ARMOR is a professional-development magazine published by the U.S. Army Armor School. The Chief of Armor provides the magazine as a forum for the Soldiers and leaders under his proponency to explain, digest or debate Army and Armor Branch doctrine, policy or other career-related issues or information. ARMOR focuses on Armor and Cavalry Soldiers up to the battalion and brigade level as well as on Army-wide concerns and issues that affect Armor and Cavalry formations. The Chief of Armor's proponency includes:
- armored, direct-fire ground combat systems not serving primarily as infantry carriers;
- weapons used exclusively in these systems or by career management field (CMF)19-series enlisted Soldiers;
- miscellaneous items of equipment armored and armored cavalry organizations use exclusively;
- training for all 19-series officers and CMF 19-series enlisted Soldiers;
- and information concerning the training, logistics, history and leadership of armor and armored cavalry units at a brigade/regiment level and below, including threat units at those levels.
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ARMOR Fall 2023 issue
• Theme: Scouts Out! Refining Reconnaissance, Security, and Surveillance for the Future Battlefield
Features
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ARMOR Fall 2023 issue
• Theme: Scouts Out! Refining Reconnaissance, Security, and Surveillance for the Future Battlefield
Features
• Page 8 – To Fight or Not to Fight? The Saga Continues
Robert S. Cameron, Ph.D.;
• Page 16 – The Division Cross-Domain Task Force
Re-imagining Division Reconnaissance & Security
for 2030
MG John B. Richardson IV and MAJ John T. Pelham IV;
• Page 20 – Tanks Need the Infantry to Lead the Way
1LT Brandon Akuszewski and CPT Larry D. Tran;
• Page 25 – Peaking at LD: A Way to Achieve Maintenance Excellence
LTC Jay Ireland;
• Page 29 – Controlling Chaos: The Cavalry Troop Command Post
CPT Ryan F. McGovern;
• Page 36 – Cavalry Operations in Arctic Conditions
1LT Tristan Meadows;
• Page 40 – Junior Leaders in the Age of Experimentation
MAJ Adam Nodin;
• Page 44 – Training Individuals and Units to Fight and Win in LSCO
LTC Mitchell Payne and LTC John Thomas;
• Page 52 – Maximizing Operational Readiness in the Baltics
1LT Darren Pitts;
• Page 56 – Manning the Next Generation Main Battle Tank
CPT Larry D. Tran;
Departments
• Page 1 – Contacts;
• Page 4 – Chief of Armor’s Hatch: Ready Today/Preparing for Tomorrow;
• Page 3 – Gunner’s Seat: Brilliant at the Basics;
• Page 61 – Featured Unit: 66th Armor Regiment;
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ARMOR
Summer 2023
Theme: Increasing Lethality in a Large-Scale Combat Operations Environment
Features
Page 5 – Counterreconnaissance, Cavalry... read more
ARMOR
Summer 2023
Theme: Increasing Lethality in a Large-Scale Combat Operations Environment
Features
Page 5 – Counterreconnaissance, Cavalry Corps and Division Operations
by CPT J.A. Perkins;
Page 9 – The AIM Cycle: Two Sides of a Coin
by LTC Karl M. Harness;
Page 13 – The Power of the Armored Company Team in Urban Combat: Dealer Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor in Sadr City
by COL Mark McClellan;
Page 20 – You Need to Play Wargames
by MAJ Patrick O’Keefe;
Page 25 – Employment of Robotic Combat Vehicles in Large-Scale Combat Operations at Battalion Level: Observations from Project Convergence 22
by LTC Brennan Speakes and MAJ Sid McMath;
Page 31 – Divisional SHORAD: Using Historical Examples to Build a Future Formation
by CPT Leo Negrete;
Page 35 – Raising the Guidon: Leveraging Cultural Excellence for Reconnais sance and Security Operations
by MAJ Tobias Raimondo, Australian army;
Departments
Page 1 – Contacts;
Page 2 – Chief of Armor’s Hatch: DOTMLPF-P Integration an Armor Transformation through 2030
by BG Michael J. Simmering;
Page 4 – Gunner’s Seat: New Armor School CSM and Focus Areas
by CSM Waylon D. Petty;
