Spring 2026 Edition
Table of Contents
Front Cover: The Spring 2026 cover of Armor Magazine.
- Forging the Future of Armor Leadership: Modernizing NCO PME
By CSM Ryan W. Roush - Chief of Armor's Hatch: ATP 3-20.96, Cavalry Squadron, is Changing the Fight
By BG Chad C. Chalfont - Data Overload: Observations on Data and Mission Command from JMRC
By LTC Jordan Bradford, MAJ Edwin den Harder, and COL CJ Kirkpatrick - Winning the First Fight: Modernizing Armor and Cavalry Doctrine
By MCOE Directorate of Collective Training and Doctrine (DCTD) - What Would You Do?
By Armor Journal - Data-Enabled Assessments: What Factors Correlate with Gunnery Excellence in ABCTs?
By LTC Brain Bifulco - Learning the Wrong Lessons: The Influence of Tanks in the Spanish Civil War on the U.S. Army
By Maj Michael Hanson, USMC - Creative Maintenance Solutions in a Fiscally Constrained Environment
By MAJ Jordan L. Woodburn, 1LT Trevor N. Stanley, and 1LT James A. Puls - From Contact to Overmatch: Redefining Armor Fundamentals Through Transformation in Contact
By COL Bryan Bonnema, MAJ Aram Hatfield, and MAJ David Sturm - Steel Meets Sustainment: Key Takeaways from the 12-Day War
By CPT Ben Kusinski - The Army’s New Maintenance Skills Test Program in the ABCT
By CPT Gabriel Liranzo - From Proficiency to Lethality: The Framework for Continuous Improvement in Armored Crews
By SFC Chas D. Ward, SFC Kenneth L. Shelton - Ukrainian Combat Employment of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
By 1LT Jack Lynch - A Rapidly Changing Operational Environment: Cavalry Scouts Need to be Painfully Light and Disportionately Lethal
By SSG Matthew Watson - Book Reviews
Reviewed By Retired COL Chris R. Willis