…While joint doctrine has three definitions for reserve, the following Army definition applies to Army tactical operations. A reserve is that portion of a body of troops that is withheld from action at the beginning of…

…multinational command’s doctrine and procedures, where applicable and consistent with US law, regulations, and doctrine. For the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CURTIS M. SCAPARROTTI Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Director, Joint Staff

31 July 2019 ADP 3-90 v Introduction ADP 3-90, Offense and Defense, articulates how Army forces conduct the offense and defense. It contains the fundamental tactics related to the execution of these elements of…

…movement control (Army) The dual process of committing allocated transportation assets and regulating movements according to command priorities to synchronize distribution flow over lines of communications to sustain land forces. (ADP 4-0) *movement formation An…

…The Army currently retains only two tactical regiments, the 75th Ranger Regiment and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. All the Army’s other regiments have no tactical function. Instead, they are intended to perpetuate regimental…

…APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) ARNG Army National Guard ASD(HD&GS) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security) ATP Army techniques publication BSI base support installation C2 command and control…

…Geography, politics, and economics dictate that cities will continue to be an objective of armies in warfare. From the armies that invaded and liberated Europe twice during the 20th century, to the forces that fought in…

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Glossary Glossary-10 ADP 3-90 31 July 2019 *retirement When a force out of contact moves away from the enemy. *retrograde (Army) A type defensive operation that involves organized movement away from the enemy. *route…

ADP 3-90 OFFENSE AND DEFENSE JULY 2019 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ADP 3-90, dated 13 August 2018. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

…The US Army, as lead Service, appoints the steering committee chairman. Sister Services The US Army maintains an intelligence collection and analysis structure that Airmen may utilize when conducting many air and space operations. The Intelligence…

Glossary 31 July 2019 ADP 3-90 Glossary-3 *attack by fire position The general position from which a unit performs the tactical task of attack by fire. *attack position (Army) The last position an attacking…

…ARMY PUBLICATIONS Most Army doctrinal publications are available online: https://armypubs.army.mil/. ADP 1-01. Doctrine Primer. 31 July 2019. ADP 2-0. Intelligence. 31 July 2019. ADP 3-0. Operations. 31 July 2019. ADP…

…ARFOR The Army component and senior Army headquarters of all Army forces assigned or attached to a combatant command, subordinate joint force command, joint functional command, or multinational command. (FM 3-94) Army personnel recovery The…

…The CAOC should work through the special operations liaison element (SOLE) for deconfliction. › Army forces. CAOC personnel should work through the BCD within the CAOC and the ASOC to ensure that air and space component targeting…

…In this Italian town, determined resistance by a battalion of the elite German 3rd Parachute Regiment against Canadian Army attackers demonstrated the difficulty of overcoming a well-prepared defense. The Canadians were unfamiliar with urban combat…

…United States Army a. Army Doctrine Publication 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities. b. Army Doctrine Reference Publication 3-0, Operations. 8. United States Coast Guard a. COMDTINST M16247.1, US Coast Guard Maritime Law…

…Commanders consider each variable during the operations process. (See ADP 3-0 for additional information on the mission variables.) THE ARMY’S TACTICAL DOCTRINAL TAXONOMY 2-6. Figure 2-1 shows the taxonomy of the Army…

…i Army Doctrine Publication No. 3-90 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 31 July 2019 OFFENSE AND DEFENSE Contents Page PREFACE.................................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 TACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS.................................................................................. 1-1 Tactics ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 The…

…Taxonomy of Army tactics ........................................................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-2. Division-assigned airspace .......................................................................................... 2-9 Figure 2-3. Flanks of a stationary unit ......................................................................................... 2-12 Figure 2-4. Flanks of a moving unit ............................................................................................. 2-13 Figure 4…