Field Manual (FM) 100-12, Army Theater Missile Defense Operations, establishes the Army's comprehensive doctrine to guide actions throughout the range of theater missile defense (TMD) operations. It explains the Army's contribution to…Archive161 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Efficient planning, coordination, and execution of air support to United States (US) Army forces (ARFOR) ground operations is essential to overall success of the ARFOR mission. This manual describes the role of the battlefield coordination…Archive102 pagesRecon Intel
Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the Battlefield Coordination Detachment, the Army's liaison element at the joint air operations center coordinating Army requirements for air support (1998).Archive137 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FM 100-14 applies across the wide range of Army operations. It explains the principles, procedures, and responsibilities to successfully apply the risk management process to conserve combat power and resources. The manual applies to both…Archive72 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This manual is a guide for employing US Army corps in war and operations other than war (OOTW). It addresses corps combat operations and the integration and coordination of combat, combat support (CS), and combat service support (CSS) as…Archive269 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
fires for the purpose of influencing the action at critical times and places. It is difficult for the field army commander to determine which at- tack force will meet with greatest success. The retention of a reserve permits the field army…Historic92 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FM 100-15 must be able to conduct effective operations, lations are profitable targets for nuclear atacross the entire spectrum of war in any area tack. Concentration of personnel also invites where conflict may occur. chemical or…Historic102 pagesCBRN
The fundamental purpose of the US Army is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. It does this by deterring war and, if deterrence fails, by providing Army forces capable of achieving victory on and off the…Archive215 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The transformation from a forward-deployed Army to a power-projection total force presents many challenges and changes to the way we prepare for the battlefield. Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield, and Desert Storm have shown that…Archive131 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The changing world environment has led to significant changes in how the United States defines its need for a standing military, dictating that the US Army convert primarily to a CONUS-based force with limited forward presence. The 1993…Archive99 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Get there first, with the most men. Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA (1821-1877) The end of the Cold War caused fundamental changes in the international security situation and US military strategy, resulting in a profound redirection…Current175 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
"Once hostilities are over, Americans are spontaneous and headlong in their eagerness to return to civilian life. No people on earth have been known to disengage so quickly from the ways of war." President Harry Truman This manual…Archive115 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The Army's land power is hinged in space. General Gordon R. Sullivan Throughout US history, the military services have fought to guard US national interests on land, on sea, and in the air. Historically, whoever held and used the "high…Archive70 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This manual provides the capstone doctrine for US Army and US Marine Corps domestic support operations. It also provides general information to civilian authorities at federal, state, and local levels involved in planning for and…Archive129 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This chapter presents a brief historical perspective and concept of Army domestic support operations, the principles of operations other than war that apply to these operations, and a description of the Army's role. The Army consists of…Archive163 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The cover design is an adaptation of this patch which is worn by Soviet motorized rifle troops, whose organization is representative of the Soviet combined arms theme.Archive203 pagesRecon Intel
The cover design is an adaptation of this patch which is worn by Soviet motorized rifle troops. whose organiza tion is representative of the Soviet combined arms theme.Archive100 pagesRecon Intel
the combat support areas to deal with specific ground forces problems. These directorates act as a ground forces administrative echelon for the superior MOD directorates. Engineer As ground elements of the combined arms field forces,…Archive456 pagesRecon Intel
CHAPTER 1 SOT! I Purpose and Scope Terminology Other Operations Evacuation of US Nationals PURPOSE AND SCOPE This manual provides - - ■ Concepts and doctrine concerning the conduct of INTERNAL DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT (IDAD) assistance…Archive312 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
2-1. General a. This chapter outlines characteristics common to many developing nations. It identifies social, political, economic, and psychological factors that often contribute to political in- stability and which genérally require con-…Historic124 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Field Manual 100-20/Air Force Pamphlet 3-20 represents the combined efforts of the Army and Air Force to develop comprehensive military doctrine and guidance to support the US government's activities in an environment of low intensity…Archive163 pagesAviation
The National Military Strategy, embracing principles of-Deterrence, Forward Presence, Crisis Response, and Reconstitution, requires a revisioning for Army installations, Central to this new installation role is the capacity to respond…Archive148 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
FM 100-23 the 1960s. Since 1988, the number of peace operations has more than doubled, with each succeeding one being more complex than the last. The UN's peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1993, for example, included 22,000 military,…Archive138 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This publication provides military forces, civilians, and volunteer organizations with information pertaining to humanitarian assistance (HA) operations where the size or extent of the assistance requires the formulation of a US military…Archive127 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This manual provides doctrinal guidance to commanders and staff offi cers for requesting and coordinating the use of Air Force tactical air sup port and army aviation support. The system through which this is accom plished and is referred…Historic55 pagesAviation
101. General: a. This publication establishes joint doc- trine, responsibilities, and procedures em- ployed by Army and Air Force component forces for use in planning coordinating and executing tactical airlift operations in joint…Historic40 pagesAviation
1-1. Purpose. The purpose of this publication is to prescribe doctrine and procedures gov erning the activities of the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in planning for and conducting airspace control in the com bat zone. 1-2.…Historic12 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
In the past, Soviet-styled armored echeloned formations were the primary threat to the United States (US). In response to this threat the US designed and stockpiled tactical nuclear weapons. Today's threats consist of regional…Archive92 pagesCBRN
FM 100-32 (TEST) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides guidance to commanders and staff officers in the tactical aspects of elec- tronic warfare employment in combat opera- tions. It has been purposely written without…Historic52 pagesComms Signal
Appendix A UXO OBSTACLE NUMBERING UXO hazard areas are integrated into the standard obstacle numbering system using the procedures described below. Army and Marine Corps use the same numbering system. Army units are used for example only.…Archive50 pagesEngineering
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