Combat Stress Control in a Theater of Operations — FM 8-51

This field manual (FM) establishes medical doctrine and provides principles for conducting combat stress control (CSC) support operations from forward areas to the continental United States- (CONUS) based medical facilities. This manual sets forth tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for CSC units and elements operating within the theater of operations (TO). This TTP is applicable to operations across the operational continuum. It is important that the users of this manual be familiar with FM 22-51. This manual supports the Army Medical Department’s (AMEDD) keystone manual, FM 8-10.