Ground Combat Operations — MCWP 3-1 (Formerly FMFM 6)

Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 6, Ground Combat Operations, provides the doctrinal basis for the planning and execution of ground combat operations for ground forces within the Marine air ground task force (MAGTF). It establishes a common reference for operational and tactical operations routinely conducted by the ground combat element of the MAGTF. FMFM 6 is the keystone manual for all subsequent ground combat oriented manuals and is not intended to provide detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures for specific ground combat organizations. It provides the link between the tactics, techniques, and procedures provided in 6-series manuals and FMFM 1, Warfighting; FMFM 1-1, Campaigning; FMFM 1-2, The Role of the Marine Corps in the National Defense; and FMFM 1-3, Tactics.