FM 4-30 Ordnance Operations – 2014 – BIG size

This book has been superceded by FM 4-0, Sustanment Operations dated 2024, which is on this website.

Dated 1 April 2014

This field manual (FM) 4-30 provides fundamental guidance for the employment of United States Army ordnance maintenance operations, munitions operations and explosive ordnance disposal operations in support of unified land operations and warfighting functions.

FM 4-30 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

FM 4-30 contains four chapters:

Chapter 1 covers a summative history of the ordnance corps and outlines the core competencies of the ordnance corps and their strategic relevance in sustaining the Army’s unified land operations function.

Chapter 2 discusses the tactical and operational mission of ordnance munitions operation as a major factor in determining the outcome of offensive, defensive, stability, support, protection and other combat operations.

Chapter 3 discusses EOD operations, organizational structure, their command and support relationships and how they support unified land operations.

Chapter 4 discusses the two levels of maintenance concept and how maintenance support is provided above and below the brigade level. Chapter 4 also identifies the command and support relationships between the U.S. Army Materiel Command (USAMC) maintenance sustainment organizations and the operational Army in the conduct of unified land operations.

This book is a “BIG” (the size of a regular piece of paper) size – Coil binding is used to allow for easy page flipping with no binding.

This website also has this book in “mini” size (half the size of a regular sheet of paper). A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.

The Color covers are laminated for weather protection.