FM 3-55 ·Army ·2013 Information Collection
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…
CALL ·Army ·1993 How Well Did the Combat Training Centers Prepare Units for Combat? - Questionnaire Results from Desert Storm Participants
The Fort Leavenworth Field Unit of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences supports the Combined Arms Center with research and development on combined arms operations and command group development. An issue…
MCWP 3-35-3-UNDATED ·Marine Corps ·1980 Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)
1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-35.3, Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT), provides doctrinal guidance and detailed information on tactics, techniques, and procedures to be employed in MOUT within the…
MCRP 3-31-1A ·Marine Corps ·Undated Employment of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
NWP 3-02.12 MCRP 3-31.1A Februrary 1997 PUBLICATION NOTICE ROUTING 1. NWP 3-02.12/MCRP 3-31.1A, Employment of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), is available in the Naval Warfare Publications Library. It is effective upon receipt. 2.…
AFDP 3-05 ·Air Force ·2024 Special Ops
Doctrine embodies the fundamental principles by which military forces guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is a body of carefully developed, authoritative but not directive ideas that have been officially approved and…
MCRP 12-10B ·Marine Corps ·2018 Operations on Urbanized Terrain - MCRP 12-10B.1
26 April 1998 1. PURPOSE Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-35.3, Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT), provides doctrinal guidance and detailed information on tactics, techniques, and procedures to be employed in…
CALL 98-10 ·Army ·1998 Fighting Light/Heavy in a Restricted Terrain. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Number 98-10
ealizing the need to foster a closer sense of cooperation between the light infantry company and a &tank force when task-organized, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Dennis Reimer, directed that the Army develop Tactics, Techniques,…
FM 34-3 ·Army ·1990 Intelligence Analysis
Intelligence is a key element of combined arms operations. It enables commanders to use their combat power effectively to win the decisive battles and it helps them identify and attack high payoff targets (HPTs). Intelligence is an…
FM 3-01.44 ·Army ·2022 Short-Range Air Defense Operations
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…
FM 31-24I ·Army ·1986 Special Forces Air Operations
101, FM 31-24 Page 33. Figure 6-8 (Standard inverted "L" marking) is rescinded. Pages 33*34. STATIC LINE DZ MARKING PATTERNS is superseded as follows: STATIC LINE DZ MARKING PATTERNS Primary and alternate marking patterns are used to…
MCWP 3-25-7-DRAFT-UNDATED ·Marine Corps ·1996 Tactical Air Operations Center Handbook
The Marine air command and control system (MACCS) provides the aviation combat element commander with the means to exercise control of those organic and nonorganic aviation assets to support Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) operations.…
JP 3-24 ·Joint ·2018 Counterinsurgency
1. Scope This publication provides joint doctrine to plan, execute, and assess counterinsurgency operations. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). It sets…
FM 31-23 ·Army ·1998 Special Forces Mounted Operations, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Until the mid 1980's, the United States (U.S.) Army did not have a dedicated mounted special operations 2 (SO) capability. Major General Guest (then Colonel), 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne ) (SFG[A]), 3 realized this shortcoming. He…
MCWP 3-01 ·Marine Corps ·2025 Offesive and Defensive Tactics
Marine Corps warfighting publication on offensive and defensive tactics: common tactical concepts and control measures, movement to contact, attack, exploitation, pursuit, and defensive operations (2025).
FM 31-60 ·Army ·1972 River Crosing Operations
provides a summation on river-crossing opera- tions for quick reference purposes. b. Full page printing has replaced the two columns per page that was used in the old manual. This is intended for ease of reading. c. A recapitulation of…
Joint Doctrine Capstone and Keystone Primer ·Army ·1997 Joint Doctrine Capstone and Keystone Primer
Joint Pub 0-2 Unified action describes the broad scope of actions taking place within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force. Unified action starts with unified direction. Objectives provide focus for military…
AFDP 3-04 ·Air Force ·2023 Countersea Ops
of forces into a theater. A broad range of options, unhindered by the need to obtain host-nation permission and access. A means to demonstrate US commitment without imposing a lasting footprint ashore. US naval forces are forward deployed…
ATP 3-39.30 ·Army ·2026 Security and Mobility Support
ATP 3-39.30 focuses on the military police discipline of security and mobility support. It outlines how military police assist Army, joint, and multinational forces by carrying out tactical tasks and activities related to security and…
FM 3-05 ·Army ·2025 Army Special Operations
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…
FM 30-40 ·Army ·1975 Handbook on Soviet Ground Forces
1-1. General. a. The Soviet Union maintains a very large "army" or Ground Forces in active service. Numbering some two million officers and enlisted personnel, the Soviet Ground Forces are about twice the size of the US Army and Marine…
ATP 3-90.96 C2 ·Army ·2025 Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Operations
Techniques for operating in arctic and extreme cold weather environments: movement, sustainment, and combat tasks in cold regions. Co-published with the Marine Corps; supersedes MCRP 12-10A.4, Cold Regions Operations.
FM 100-8 ·Army ·1997 The Army in Multinational Operations
This manual is a guide for Army commanders and staffs operating in a multinational environment across the full range of military operations. This doctrine for multinational operations takes into account each type of operation and varying…
MCRP 12-10A.3 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Mountain Leader’s Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations
Mountain leader's guide to mountain warfare operations: planning and conducting unit operations in mountainous terrain (2018).
CALL ·Army ·1998 Incorporating Feedback into the Military Decision Making Process to Improve Decision Making Performance
Moreover, we must always remember the human dimension of battle. Battle results are final. When it's over, it's over, and the memories are frozen in time. We are talking about commanding soldiers in the tough, unforgiving arena that is…
FM 31-20-5 ·Army ·1988 Special Reconnaissance Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures for Special Forces
Special reconnaissance (SR) is defined as reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted by Special Forces (SF) to obtain or verify, by visual observation or other collection methods, information concerning the capabilities, intentions,…
AFDP 3-01 ·Air Force ·2023 Counterair Ops
Doctrine embodies the fundamental principles by which military forces guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is a body of carefully developed, authoritative ideas that have been officially approved and establishes a…
AFDP 3-02 ·Air Force ·2023 Strategic Attack
The advent of airpower offered a path to bypass an enemy's fielded forces to strike deep into their sanctuaries. These air attacks against strategic targets could defeat an adversary and promised an end to costly wars of attrition. Early…
FM 4-02-4-C1 ·Army ·2001 Medical Platoon Leaders' Handbook: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
This field manual (FM) provides information on the structure and operation of all medical platoons and medical sections that are organic to combat and combat support (CS) battalions and squadrons. It is directed toward the medical platoon…
MCRP 7-20A.2 ·Marine Corps ·2023 Event and Exercise Design
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 7-20A.2, Event and Exercise Design, provides guidance for Marine leaders and trainers on how to create standards-based unit training events and exercises. This publication reinforces the…
FM 3-34-22 ·Army ·2009