Ranger Handbook TC 3-21.76 September 2025 Small Pocket Size Edition (5 x 6"): September 2025 Pocket Edition

The September 2025 edition of the Ranger Handbook is now available in a convenient 5"×6" pocket-sized format designed to fit comfortably in any cargo pocket.

Table of Contents – Ranger Handbook (2025 Edition) TC 3-21.76 — Headquarters, Department of the Army — 19 September 2025

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: Leadership
Chapter 2: Operations
Chapter 3: Fire Support
Chapter 4: Communications
Chapter 5: Demolitions
Chapter 6: Movement
Chapter 7: Patrols
Chapter 8: Battle Drills
Chapter 9: Military Mountaineering
Chapter 10: Machine Gun Employment
Chapter 11: Urban Operations
Chapter 12: Waterborne Operations
Chapter 13: Mounted Patrol Operations
Chapter 14: Aviation
Chapter 15: Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)

Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Quick Reference Cards
Source Notes
Glossary
References
Index

Chapter Summaries – One Sentence Each (2025 Edition)
Chapter 1: Leadership Introduces the principles of Ranger leadership, emphasizing mission command, disciplined initiative, and taking charge under pressure.
Chapter 2: Operations
Covers mission planning and execution through TLPs, OPORDs, FRAGORDs, and coordination tools essential for small-unit operations.
Chapter 3: Fire Support
Explains how to integrate and coordinate direct and indirect fires, CAS, and attack aviation in support of ground maneuver.
Chapter 4: Communications
Details communications equipment, antennas, and techniques to maintain reliable, secure radio communications in the field.
Chapter 5: Demolitions
Provides essential guidance on explosives, priming systems, firing systems, charge construction, and demolition safety.
Chapter 6: Movement
Describes tactical movement formations, techniques, danger area crossings, and hand-and-arm signals for maneuvering securely.
Chapter 7: Patrols
Outlines principles and planning for reconnaissance and combat patrols, including ambushes, raids, patrol bases, and movement to contact.
Chapter 8: Battle Drills
Presents standardized, rapid-response drills that ensure units react instinctively to enemy contact and battlefield changes.
Chapter 9: Military Mountaineering
Covers equipment, mobility, rescue considerations, and movement techniques for operating in mountainous terrain.
Chapter 10: Machine Gun Employment
Explains machine gun characteristics, classes of fire, and employment in offensive and defensive operations.
Chapter 11: Urban Operations
Details planning, preparation, terrain analysis, and close-quarters techniques for operating in complex urban environments.
Chapter 12: Waterborne Operations
Introduces water movement, river crossings, raft construction, safety procedures, and aquatic navigation techniques.
Chapter 13: Mounted Patrol Operations
Covers planning, movement techniques, vehicle security, and actions on contact during mounted patrols.
Chapter 14: Aviation
Provides guidance on integrating rotary-wing aircraft through the reverse planning sequence, air assault formations, and PZ/LZ operations.
Chapter 15: Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Summarizes combat medical care across all phases, including bleeding control, airway management, evacuation, and mass-casualty procedures.

The 2025 Ranger Handbook delivers Army small-unit tactics, patrols, OPORDs, battle drills, demolitions, machine gun employment, urban warfare, waterborne ops, and combat medical care—making it the top field manual for Ranger School and military training.