FM 44-18 ·Army ·1981 Air Defense Artillery Deployment-Stinger
of effective cluster bomb units with vastly improved guidance systems. 1-7
MCTP 3-10D ·Marine Corps ·2023 Employment of Light Armored Reconnaissance Units
Light armored reconnaissance (LAR) is the only ground combat element (GCE) reconnaissance maneuver force designed, organized, and equipped to fight for information that is critical to the commander. Light armored reconnaissance is not only…
ATP 3-90.97 ·Army ·2016 Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations
When conducting military operations in mountains or cold weather environments, leaders and Soldiers must plan to fight two enemies: the environment and the opposing force. Despite the difficulties that mountain and cold weather pose, there…
FM 1-02 ·Army ·2004 Operational Terms and Graphics
The terminology section of this manual is a compilation of doctrinally-accepted definitions that have been taken from approved manuals. One Army field manual is cited as the proponent or reference for each definition. (NOTE: As the US Army…
TC 7-0.1 ·Army ·2025 After Action Reviews
TC 7-0.1, After Action Reviews (AAR), expands on the fundamental concepts of after action reviews as a primary tool leaders use in planning and conducting effective training evaluations as discussed in the Army's training doctrine in ADP…
ATP 3-21.18 ·Army ·2025 Foot Marches
ATP 3-21.18 encompasses techniques for foot marches and replaces ATP 3-21.18 published in April 2022. This publication provides doctrinal guidance; organizational roles and functions; capabilities; limitations; and responsibilities for…
JP 3-05.2 ·Joint ·2003 Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Special Operations Targeting and Mission Planning
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…
FM 34-2-1-RECONNAISANCE ·Army ·1991 Surveillance and Intelligence S
Throughout history, military leaders have recognized the importance of R&S. Gaining and maintaining contact with the enemy is essential to win the battle. Our own military history contains many examples where our knowledge of the enemy, or…
MCWP 3-15.5 ·Marine Corps ·2002 MAGTF Antiarmor Operations
to FMFM 2-11, which invites individuals to submit suggestions concerning this FMFM directly to the above addressee, the following unclassified recommendation is forwarded: Page Article/Paragraph No. Line No. Figure/Table No. Nature of…
JP 3-10 ·Joint ·2019 Joint Security Operations in Theater
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance to plan, execute, and assess joint security operations. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
FM 3-21.91 ·Army ·2002 Tactical Employment of Antiarmor Platoons and Companies
This manual is based on the premise that although the unit organization, weapons systems, and conditions have changed, antiarmor company and platoon maneuver, fire, and movement have not changed. FM 3-21.91 (FM 7-91) provides doctrine for…
MCTP 12-10A ·Marine Corps ·2024 Mountain Warfare
Mountains establish formal and informal boundaries and barriers. When conflicts erupt in these rugged areas, commanders are presented with unique operational challenges, such as mountainous terrain, snow, and cold weather. Since the Marine…
MCWP 3-17 ·Marine Corps ·Undated Engineering Operations
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-17, Engineering Operations provides doctrine and supporting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the planning and execution of engineer support to the MAGTF. This publication provides…
MCTP 3-20C ·Marine Corps ·2021 Antiair Warfare
1 Antiair Warfare Chapter 1 FUNDAMENTALS Anti-air warfare is a U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps term used to indicate that action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat. (Joint Publication 1-02,…
ATP 3-91 ·Army ·2014 Division Operations
Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 3-91, Division Operations, supports Doctrine 2015. ATP 3-91 expands on the doctrine and tactics contained in field manual (FM) 3-94. ATP 3-91 makes numerous changes from the obsolete 1996 edition of FM…
JP 3-06 ·Joint ·2013 Joint Urban Operations
1. Scope This publication provides joint doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of joint operations in an urban environment. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint…
MCWP 3-35.6 ·Marine Corps ·2004 Desert Operations
FM 90-3 of water, heat, and wind to give deserts their characteristic barren appearance. The bedrock may be covered by a flat layer of sand, or gravel, or may have been exposed by erosion. Other common features are sand dunes, escarpments,…
FM 7-93-3 ·Army ·1995 Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations
Combat forces need accurate and timely intelligence about enemy forces, terrain, and weather. Commanders must make fast and accurate decisions to have the right combat force at the right place and time. Their decisions are partly based on…
MCDP 1-3 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Tactics
This publication is about winning in combat. Winning requires many things: excellence in techniques, an appreciation of the enemy, exemplary leadership, battlefield judgment, and focused combat power. Yet these factors by themselves do not…
FM 3-31 ·Army ·2001 Joint Force Land Component Commander Handbook (JFLCC)
This handbook provides guidance for planning and conducting land operations requiring the close coordination of Army forces and Marine Corps forces under the control of a joint force land component commander within a joint operations area.…
FM 31-16 ·Army ·1967 Counterguerilla Operations
self-sufficiency become primary missions of the counterguerrilla forces of the host country and the United States." Page 9, paragraph 12. In line 5, the word "sta- bility" is changed to read "internal defense." Page 9, paragraph 13b. In…
FM 30-102 ·Army ·1977 Opposing Forces Europe
This manual provides the US soldier information concerning oppos- ing forces weapons, equipment and tactics, for use in accomplishing our objective—WINNING THE LAND BATTLE of the next war, even though outnumbered. Because entire forces can…
FM 31-23 ·Army ·1967 Stability Operations
of a subversive element intent on destroying the government can greatly mul- tiply the seriousness of these conditions. Secu- rity and stability in the urban areas must re- ceive priority in both planning and resources available for IDAD.…
MCRP 2-10B.1 ·Marine Corps ·2023 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace
Intelligence preparation of the battlespace (IPB) is the "systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area" (Marine Corps Supplement to the DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated…
MCWP 3-42.1 ·Marine Corps ·2003 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-42.1, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations, addresses the fundamentals of planning and execution of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations in support of the Marine air-ground task force…
FM 7-93 ·Army ·1995 Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations
Combat forces need accurate and timely intelligence about enemy forces, terrain, and weather. Commanders must make fast and accurate decisions to have the right combat force at the right place and time. Their decisions are partly based on…
MCWP 2-25 ·Marine Corps ·2015 Ground Reconnaissance 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…
FM 7-90 ·Army ·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…
MCTP 3-01B ·Marine Corps ·2019 Air Assault Operations
MCTP 3-01B Air Assault Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS Air assault operations are a subset of airborne operations and a form of vertical envelopment in which assault forces (combat, combat support, and combat service support [CSS]),…
CALL ·Army ·1989