Searches, Seizures, and Disposition of Property. AR Criminal Investigation Activities 15 May Evidence Procedures 22 February Department of the Army Polygraph Activities. Civilian Inmate Labor Program 14 January Army Bands 14 December AR Opposing Force Program 9 April Intelligence Support to Capability Development 26 January Civil Disturbances 21 April Antiterrorism Program. Personnel Recovery 5 March AR Conscientious Objection 21 August AR AE PAM Communications Security Custodian Guide 2 May PAM Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass.
User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. The manual, released in August, is the culmination of a year effort to modernize the field manual for the 21st century with a greater emphasis on joint warfare and joint combat operations.
As the Army begins to shift its focus toward large-scale ground combat, updating the field manual and having the guidance readily available could be crucial to battlefield success, Meier said. Units from the Army and the Marine Corps combined efforts to provide the handbook that battlefield commanders can easily access without additional footnotes to sift through. Charles Pede, U. Army judge advocate general. FM , which draws heavily from the recently revised Department of Defense Law of War manual, is more concise and user-friendly than the FM manual.
The previous version had been written for legal advisors and judge advocates. The handbook features 22 updated terms including definitions for international armed conflict and military objectives. For example, the LOAC principles of military necessity, humanity, honor, distinction and proportionality are defined and explained. The document also discusses direct participation in hostilities, discusses targeting, and explains the various elements of military objectives.
Although its authors wrote the instruction for commanders, Soldiers and Marines of all ranks are encouraged to download the handbook. The manual also provides for the added function of helping partner nations understand U. As the U. The discussion of the humane treatment of detainees is also covered in the manual as well as the applicability of basic human rights in armed conflict.
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