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OPFOR SMARTBOOK 4 - IRAN & THE MIDDLE EAST

FORCES, CONFLICTS & THREATS

Spanning more than 4.6 million square miles, the Middle East has for millennia
been a geographic and geopolitical crossroads and site of cooperation,
competition, and conflict. Rich in cultural heritage but with unevenly
distributed natural resources, the region is also beset by internal conflict...

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MILITARY REFERENCE: MULTI-SERVICE & SPECIALTYVIEW

Recognized as a “whole of government” doctrinal reference standard by military,
national security and government professionals around the world, SMARTbooks
comprise a comprehensive professional library designed for all levels of
Service.



BSS6: The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 6th Ed.

BSS6 is the sixth edition of The Battle Staff SMARTbook, completely updated for
2020. Updated material includes the full scope of new material from ADP 5-0, The
Op...

SUTS3: The Small Unit Tactics SMARTbook, 3rd Ed.

SUTS3: The Small Unit Tactics SMARTbook, 3rd Ed. is the third revised edition of
The Small Unit Tactics SMARTbook, completely updated for 2019 to include ADP
3-90 Offense and Defen...

TLS6: The Leader’s SMARTbook, 6th Ed.

TLS6 is the sixth edition of The Leader’s SMARTbook, completely updated for
2021. TLS6 incorporates the full scope of new material from ADP 6-22 Army
Leadership ...

SMFLS5: The Sustainment & Multifunctional Logistics SMARTbook, 5th Ed.

SMFLS5:The Sustainment & Multifunctional Logistics SMARTbook, 5th Ed. has been
completely updated for 2021. At 368 pages, SMFLS5 topics and references include
the sustainment w...

TAA2: The Military Engagement, Security Cooperation & Stability SMARTbook, 2nd
Ed. (w/Change 1)

TAA2: The Military Engagement, Security Cooperation & Stability SMARTbook (with
Change 1*) is the re-titled and re-focused second edition of The Stability,
Peace & Counterinsurgenc...





MILITARY REFERENCE: SERVICE-LEVELVIEW

SMARTbooks can be used as quick reference guides during operations, as lesson
plans in support of training exercises, and as study guides at military
education and professional development courses.



AODS7: The Army Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook, 7th Ed.

AODS7: The Army Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook, 7th Ed. (Multidomain
Operations) is completely updated with the 2022 edition of FM 3-0. AODS7 focuses
on Multidomain Operations

MAGTF: The MAGTF Operations & Planning SMARTbook

The MAGTF Operations & Planning SMARTbook topics and chapters include Marine
Corps roles & forces, the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), expeditionary
operations, Marine Corps ...

MEU3: The Marine Expeditionary Unit SMARTbook, 3rd Ed.

MEU3 is the third edition of the MEU SMARTbook, updated for 2020 with 34 pages
of updated/additional material and a return of the original GBC plastic-comb
binding. The Mar...

The Naval Operations & Planning SMARTbook

Providing an outline of Navy operational-level fundamentals and concepts,
command, control, and organization, The Naval Operations & Planning SMARTbook
covers essential Navy ke...

AFOPS2: The Air Force Operations & Planning SMARTbook, 2nd Ed.

AFOPS2: The Air Force Operations & Planning SMARTbook, 2nd Ed. (Guide to Curtis
E. LeMay Center & Joint Air Operations Doctrine) is the second edition of our
Air Force SMARTbook. T...





JOINT, STRATEGIC, INTERAGENCY, & NATIONAL SECURITYVIEW

The dawn of the 21st century presents a global environment characterized by
regional instability, failed states, increased weapons proliferation, global
terrorism and unconventional threats. Achieving national strategic objectives
requires effective unified action resulting in unity of effort -- to include
interagency, intergovernmental, nongovernmental and multinational partners. This
is accomplished by collaboration, synchronization, and coordination in the use
of the diplomatic, informational, military, and economic instruments of national
power.



JFODS5-1: The Joint Forces Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook, 5th Ed. (w/Change 1)

JFODS5-1 is Change 1 to our fifth revised edition of The Joint Forces Operations
& Doctrine SMARTbook. In addition to new/updated material from the latest
editions of JP 3-0 Joint ...

Joint/Interagency SMARTbook 1 – Joint Strategic & Operational Planning, 3rd Ed.

JIA1-3 is the new third edition of our Joint/Interagency SMARTbook 1: Joint
Strategic & Operational Planning (Planning for Planners), completely reorganized
and updated with the latest joint pu...

INFO1: The Information Operations & Capabilities SMARTbook

Over the past two decades, information operations (IO) has gone through a number
of doctrinal evolutions, explained, in part, by the rapidly changing nature of
information, its flow, processing, di...

CYBER1-1: The Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook
(w/SMARTupdate 1)

CYBER1-1: The Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook
(w/SMARTupdate 1*) (Multi-Domain Guide to Offensive/Defensive CEMA and CO)
topics and chapters include cyber intr...

CTS1: The Counterterrorism, WMD & Hybrid Threat SMARTbook

CTS1: The Counterterrorism, WMD & Hybrid Threat SMARTbook topics and chapters
include: the terrorist threat (characteristics, goals & objectives,
organization, state-sponso...





THREAT, OPFOR, REGIONAL & CULTURALVIEW

In today’s complicated and uncertain world, it is impossible to predict the
exact nature of future conflict that might involve U.S. forces. So the military
must be ready to meet the challenges of any type of conflict, in all kinds of
places, and against all kinds of threats. Additionally, this category includes
resources related to countries, cultures and nations in the world, with emphasis
on training, advising and assisting.



OPFOR SMARTbook 1 - Chinese Military

For over two thousand years, China has been surrounded by enemies, adversaries,
and other competitors. Invasion, occupation, raids, and other incursions into
Chinese territory were commonplace. The...

