ADP 1 and ADP 3-0, Operations, are the two Army capstone doctrinal manuals that serve as the foundation of our professional body of knowledge. It explains our Army's historical significance in the formation and preservation of our Nation and its role today and in the future as a member of the joint force to guarantee the Nation's strength and independence. At the heart of this doctrine is the professional Soldier-our true asymmetric advantage and most valued asset. Today's Soldiers are the legacy of the millions of Soldiers who came before them. They each freely volunteer to serve a higher purpose-an ideal greater than themselves. Soldiers continually demonstrate their character, commitment, and competence to protect our Nation under demanding and complex conditions. The oath they freely take to the Constitution of the United States is our Soldiers' sacred bond to maintain the confidence of the American people as trusted professionals in the world's premier land force.
ADP 5-0 provides doctrine on the operations process. It describes fundamentals for effective planning, preparing, executing, and assessing operations. It describes how commanders, supported by their staffs, employ the operations process to understand situations, make decisions, direct action, and lead forces to mission accomplishment. To comprehend doctrine contained in ADP 5-0, readers should first understand the fundamentals of unified land operations described in ADP 3-0. As the operations process is the framework for the exercise of command and control, readers should also understand the fundamentals of command and control and mission command described in ADP 6-0. Readers must also understand how the Army ethic guides decision making throughout the operations process (see Army doctrine on the Army profession).
Army doctrine publication (ADP) 3-28 is the doctrinal foundation for the Army's contribution to defense support of civil authorities (DSCA). ADP 3-28 explains how the Army conducts DSCA missions and National Guard civil support missions as part of unified land operations. ADP 3-28 focuses on achieving unity of effort among the Army battalions, brigades, division headquarters, and Army Service component commands conducting DSCA with support from the institutional force and in cooperation with joint and interagency partners. (See Introductory Figure, on page viii for the complete ADP 3-28 logic chart.) The principal audience for ADP 3-28 is all members of the Army profession. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force headquarters should also refer to applicable joint doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint forces.
Training prepares the Army to conduct prompt and sustained operations across multiple domains. In concert with ADP 3-0, Operations, ADP 7-0 further articulates the Army's foundational training doctrine as leaders and units prepare to conduct unified land operations. The factors in the logic chart on page iv combined with the changing nature of technology and continuously developing asymmetric threats make training challenging. The principal audience for this publication is Army commanders and staffs. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning joint or multinational planning.
ADP 3-0, Operations, constitutes the Army's view of how to conduct prompt and sustained operations across multiple domains, and it sets the foundation for developing other principles, tactics, techniques, and procedures detailed in subordinate doctrine publications. It articulates the Army's operational doctrine for unified land operations. ADP 3-0 accounts for the uncertainty of operations and recognizes that a military operation is a human undertaking. Additionally, this publication is the foundation for training and Army education system curricula related to unified land operations. The principal audience for ADP 3-0 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force (JTF) or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will use this publication as well.
Army Regulation 350-1 is the keystone training regulation for all US Army units. This regulation is the source reference for all training conducted within units across the US Army. This continent 6x9 paperback is designed with commanders, executive officers, and company grade NCOs in mind for portability and ease of use.
This FM, “Information Collection,” provides essential and enduring doctrine for Army forces conducting information collection activities. This FM aligns information collection with current Army doctrine. The modular force structure with the brigade combat team as the centerpiece of the deployed force also moves many information collection assets to lower echelons. The latter is a major shift from previous ways of operating. This manual covers the principles and fundamental considerations for information collection planning and execution in operations. Although it recognizes and discusses the impact of systems that support information collection activities, this manual emphasizes fundamentals and concepts rather than equipment or systems. The doctrine contained herein is intended to be broad enough to apply to all operational themes—from a peacetime military engagement to a major combat operation—and applicable at battalion through corps echelons deployed in an area of operations, although each organization employs tactics, techniques, and procedures appropriate to its level. This manual is designed for officers and Soldiers assigned to units that direct or conduct information collection activities as well as commanders and staffs of corps, division, brigade combat teams, support brigades, and battalions. It applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard, Army National Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated; and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command institutions and components. This FM forms the foundation for instruction on information collection activities within the Army's educational system.
Field Manual (FM) 3-55, Information Collection, provides the tactics and procedures for information collection and the associated activities of planning requirements and assessing collection, tasking, and directing information collection assets. It also contains the actions taken by the commanders and staffs in planning, preparing, executing, and assessing information collection activities. As the Army fields new formations and equipment with inherent and organic information collection capabilities, it needs a doctrinal foundation to ensure proper integration and use to maximize capabilities. The principal audience for FM 3-55 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this manual.
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