Army Aviation

(Released April 2020) Field Manual (FM) 3-04, Army Aviation is the Army's capstone doctrinal publication for conducting aviation operations. Its purpose is to provide the context for employing and integrating Army aviation into unified land operations. FM 3-04 provides a foundation for subordinate training doctrine, professional military education, leader development, and individual and collective training.

FM 3-04 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which FM 3-04 is the proponent publication (the authority) are italicized in the text and are marked with the asterisk (*) in the glossary. Definitions for which FM 3-04 is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For terms used in this text but defined in other publications, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.

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