CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose Tins manual provides the U. S. Army unit and sector/subscetor (provinec/district) advisor to a host country (HC) a ready reference on doctrine and techniques which arc employed most fre- quently in stability operations. 2. Scope This manual does not attempt to encompass the entire body of doctrine and techniques which arc applicable to internal defense and internal develop- ment operations, but rather it is intended to refresh the advisor's memory or refer him to other more detailed information. n. This manual is not a substitute for field man- uals such as FM 21-50, Ranger Training and Ranger Operations; FM 21-75, Combat Training of the Individual Soldier and Patrolling; FM 31-20, Special Forces Operational Techniques; FM 31-30, Jungle Training Operations; FM 33-1, Psycho- logical Operations—U. S. Army Doctrine; and FM 57-35, Airmobile Operations.
DesignationFM 31-73
EditionOct 1967
StatusSuperseded
Pages328
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)