1. Purpose. This publication sets forth principles and doctrine to govern the joint activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States. It provides military guidance for the exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other joint force commanders and prescribes doctrine for joint operations and training. It provides military guidance for use by armed forces in preparing their appropriate plans with regard to reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) support in joint operations. 2. Application a. Doctrine and guidance established in this publication apply to the commanders of combatant commands, subunified commands, joint task forces, and subordinate components of these commands.
DesignationJP 3-55
EditionApr 1993
StatusSuperseded
Pages65
FunctionRecon Intel
CollectionRecent Archive
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