Page 41 – Featured Unit: 114th Cavalry Regiment;
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Spring 2023 edition
• Theme: ARMOR 2030 Update;
Features
• Page 4 – 1st Cavalry Division Reactivates Division Cavalry Squadron
LTC... read more
Spring 2023 edition
• Theme: ARMOR 2030 Update;
Features
• Page 4 – 1st Cavalry Division Reactivates Division Cavalry Squadron
LTC Jennifer Bocenegra;
• Page 7 – Division Cavalry and Its Role in the Army of 2030
COL Thomas P. Weikert, LTC Andrew S. Partin and LTC John P. Dolan;
• Page 13 – Enabling the Division in 2030: Evolving Division Reconnaissance and
Security Capabilities
LTC John P. Dolan, MAJ John T. Pelham, LTC Bobby Sickler, LTC Brennan Speakes and LTC Bill Frederick;
• Page 18 – Multidomain Operations in Large-Scale Combat: A Cavalry Perspective
CPT J.A. Perkins;
• Page 22 – Gainey Cup
ARMOR staff and PFC David Dumas; photos by PFC David Dumas and Robert Bell;
• Page 26 – Benefits of Blended Task Organizations: Techniques for Effectively Integrating Strykers with Armor
CPT Galen King;
• Page 32 – Warrant Officers for Modern Cavalry Divisions
Michael McCabe;
Departments
• Page 1 – Contacts
• Page 2 – Chief of Armor’s Hatch: Developing Future Comprehensive Strategy
• Page 36 – Featured Unit: 64th Armor Regiment
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Winter 2023 Issue
Theme: Protection in the Offense/Defense in a Large-Scale Combat Operations Environment;
Features:
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Winter 2023 Issue
Theme: Protection in the Offense/Defense in a Large-Scale Combat Operations Environment;
Features:
• Page 2 – Security-Force Assistance Brigade Aids Allies in Theater
By CPT Nathan Sitterley;
• Page 6 – Assure and Deter: 1st Infantry Division’s Commitment to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allies
By CPT Tyler Gordon Elrod and CPT Cory Cooper Fetterolf;
• Page 12 – The Future Land Battlefield and Armor
By Dr. Azar Gat;
• Page 14 – Lessons-Learned in Company-Team Engagement-Area Development
By 1LT Mara S. Tazartus;
• Page 19 – Painting the Picture: Executing a Better Combined-Arms Rehearsal
By LTC Mitchell Payne;
Departments:
• Page 1 – Contacts;
• Page 28 – Book Reviews;
• Page 30 – Index of 2022 Articles;
• Page 37 – Featured Unit: 113th Cavalry Regiment;
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Fall 2022 Edition
Theme: Modernizing the Combined-Arms Fight: Preparing for Today's Conflicts
Features:
• Page 5 – Russia’s Developing... read more
Fall 2022 Edition
Theme: Modernizing the Combined-Arms Fight: Preparing for Today's Conflicts
Features:
• Page 5 – Russia’s Developing Tank-Support Combat Vehicle Concept
by Dr. Charles K. Bartles and Dr. Lester W. Grau
• Page 13 – Expanding the Role of Mobile Protected Firepower for Army 2030
by LTC (Retired) Lee F. Kichen and MAJ Aram Hatfield
• Page 19 – Combat Vehicle Developments to Propel Army of 2030 – and Beyond
by Dan Heaton
• Page 23 – Modernized vs. Legacy Combat Engineer Companies-Armored: A Comparative
Analysis
by COL Anthony Barbina, CSM Robert Lake, MAJ Paul Wyatt, MAJ John Kearby and
1LT Catherine Lynch
• Page 28 – Light Infantry Squad Vehicles: Keeping the Cavalry Lethal
by 1LT Charles B. Ovens
• Page 31 – Mortars in Cavalry Troops: Current Problems and Potential Solutions from an
Observer/Coach/Trainer Perspective
by 1SG Kenneth Reavis and CPT Lee Schafer Jr.
• Page 35 – Tested Maintenance Principles from National Training Center Rotation 22-07
by MAJ Patrick Kuiper and LTC Russell B. Thomas
Departments:
• Page 1 – Contacts
• Page 2 – Letter to the Editor
• Page 3 – Chief of Armor’s Hatch: Understanding Our Masking Limitations
• Page 38 – Book Reviews
• Page 43 – Battle Analysis: Armor in the Maritime Environment: Lessons for Armor
Environment from 1944 Leyte Campaign
by MAJ Matthew W. Graham
• Page 50 – Featured Unit: 63rd Armor Regiment
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