FIELD SERVICE REGULATIONS 4-6 armed forces of the United States .ahcr insure the existence of a well-balanced and efficient military team. The War Department General Staff assists the Chief of Staff in the direction of field operations of the Army of the United States. It is specifically charged with the duty of providing such broad basic plans as will enable the Commanding Generals of the Army Ground Forces, Army Air Forces, Services of Supply, defense commands, task forces, and theaters of op erations to prepare and detailed programs. • 5. The mission assigned the field forces (see FM 100-5) is ordinarily contained in one or more war plans, which are placed in operation by the direction of the President after the necessary declaration of war by the Congress.
DesignationFM 100-15
EditionJan 1942
StatusSuperseded
Pages58
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)