Controlling Chaos: The Cavalry Troop Command Post

As the brigade combat team’s (BCT) reconnaissance and security force, cavalry troops operate at the transition between the brigade’s deep and close fights. Cavalry troops must gain contact with enemy forces and develop the situation rapidly in a dynamic environment far forward from BCT fires and sustainment nodes.

Three soldiers in a forest learn land navigation. One soldier points while another holds a map.

Soldiers stand around in circle listening to their leader with tanks and armored vehicles in background.

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Tanks Need the Infantry to Lead the Way

Explore the lessons learned from Operation Lock 2023, where U.S. and Finnish forces conducted combined arms maneuver training in eastern Finland. The article highlights the critical role of dismounted infantry in clearing restrictive terrain before tanks advance, and presents standing operating procedures (SOPs) for effective infantry-tank integration in severely restricted environments.

By 1LT Brandon Akuszewski and CPT Larry D. Tran

Soldiers in a column of armored vehicles stopped on a road to observe a field.

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To Fight or Not to Fight? The Saga Continues

This article offers a comprehensive historical overview of the recurring debate surrounding cavalry's role, organization, and equipment in the U.S. Army. This insightful piece traces the evolution of reconnaissance, security, and surveillance units from World War II to the present day, highlighting the pendulum swings between combat-oriented and stealth-focused approaches.

By Robert S. Cameron, Ph.D.

Private Guzman welds a part of an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

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Peaking at LD: A Way to Achieve Maintenance Excellence

The trick to establishing a culture of maintenance lies in leader development beginning with the lowest echelon about the role of the equipment status reports (ESR) - both the wide-open look and the non-mission capable (NMC) report. Battalion commanders should be spot checking ESRs every single command maintenance to set the tone, spot problems and ensure compliance.

By LTC Jay Ireland

Overlapping circles that overlap a single triangle at the center that contains four triangles within.

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The Division Cross-Domain Task Force: Re-imagining Division Reconnaissance & Security for 2030

The division cross-domain task force (D-CDTF), a division reconnaissance and security formation, is the pivotal formation translating convergence at the operational level of war into mass at the tactical level by enabling armored divisions to seek, sense, shape and secure.

By MG John B. Richardson IV and MAJ John T. Pelham IV