FM 100-5 Operations - BITS

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FM 100-5iFM 100-5iField Manual Headquarters100-5 Department of the ArmyWashington, DC, 14 June 1993OPERATIONSTABLE OF CONTENTS PagePREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivINTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vCHAPTER 1 CHALLENGES FOR THE US ARMY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1THE ROLE OF DOCTRINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1THE AMERICAN VIEW OF WAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2THE strategic CONTEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3THE TRAINING AND READINESS CHALLENGE . . . . . 1-5CHAPTER 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF ARMY Operations . . . . . . . 2-0THE RANGE OF MILITARY Operations . . . . . . . . . 2-0JOINT, COMBINED, AND INTERAGENCYOPERATIONS.

logical developments that will bring victory now and in the future. Winning wars is the primary purpose of the doctrine in this manual. Since wars are fought for strategic purposes, the doctrine addresses the strategic context of the application of force. Since battle is translated

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