ADP 3-05 provides the strategic context for employment of Army special operations forces and defines special operations. It describes the role of Army special operations formations. A role is the broad and enduring purpose for which the organization or branch is established (ADP 1-01). ADP 3-05 updates doctrine on Army special operations, to include incorporating the Army's operational concept of unified land operations in the context of large-scale combat operations. In addition, this publication provides information on the extant practices for special operations conducted in support of combatant commander campaign plans and globally integrated operations in support of higher campaign plans. ADP 3-05 incorporates the Army ethic throughout its chapters. Army special operations are doctrinally and operationally linked to ADP 3-0.
DesignationADP 3-05
EditionJul 2019
ChangeC1
StatusActive
ProponentTRADOC
Pages106
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ADP 3-05 and ADRP 3-05, both dated 2