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New Army Field Manual Is Road Map To Stabilization

by JJ Sutherland, NPR
October 7, 2008

The Army has a new operations manual that emphasizes nation-building over conventional warfare. The Stability Operations Field Manual was put together at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the home of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The new doctrine will drive Army resources, organization and training for many years to come.

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