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, November-December 2003
• Features – Preparing for Iraq: A New Approach to Combined Arms Training
by Captain Chad Foster
• The Support... read more
ARMOR, November-December 2003
• Features – Preparing for Iraq: A New Approach to Combined Arms Training
by Captain Chad Foster
• The Support Platoon in Baghdad
by First Lieutenant Jeffrey M. Kaldahl
• Task Force Diehard: Lessons in Engineer-Armor Task Organization
by Lieutenant Colonel Dale Cleland and Colonel Miroslav Kurka
• Simplifying the Heavy Brigade/Task Force Operations Order
by Captain Brian Hayes
• A Potential Achilles’ Heel: Integrity in Asymmetrical Warfare
by Captain Sean M. Scott
• Digital Battle Command: Baptism by Fire
by Lieutenant Colonel John W. Charlton
• Hill 755 — 15 Days to the End of the Korean War
by Rod Frazer
• Operation Anaconda: The Battle for the Shah-i-Kot Valley
by Captain Ryan Welch
• Active Component Armor/Cavalry Geographical Locations
• Active Component Unit List
• Marine Corps Tank Battalion List
• Army National Guard Unit List
• Army Reserve Unit List - 100th Division (Institutional Training)
• Training Warriors and Leaders for the Force (1st ATB)
• Patton Museum Receives WWI French Tanks
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ARMOR, September-October 2003
• Features – “Checkmate on the Northern Front”
The Deployment of TF 1-63 Armor in Support of Operation Iraqi... read more
ARMOR, September-October 2003
• Features – “Checkmate on the Northern Front”
The Deployment of TF 1-63 Armor in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Major Brian Maddox
• The View From My Windshield:
Just-in-Time Logistics Just Isn’t Working
by Captain Jason A. Miseli
• Blue Force Tracking — Combat Proven
by Captain James Conatser and Captain Thane St. Clair
• 60 Hours in the Breach
by Captain Matthew W. Kennedy and First Lieutenant McKinley C. Wood
• 3rd Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Up Front:
Operation Iraqi Freedom Lessons Learned
by Major J.D. Keith
• Tanks and “Shock and Awe”
by Captain Jay D. Pellerin
• Field Trains and LOGPACs in an Armor Task Force
by Captain Mike Sullivan and Master Sergeant Tom Pailliotet
• Reinstating the Combat Tanker Badge
by Captain Shawn Monien
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ARMOR, July-August 2003
• Theme: The Stryker-Equipped Cavalry Squadron
• Features – Mechanized Snipers on the Force XXI Battlefi eld
by... read more
ARMOR, July-August 2003
• Theme: The Stryker-Equipped Cavalry Squadron
• Features – Mechanized Snipers on the Force XXI Battlefi eld
by Captain Timothy Morrow
• Tough Bows and Iron Blades: Modifying the M1 for Urban Battle
by Captain Frank Bridges and Captain (P) Michael R. Evans
• Converting the IO Concept into Reality
by Captain Eric Guenther and Captain Gary Schreckengost
• On a Wing and a Prayer
Reversing the Trend in BCT ISR and Shaping Operations
by Captain David A. Meyer
• The Stryker-Equipped Cavalry Squadron in an Urban Environment
by Sergeant First Class Andrew L. Barteky
• German Combat and Gunnery Training —
Preparing for Future Challenges
by Captain Maximilian Pritzl, German Army
• The Maneuver Task Force Commander
Expects His S2 to Collect and Deliver
by Major Richard M. Monnard
• Rounding Out the “Tip of the Spear!”
by Captain Mark C. Weaver
• Making the Eight-Step Training Model Work
by Captain Jeffery L. Howard, Captain John F. Blankenhorn,
and Captain Douglas A. Keeler Jr.
• The Stryker “Reconnaissance Vehicle”
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ARMOR, May-June 2003
• Theme: The October War
• Features – The Visible Hand: Armor Looks at the Changing Face
of Peacekeeping in the Balkans
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ARMOR, May-June 2003
• Theme: The October War
• Features – The Visible Hand: Armor Looks at the Changing Face
of Peacekeeping in the Balkans
by CPT Eric E.L. Guenther Jr., 1LT David B. Thayer, and
1LT Tyler C. Hathaway
• Two-Minute Drill: USAREUR Rewrites Playbook
by Karen S. Parrish
• Analog Leaders on the Digital Battlefield
by LTC John R. Drebus
• Air Integration in the Heavy Division:
First Attack’s Lessons Learned from the NTC
by CPT Henry C. Perry Jr., CPT Murphy A. Caine, and
1LT Joseph G. Bruhl
• The October War
by CPT William C. Brown
• Mortar Training and Integration
by CPT Michael A. Porcelli
• The Army’s First ADAM Cell
by CPT Scott L. Mace
• Course-of-Action Development for the Maneuverist Approach
by LTC Kevin D. Poling
• The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment’s Outlook
by SFC Thomas G. Adams
• The Mounted Warrior and Tomorrow’s NBC Protection
by SFC Chuck Marlak, U.S. Army, Retired
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ARMOR, March-April 2003
• Theme: The Battle of Kursk
• Features – Analysis of the Battle of Kursk
by Captain Benjamin R. Simms
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ARMOR, March-April 2003
• Theme: The Battle of Kursk
• Features – Analysis of the Battle of Kursk
by Captain Benjamin R. Simms
• Focused Reconnaissance and Developing Battlespace
in the Armored Cavalry Troop
by Captain Scott K. Thomson
• The Future of Scout and Cavalry Systems
by Major Harold A. Buhl, Jr.
• The Mesopotamian Front!
As Observed by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Davis, U.S. Cavalry, 1918
Edited by Leo J. Daugherty III, Ph.D.
• Integrating Tactical UAVs Into Armor and Cavalry Operations
by Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey R. Witsken
• Transforming the Task Force Scout Platoon
by Captain Ryan Seagreaves
• Task Force Steel Tigers
by First Lieutenant John DeRosa
• Planning Scout Casualty Evacuation
by Captain Geoffrey A. Norman
• 2003 Armor Conference:
“The Cutting Edge to Victory — On the Ground for America”
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ARMOR, January-February 2003
• Theme: Leveraging Technology: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team
• Features – Leveraging Technology: The Stryker Brigade... read more
ARMOR, January-February 2003
• Theme: Leveraging Technology: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team
• Features – Leveraging Technology: The Stryker Brigade Combat Team
by Major Michael C. Kasales and CW2 Matthew E. Gray
• Defensive Armor Deployments in Urban Areas
by Nader Elhefnawy
• Through the Defile: Attacking Through Restrictive Terrain
by Captain Mike Sullivan
• Training Transformation to Future Combat Systems (FCS)
by Clyde T. Wilson
• Sharpsburg: 17 September 1862
by Captain Jared Sutton
• Battle Analysis: The Battle at Rorke’s Drift
by Captain Arch Ratliff III
• Achieving Mass at the Decisive Point
The Role of the Planning Staff
by Captain Chris Rogers
• The Officer Education System:
Future Challenges for Armor Officers
by Captain Thomas J. Nagle
• Countering the Tactical UAV Threat
by Captain Darrin B. Mirkarimi and Christopher Pericak
• The Merkava Mk 4 — Israel’s Newest MBT Enters Service
by Lieutenant Colonel David Eshel, IDF, Retired
• Will the Real Logistics Integrator Please Stand Up?
Reflections for the Brigade XO
by Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey S. Wilson and Major Michael W. Snow
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