- ADP 3-28Publication
Defense Support of Civil Authorities
ADP 3-28 explains how Army forces support civil authorities at home -- disaster response, civil support, and the legal boundaries that come with domestic operations. It covers both the federal force and National Guard civil support missions. Read it before a hurricane rotation, not during one.
- AR 735-5Publication
Relief of Responsibility and Accountability
AR 735-5 is the regulation for relieving Soldiers and civilians of responsibility and accountability for Army property: adjusting property records after loss, damage, destruction, or theft, and running the financial liability investigation of property loss. It is the source of the FLIPL process and the definitions of command, supervisory, direct, custodial, and personal responsibility. Any leader who signs for property should know these terms.
- AR 710-2Publication
Secondary Item Policy and Retail Level Management
AR 710-2 is the Army's secondary item and retail-level supply management policy: supply support activity operations, requisitioning and reconciliation, stockage determination, and shop and bench stock. The 1 July 2024 major revision retitled it from Supply Policy Below National Level and moved property accountability, hand receipts, and using-unit supply operations out to AR 710-4. Its procedural companion is DA PAM 710-2-2.
- ADP 1Publication
The Army
ADP 1 explains what the Army is for: who we serve, where our authority comes from, and what the Army contributes to the joint force. It is written as much for Congress, sister services, and partners as it is for Soldiers. Read it when you need the institutional answer to why the Army exists rather than how it fights.