Offense and Defense reference?

Offense and Defense reference?

• A. ADP 3-90
• B. FM 3-90
• C. ATP 3-07
• D. JP 3-09

Answer: (A)

This question is asking where the Army publishes the fundamental guidance on offensive and defensive operations. In the current doctrine structure, the enduring concepts for offense and defense are found in ADP 3-90. Army Doctrine Publications (ADP) provide the high-level framework for how operations are viewed and executed, including how maneuver, fires, and protection come together in both offensive and defensive tasks. FM 3-90 is related, but it’s the older field manual that translates those concepts into procedures for execution, whereas ADP 3-90 is the primary reference for the overarching offense and defense approach. The other options focus on different topics or domains—stability operations, joint fires, or more detailed field-level tactics—so they do not serve as the correct reference for this topic.

This question is asking where the Army publishes the fundamental guidance on offensive and defensive operations. In the current doctrine structure, the enduring concepts for offense and defense are found in ADP 3-90. Army Doctrine Publications (ADP) provide the high-level framework for how operations are viewed and executed, including how maneuver, fires, and protection come together in both offensive and defensive tasks. FM 3-90 is related, but it’s the older field manual that translates those concepts into procedures for execution, whereas ADP 3-90 is the primary reference for the overarching offense and defense approach. The other options focus on different topics or domains—stability operations, joint fires, or more detailed field-level tactics—so they do not serve as the correct reference for this topic.