Purpose AJP-3.2 Allied Joint Doctrine for Land Operations is the primary source of Allied land force doctrine. It provides philosophical guidance and principles needed to plan and conduct land operations within a joint and multinational framework. This edition provides both the capstone document for land operations and a guide to NATO doctrine relevant to land operations. It is the senior publication in the central trilogy of land operations doctrine. This publication@ ATP-3.2.1 Land Tactics and ATP-3.2.2 Command and Control of Land Forces provide the core doctrine for land forces.