FINDING MILITARY PUBLICATIONS AND DOCTRINE: A Pathfinder

U.S. ARMY PUBLICATIONS

The Reimer Digital Library (ATIA) is the main repository for most current Army publications. You will have to login to view  the publications.  Click on the "RDL Services" tab; then on the next screen select the "Official Departmental Publications" radial button.

The Army Publishing Directorate (APD) also provides links to current Army publications. Some publications, like Field Manuals, require an AKO login to view them.

To find out if an Army publication is current, use the online version of DA PAM 25-30: Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Forms.

Quick Links to many current Army publications are provided below:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS

• DefenseLink Directory of PublicationsDOD Forms
• DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
• DOD Directives, Instructions, & Publications
• Standard Forms For DOD Users

JOINT PUBLICATIONS

Current Joint publications are available from the Joint Electronic Library (JEL). The menu on the left side of the JEL page provides links to Joint Publications, CJCS Directives (including CJCS  instructions, manuals, and notices), and other joint publications.

INTERGENCY

Some current Air Force publications are available from the Air Force Publishing Website.

Information on USMC publications and doctrine is available at the Marine Corps Publications Website.

A few current Navy publications are available from the Department of the Navy Issuances.

OBSOLETE PUBLICATIONS

Obsolete publications are found through a variety of online sources, some of which are extremely difficult to search. The CARL Digital Library currently has over 200 items in its Obsolete Military Manuals Collection.

To find out if an Army publication is current, use the online version of DA PAM 25-30: Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Forms. Obsolete items are listed in red.

Links to Digitized Obsolete Publications

• Engineer Publications: Bruce C. Clarke Library - Contains some training Circulars, Engineer Manuals, and Engineer Pamphlets.
• Field Service Regulations: 1905, Field Service Regulations: 1923
• Military Publications: Army Heritage Collection Online: Very difficult to search. See Browsing for Military Publications in the AHCO below.
• Obsolete ARs: Pentagon Library - Contains obsolete AR's, broken down by series.
• Obsolete Military Manuals: CARL - A collection of field manuals and military documents from the CARL Digital Library.
• Public STINET - STINET has a few obsolete publications. When searching, try using the title of the publication first instead of its number.

Browsing for Military Publications in the AHCO

The Army Heritage Collection Online contains a growing number of obsolete military publications. To begin, try browsing through their collection.

1. Go to the AHCO's Military Publications web page.
2. Click on "Browse".
3. Click on "Browse Only Military Publications by Historical Time Period".
4. Click on the folder for the time period you'd like to view (See the sample screenshot below).

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