FM 3-34 Engineer Operations

This manual has been revised to align with revisions to FM 3-0 and other Army and joint doctrine. A series of conferences at the United States Army Engineer School (USAES) convened to guide the changes in this version of FM 3-34. This revision has been driven by major changes to Army and joint doctrine, including the—

• Revision of the Army's capstone manual, FM 3-0.
• Revision of Joint Publication (JP) 3-34.
• Lessons learned from experience fighting the War on Terrorism.
• Conversion of the Army to a brigade combat team (BCT)-based modular force that is joint and expeditionary.
• Conversion of the Engineer Regiment to the modular engineer force.
• Change from maintaining readiness within the "band of excellence" to achieving readiness through the force pool progression dictated by the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) Model.

• Chapter 1 examines the OE with a specific focus on engineer aspects. It discusses the nature and scope of modern conflict, as well as important variables of the OE as described in FM 3-0; FM 2-0; and other doctrine. The discussion is not a repeat of the more comprehensive description provided in FM 3-0, but rather it is focused specifically on those aspects that generate requirements for Army engineer support.
• Chapter 2 provides a comprehensive description of the Engineer Regiment. It describes engineer support of Army operations including in the context of joint, interagency, and multinational operations. It also addresses tailoring engineer force pool capabilities in support of engineer operations.
• Chapter 3 lays the foundations for engineer operations. It includes discussion of categorizing capabilities within the engineer functions, synchronizing application through the warfighting functions, and integrating fully into the operations process. It concludes with a description of engineer combat power applications.
• Chapter 4 describes the engineer planning activities portion of the operations process. It includes discussion of the integration of staff planners and planning cells. It describes engineer integration in planning processes and specific processes to enhance engineer input.
• Chapter 5 provides engineer considerations for preparing, executing, and continuously assessing engineer operations. The chapter describes the focus of engineer support for each component of full spectrum operations.
• Chapter 6 discusses sustainment of engineer capabilities. Successful engineer operations include effective incorporation of sustainment support. This chapter describes the integrated sustainment effort required to support engineer operations.

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