United States Army Field Manuals are published by the

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's Army Publishing Directorate. As of 27 July 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use. They contain detailed information and how-tos for procedures important to soldiers serving in the field. Starting in 2010, the US Army began review and revision of all of its doctrinal publications, under the initiative "Doctrine 2015". Since then, the most important doctrine have been published in Army Doctrine Publications (ADP) and Army Doctrine Reference Publications (ADRP), replacing the former key Field Manuals. Army Techniques Publications (ATP), Army Training Circulars (TC), and Army Technical Manuals (TM) round out the new suite of doctrinal publications. Not all FMs are being rescinded; 50 select Field Manuals will continue to be published, periodically reviewed and revised. They are usually available to the public at low cost or free electronically. Many websites have begun collecting PDF versions of Army Field Manuals, Technical Manuals and Weapon Manuals.

Wikifying the field manuals

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'' (14 August 2009), the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals – allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application,

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, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.

List of selected field manuals

*FM 6-2
Leader Development
"The tenets of Army leader development provide the essential principles that have made the Army successful at developing its leaders." *'' FM 1, The Army'' – "establishes the fundamental principles for employing landpower." Together, it and FM 3–0 are considered by the U.S. Army to be the "two capstone

doctrinal Doctrine (from la, doctrina, meaning "teaching, instruction") is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief system ...

manuals." *'' FM 3–0, Operations'' – The operations guide "lays out the fundamentals of war fighting for future and current generations of recruits." ( )
FM 3-05.70 U.S. Army Survival Manual
nbsp;–Used to train survival techniques (formerly the FM 21-76). * FM 3–0.5.130, Army Special Operations Forces Unconventional Warfare. Establishes keystone doctrine for Army special operations forces ( ARSOF) operations in

unconventional warfare Unconventional warfare (UW) is broadly defined as "military and quasi-military operations other than conventional warfare" and may use covert forces, subversion, or guerrilla warfare. This is typically done to avoid escalation into conventional ...

.
FM 5–31, Boobytraps
nbsp;– Describes how regular demolition charges and materials can be used for victim-initiated explosive devices. This manual is no longer active, but is still frequently referenced.
FM 3–21.8, The Infantry Rifle Platoon and SquadFM 3–24, Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies
– Published May 2014. * FM 34-52, Intelligence Interrogation – Used to train CIA interrogators in conducting effective interrogations while conforming with US and international law. Updated in December 2005 to include a 10-page classified section as a result of the

Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse During the early stages of the Iraq War, members of the United States Army and the CIA committed a series of human rights violations and war crimes against detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, including Physical abuse, physical and sexu ...

scandal. Replaced in September 2006 by

FM 2-22.3, Human Intelligence Collector Operations Army Field Manual 2 22.3, or FM 2-22.3, Human Intelligence Collector Operations, was issued by the Department of the Army on September 6, 2006. The manual gives instructions on a range of issues, such as the structure, planning and management of ...

.
FM 3-21.20
nbsp;– covers the

Army Physical Fitness Test The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) was designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers were scored based on their performance in three events consistin ...

(APFT)
FM 27-10
(1956) – Cornerstone of rules of war for the US Military. This manual was last modified in 1976 and is still used by the US military today. * FM 3–25.150 (

Combatives Combatives is the term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques within the Army branch of the United States military. History Sometimes called Close-Quarters Combat (CQC or close combat), World War II-era American combatives were large ...

) * FM 3–22.5 (

Drill and Ceremony Drill commands are generally used with a group that is marching, most often in military foot drills or in a marching band. Drill commands are usually heard in major events involving service personnel, reservists and veterans of a country's arm ...

) : Notes about Further Reading : A. ( Retrieved 31 August 2013.) : B. ::— ::— ::—

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Wikifying the field manuals

List of selected field manuals

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