From the LA Times: "This week, the Army released a new version of FM 3-0, the Army Field Manual on Operations. The first revision since 9/11, it offers what the Army -- which is not an institution prone to exaggeration -- calls 'a revolutionary departure from past doctrine.' For more than 200 years, the Army has had two 'core missions': offense and defense. FM 3-0 adds a third: 'stability operations,' better (if more controversially) known to the public as nation building."
The new Army Field Manual 3-0 is available on the Army website. The Army press release describes the change in operational doctrine.
Source: Brooks, R. (28 Feb. 2008). "War and peace, the Army way." LA Times. (Reprinted in the Missoulian Feb. 29, 2008, B4)
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