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⏱ 11 min read

Intelligence at the Point of Arrival: 66th Military Intelligence Brigade‑Theater Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration Operations in Europe

By LTC Joe Henderson

Strengthening U.S. and allied readiness in Europe through coordinated RSOI planning, advanced intelligence training, cloud‑based data platforms, and enduring multinational partnerships that ensure deploying forces arrive fully prepared for immediate operational effectiveness.

Military Intelligence

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⏱ 8 min read

A Dual Approach To Replacing the Humvee

By MAJ Scott Wolf

MAJ Wolfe argues the Army should reinstate a modernized CUCV/LSSV program using commercial off-the-shelf vehicles for non-combat roles, freeing costly JLTVs for missions requiring higher protection while reducing procurement and maintenance costs.

Army Sustainment

A group of soldiers are attending to a man who is lying on the ground.

⏱ 6 min read

Unchecking the Block: Addressing the "Check-the-Box" Mindset in Army Training

By Sergeant Taylor Highsmith

Mandatory Army training often becomes a “check‑the‑box” task, weakening its impact on readiness and Soldier welfare. Addressing trainer selection, execution, and culture can improve engagement and ensure programs like SHARP, EO, and financial readiness are conducted with purpose.

Military Police

⏱ 12 min read

Battlefield Makerspaces

By Captain Charles A. Moore

Battlefield makerspaces enable frontline 3D printing and rapid fabrication, cutting repair times and boosting operational tempo. Lessons from Ukraine show these mobile labs strengthen sustainment, enhance engineer innovation, and support agile multi-domain operations.

Engineer

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⏱ 5 min read

Cartridge-Actuated Device and Propellant-Actuated Device Accountability

By 1LT Letherio R. Jones, Jr.

Streamlined CAD/PAD oversight strengthens aviation readiness by eliminating gaps caused by disconnected maintenance, ammunition, and property systems. Integrated lifecycle management reduces false delinquencies, ensures accurate accountability, and supports mission‑critical compliance.

Aviation Digest

⏱ 7 min read

From Horses To Tanks: Lessons from the Army's Struggle to Mechanize the Cavalry

By Heather B. Hayes

How the U.S. Army transitioned from horse cavalry to tanks, examining the cultural resistance, key figures, and Louisiana Maneuvers that drove mechanization—with lessons for today's military adapting to rapid technological change

Army AL-T

⏱ 10 min read

So, You're An Executive Officer—Now What?

By Maj. Jonathan Buckland and 1st Lt. Ryler Bendewald

A practical guide for Army executive officers covering maintenance work order management, ESR navigation, logistics oversight, supply chain operations, financial accountability, and communication strategies for improving unit operational readiness.

Infantry

⏱ 19 min read

A Rapidly Changing Operational Environment: Cavalry Scouts Need to be Painfully Light and Disportionately Lethal

By SSG Matthew Watson

Analysis of modern battlefield dynamics from Russo-Ukrainian War observations and Combat Training Center data, examining how cavalry scouts must adapt to unprecedented battlefield transparency through signature management and enhanced lethality capabilities.

Armor

⏱ 8 min read

Operationalizing AI at the Tactical Edge

By CW3 Corbin Hahn, Signal

Near-peer conflict will sever the Army's digital lifelines. CW3 Corbin Hahn argues that centralized cloud dependency is a tactical liability in denied, disconnected, intermittent, and limited environments, and that the Army must push AI capability directly to the edge. Drawing on neuromorphic hardware innovation, model compression techniques, and Project Linchpin's TORC governance framework, Hahn builds a disciplined case for distributed edge AI architecture as the foundation of decision dominan

Warrant Officer Journal

⏱ 6 min read

Aiming at a False Target: Medical Readiness Wargames Reveal Goodhart’s Law

By LTC Franklin Annis, LTC Daniel A. Gonski, MAJ Jace Rivard, MAJ Jarrod L. Nicholson, CPT Lance Jandreau, and MSG Andrew D. Baker

Army National Guard wargames expose Goodhart's Law in medical readiness metrics, showing that optimizing MRCGo scores can obscure true unit preparedness and risk, urging multi-metric, mission-aligned reporting.