OPFOR SMARTbook 2 - North Korean Military

North Korea is one of the most militarized countries in the world and remains a
critical security challenge for the United States, our Northeast Asian allies,
and the international community. The K...

OPFOR SMARTbook 3 - Red Team Army, 2nd Ed.

It has been nearly thirty years since a holistic explanation of the Soviet-based
Opposing Force (OPFOR) was examined in the U.S. Army Field Manual 100-2 series.
Recognizing this, O...

OPFOR SMARTbook 4 - Iran & the Middle East

Spanning more than 4.6 million square miles, the Middle East has for millennia
been a geographic and geopolitical crossroads and site of cooperation,
competition, and conflict. Rich in cultural her...

OPFOR SMARTbook 5 - Irregular & Hybrid Threat

A hybrid threat is the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces,
irregular forces, and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually
benefitting effects. The term �...





HOMELAND DEFENSE, DSCA, & DISASTER RESPONSEVIEW

Disaster can strike anytime, anywhere. It takes many forms—a hurricane, an
earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a fire, a hazardous spill, or an act of
terrorism. In the past decade alone, natural disasters of considerable severity
resulted in 699 Presidential Disaster Declarations, an average of nearly six per
month.



HDS1: The Homeland Defense & DSCA SMARTbook

HDS1: The Homeland Defense & DSCA SMARTbook chapters and topics include homeland
defense (JP 3-28), defense support of civil authorities (JP 3-28), Army support
of civil authoritie...

Disaster Response SMARTbook 1 – Federal/National Disaster Response

As a Nation we must maintain a state of readiness to respond to both natural
disasters and man-made threats. National response and preparation is the term
used to describe the effo...

Disaster Response SMARTbook 2 – Incident Command System (ICS)

Disaster can strike anytime, anywhere. It takes many forms—a hurricane, an
earthquake, a tornado, a flood, a fire, a hazardous spill, or an act of
terrorism. An incident can buil...

Disaster Response SMARTbook 3 - Disaster Preparedness, 2nd Ed.

Disaster Response SMARTbook 3 – Disaster Preparedness, 2nd Ed. (Personal,
Community & Organizational Readiness) is the updated 376-page second edition of
this book. The mater...

CYBER1-1: The Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook
(w/SMARTupdate 1)

CYBER1-1: The Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook
(w/SMARTupdate 1*) (Multi-Domain Guide to Offensive/Defensive CEMA and CO)
topics and chapters include cyber intr...





SMARTUPDATESVIEW

Keep your SMARTbook up-to-date with the latest doctrine! In addition to
revisions and changes, we publish incremental "SMARTupdates" when feasible to
update changes in doctrine or new publications in our SMARTbook series. These
SMARTupdates are printed/produced in a format that allow the reader to insert
the change pages into the original GBC-bound book by simply opening the
comb-binding and replacing affected pages.



Change 1 (July 2019 ADPs) SMARTupdate to AODS6

Change 1 (July 2019 APDs) SMARTupdate to AODS6 updates/replaces key material in
the first printing of the AODS6: The Army Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook (ISBN
978-1-935886...

Change 1 (Aug ‘21) SMARTupdate to CYBER1

SMARTupdate 1 to CYBER1 (Aug ‘21) updates the first printing of CYBER1: The
Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook (Oct ‘19) by incorporating
new materi...





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The ''WARFIGHTING'' SUPERset (7 books)

Save the MOST when you order our SEVEN Most Popular Military Reference Titles
together! Save $62.65! (Bundle the print and digital versions together...

The ''ARMY'' SMARTset (5 books)

Our "Army" SMARTset includes the following five books: AODS7: Army Operations &
Doctrine (Multidomain Operations); BSS6: Battle Staff; SUTS3: Small Unit
Tactics; TLS6: Leaders; and SMFLS5: Sustain...

The ''MAGTF + MEU'' SMARTset (2 books)

Save when you order our MAGTF Operations & Planning and MEU3: The Marine
Expeditionary Unit (MEU) SMARTbook, 3rd Ed. books together. Save $14.90! (Bundle
the print and digital versio...

The ''OPFOR THREAT'' SMARTset (5 books)

Our ''OPFOR THREAT'' SMARTSet includes the following five books: OPFOR SMARTbook
1 - Chinese Military, OPFOR SMARTbook 2 - North Korean Military, OPFOR SMARTbook
3 - Red Team Army, 2nd Ed., OPFOR SMAR...

The ''JOINT FORCES + JOINT/INTERAGENCY'' SMARTset (2 books)

Save when you order our JFODS5-1: Joint Forces Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook
(w/Change 1) and Joint/Interagency SMARTbook 1: Joint Strategic & Operational
Planning (3rd Ed.) books together.

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Save when you order our INFO1: The Information Operations and Capabilities
SMARTbook and CYBER1-1: The Cyberspace Operations & Electronic Warfare SMARTbook
(w/SMARTupdate 1) books together. S...

The ''AIR FORCE'' SMARTset (3 books)

The Air Force SMARTset includes the three most requested titles by our Air Force
readers: AFOPS2: The Air Force Operations & Planning SMARTbook (2nd Ed.),
JFODS5-1: Joint Forces Operations & Doctrine ...

The ''NAVY'' SMARTset (3 books)

Our Navy SMARTset consists of the three titles most often purchased by our Navy
readers -- includes the Naval Operations & Planning SMARTbook, JFODS5-1: Joint
Forces Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook (w...

The ''DISASTER RESPONSE'' SMARTset (3 books)

The Disaster Response SMARTset includes our three disaster response titles
together in a discount set: DRS1: Federal/National Disaster Response; DRS2:
Incident Command System; and DRS3: Disaster Prepa...





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