Diagram showing 'Understanding of Battlefield Conditions' on a color-graded arrow from red (poor understanding, favoring reconnaissance and screening tasks to minimize risk) to green (good understanding, favoring attack and defend tasks to maximize battlefield effects).

How to Fight the Cavalry Squadron and Win!

By LTC John Albert

Read Time: < 12 mins

Cavalry squadrons keep losing at NTC. LTC Albert draws on NTC Rotation 26-02 to argue that smarter mission selection, unmanned-first contact, narrower frontages, and massed armor at the probable line of contact can reverse the trend.

Three flags fly from tall poles against an overcast gray sky: the German flag on the left, the U.S. flag on the upper right, and the black POW/MIA flag below it. Two small helicopters are visible in the distance at the lower right

Read Time: < 14 mins

U.S. Army Cavalry Leader’s Course: A Report on My Experience as a German Soldier

A German Army officer candidate's firsthand account of attending the U.S. Army Cavalry Leader's Course at Fort Benning, comparing German Heeresaufklärungstruppe and U.S. cavalry reconnaissance doctrine, structure, MDMP planning, and the future of armored reconnaissance.

By Mastersergeant (Officer Candidate) Jobst Hinrich Sielaff, German Army

Historical illustration of a cavalry soldier on horseback brandishing a saber, with a tank in the dusty background.

Read Time: < 13 mins

The Cav Forever: Reconnaissance and Security for Emerging Formations

Examines gaps created by cavalry squadron inactivation under the Army Transformation Initiative and proposes lines of effort for MBCTs and SBCTs to conduct effective reconnaissance and security operations with emerging formations.

By CPT Christopher Jordan

Read Time: < 12 mins

Unleashing the Leviathan: Transforming the ABCT to Win in LSCO

Army officers propose restructuring the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) with enhanced maneuver forces, organic indirect firepower, autonomous systems integration, and mesh network communications to dominate large-scale combat operations.

By LTC Christopher Hanes, LTC Larry Kay

Read Time: < 13 mins

TC 3-20.31-120 Gunnery: Heavy Tank: Gunnery Branch – C92

Overview of TC 3-20.31-120 Gunnery: Heavy Tank, detailing key 2025 updates to Abrams tank gunnery tables, LFAST procedures, boresighting standards, four-target engagements, and conduct-of-fire techniques for large-scale combat operations.

By Weapons and Gunnery Branch

CBook Reviews and SGT Fred Benning: Tank Gun Systems: The First Thirty Years, 1916-1945 and Blitzkrieg in the West: Then and Now
Two military book reviews: a technical examination of tank gun systems from 1916–1945, and a narrative and pictorial chronicle of the 1940 German campaign in the West.

By Retired Col D. J. Judge; Stan Kaplan
Chief of Armor's Hatch: ATP 3-20.96, Cavalry Squadron, is Changing the Fight
BG Chalfont introduces the revised ATP 3-20.96 Cavalry Squadron doctrine, shifting focus from reconnaissance and security to informing, protecting, and fighting for the main body in modern near-peer operational environments.

By BG Chad C. Chalfont 55th Chief of Armor
From The Gunner’s Seat: Taking Charge of Your Career
Command Sergeant Major Ryan W. Roush offers guidance for U.S. Army Armor NCOs on career development, highlighting key tools, resources, and the importance of leadership performance.

By CSM Ryan W. Roush
Ukrainian Combat Employment of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Ukraine's AFU rewrote Bradley Fighting Vehicle doctrine out of necessity — dismounting farther, fighting dispersed, and ambushing with TOW missiles — offering NATO a combat-proven case for decentralized initiative over synchronized combined arms.

By 1LT Jack Lynch
The Army’s New Maintenance Skills Test Program in the ABCT
The Armor community has developed the Maintenance Skills Test (MST) program to establish standardized maintenance training for maneuver companies, enabling crews to operate more effectively and reducing reliance on dedicated maintainers in LSCO envir...

By CPT Gabriel Liranzo
‌From Contact to Overmatch: Redefining Armor Fundamentals Through Transformation in Contact
An examination of how the 1st ABCT, 3rd Infantry Division is transforming armored warfare execution through the Isolation-Exploitation-Regeneration framework, integrating unmanned systems, persistent sensors, and network-enabled operations while main...

By COL Bryan Bonnema, MAJ Aram Hatfield, and MAJ David Sturm
Creative Maintenance Solutions in a Fiscally Constrained Environment
1-64 AR developed cost-effective maintenance solutions using 3D printing, allied partnerships, and preventative measures to repair dead-lining vehicle faults with long lead times while deployed as NATO Battlegroup Poland in 2025.

By MAJ Jordan L. Woodburn, 1LT Trevor N. Stanley, and 1LT James A. Puls
A Rapidly Changing Operational Environment: Cavalry Scouts Need to be Painfully Light and Disportionately Lethal
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 capab...

By SSG Matthew Watson
Data-Enabled Assessments: What Factors Correlate with Gunnery Excellence in ABCTs?
Statistical analysis of tank and Bradley crew gunnery performance identifies key factors including cognitive aptitude, experience, NCO availability, and unit culture that significantly correlate with qualification success, enabling data-driven traini...

By LTC Brain Bifulco
From the Boresight Line: The Z-Pattern
Analysis of coaxial machine gun engagement techniques for armored vehicle crews, focusing on the z-pattern tactical maneuver used to effectively engage troop arrays and enhance combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

By 1SG Michael D. Stephens
What Would You Do?
ARMOR magazine relaunches its "What Would You Do?" column with a drone-contested combined arms scenario — challenging readers to seize a road-rail chokepoint against Chinese-doctrine forces using sUAS, EW, and loitering munitions.

By Armor Journal
Winning the First Fight: Modernizing Armor and Cavalry Doctrine
MCOE's DCTD overhauls Armor and Cavalry doctrine for today's fight — reframing the cavalry squadron's purpose, standardizing sUAS tactics, and modernizing gunnery manuals to win the first battle against peer adversaries.

By MCOE Directorate of Collective Training and Doctrine (DCTD)
From Proficiency to Lethality: The Framework for Continuous Improvement in Armored Crews
Military training article addressing how to advance experienced armored vehicle crews beyond basic qualification through combat-focused training, advanced simulation, and continuous improvement methodologies for Bradley Fighting Vehicle operations.

By SFC Chas D. Ward, SFC Kenneth L. Shelton
Steel Meets Sustainment: Key Takeaways from the 12-Day War
Analysis of strategic sustainment operations during the 2025 Israel-Iran 12-Day War, examining lessons learned in displacement, drone threats, predictive logistics, and maintenance capacity for large scale combat operations in contested environments.

By CPT Ben Kusinski
Armor and Cavalry Leaders: We're Built Different
The Chief of Armor explains what distinguishes Armor and Cavalry leaders: their strategic thinking at speed and distance, disciplined culture, and commitment to Combined Arms Team operations that make them essential to U.S. Army victory.

By BG Chad C. Chalfont