Pulse of Army Medicine

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⏱ 8 min read

A Call to Evolve Our ASCA

By COL John “Jay” B. Bradley and CW5 Abel Almanza

ASCA’s aging message‑exchange architecture is now a critical barrier to multinational fires interoperability, as demonstrated during WFX 25‑4, underscoring the urgent need for a modernized, data‑layer solution. III Armored Corps advocates transforming ASCA into an agile, AI‑enabled protocol to ensure resilient, real‑time coalition fires integration across future multi‑domain battlefields.

Field Artillery

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⏱ 4 min read

Have Military Standards Dropped?

By Master Sgt. Stephen Tackett

Master Sgt. Stephen Tackett reflects on declining customs and courtesies in the U.S. Army, urging a return to discipline, professionalism, and pride in garrison life to preserve military culture and public trust.

Army Communicator

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⏱ 26 min read

Financial Readiness: A Teaching Framework for Company Grade Leaders

By MAJ(P) Michael D. Pritchard

MAJ Pritchard provides company grade leaders a 5x5 financial framework covering key behaviors like cash management, retirement planning, credit discipline, and avoiding speculative investments to improve Soldier financial readiness.

Air Defense Artillery

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⏱ 3 mins

Regimental Chief Warrant Officer

By Chief Warrant Officer Four Matthew D. Chrisman

Annual message highlighting key achievements including establishment of Proponent Warrant Officer position, MOS 740A presence at 1st Special Forces Command, first WOILE Technical Follow-On Course, and welcoming eight new CBRN warrant officers.

Army Chemical Review

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⏱ 7 mins

Targeted and Exposed: Why Command Post Survivability Demands a Paradigm Shift

By SFC Samuel K. Karoki

Enhancing command post survivability requires agile, low‑signature, and dispersed aviation operations focused on mobility, modular CP design, disciplined mission command, and strict emissions control to counter near‑peer detection and strike capabilities.

Aviation Digest

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⏱ 11 mins

Relearning Infiltrations: The Light Infantry Advantage

By LTC Aaron Childers and MAJ Michael Stewart

This article examines infiltration tactics as a crucial but underutilized form of maneuver, particularly for light infantry units. Drawing lessons from Ukrainian success against Russian forces, it demonstrates how infiltrations enable small units to move undetected through enemy areas, creating tactical advantages while minimizing vulnerability to detection and artillery.

Infantry

Liberation in the Littorals: Army Amphibious Assaults Against the European Axis

Further Defining Protection Support Planning

Historical Examples of Modern Warfighting Terms

There Is No “ACP” in Team ... But There Should Be

Intelligence at the Point of Arrival: 66th Military Intelligence Brigade‑Theater Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration Operations in Europe

A Dual Approach To Replacing the Humvee

Unchecking the Block: Addressing the "Check-the-Box" Mindset in Army Training

Battlefield Makerspaces

Cartridge-Actuated Device and Propellant-Actuated Device Accountability

From Horses To Tanks: Lessons from the Army's Struggle to Mechanize the Cavalry

So, You're An Executive Officer—Now What?

A Rapidly Changing Operational Environment: Cavalry Scouts Need to be Painfully Light and Disportionately Lethal

Operationalizing AI at the Tactical Edge

Aiming at a False Target: Medical Readiness Wargames Reveal Goodhart’s Law

A Call to Evolve Our ASCA

Have Military Standards Dropped?

Financial Readiness: A Teaching Framework for Company Grade Leaders

Regimental Chief Warrant Officer

Targeted and Exposed: Why Command Post Survivability Demands a Paradigm Shift

Relearning Infiltrations: The Light Infantry Advantage