#5: Cinco de Maneuvero

(Originally posted on the Signal chat on May 5, 2023)

Do you know the Five Forms of Maneuver? According to FM 3-90 (Tactics), Paraph 2-24

The five forms of maneuver are:

• Frontal attack

• Penetration

• Envelopment

• Turning movement

• Infiltration

Combined arms organizations accomplish their mission by synchronizing the warfighting functions to execute these forms of maneuver. In essence, these are what it’s all about in maneuver warfare.

Here are the symbolic representations of these forms of maneuver. Each speaks to what the form does.

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Source: FM 3-90 Ch 2.