Department of the Army *TRADOC Pamphlet 525-66
Headquarters, United States Army
Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Monroe, Virginia 23651-1047
7 March 2008
Military Operations
FORCE OPERATING CAPABILITIES
FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL: DAVID P. VALCOURT
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Commanding General/
Chief of Staff
History. This publication is a rapid action revision. The portions affected by this rapid action
revision are listed in the summary of change.
Summary. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Pamphlet (Pam) 525-66
identifies capabilities necessary of the Army to fulfill warfighting concepts. TRADOC
Pam 525-66 guides TRADOC and other Army commands who determine, document, or are
otherwise involved in warfighting requirements and Army staff elements who are involved in
determining, documenting, and processing requirements. The force operating capabilities (FOC)
contained herein are structured statements of operational capabilities which, when achieved in
aggregate, fulfill the vision articulated in the joint and Army Concepts as they apply to the future
Modular Force. FOCs provide focus to the Army's Science and Technology Master Plan and
warfighting experimentation.
Applicability. This pamphlet applies to Headquarters (HQ) TRADOC and its subordinate
commands, centers, schools, and battlefield laboratories. It also guides other Army commands
that determine, document, or are otherwise involved in warfighting requirements and Army staff
elements who are involved in determining, documenting, and processing requirements. They
apply to tomorrow’s Army, conducting overmatching decisive operations on the information age
battlefield, and beyond.
*This pamphlet supersedes TRADOC Pamphlet 525-66, dated 1 July 2005.
