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The Illusion of Transparency

By LTC Scott Dawe and LTC Alan Hastings

Large-scale combat operations demand more than pervasive sensing and drone surveillance. Success in the first fight depends on cavalry scouts, counter-reconnaissance, masking, and creating temporary battlefield opacity to achieve surprise and seize the initiative.

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Promote or Stay Technical?: A Cyber Force Shouldn’t Force the Choice

By MAJ Francis “Peter” McKee

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Preparing for JRTC and Beyond: Training for Walking Blood Bank Operations and Changing Acceptable Risk Tolerance in LSCO

By CPT Spencer Cavotti

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Leadership and Management: A Comparison and Contrast

By Dennis C. Bradford, PhD

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C-sUAS and the Criticality of Detection

By Major Dennis "Chip" Stanford

Small unmanned aerial systems are reshaping the battlefield, making early detection a decisive factor in survival and mission success. Effective C-sUAS operations depend on timely warning, information sharing, and rapid decision-making to counter evolving aerial threats and preserve freedom of maneuver.

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Genetic Diseases in Children of U.S. Military Service Members: Data Strategies Current Therapies, and Leveraging Federal Resources for Global Impact

By MAJ Justin T. Albrecht

Genetic diseases affect many military families, yet relocations and care gaps hinder diagnosis and treatment. A proposed TRICARE-based databank, expanded therapy access, and federal partnerships could accelerate rare-disease research, improve readiness, and drive global health innovation.

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Saving Talent While Improving Lethality and Readiness

By CW3(P) Viktor Pejic, Aviation

Integrating Individual Mobilization Augmentee aviators into active-duty combat aviation brigades preserves hard‐won expertise, boosts readiness, and strengthens lethality while eliminating redundant reserve aviation structures under Army transformation efforts.

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Improving Corps Deep Fires: NATO’s Innovations for U.S. Forces

By LTC Scott Clark

NATO experimentation is reshaping corps deep fires for large‐scale combat. Lessons from Ukraine highlight new concepts—corps‐level JAGICs, airspace battle management, and procedural controls—that shorten the kill chain, improve air‐land integration, and increase the speed and lethality of Allied fires in depth.

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Military Police Survivability in LSCO: Rebuilding the Military Police Corps for the Modern Battlefield

By CPT Nicholas Maule

The days of operating in "safe" rear areas are over. As the U.S. Army shifts to Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), the legacy habits of counterinsurgency—high visibility, static command posts, and purely mounted operations—have turned the Military Police Corps into an easy target for peer adversaries armed with advanced drones and precision artillery.

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Friendly Force Information Requirements as Protection-Informed Decisions

By LTC Michael Carvelli

While battle plans rarely survive first contact, military headquarters still struggle to translate critical friendly-force failures into timely, life-saving command decisions. Through the sobering lessons of Operation Anaconda and Combat Outpost Keating, this article reveals how a redesigned Friendly Force Information Requirements (FFIR) framework can force deliberate, protection-informed actions when conditions on the ground degrade.

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By Engineers, For Engineers: Reflecting on 20 Years of JEOC

By Michelle Kokoski and Ed Lefler

Marking 20 years, the Joint Engineer Operations Course (JEOC) prepares Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine engineers for joint, multidomain operations in the Indo-Pacific. Learn about the two-phase joint-certified curriculum, 1.5 JPME points, enrollment, and facilitator opportunities.

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The Lasting Effects and Dangers of Not Training on CBR Threats: The Impact of the 2025 U.S. Army Policy Change

By MAJ Karl Jahrsdoerfer

The U.S. Army’s 2025 policy change removing the mandate for annual Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) training trades critical battlefield survivability for short-term resource reallocation. While intended to free up time for modernization and cyber priorities, neglecting routine CBR training rapidly degrades Soldier muscle memory, erodes institutional expertise, and leaves the force highly vulnerable to both traditional and emerging asymmetric threats.

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From Indicators to Action: Reforming Army Intelligence for Future Conflict

By LTC George Fust

How must Army Military Intelligence adapt to survive and win in future multidomain conflicts? In this compelling analysis, the author argues that despite lessons from recent global conflicts, Army Intelligence remains bound by legacy, maneuver-centric models and garrison-first administrative structures. By examining critical shortfalls in training center replication, organizational design, and professional mentorship, this article exposes the gap between current capabilities and the realities of modern warfare. Crucially, the author provides an actionable roadmap for institutional reform, demanding a shift toward technical proficiency, realistic threat emulation, and a culture that prioritizes warfighting readiness over bureaucratic compliance.

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To Infinity and Beyond: A Future For The U.S. Army Cavalry

By MAJ R. Atticus Blair

MAJ R. Atticus Blair argues the U.S. Army should establish a new Cavalry Branch merging reconnaissance and unmanned systems—citing Ukraine's drone warfare success, ARSTRUC squadron cuts, and precedents from Aviation, Cyber, and Special Forces branch creation.