CHAPTER 1 The Mission Armies that maintain coherence and con- fidence and can concentrate superior com- bat power at decisive times and places are the winners of battles and campaigns. While there are no simple formulas for win- ning, there are certain key factors for suc- cess on the air-land battlefield. One key fac- tor is the support provided to the combined arms team through IEW operations. IEW operations, in both peace and war, support the winning of battles and campaigns—the focus of tactical doctrine described in FM 100-5. The mission of IEW operations is to provide the maneuver commander with three key forms of sup- port: intelligence, EW, and CI. History is full of examples of the vital role intelligence plays in combat operations. There have been many instances in which forces with superior intelligence have been victorious over much larger opposing armies.
DesignationFM 34-1
EditionJul 1987
StatusSuperseded
Pages308
FunctionComms Signal
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)