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"Stinger Team Operations" (FM 44-18-1), provides guidance for the Stinger team in support of air defense operations. It is also written to support the training of individuals to function as members of a Stinger team. When skilled individuals are molded into efficient, smooth-functioning teams, their capability to accomplish assigned missions is greatly increased. The effectiveness of Stinger varies directly with the individual skills of each team member and the collective proficiency of each team. The key to both is training. This manual focuses on the techniques and procedures used by the Stinger team to engage and destroy hostile targets.