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Fm 3 05.20 SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS

258 pg. Field Manual (FM) 3-05.20 is the keystone manual for Special Forces (SF) doctrine. It describes SF roles, missions, capabilities, organization, command and control (C2), employment, and sustainment operations across the operational continuum. This manual is a continuation of the doctrine established in Joint Publications (JPs) 3-05 series and FM 3-05, Army Special Operations Forces Doctrine (currently published as FM 100-25, Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces). The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) publications for SF include FM 3-05.202, Special Forces Foreign Internal Defense Operations (currently published as FM 31-20-3, Foreign Internal Defense Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Special Forces), and FM 3-05.204, Special Forces Special Reconnaissance Operations (currently published as FM 31-20-5, Special Reconnaissance Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Special Forces). See Figure Preface-1, page v, for the Army special operations forces (ARSOF) doctrinal and training publications architecture. The focus of this manual is on the operational level of SF operations. The subordinate publications explain the how of SF operations. Although FM 3-05.2

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