Doctrine 2015

Information Briefing

“…a Doctrine 2015 Strategy to categorize our manuals differently,

reduce their length and number, and leverage emerging technology
to make them more collaborative and accessible….”
37th CSA’s Thoughts on the Future of the Army

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 Doctrine 2015 Overview
Army Doctrine ADP 1 ADP 3-0 ADP 6-22 ADP 7-0 ADP 1-02 ADP 3-07 ADP 3-28 ADP 3-90
Unified Army Training and Operational Stability Defense Offensive
Publications (ADP) Land Leadership Leader Terms and Operations Support of
Civil
and
Operations Development Graphics Defensive
[~15ADPs] Authorities Operations

Fundamental ADP 2-0

Intelligence
ADP 3-05
Special
ADP 3-09
Fires
ADP 3-37
Protection
ADP 4-0
Sustainment
ADP 5-0
The
ADP 6-0
Mission
principles Operations Operations
Process
Command

Army Doctrine Reference ADRP 3-0 ADRP 5-0 ADRP 6-0 ADRP 3-90 ADRP 6-22
Unified The Mission Offensive Army
Publications (ADRP) [1 per ADP] Land Operations Command and Leadership

Detailed information on
Operations Process Defensive
Operations

fundamentals
Field Manuals (FM) Field Field Field Field Field Field
[50 FMs] Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual

Tactics and Procedures

Army Techniques Pubs (ATP)

Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques
Authenticated version on APD
Input through wiki version

Applications
(Interactive Media,
Podcasts, Mobile APPs)

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 Army Doctrine Publications (ADP)
ADP 1

ADP 6-22 ADP 3-0 ADP 7-0

Army Unified Training and
Leadership Land Leader
Operations Development

ADP 3-90 ADP 3-07 ADP 3-28 ADP 1-02 ADP 5-0
Offensive Stability Defense Operational The
and Operations Support of Terms and Operations
Defensive Civil Graphics Process
Operations Authorities

ADP 2-0 ADP 3-05 ADP 3-09 ADP 3-37 ADP 4-0 ADP 6-0
Intelligence Special Fires Protection Sustainment Mission
Operations Command

• A Department of the Army Publication that contains the “Fundamental principles by

which the military forces or elements thereof guide their actions in support of national
objectives. It is authoritative but requires judgment in application (JP 1-02).”
• Generally limited to approximately 10 pages.

• Explains the fundamentals of the subject and how these support ADP 3-0, Operations.

• ADP 1 (The Army), 3-0 (Unified Land Operations), 7-0 (Training), and 6-22 (Army Leadership)
are approved by the Chief of Staff of the Army. All other ADPs approved by the CAC CG.

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 Army Doctrine Reference Publications (ADRP)
ADRP 3-0 ADRP 5-0 ADRP 6-0 ADRP 3-90 ADRP 6-22
Unified The Mission Offensive Army
Land Operations Command and Leadership
Operations Process Defensive
Operations

• ADPs are supported by an ADRP - “detailed explanation of all doctrinal principles

which provide the foundational understanding so everyone in the Army can interpret
it the same way.”

• Army Doctrine (Department of the Army Publication) of less than 100 pages and
approved by the CAC CG.

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 Field Manuals (FM)
Field Field Field Field Field Field
Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual

• Army Doctrine (Department of the Army Publication) that lays out tactics and procedures:

• Main body (maximum of 200 pages) contains tactics -“The employment and ordered
arrangement of forces in relation to each other (JP 1-02).”

• Appendices contain procedures - “standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to

perform specific tasks (JP 1-02”). Procedures require stringent adherence to steps
without variance.

• Describes how the Army executes operations described in ADP.

• FMs are approved by the CAC CG as the TRADOC proponent for Army Doctrine.

• There will be 50 FMs.

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 D2015 - List of 50 Field Manuals
FM 3-90/1 FM 3-90/2 FM 3-07 FM 3-28 FM 6-0 FM 2-0 FM 3-09 FM 4-0 FM 3-37 FM 3-05
Offensive Defense Stability Defense Mission Intelligence Fire Support Sustainment Protection Army
OPNS OPNS OPNS Support of Command Special
Civil Auth (OPNS Operations
Process)

Decisive Action
FM 3-95 FM 3-96 FM 3-97
Infantry Heavy Stryker
FM 6-99 FM 7-15 FM 27-10 Brigade Brigade Brigade
FM 1-02
Army Operations Operations Operations
Report and Terms and The Law of
Message Symbols Universal Land
Format Task List Warfare
Warfighting Functions
Reference Publications

FM 4-02 FM 6-02 FM 3-01 FM 3-11 FM 3-39 FM 3-04 FM 1-0 FM 3-57 FM 3-58 FM 3-34 FM 3-94 FM 3-55
Army Signal Air and CBRNE Military Aviation Human Civil Affairs Military Info Engineer Echelons Information
Health Operations Missile Def Operations Police Operations Resources Support Operations Above Collection
System Operations Operations Support Operations Brigade

FM 3-61 FM 4-20 FM 4-30 FM 4-40 FM 1-05 FM 1-06 FM 1-04 FM 3-XX

Army Public Quartermaster Ordnance Transportation Religious Financial Legal Other Maneuver
Enhancement
Affairs Operations Operations Operations Support Management Support to
Operations the Echelons BDE

Branches Operational
Army

FM 3-13 FM 6-01 FM 3-14 FM 2-22.3 FM 3-52 FM 3-90/3 FM 3-24

Inform and Cyber / EM Army HUMINT Airspace Recon, COIN
Influence OPNS Space Collector Control Security and
Activities Operations Operations Enabling
OPNS

FM 3-50.1 FM 3-27 FM 3-16 FM 3-90.4 FM 3-90.7 FM 3-30

Personnel Global Multinational Mob, Ctr Mob, Airborne Army
Recovery Ballistic Msl OPNS Survival and and Air Support to
Breaching
Def OPNS Assault Security
OPNS Cooperation

Types of Operations/Activities
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 Army Techniques Pubs

Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques

Departmental
Publication

On Wiki Site –
Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft
Feeder for changes Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques Techniques
to approved pub

• Publications that contain techniques - “Non-prescriptive ways or methods used to perform

missions, functions, or tasks (JP 1-02).”
• Each authenticated techniques pub has a draft version on a Wiki site:
• Wiki site managed by the Center for Army Lessons Learned
• Wiki version allows input from the field to rapidly change approved publication
• Each technique pub has an assigned proponent responsible for monitoring input via Wiki and
making changes to the authenticated publication.

• No limit on the size of techniques or how many separate documents.

•Approval authority is the proponent.

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 Applications (APP)

• Consisting of interactive Media, Podcasts, Mobile APPs.

• Any content (ADP, ADRP, FM, techniques) can be converted into

APP(s).

• Will follow the guidelines for Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications

(CSDA).

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 Doctrine 2015 Transition Timeline

 31 Aug 2012: ADP/ADRPs complete

 31 Dec 2013: All Doctrine 2015 FMs complete

 31 Dec 2015: All remaining knowledge transitioned to Army

Techniques Publications with a draft version of
each on a milwiki site

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