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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Features:
• Accelerating Multi-Domain Operations: Evolution of an Idea
by GEN Stephen Townsend; • Reconsidering Division Cavalry Squadrons Part I
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Features:
• Accelerating Multi-Domain Operations: Evolution of an Idea
by GEN Stephen Townsend; • Reconsidering Division Cavalry Squadrons Part I
by MAJ Nathan Jennings; • Brigade Deep Battle 2.0: Light-Cavalry Solution to Operationalizing Deliberate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Fires Teaming in Support of Brigade Deep Fight by CPT Joseph D. Schmid; • Learning from Combat-Training Centers: Lessons in Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Employment for High-Intensity Conflict at Squadron Level by CPT Peter L. Kerkhof and LTC Steven E. Gventer; • Tactical Application of Army Design Methodology: GEN Eisenhower’s Response to German Ardennes Offensive
by MAJ Amos C. Fox; • Synthetic Training Environment: Army’s Future Training Environment by COL Jay Bullock; • A Lean, Expeditionary Shop Stock Listing by 1LT Samuel C. Skillman; • Functional Training Influence and Roles in Developing Unit Readiness and Organization Lethality by COL J. Frederick Dente, LTC Don L. Canterna, CPT Chris McMaster and CPT John Pai; • A Cavalry Tradition at the University of Massachusetts by retired LTC Thomas R. Rozman; •
Departments:
• Chief of Armor’s Hatch: Relooking Assignment-Based Training
by BG David Lesperance; • Gunner’s Seat: Thoughts on This Year’s Sullivan Cup by CSM Kevin J. Muhlenbeck; • From the Screen Line: Enhance Disciplined Initiative to Enable Mission Success: Commander’s Reconnaissance Guidance
by CPT Tony Capozzi; • Book reviews: Buttoned Up: American Armor and the 781st Tank Battalion in World War II; Valley of the Shadow; MacArthur’s Coalition: U.S. and Australian Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942-1945; Waterloo the Campaign of 1815: Volume I: From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras; We Few, U.S. Special Forces in Viet; Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times; reviews by retired COL D.J. Judge, LTC (Dr.) Robert G. Smith, retired LTC Lee F. Kichen, and COL William Wyman.
Featured unit: 315th Cavalry Regiment
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Features
• Our Readiness Problem: Brigade Combat Team Lethality
by LTC Bradford T. Duplessis
• Initial Commander’s Critical Information... read more
Features
• Our Readiness Problem: Brigade Combat Team Lethality
by LTC Bradford T. Duplessis
• Initial Commander’s Critical Information Requirements and the 5 Common Command Decisions
by COL Thomas M. Feltey and CPT Matthew G. Mattingly
• A Solution Looking for a Problem: Illuminating Misconceptions in Maneuver Warfare Doctrine
by MAJ Amos C. Fox
• Rethinking Aspects of Design and the Military Decision-Making Process
by MAJ Gary M. Klein and MAJ John M. Nimmons
• Maximizing the Benefits of Digital Ranges
by Samuel Epstein
• The Rehearsal Is the Thing!
by CPT Luke C. Bowers
• Make Reporting Routine Again
by CPT Nicolas J. Fiore
• Improving Casualty Evacuation for Our Next Decisive-Action Fight
by CPT David W. Draper
• Return of the Fighting Executive Officer
by 1LT Matthew Rohrback
• Departments
• Chief of Armor's Hatch: Increasing Maneuver Platoon Lethality
by BG David Lesperance
• Gunner's Seat: Sullivan Cup’s Importance
by CSM Alan Hummel
• Letter to the Editor
• From the Screen Line
by LTC Jeff Barta
• Book review: From Victory To Stalemate: The Western Front, Summer 1944 (Vol. 1) and From Defeat To Victory: The Eastern Front, Summer 1944 (Vol. 2)
review by retired COL D.J. Judge
• Featured unit: 77th Armor Regiment
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