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FM 3-90
Tactics
FM 3-90 is the Army's tactics manual for offensive, defensive, and enabling operations. It merged the two 2013 volumes of FM 3-90 into one book, so reconnaissance, security, and other enabling tasks now sit with the offense and defense chapters. It is the detail behind ADP 3-90.
Open the official record- Type
- FM
- Edition verified
- May 2023
- Used in
- Training
What to take from it
- Single-volume replacement for FM 3-90-1 and FM 3-90-2, both dated 2013.
- Covers offensive, defensive, and enabling operations, including reconnaissance and security.
- Provides the control measures and task definitions used in orders and graphics.
- Written for company through division-level leaders and staffs.
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