The first group of Harding Fellows pose for a picture following an Association of the United States Army writing workshop in Arlington, Va., Jan. 28, 2025. The first group of Harding Fellows pose for a picture following an Association of the United States Army writing workshop in Arlington, Va., Jan. 28, 2025.
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A Bold Experiment: The U.S. Zone Constabulary in Occupied Germany, 1946–1952

By M. Ashley Vance

As the world paused to celebrate V-E Day in May 1945, Army commanders in Europe were implementing the postwar occupation of Germany, Operation Eclipse, to govern millions of Germans within a predesignated U.S. Zone of Occupation. Despite extensive planning in Washington, leaders in Germany faced a situation that required flexibility. General Lucius D. Clay, military governor of the Army’s occupation zone, later remarked that during the early occupation period, “Nobody had had any experience in this kind of job. . .. We had nothing. We had to improvise. We had to make decisions on the spot.”

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A Discussion with the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership (USA-IRL)

By Chaplain Corps

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Removing Boundaries

By Justin Creech and Danielle Kress

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Applying Vague Law to Violence: How the Joint Force Can Master Proportionality Before a High-Intensity War

By Major John C. Tramazzo

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The Army’s professional journals are uniquely important. Through open access, the journals inform the Army, share lessons laterally, provide an outlet for thoughtful dissent, allow us to learn from our past, and make us better communicators. At the institutional level, the Army is modernizing the journals through improved accessibility, incorporation into education programs, and an emphasis on embracing the digital age. But these changes are not enough. Leaders must also underwrite reasonable risk for their subordinates who take up the pen and encourage professional writing that improves our Army, even if they have dissenting opinions.
Lt. Col. Zachary Griffiths, U.S. Army
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Army SOF-Space-Cyber Triad: Multidomain Cognizance

The Army SOF-Space-Cyber Triad is a collaboration effort involving the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), and United States Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER). Over a decade ago, the Triad concept was a feature of the USASOC Silent Quest exercise, which focuses on emerging threats in complex operational environments. Silent Quest is a series of exercises and events, nested with the Army’s Unified Quest and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Shadow Warrior Project, that tests Army Special Operations concepts.

By Col. Pete Atkinson, Division Chief, U.S. Army Headquarters

Special Warfare

U.S. Tank Corps tank gunnery training devices of World War I. Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps.
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U.S Tank Gunnery: Historical Ebb and Flow of Proficiency

A gap exists today between the capabilities of tank weapon systems and the ability of crews to employ them to maximum effectiveness. Current tank lethality reflects significant recent improvements to optics, fire control systems, networks, and ammunition. Recent studies show that tank crews struggled with boresight, target detection and identification, machine gun engagements, and target sensing. These issues reflect the culmination of a lapse in tank gunnery spanning years and highlight the linkage between proficiency and broader, Army-wide developments and trends.

By Robert S. Cameron, Ph.D.

Armor

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, HH-60, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters out of Fort Carson, Colorado, prepare to land at Illesheim Army Airfield, Germany.
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Intelligence Reachback: Operations in Support of Combat Aviation Units at the National Training Center

This article outlines key lessons learned from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade’s (4CAB) Reachback Operations Cell (ROC) in support of Task Force (TF) SABER at the National Training Center (NTC) rotation 24-02. The 4CAB (Ivy Eagles) implemented the ROC concept as a pilot to identify new opportunities best supporting aviation units conducting NTC rotations and reduce critical intelligence (INT) gaps in operations.

By MAJ Luis E. Llaury, CPT Lynne D. Mooradian, MAJ Kyle J. Pare, CPT Brian L. Matiasmuniz, and CW2 Alex M. Lashbrook

Aviation Digest

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Putting the ‘C’ Back in BCT: Creating Change Agents Through Initiative Ownership

An overview of the 193rd Infantry Brigade's initiatives to transform Basic Combat Training, focusing on large-scale combat operations and instilling a warfighting mindset among new Soldiers

By Col Scott C. White and CSM Jonathan M. Duncan

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