Assured access is the desired conditions that the United States seeks to maintain in potential areas of strategic importance throughout the world. Assured access is the result of a combination of geopolitical factors that affect the United…Current232 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FM 3-52 Airspace Control, updates the previous 8 February 2013 version of FM 3-52 to reflect lessons learned through recent operational experience and to adapt to the joint airspace community's release of updates to JP 352, and ATP 3-52.1…Current110 pagesAviation
Army Aviation is the division's and corps' most maneuverable force. Army Aviation forces are uniquely capable of rapidly and simultaneously impacting the deep, close, and rear operations of multiple echelons. Army Aviation forces provide…Current164 pagesAviation
The Army provides readily available, trained and equipped, and globally responsive forces to shape the operational environment, prevent conflict, and prevail in large-scale ground combat while consolidating gains as part of unified action.…Current460 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
30 May 2026 FM 1-02.1 v This third edition of FM 1-02.1 compiles all Army terms and definitions approved for use in Army doctrinal publications, including ADPs, FMs, and ATPs. It also includes joint and North Atlantic Treaty Organization…Current150 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
While U.S. forces are among the most technologically advanced forces in the world, the need for redundancy and interoperability between joint and multinational forces requires the continued use of analog communication systems. Other…Current236 pagesFires
FM 3-98 provides the commander and staff of Cavalry formations with doctrine relevant to Army and joint operations. This publication explains how effective reconnaissance and security operations generate depth, allow commanders reaction…Current204 pagesRecon Intel
Tactics are the employment, ordered arrangement, and directed actions of forces in relation to each other. Leaders select tactics that accomplish their assigned mission. Successful tactics require generating and applying combat power. This…Current480 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Intelligence drives multidomain operations and multidomain operations enable intelligence. FM 2-0 focuses on the role of intelligence during operations by Army forces and is closely nested with the operational doctrine in FM 3-0,…Current328 pagesRecon Intel
This version of FM 3-09 codifies the multidomain approach to fire support and field artillery operations in terms of the combined arms employment of capabilities from multiple domains. A domain is a physically defined portion of an…Current284 pagesFires
FM 3-81 provides doctrine for the tactical employment of the MEB in support of Army operations. The manual provides the MEB with a unity of effort and a common philosophy, language, and purpose. As one of the multifunctional brigades of…Current188 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This version of FM 3-0 is an update to the edition published in October 2022. The manual retains the focus on large-scale combat operations and reinforces the point: all operations are multidomain operations. Since 2022, the Army learned…Current296 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Command and control (C2)—the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces—is fundamental to the art and science of warfare. No single specialized military function, either by…Current224 pagesLeadership Training
The Army gives the combatant commander depth and versatility because landpower expands the friendly range of military options. The Army, uniquely, provides a combination of armored, medium, light, and airborne forces. Along with a full…Current212 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The Army currently has no unified methodology or overall plan to define or establish how it performs or supports information collection activities at all echelons. This publication clarifies how the Army plans, prepares, and executes…Current86 pagesRecon Intel
The current strategic environment–with revanchist Russia and revisionist China–is typified by continuous competition among great powers which challenges the security environment and operational deterrence. Subsequently, today's operational…Current104 pagesFires
This manual establishes a foundation for the Judge Advocate General's (JAG's) Corps and judge advocate legal services (JALS) personnel to provide principled counsel and mission-focused legal support to the operational Army. It establishes…Current100 pagesCBRN
As one of the Army's five core competencies, special operations are activities or actions requiring distinct modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment, and training, often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically or…Current102 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The 2006 version of FM 3-24/ MCWP 3-33.5, Counterinsurgency, filled an important doctrinal gap at a time when U.S. forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations. This version of FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5 builds on that important manual.…Current202 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
As the United States Army operates in potential chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) environments in the 21st century, we must account for new and emerging CBRN threats. Many peer, near-peer, and even sub-peer adversaries…Current128 pagesCBRN
FM 3-12 provides Army doctrine for cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and cyberspace electromagnetic activities as part of a combined arms approach to achieve objectives across the competition continuum. FM 3-12 provides…Current238 pagesComms Signal
This book is written for our Army. It explains our profession, our purpose, and what it means to be an American Soldier. You will notice this book is not written like other military doctrine; it touches on values and concepts through…Current104 pagesAviation
Planning—the art and science of understanding a situation, envisioning a desired future, and determining effective ways of bringing that future about—is a key activity of the operations process. While planning may start an iteration of the…Current412 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 charges the Army to "conduct air and missile defense to support joint campaigns and assist in achieving air superiority." FM 3-01 describes the contributions of ADA, the Army's dedicated AMD…Current218 pagesFires
This publication compiles Department of Defense Military Standard (MIL-STD) 2525E approved military symbols applicable to land operations for use in U.S. Army doctrinal publications, situation maps, overlays, and annotated aerial…Current296 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Whenever commonality of interests exists, nations enter political, economic, or military partnerships, or combinations thereof. These partnerships occur in regional and worldwide patterns as nations seek opportunities to promote their…Current148 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Command and control is fundamental to joint and Army operations. Command and control is the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of a mission (JP 1).…Current184 pagesComms Signal
Advances in civilian and military technology have changed the character of warfare and the conduct of Army and joint force operations. The dilemmas posed by the integration of new technologies into the future battlefield have changed the…Current256 pagesSustainment
Over the last three decades, assumptions of individual domain supremacy and the break in great-power security competition drove the U.S. joint force doctrine, equipment, and readiness posture. These assumptions have evolved when faced with…Current96 pagesOther
This version of FM 3-39 aligns with FM 3-0 and describes how military police units are manned, equipped, and trained to enable the Army's ability to conduct prompt and sustained land combat to defeat enemy ground forces and seize, occupy,…Current208 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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