#1: How Doctrine Is Connected

ADPs, FMs, and ATPs. How do they relate?Tthis is the Army Doctrine Hierarchy:

• Army Doctrine Publications (ADPs) contain the overarching fundamental principles of how and why the Army operates.

• Field Manuals (FMs) contain tactics and procedures.

• Army Technique Publications (ATPs) contain, as the name implies, techniques for doing what we do, as directed by FMs within the guidance of ADPs.

• ADRPs (Army Doctrine Reference Publications) are being phased out and combined into ADPs to reduce redundancy.

ADPs 1-0 (The Army) and 3-0 (Operations) are the capstone doctrine publications. Everything flows from them.

Publications generally link by numbers. For instance. ADP 3-0 and FM 3-0 are both titled “Operations.” Publications dealing with specific types of operations are in the 3- series. For Example:

FM 3-07 (Stability)

ATP 3-07.5 (Stability Techniques)

ATP 3-07.6 (Protection of CiviIians).

There are 14 FMs and 14 other ADPs that combine to make the “keystone” publications

of Army doctrine (and rank below the two “capstone” ADPs).

Below FMs are ATPs, which cover the intricacies of techniques used in the field.

Want more than this Daily Dose of Doctrine? Take A Doctrine Deep Dive on doctrine hierarchy and structure at the CADD website’s “US Army Comprehensive Doctrine Guide”:

Sources:

Army Doctrine Smart Book

ADP 1-01, Army Doctrine Primer

CADD US Army Comprehensive Doctrine Guide