This United States Army manual, Army Techniques Publication ATP 1-02.1 Brevity Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-Service Brevity Codes May 2020, is a product of the Air Land Sea Application (ALSA) Center in accordance with (IAW) the memorandum of agreement between the Headquarters of the United States (US) Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force doctrine commanders directing ALSA to develop MTTP publications to meet the immediate needs of the warfighter.
This publication will improve coordination and understanding during multi-Service operations. A brevity code is a code which provides no security but which has as its sole purpose the shortening of messages rather than the concealment of its content.
This United States Government TTP publication is known as:
Army Techniques Publication ATP 1-02.1
Marine Corps Reference Publication 3-30B.1
Navy Tactical Techniques Publication 6-02.1
Air Force Tactics Techniques and Procedures 3-2.5
