The 2006 version of FM 3-24/ MCWP 3-33.5, Counterinsurgency, filled an important doctrinal gap at a time when U.S. forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations. This version of FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 builds on that important manual. This field manual provides doctrine that frames counterinsurgency within the context of the range of military operations and provides a framework for the different ways land forces could counter an insurgency. Understanding insurgencies and the operational environment in which they exist, the ways in which the U.S. will attempt to counter insurgencies, and how commanders synchronize their efforts to achieve end states is at the core of what this manual provides to both the Army and the Marine Corps. This version is organized differently than the 2006 version.
DesignationFM 3-24
EditionMay 2014
ChangeC2
StatusActive
ProponentTRADOC
Pages202
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MAY 2014 INCORPORATING CHAN