S4-® 1—4. leask ÊlheaireaefîeirDSîks fîhe FSeld Army The field army, the largest combat organization capable of sustained administrative and tactical operations, directs the combat operations of its assigned forces and provides them with combat support and combat service support. a. Composition. The field army consists of a headquarters ; a FASCOM, to which nondivisional combat service support troops are assigned ; and a variable number of corps, divisions, and other combat and combat suppqrt troops. For planning and as used in this manual, a typical field army consists of two corps of four divisions each, with a provision for expanding it to three corps of four divisions each. For detailed discussion of organi- zation, see FM 100-15. 5. Responsibility. The field army may operate under an army group commander, a joint force commander, or the theater army commander.
DesignationFM 54-3
EditionDec 1971
StatusSuperseded
Pages80
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)