FM 3-04 Army Aviation – 2025 – Mini size

FM 3-04 is the Army’s capstone doctrinal publication for conducting aviation operations. Its purpose is to provide context for employing and integrating Army Aviation into multi-domain operations. It describes how Army Aviation forces, as the most agile member of the combined arms team, create and exploit relative advantages to achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and consolidate gains on behalf of Army and joint force commanders across all strategic contexts. FM 3-04 provides a foundation for subordinate training doctrine, professional military education, leader development, and individual and collective training. This manual provides the foundation for how Army Aviation forces operate in combat.

FM 3-04 describes the core competencies, organizations, operations, sustainment, capabilities, tactics, and procedures of Army Aviation forces. This document updates previous doctrine and describes how Army Aviation forces creates and exploits relative advantages to achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and consolidate gains on behalf of Army commanders against peer threats. This publication focuses on the employment of Army Aviation through combined arms maneuver in support of multidomain operations.

This book is a “Mini” (half the size of a piece of paper).

A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.  The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.

(A BIG size version (8 1/2 inch by 11 inch, the same size as a regular sheet of paper) is on this website too)