Editing Fireteam (section)

===United States===
====Army====
The [[U.S. Army]] particularly emphasizes the fireteam concept.<ref>Room reaching and clearing techniques based on the "US Army Field Manual FM 3-06.11" from June 2011.</ref><ref>https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/attp3-06-11.pdf Combined Arms Operations in Urban Terrain (ATTP 3-06.11 (FM 3-06.11) June 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR8VLkzfbuU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kR8VLkzfbuU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Individual Movement Techniques & Fire Team Formations|last=OE TSC G&V|date=25 October 2011|access-date=14 August 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Per U.S. Army doctrine a typical fire team consists of four soldiers.<ref>U.S. Army Field Manual ''FM 3-21.8: The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad'', Figure 1-5: Infantry fire team and Figure 1-6: Infantry squad. http://www.globalsecurity.org/jhtml/jframe.html#http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-8/fm3-21-8. Retrieved 28 October 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVQ6F57w8_U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VVQ6F57w8_U| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Introduction to Rifle Squad|last=OE TSC G&V|date=25 October 2011|access-date=14 August 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Headquarters, Department of the Army: ATTP 3-06.11 (FM 3-06.11) – Combined Arms Operations in Urban Terrain (June 2011)</ref><ref>Headquarters, Department of the Army: FM 3-21.8 – The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad (March 2007)</ref>

*[[Team Leader]] (TL): Usually either a sergeant or corporal (although occasionally a team is led by a specialist or private first class when the platoon has a shortage of junior NCOs). Provides tactical leadership for the team at all times; standard equipped with backpack GPS/radio set, and either an [[M16 rifle]] or [[M4 carbine]].
*[[Rifleman]] (R): Is 'the baseline standard for all infantrymen'. They are equipped with the M16 rifle or M4 carbine. The rifleman is usually assigned with the grenadier to help balance the firepower capabilities of the automatic rifleman.
*[[Grenadier]] rifleman (GR): Provides limited high-angle fire over "[[Dead zone (military)|dead zone]]s". A grenadier is equipped with an M4 or M16 with an [[M203 grenade launcher]] (or the newer [[M320 grenade launcher]]) mounted to the weapon.
*[[Automatic rifle]]man (AR): Provides [[overwatch (military tactic)|overwatch]] and [[suppressive fire]] through [[force multiplication]]. The most casualty-producing person in a fireteam, in terms of firepower and maneuverability when compared to the standard nine-man rifle squad. An automatic rifleman is equipped with an [[M249 light machine gun]]. The automatic rifleman is usually assigned with the team leader to maximize directed fields of fire and to help balance the firepower capabilities of the grenadier.

In a [[Stryker brigade combat team]]'s (SBCT) infantry rifle companies, one man in each rifle squad fireteam is either the squad anti-armour specialist (RMAT) armed with an [[FGM-148 Javelin]], or the [[Designated marksman|squad designated marksman]] (DM) who carries an M4 carbine and [[M14 rifle]]. In both cases, these two positions replace the basic rifleman of the standard rifle squad.<ref>U.S. Army Field Manual ''FM 3-21.11: SBCT Infantry Rifle Company'', Figure 1-4. SBCT infantry rifle platoon organization http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-11/c01.htm#sectionii1_7. Retrieved 28 October 2016.</ref>

====Marine Corps====
[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 091018-M-7825S-111.jpg|thumb|right|US marines on patrol in Afghanistan, 2009; their numbers and equipment correspond to a United States Marine Corps fireteam (left to right: M4 carbine, M16A4 rifle with M203, M16A4 rifle, M249).]]
The [[United States Marine Corps]] doctrine dictates that any active fireteam will include at least one 2-man [[machine gun|gunnery-team]] and summarizes its fireteam organization with the mnemonic "ready-team-fire-assist", the following being the arrangement of the fireteam when in a column:
* [[Rifleman]]: acts as a [[Reconnaissance|scout]] for the fireteam; "ready".
* [[Team leader]]: uses an M203 and works as the designated grenadier; "team".
* Designated automatic rifleman: uses an M249 light machine gun or [[M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle|M27 IAR]] and serves as second in command for the fireteam; "fire".
* Assistant automatic rifleman: standard rifleman tasked with providing spotting support, range-finding, carries extra [[light machine gun|LMG]] [[ammunition]], and offers close-protection should the fireteam fall under attack; "assist".

====Navy====
Navy construction force, "[[Seabee]]" construction battalions, utilize fireteams (as well as companies, platoons, and squads), similar in size to those employed by the USMC, in their organizational structure. Seabee units may be attached to Marine Corps units.