United States Army Publishing Directorate

The Army Publishing Directorate (APD) is the United States Army's centralized publications and forms management organization.^[1]

United States Army Publishing Directorate
(APD)

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	United States Army
Headquarters	Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.
Parent agency	Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
Website	armypubs.army.mil/default.aspx

Office symbol

In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, ADP's office symbol is SAAA-APD.^[2]

Mission

The Army Publishing Directorate (APD) supports readiness as the Army's centralized publications and forms management organization. APD authenticates, publishes, indexes, and manages Department of the Army publications and forms to ensure that Army policy is current and can be developed or revised quickly. APD also provides content management services, as well as illustrative and design services from in-house visual information specialists who design publication figure illustrations and manage custom 4 color print projects in support of both HQDA and Army-affiliated clientele .^[3]

See also

Administrative Documents

The list below is not all-inclusive.

• US Army Regulations (AR)
  • AR 25-50 Preparing and Managing Correspondence (5/17/2013)
  • AR 670-1 Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (5/25/2017)^{[dead link]}
• US Army General Orders (AGO)^{[dead link]}

Doctrine and Training

the list below is not all-inclusive

• US Army Doctrine Publications (ADP)
• US Army Doctrine Reference Publications (ADRP)