The process of writing Army doctrine, traditionally measured in years, is getting a 21st-century upgrade. Thanks to digital tools, some enabled by artificial intelligence, authors at the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate are examining processes and gaining efficiencies without sacrificing their high standards for quality and precision.

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Why is the Arctic gaining more and more national and military attention? In episode 97 of the Breaking Doctrine podcast, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, former commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division (Arctic), and Rich Creed, director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, join host Capt. Ed Garibay to discuss the growing importance of the Arctic region and the release of ATP 3-90.96, Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Operations. View...

Lt. Col. Jessamyn Jempson (left), doctrine author, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, assists Kelly Jones, Ph.D., Maneuver Center of Excellence, with a security issue during the Doctrine Developers’ Forum, Sep. 15, 2025, at the 35th Infantry Division Mission Training Complex, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. View...

In episode 96 of the Breaking Doctrine podcast, Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of America's First Corps, and Rich Creed, director of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, joins host Lt. Col. Daniel Gregory to discuss the significance of the corps in large-scale combat operations. They discuss the challenges and solutions to commanding large army organizations, interoperability with the Joint Force, and the future of corps-level doctrine. 

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Matt Farmer (seated second from left), doctrine author for theCombined Arms Doctrine Directorate, raises his hand to answer a question during the Army University-hosted Quiz Bowl competition, June 13, 2025, at Fort Leavenworth’s Lewis and Clark Center.

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In episode 93 of Breaking Doctrine, Bob O’Brien, highly qualified expert advisor to the Command Assessment Program (CAP); Col. Andy Morgado, deputy chief of staff of CAP and director of Army University Press; and Lt. Col. Mike Skuza, battalion command selectee, discuss the evolution of command selection, its ties to doctrine, and the benefits to both the Army and assessed Soldiers. 

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Army Training Publication (ATP) 3-01.81, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Operations provides operational considerations for defending against unmanned air threats for multi-domain operations. 

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FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center released a one-of-a-kind publication — a new Field Manual about what it means to be a member of the profession of arms and the obligations Soldiers have to each other, to civilian leadership and to fellow citizens. The manual, FM 1, The Army: A Primer to Our Profession of Arms, is available for download from the Army Publishing Directorate.

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