CALL ·Army ·1944 Urban Combat Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
With the Cold War over, it is obvious that many future operations will take place in an urbanized environment. Grenada, Panama, Haiti, and Somalia are recent examples of combat operations conducted under these conditions. The current…
FM 3-50 ·Army ·1990 Smoke Operations
them concealment but ultimately it proved to be a significant combat led to their demise. For US forces, multiplier. Description of Smoke and Obscurants Obscurants are man-made or naturally occurring particles suspended in the air that…
MCRP 12-10A.1 W/CH-1 ·Marine Corps ·2026 Small Unit Leader'S Guide to Mountain Warfare
Marine Corps small-unit leader's guide to mountain warfare: mountain weather, cold-weather leadership, movement and navigation, route planning, water crossings, avalanches, and casualty evacuation.
JP 3-05.3 ·Joint ·1993 Joint Special Operations Operational Procedures
1. Purpose. This publication sets forth doctrine (or doctrine and selected tactics, techniques, and procedures) to govern the joint activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations as well as the…
MCTP 3-31B ·Marine Corps ·2025 Marine Air-Ground Task Force Targeting
Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) fires and effects is the coordinated and collective employment of fires, information capabilities, and systems to create desired effects throughout the battlespace to achieve objectives. Under the…
ATP 3-21.90 ·Army ·2019 Tactical Employment of Mortars
ATP 3-21.90/MCTP 3-01D has been updated and provided as an ATP according to the 2015 Doctrine Strategy. In addition to doctrine changes, a significant effort has been made to eliminate redundancies with parent doctrinal manuals (for…
MCTP 3-01D ·Marine Corps ·2019 Tactical Employment of Mortars
ATP 3-21.90/MCTP 3-01D has been updated and provided as an ATP according to the 2015 Doctrine Strategy. In addition to doctrine changes, a significant effort has been made to eliminate redundancies with parent doctrinal manuals (for…
FM 3-0 ·Army ·2022 Operations
The United States Army has always served to protect the Nation and preserve the peace. Historically, this has always meant preparing for and, when necessary, fighting and winning our Nation's wars. The Army must always be ready to fight…
ATP 3-60 ·Army ·2015 Targeting
ATP 3-60, Targeting describes Army targeting. Each chapter and appendix addresses how decide, detect, deliver, and assess (D3A) methodology enhances targeting. D3A is a methodology which optimizes the integration and synchronization of…
FM 6-2-74 ·Army ·2003 Hf-Ale
1. Purpose This consolidated reference will assist joint forces in utilizing high frequency radios as a supplement/alternative to overburdened satellite communications systems for overthe-horizon communications. 2. Scope This publication…
FM 34-8-2 ·Army ·1998 Intelligence Officer's Handbook
FM 34-8-2 1-1 Chapter 1 G2/S2 ROLES AND MISSIONS WHY YOU NEED THIS HANDBOOK The G2/S2 must provide continuous intelligence and information for the commander to conduct operations and minimize risk. Intelligence is the commander's…
FM 34-130 ·Army ·Undated Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering on an undertaking, I have meditated for long and foreseen what may occur. — Napoleon Bonaparte, 1831 IPB is the best process we have for understanding the battlefield and the…
FM34-130 (Intelligence Preparation of Battlefield) ·Army ·Undated Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering on an undertaking, I have meditated for long and foreseen what may occur. — Napoleon Bonaparte, 1831 IPB is the best process we have for understanding the battlefield and the…
CALL ·Army ·2003 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Stability Operations and Support Operations (SOSO)
The Center for Army Lessons Learned assembled a Combined Arms Assessment Team (CAAT) to collect specific stability and support lessons and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) to help meet the challenges in post-war Iraq. The CAAT was…
MCWP 3-17-3-FDRAFT ·Marine Corps ·2000 Breaching
3 4 1001. CHALLENGE TO MANEUVER 5 6 Maneuver warfare is the warfighting philosophy of the Marine Corps. This philosophy seeks to 7 shatter the enemy's cohesion through a series of rapid, violent, and unexpected actions. Speed, 8 surprise,…
ATP 7-100.3 C1 ·Army ·2021 Chinese Tactics
ATP 7-100.3, as part of the U.S. Army 7-100 series and in support of AR 350-2, addresses the tactics, organization, and activities of the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) military, the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PRC is a…
MCWP 6-11 ·Marine Corps ·1995 Leading Marines
The most important responsibility in our Corps is leading Marines. If we expect Marines to lead and if we expect Marines to follow, we must provide the education of the heart and of the mind to win on the battlefield and in the barracks,…
MCDP 1 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Warfighting
Since Fleet Marine Force Manual 1, Warfighting, was first published in 1989, it has had a significant impact both inside and outside the Marine Corps. That manual has changed the way Marines think about warfare. It has caused energetic…
MCRP 2-10B.6 ·Marine Corps ·2018 MAGTF Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations
MCRP 2-10B.6 MAGTF Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS Per Joint Publication (JP) 3-59, Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations, meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) operations encompass "all…
MCWP 3-12 ·Marine Corps ·2005 Marine Corps Tank Employment
The success of amphibious operations and subsequent operations ashore require the coordinated employment of all Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) resources: reconnaissance, infantry, aviation, tanks, artillery, engineers, amphibious…
FM 6-0 ·Army ·2022 Commander and Staff Organization and Operations
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…
MCRP 12-10A ·Marine Corps ·2018 Small Unit Leader’s Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations MCRP 12-10A.1
Marine's ability to see the enemy, terrain, and troops surrounding is greatly affected by the weather encountered. Having access to weather information can help Marines be prepared; therefore, whether traveling or in the patrol base,…
ATTP 5-0-1 ·Army ·2011 Commander and Staff Officer Guide
This Army tactics, techniques, and procedures (ATTP) reinforces the fundamentals of mission command established in field manual (FM) 3-0, Operations; FM 5-0, The Operations Process; and FM 6-0, Mission Command. Whereas the above manuals…
FM 44-8 ·Army ·1954 Antiaircraft Operations Center and Antiaircraft Artillery Information Service
1. Purpose qnd Scope 'Ihis manual sets folth the principles of orgeniz&tion and operation and the funciions of the antiairclaft opelalrions centrer (AAOC) and ihe &ntiairclaft artillery information service (AAAIS) (folmerly iltelligence…
TC 25-20 ·Army ·1993 A Leader's Guide to After-Action Reviews
Modern combat is complex and demanding. To fight and win, we must train our soldiers during peacetime to successfully execute their wartime missions. We must use every training opportunity to improve soldier, leader, and unit task…
FM 17-50 ·Army ·1977 Attack Helicopter Operations
THIS MANUAL describes how attack helicopter battalions and companies fight. Attack helicopter units are organized primarily to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. They will normally be supported by field artillery and sometimes by…
MCWP 3-25-7 ·Marine Corps ·1996 Tactical Air Operations Center Handbook
to MCWP 3-25.7, which invites individuals to submit suggestions concerning this MCWP directly to the above addressee, the following unclassified recommendation is forwarded: Page Article/Paragraph No. Line No. Figure/Table No. Nature of…
FM 90-2 ·Army ·1943 Battlefield Deception
History has shown that there is a potential payoff to be gained by using battlefield deception. Wise military planners throughout history have used deception. It is a low cost and effective way to cause the enemy to waste his efforts.…
JP 3-32 ·Joint ·2018 Joint Maritime Operations
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance for joint maritime operations. It describes the maritime domain; addresses considerations for establishing a joint force maritime component commander and attendant…
FMI 3-04.155 ·Army ·2006