text: Preface
  FM 3-81 provides maneuver enhancement brigade (MEB) doctrine. The manual is linked to joint and Army
  doctrine to ensure that it is useful to joint and Army commanders and staffs. To comprehend the doctrine
  contained in this manual, readers must first understand the nature of unified land operations as described in
  ADP 3-0 and FM 3-0. In addition, readers must fully understand the fundamentals of the operations process
  contained in ADP 5-0, the principles of mission command described in ADP 6-0, the tactics contained in
  ADP 3-90, the protection tasks discussed in ADP 3-37, and the employment of Army forces (ARFOR)
  described in FM 3-94.
  The principal audience for FM 3-81 is commanders and staff elements at all echelons and MEB units that are
  primarily tasked with conducting support area operations. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will
  also use this manual. The other intended audience for this manual is leaders and staff sections within units
  that will employ a MEB or may operate under the command and control of the MEB. This manual should
  also be used to guide joint, interagency, and multinational higher headquarters commanders and staffs on
  MEB employment.
  Commanders, staffs, and subordinates must ensure that their decisions and actions comply with applicable
  United States, international, and in some cases host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels
  will ensure that their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See
  FM 6-27.)
  FM 3-81 uses joint terms where applicable. For joint and Army definitions shown in the text, the term is
  italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition. Terms for which FM 3-81 is
  the proponent publication (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary; their definitions are
  boldfaced in the text. These terms and their definitions will be included in the next revision of FM 1-02.1.
  FM 3-81 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and
  United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.
  The proponent of FM 3-81 is the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE). The preparing agency
  is the Fielded Force Integration Directorate, Doctrine Division, MSCoE. Send comments and
  recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to
  Commander, MSCoE, ATTN: ATZT-FFD, 14000 MSCoE Loop, Suite 270, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473-
  8929; by e-mail to usarmy.leonardwood.mscoe.mbx.mpdoc@mail.mil; or submit an electronic DA Form
  2028.