Pentagon Releases New Counterinsurgency Field Manual

Press release: “The Army and Marine Corps announce the release of the Counterinsurgency Field Manual…the new manual pursues a general approach to counterinsurgency, not one aimed specifically at any of the ongoing operations.”

  • From the Forward: “It has been 20 years since the Army published a field manual devoted exclusively to counterinsurgency operations. For the Marine Corps it has been 25 years. With our Soldiers and Marines fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is essential that we give them a manual that provides principles and guidelines for counterinsurgency operations. Such guidance must be grounded in historical studies. However, it also must be informed by contemporary experiences.”
  • U.S. military’s new 282-page (PDF) Field Manual 3-24, Counterinsurgency, December 2006
  • See also Military Review, Counterinsurgency, Special Edition (PDF), October 2006. Accomapnies the new Counterinsurgencey Manual
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