This United States Army manual, Field Manual FM 3-27 Army Global Missile Defense Operations August 2023, provides an overview of global missile defense (MD) operations affecting one or more combatant command's (CCMD) area of responsibility (AOR). MD assets require synchronization to successfully defeat an attack. This publication provides doctrinal tenants and procedures for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing global MD operations. FM 3-27 is consistent with the principles in joint doctrine and links global MD operations doctrine at the tactical and operational level to Joint Publication (JP) 3-01, Countering Air and Missile Threats, and at the operational and strategic level to JP 3-27, Homeland Defense, as well as the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Global Ballistic Missile Defense Concept of Operations.
FM 3-27 is applicable to all members of the profession of arms: leaders, Soldiers, and Army Civilians. It assists in understanding, planning, and incorporation of ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities into operations. It aids Army and joint force commanders (JFC) in executing cohesive joint operations throughout the operational environment (OE). Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army may also use this manual.