FM 3-34: Engineer Operations

Official US Army Field Manual in Acrobat PDF file format. Field Manual (FM) 3-34 is the Engineer Regiment's capstone manual for operating in today's operational environment within the framework of the Army transformation and, although focused at the operational level, is applicable for all levels of war. Engineers are a combat arm (a branch comprised of combat, combat support [CS] and combat service support [CSS] components) that enables joint and maneuver commanders to achieve their objectives through strategic movement and tactical maneuver by providing unique combat, geospatial, and general engineering capabilities. It has been the engineer creed to support the maneuver commander since June 16, 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an Army with a chief engineer and two assistants. Engineers contributed to the hardest fought battles in the Revolutionary War, including Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and the final victory at Yorktown. At the end of the Revolutionary War, the engineers