ADP 3-90 provides the doctrine on the conduct of offensive and defensive tasks. It establishes a common frame that commanders, supported by their staffs, use to plan, prepare, execute, and assess offensive or defensive tasks. The doctrine in this publication is a guide for action rather than a set of fixed rules. It also forms the foundation for training and Army education system curricula on the conduct of tactical offensive and defensive tasks. In operations, effective leaders recognize when and where doctrine, training, or even their experience no longer fits the situation and adapt accordingly.
NOTES: Some references listed in this doc might have been superseded and/or updated and should be checked for accuracy, which can be easily done using the DA PAM 25-30 web page or downloaded and installed program for checking current and superseded DOD publications (For example purposes only: FM 3-0 was superseded by ADP 3-0, on 10 October 2011) : This document is in PDF format
