon
- Changing the Barrel
- Defining a Hot Barrel
- Stoppages and Malfunctions
- Ammunition
- Heavy Machine Gun, .50 cal, M2 (Crew-Served Weapon)
- Mounting the Weapon
- Headspace and Timing
- Stoppages and Malfunctions
- Ammunition
- Employment
- Air Defense Priorities
- Air Threats Facing the Marine Air-Ground Task Force
- Fixed-Wing Attacks
- Helicopter Attacks
- Air Defense Employment Principles
- Mass
- Mix
- Mobility
- Integration
- Low Altitude Air Defense Employment Guidelines
- Balanced Fires
- Early Engagement
- Weighted Coverage
- Mutual Support
- Defense in Depth
- Overlapping Fires
- Considerations for Low Altitude Air Defense Team Positions
- Observation and Fields of Fire
- Accessibility
- Security from Ground Attack
- Low Altitude Air Defense Team Tactical Positions
- Primary Position
- Alternate Position
- Initial Tasks
- Alerting and Cueing
- Cartesian Coordinate Grid
- Polar Coordinate Reference
- Polar Grid
- Visual Detection of the Target
- Terrain Masking and Meteorological Conditions
- Aircraft Recognition Characteristics
- Visual Acuity
- Search Sector
- Horizontal Scanning
- Vertical Scanning
- Nonsystematic Search Methods
- Scanning Tips
- Where to Search
- Aircraft Interrogation Techniques
- Aircraft Identification
- Engagement Process
- Decision
- Techniques of Fire
- Methods of Engagement
- Engagement Sequence
- Rules of Engagement
- Right of Self-Defense
- Target Identification Criteria
- Weapon Control Status
- Air Defense Warning Conditions
- Air Defense States of Alert
- Fire Control Orders
- Ingress, Egress, and Return to Force Control Procedures
- Base Defense Zone Procedures
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations
- Training
- Support Equipment