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 71-100-2 ·Army ·1993 Infantry Division Operations
Since the publication of the 1986 version of FM 100-5, the world and our Army have undergone significant changes. Our country has been involved in three key victories— Panama, the Gulf War, and the Cold War. Concurrently, the Army has…
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 Figure 6-8 (Standard inverted "L" marking) is rescinded.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 STATIC LINE DZ MARKING PATTERNS is superseded as follows: STATIC LINE DZ MARKING PATTERNS Primary and alternate marking patterns are used to…
FMFM 6-19 ·Marine Corps ·1992 Tactical Employment of Mortars
All maneuver units require indirect fire to win. Mortar sections and platoons provide unique indirect fires that are organizationally responsive to the ground maneuver commander. Military history has repeatedly demonstrated the…
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…
FM 6-21 ·Army ·1960 Division Artillery
1. Purpose This manual is a guide for artillery officers and commanders and staffs of all combat arms. It is concerned with the employment of divisional artillery units in the combat zone. It covers organization, command, and tactical…
FM 3-84 ·Army ·2023 Legal Support to Operations
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…
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…
FM 44-48 ·Army ·1993 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for the Sensor Platoon
This field manual (FM) describes the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the air defense artillery (ADA) sensor platoon and sections. The purpose of this manual is to describe the organization and employment of the ADA sensor…
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.
ATP 3-90.1 C1 ·Army ·2023 Armor and Mechanized Infantry Company Team
ATP 3-90.1 has been updated and provided as an Army techniques publication per 2015 Doctrine Strategy. In addition to doctrine changes, a significant effort has been made to eliminate redundancies with parent doctrinal manuals. The result…
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…
FM 7-7J ·Army ·Undated The Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad (Bradley)
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…
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,…
TC 7-22.7 ·Army ·2025 The Noncommissioned Officer Guide
NCOs conduct the daily operations of the Army. NCOs are relied on to execute complex tactical operations, make intent-driven decisions, and operate in joint, interagency, and multinational environments. NCOs are responsible for maintaining…
MCRP 2-10A.6 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Ground Reconnaissnce Operations
MCWP 2-25 Ground Reconnaissance Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS Chapter 1 discusses full spectrum operations as a basis for understanding the role of ground reconnaissance units within the Marine air-ground task force…
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…
FM 4-02.4 ·Army ·2001