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
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 3, Expeditionary Operations, establishes doctrine for the conduct of military operations by the U.S. Marine Corps. It describes the Marine Corps as an expeditionary force-in-readiness that is…Current143 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
BUSTING THE BARRICADES: How Armor Was Employed In the Urban Battle of Seoul by Captain Matthew H. Fath As noted in a recent Army Times arti- cle entitled "Urban Crisis," few armor or mechanized infantry units — and not one active duty…Lessons Learned7 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
MCRP 3-10A.3 Marine Infantry Platoon 1-1 CHAPTER 1 EMPLOYMENT THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The Marine infantry platoon will operate across the full range of military operations, and in any clime and place. The platoon can expect to meet the…Current354 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
MCRP 3-10A.3 Marine Infantry Platoon 1-1 CHAPTER 1 EMPLOYMENT THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The Marine infantry platoon will operate across the full range of military operations, and in any clime and place. The platoon can expect to meet the…Archive354 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
For today's infantryman, training in MOUT sites and tire houses is a more frequent occurrence then before. One of the most elaborate training events at the Joint Readiness Training Center is the fight at Shughart-Gordon, where a brigade…Lessons Learned12 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
NWP 1-14M (MAR 2022), THE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK ON THE LAW OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, is available in the Navy Warfare Library. It supersedes NWP 1-14M (AUG 2017), THE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK ON THE LAW OF NAVAL OPERATIONS. SCOPE This publication…Current182 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
to the Bradley Fighting Vehicle The Bradley fighting vehicle (BF'V) represents the most dramatic improvement in infantry combat capability since the introduction of the machine gun. The infantry now has unprecedented firepower, armor…Archive507 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
i 1. Scope This publication provides guidance for joint special operations (SO) targeting and mission planning. It builds on the foundation of joint SO, targeting, and planning doctrine. It discusses SO operational mission criteria with…Archive177 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.…Current203 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Page FM 3-19.1 Preface The Military Police (MP) Corps supports the commander across the full spectrum of military operations. This manual is the foundation for all MP doctrine as it relates to this support. It communicates to all levels of…Archive163 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
CHAPTER 1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FUNDAMENTALS Marine Special Operations Forces (SOF) conduct the full range of assigned special operations in any environment, focusing on sustainable expeditionary special operations that support the combatant…Current64 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance for planning, conducting, and assessing amphibious operations. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…Current284 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Multiservice techniques and training for static line parachuting: ground training, aircraft procedures, and jump techniques (2026, change 3).Current476 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
MCTP 13-10B Combat Cargo Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS A combat cargo officer (CCO) is a "Marine Corps embarkation/mobility officer permanently assigned to amphibious warfare ships or naval staffs, as an adviser to and…Current167 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The evolution of weaponry establishes a continuing need to develop and refine methods and techniques of employing weapon systems to maximize their potential. For the next several years, units will be in various stages of transition to…Archive397 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
ATP 3-90.40 is a product of lessons learned and observations collected from the challenges faced during the execution of WMD elimination. The need for this doctrine was identified under the realization that CWMD is not a CBRN mission…Current70 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication is a project of the Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center in accordance with the memorandum of agreement between the Headquarters of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy,…Current96 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FSIC 38-5012 TYPICAL FOREIGN UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE WEAPONS (U) Section (U) PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1, (U) The purpose of this study ia to present a deacription of typical foreign weapons which have been, or are being, used by insurgents or…Historic29 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Heading a planning staff for future operations or joint matters. (3) Commanding a task force. (4) Supervising execution of specific portions of operations orders. (5) Assuming control of the division at an alternate command post when…Historic492 pagesNewer: 1968Small Unit Tactics
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…Archive242 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86 reflects lessons learned during warfighter exercises (WFX) designed to train large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer threats. To comprehend the concepts contained in ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86, readers…Current82 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
None 6-1 through 6-66 2. A star (*) marks new or changed material. 3. File this transmittal sheet in front of the publication.Archive243 pagesNewer: 2001Small Unit Tactics
MCWP 3-10 MAGTF Ground Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT The Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), composed of forces task-organized under a single commander, is the Marine Corps'…Current125 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
ADRP 3-05 is a new publication that expands on the principles of special operations found in ADP 3-05. Overall, the doctrine in ADRP 3-05 remains consistent with FM 3-05, Army Special Operations Forces. The most significant change from FM…Archive96 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
FMFRP 12-40 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational E·Army·1965
TO VIETNAM 1. BACKGROUND OF THE WAR Much of Vietnam's history is the story of its relations with China, its vastly larger and more powerful neighbor to the north. The Vietnamese for many centuries have both admired China for her culture…Historic526 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides interim doctrinal guid- ance for commanders and staffs at all levels, to carry out border security operations involv- ing combat, combat support and combat ser- vice support units.…Historic84 pagesNewer: 1972Small Unit Tactics
Section I.GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance to the commanders and staffs of combined arms forces which have a primary mission of eliminating irregular forces. b. The text discusses the nature of irregular forces…Historic48 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The urban growth in all areas of the world has changed the face of the battlefield. Military operations on urbanized terrain (MOUT) constitute the battlefield in the Eurasian continent. It includes all man-made features (cities, towns,…Archive350 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-11.1A, Commander's Tactical Handbook, contains reference material frequently used to organize, plan, and conduct Marine ground combat operations. Its intent is to assist small unit leaders…Archive287 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
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