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SO · E-5 · Special Warfare Operator · September 2026

Study for the SO 2nd class exam — without drowning in the wrong manuals

Special Warfare Operator (SO) at E-5. Your September 2026 E-5 Bibliography is below — start free on the first publication, then move entry by entry.

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September 2026 E-5

33 publications on this Bibliography. Study opens MakinRate Study Notes for each line we have. Grey “Pokemon!” means notes for that entry are not on the open web yet — gotta catch ’em later.

  1. ATP 3-18.11 (2021)SPECIAL FORCES MILITARY FREE-FALL OPERATIONSScope: APPENDIX D
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  2. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2ANAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUALScope: CHAPTER 3, 6
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  3. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3DNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUALScope: CHAPTER 3, 4
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  4. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3150.1FNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DIVING PROGRAMScope: ENCLOSURE 1
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  5. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2CNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)Scope: ENCLOSURE 2, 4
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  6. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1ENAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES, RANGE SAFETY OFFICER JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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  7. JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0 (WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCEScope: CHAPTER 3; GLOSSARY PART I
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  8. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05 (2020)DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONSScope: CHAPTER III
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  9. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-60 (2018)JOINT TARGETINGScope: APPENDIX D
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  10. K-431-0141A (WITH CHANGE-2)TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEScope: UNIT 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.1, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.10, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.2, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.3, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.4, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.5, 1, LESSON TOPIC 1.6, 2, LESSON
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  11. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SEAL FIELD GUIDE (2013)SEAL FIELD GUIDE (VERSION 1)
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  12. NAVEDTRA 14295BHOSPITAL CORPSMANScope: CHAPTER 21, 22
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  13. NAVSEA OP 5 (REVISION-8)AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHOREScope: CHAPTER 2
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  14. NAVSEA SS521-AG-PRO-010 (REVISION-7) (WITH CHANGE-A)US NAVY DIVING MANUALScope: CHAPTER 15, 16, 3, 7
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  15. NAVSEA SW010-AD-GTP-010 (REVISION-6)SMALL ARMS AND SPECIAL WARFARE AMMUNITIONScope: CHAPTER 10, 4, 5, 9
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  16. NAVSEA SW060-AA-MMA-010 VOLUME 1 (REVISION-10)TECHNICAL MANUAL DEMOLITION MATERIALSScope: CHAPTER 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
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  17. NIMA PUB NO 9 (VOLUME-1) (2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONScope: APPENDIX B; CHAPTER 10, 5
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  18. NSW LPO BOOK (REVISION-4)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LEADING PETTY OFFICER BOOK
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  19. NTTP 3-05.14NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONSScope: APPENDIX D
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  20. NTTP 3-05.2 (2021)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFAREScope: APPENDIX G; CHAPTER 1, 2, 3
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  21. NTTP 3-05.2.1 (WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE BREACHER MANUALScope: CHAPTER 10, 2, 6, 8
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  22. NTTP 3-05.21 (8-2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBAT SWIMMER OPERATIONSScope: CHAPTER 3
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  23. NTTP 3-05.24 (2016)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)Scope: CHAPTER 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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  24. NTTP 3-05.4 (2024)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUALScope: CHAPTER 1
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  25. NTTP 3-05.42 (WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNDERSEA WARFAREScope: CHAPTER 7
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  26. NTTP 3-05.45 (2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONSScope: APPENDIX A
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  27. NTTP 3-05.9 (2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONSScope: CHAPTER 3
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  28. NWP 3-05 (2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFAREScope: CHAPTER 1, 3, 5
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  29. SAVSERSUP6JOINT ARMY REPORTING FORMATSScope: SECTION 109
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  30. SEAL HANDBOOKSEAL HANDBOOKScope: CHAPTER 1, 12, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
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  31. SOF REF MAN (REVISION-5)SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUALScope: CHAPTER 1, 2, 4, 5
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  32. ST 23-31-1SPECIAL OPERATIONS PECULIAR MODIFICATION M4A1 ACCESSORY KIT (SOPMOD KIT)Scope: CHAPTER 1, 5
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  33. WING CRRC MANUALWING INFLATABLES P-SERIES CRRC P4.2, P4.7, P5.3 AND P5.8 OPERATOR MANUALScope: TOPIC FABRIC REPAIR, INFLATION SPECIFICATIONS, REPAIRS, PUNCTURES, AND LARGE REPAIRS, TRAILERING
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