Military operations are human endeavors conducted in dynamic and uncertain operational environments to achieve a political purpose. Army forces, as part of a joint team, conduct unified land operations to shape operational environments,…Current105 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
TO MARINE CORPS DESIGN METHODOLOGY The Marine Corps design methodology helps planners determine the correct set of problems, and a framework for solving them. In this manner, design not only occurs throughout problem framing but throughout…Current205 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
TC 1-19.30 is a reference guide for MOS percussionists (MOS 42R, with the ASI of 9M) and auxiliary percussionists (MOS 42R, with the ASI of 9H, 9K, 9N, 9T, 9U, 9V, and 9X). This revision of TC 1-19.30 reorganizes the content for better…Current156 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
ADRP 3-28 clarifies similarities and differences between defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) tasks and other tasks of decisive action. Stability tasks and DSCA tasks are similar in many ways. Both revolve around helping partners on…Archive110 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
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…Archive316 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
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
ADP 3-28 clarifies similarities and differences between defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) and other elements of decisive action. DSCA and stability operations are similar in many ways. Both revolve around helping partners on the…Current112 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
7 February 2020 ATP 5-0.3/MCRP 5-10.1/NTTP 5-01.3/AFTTP 3-2.87 i PREFACE 1. Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication serves as a commander and staff guide for integrating assessments into the…Current132 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The purpose of this handbook is to fill an identified gap in doctrine relating to Transition to Host Nation (HN) government control on operations involving ABCA nations. Current operational practice sees Transition being conducted…Current94 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
MCWP 5-10 Marine Corps Planning Process 1-1 CHAPTER 1. PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS Planning is the art and science of envisioning a desired future and laying out effective ways of bringing it about. —Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 5,…Current218 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Western conceptions of the international struggle among nations (and other political actors) often use binary war or peace labels to describe it. The actual truth is more complicated. Actors on the world stage are always trying to create a…Current106 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
introduction, my background is Naval Aviation (E-2C Hawkeye Naval Flight Officer) and I am a Commander in the Naval Reserve. I have nineteen years of active and reserve time which included deployments on the USS AMERICA and USS ABRAHAM…Lessons Learned44 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Throughout U.S. history, the U.S. Army has learned that military force alone cannot secure sustainable peace. U.S. forces can only achieve sustainable peace through a comprehensive approach in which military objectives nest in a larger…Archive96 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This newsletter is a collection of articles focused on stability operations in the Western Hemisphere, specifically in Central and South America. Today, stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq rightfully receive the lion's share of…Lessons Learned125 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This publication is designed to give Marine leaders a solid, common understanding of the fundamental nature of military strategy that is inherent in each military action. Its intent is to give the reader the basic knowledge required to…Current115 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Naval planning is fundamental to leadership. Planning pro- vides the discipline to focus on the objectives, intentions, capabilities, and resources required to accomplish assigned missions. Planning also requires commanders to estimate the…Current81 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance to plan, execute, and assess foreign humanitarian assistance operations. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint…Current212 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Imagine you are the assistant division commander for the 25th Infantry Division and you have just been notified of your designation as a joint task force (JTF) commander. The JTF will be responsible for coordinating the U.S. military…Lessons Learned123 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1 SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES Support to Civil Authorities: Protecting the Homeland Introduction The task of protecting borders and ports of entry from transnational and other threats to the security of the United States is a colossal…Lessons Learned139 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
As the Army refocuses its readiness efforts from prevailing in counterinsurgency to prevailing in large-scale combat operations, we must detail those functions that allow U.S. forces to execute prolonged campaigns against peer threats.…Current84 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
ADRP 5-0 is a new publication that expands on the principles of the operations process found in ADP 5-0. Overall, the doctrine in ADRP 5-0 remains consistent with Field Manual (FM) 5-0, The Operations Process. The most significant change…Archive88 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1. Scope This publication provides joint doctrine to plan, conduct, and assess defense support of civil authorities. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). It…Current164 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Highlights the unique aspects of stability operations in the maritime domain for the joint force commander and planning staff, and the role naval forces play in Government stability efforts.Current82 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
How U S Army forces will fight the first and subsequent battles of the next war is fully described in the How-To-Fight series of field manual's. In order to fight, Commanders and their staffs must issue instructions to subordinates. That…Archive140 pagesNewer: 1997Doctrine Philosophy
Introduction-the Army and Change »day's Army is undergoing massive changes in doctrine, training, force structure, t and materiel. Change is a formidable challenge. It is of such magnitude and scope I that it demands much of the individual…Archive144 pagesNewer: 1998Doctrine Philosophy
Throughout U.S. history, the U.S. Army has learned that military force alone cannot secure sustainable peace. U.S. forces can only achieve sustainable peace through a comprehensive approach in which military objectives nest in a larger…Current84 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1. Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) is a single source, reference guide for tactical-level units. It assists military planners, commanders,…Current136 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Purpose In The United States Marine Corps: America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness, the Commandant of the Marine Corps states that the role of the Marine Corps is to be "responsive and scalable," teaming "with other…Current76 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
Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) 3-0, Unified Land Operations, is the first ADRP released under Doctrine 2015. ADRP 3-0 expands on the foundations and tenets found in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 3-0. This ADRP expands on the…Archive76 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
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