1-1. Purpose and Scope o. This manual provides doctrinal guidance to U.S. Air Force, Air Weather Service (AWS) and field personnel, including commanders and staff officers, who are concerned with the weather sup- port required for army tactical operations. It con- solidates and explains U.S. Army and Air Weather Service current doctrinal guidance on weather support services and functions provided for field army tactical operations, and provides guidance to field personnel and USAF staff weather officers and AWS personnel operating with field army headquarters and elements. The information is applicable to general war, limited war, and cold war, to include stability operations. b. This manual covers weather effects, support requirements, and theoretical aspects of mete- orology which concern field army operations.
DesignationFM 31-3
EditionDec 1969
StatusSuperseded
Pages83
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)