1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other interested personnel on the mission, organization, functions, and responsibilities of adjutant general elements within theaters of operations. It contains the policies for planning and operating adjutant general support of the theater army and its subordinate commands and is predicated on the assumption that such support exists in a highly automated environment. b. The material presented is applicable to nuclear and nonnuclear warfare. The employment of chemical, biological, and radiological agents, and protection from them, are covered in detail in other publications and these topics are not discussed in this manual. The doctrine presented herein is compatible with stability operations.
DesignationFM 12-2
EditionJan 1968
StatusSuperseded
Pages61
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)