text: Preface
  FM 3-07 contributes to the Army and joint community by providing tactical guidance on the conduct of
  operations focused on stability. FM 3-07 addresses employment of forces in the conduct of operations focused
  on stability. FM 3-07 expounds on the doctrinal fundamentals and concepts established in ADRP 3-0 and
  ADRP 3-07. Readers should be familiar with ADRP 3-07, which establishes the doctrinal fundamentals for the
  conduct of operations focused on stability.
  The principal audience for FM 3-07 is leaders and planners at the battalion level and above. Commanders and
  staffs of Army headquarters serving as a joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to
  applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational
  forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication.
  FM 3-07 is a common reference for all Army professionals, in the field and in the Army school system. The
  stability considerations in this publication apply to units at all levels. Army techniques publications discuss
  techniques for applying this doctrine. This publication will serve as a resource for the other government
  agencies, intergovernmental organizations, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and
  private sector entities who seek to understand the role of the military in broader stability efforts.
  Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S.,
  international, and, in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their
  Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See FM 27-10.)
  FM 3-07 uses joint terms where applicable. Most terms with joint or Army definitions are in both the glossary
  and the text. The definition for which FM 3-07 is the proponent publication (the authority) is marked with an
  asterisk (*) in the glossary and boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is
  italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.
  FM 3-07 applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/the Army National Guard of the United States,
  and the United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.
  The proponent of ADRP 3-07 is the United States Army Combined Arms Center. The preparing agency is the
  United States Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, United States Army War College. Send
  written comments and recommendations on a DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and
  Blank Forms) to Commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, ATTN: ATZL-MCD
  (FM 3-07), 300 McPherson Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2337; by e-mail to
  usarmy.leavenworth.mccoe.mbx.cadd-org-mailbox@mail.mil; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.