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From the COF to the Field: An NCO's Guide to Training Short-Range Reconnaissance and Lethal Drone Warfare

By MSG Morgan Wallace

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An NCO's practical crawl-walk-run guide to training Infantry squads and platoons on short-range reconnaissance UAS and lethal FPV attack drones—covering doctrine, COF simulator skills, crew drills, and live-flight field integration for modern drone warfare.

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A-10C Thunderbolt II releasing flares while flying above a wooded landscape.
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Why Conduct a Multidomain Live Fire?

Multidomain live-fire exercises integrate cyber, space, electronic warfare, aviation, and fires to build division-level lethality, accelerate targeting, develop leaders, and strengthen readiness for large-scale combat operations.

By COL Aaron W. Childers

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Maxing C2 Systems' Warfighting Capabilities: The Tactical Leader's Focus

A framework for tactical leaders to maximize Army command and control (C2) systems and increase mission-command lethality. LTC Reed Markham covers the Integrated Tactical Network, echeloned C2 roles, and habitual training, using historical combat vig...

By LTC Reed Markham

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The 72-Hour Advantage: Building Tactical Repeatability in Infantry OSUT

By leveraging machine learning, incorporating a tightly integrated H2F team, and empowering drill sergeants with the tools they need, we are redefining what physical dominance and lethality mean in Infantry One Station Unit Training.

By MAJ Michael D. Sheahen, Robert J. Peterson III, Chaplain (CPT) Charles L. Hindbaugh, and CPT Rafael R. Mas

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Beyond Technical Expertise: The Evolution of the Infantry Master Trainer

Traces how the U.S. Army Infantry School transformed its legacy weapons courses (HWLC, SMG, MMTC) into master trainer courses (WSMTC, SMTC, RSMTC), shifting from technical weapons expertise to leaders who plan, manage, and assess direct-fire training...

By SFC Leighton Monocada

  • Above, Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division dismount a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a squad live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, on 13 July 2022.
    Ghosts of 11Ms and Panzergrenadiers: Mechanized Infantry Tactics for the Modern Battlefield

    Mechanized infantry operations cannot be approached as simply a variation of light infantry tactics with the added benefit of mobile protected firepower for support. The distinct capabilities and limitations of mechanized infantry within the context ...

    By MAJ Patrick O'Keefe

  • A soldier in camouflage extends an arm to direct movement at the edge of a gravel road. Three soldiers cross a grassy clearing among pine trees, and a tan Humvee marked with a red cross is parked at right.
    Preparing for JRTC and Beyond: Training for Walking Blood Bank Operations and Changing Acceptable Risk Tolerance in LSCO

    How 2-14 Infantry trained walking blood bank operations for JRTC Rotation 25-10, using autologous transfusions and replicated kits to extend casualty care. CPT Cavotti argues units must raise medical risk tolerance, store whole blood forward, and pre...

    By CPT Spencer Cavotti

  • Soldier applies camouflage face paint during a field training exercise.
    The Importance of NCOs in the Planning Process

    NCOs must be must be integrated as contributors and leaders within planning processes, providing experience, perspective, and practical knowledge that directly shape the outcome of operations.

    By CSM Jesse J. Clark

  • Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, posture a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Rotation 25-06 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA, on 31 March 2025. (Photo by CPL Nathaniel Garrett)
    The Anatomy of a Defense that Blackhorse Could Not Break

    Leaders from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division share three keys that led to their brigade's success during National Training Center Rotation 25-06.

    By COL Ed Arntson, CPT Tyler Arnold, LTC Robert Graves, LTC Russ Grigsby, and LTC John Nimmons

  • Three silhouetted soldiers wearing helmets and tactical gear stand against a sunset sky.
    Where We Stand: Position-Centric vs Momentum-Centric Leaders

    CPT Nikolas Baldwin contrasts position-centric vs. momentum-centric military leadership, using McClellan vs. Grant, OODA loop theory, and a personal Stryker platoon combat vignette to argue warfighters must embrace risk and decisive action.

    By CPT Nikolas Baldwin

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    Leveraging Space-Based ISR within MBCTs

    To mitigate the loss of traditional cavalry squadrons, mobile brigade combat teams must integrate space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance though the newly fielded Intelligence Support Package to effectively tip, cue, and enhance th...

    By CPT Jonathan Fearing

  • U.S. Army Soldiers aboard a Zodiac establish security during a wet-gap crossing as part of Freedom Shield 25 in the Republic of Korea on 20 March 2025. (Photo by PFC Christopher Antwine)
    Combat Water Survival: Critical Training for Large-Scale Combat Operations

    This article details how Blackhorse Company, 2-3 Infantry, prepared for a complex wet-gap crossing of South Korea's Imjin River during Exercise Freedom Shield 25 by integrating combat water survival, Stryker egress, and Zodiac boat training. By cross...

    By CPT Travis B. Smith and 1LT Samuel K. Wishon

  • Soldiers walk through smoke beneath the 'From This Gate Emerge the Finest Soldiers the World Has Ever Known' arch during a nighttime military training event, illuminated by firelight
    Calling Infantry Captains!

    Serving as an Infantry One Station Unit Training (I-OSUT) company commander at Fort Benning provides a highly predictable yet demanding leadership role focused on transforming civilians into disciplined Soldiers. This assignment dispels common myths...

    By LTC James I. Vansandt III

  • Camouflaged soldier lying prone in tall dry grass, partly hidden under a mesh veil, looking through a burlap-wrapped optical scope
    Deep Reconnaissance: The Need for Long-Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance in LSCO

    1SG Kyle Ward argues that near-peer electronic warfare exposes the vulnerability of technology-centric ISR, making human-centered long-range surveillance and reconnaissance essential. He traces LRS history and calls for re-establishing LRS teams for ...

    By 1SG Kyle C. Ward

  • A first-person view drone operator flies in support of platoon live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. (Photos courtesy of authors)
    How a Strike Platoon Fights: Early Observations

    Comanche Troop, 1-2 Cavalry Regiment, developed a strike platoon in 2025 integrating UAS and multidomain capabilities at the tactical level, drawing lessons from the Russo-The article describes how Comanche Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, reorganized to...

    By CPT Matthew Stanford and 1LT Cammack Shepler

  • Soldiers kneeling and operating in the 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
    Institutional Options for Teaching and Training R&S

    Reconnaissance and security remain essential to battlefield decision-making as Army force structure evolves. Learn how CLC, SLC, and RSLC prepare leaders to conduct “Big R&S” operations, integrate information collection, and enable large-scale combat...

    By CPT Francis Ambrogio

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    Shaping the Deep Fight: MFRC Lessons Learned at Saber Junction 25

    Lessons from 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Regimental Observer Collection Troop at Saber Junction 25: how multi-functional reconnaissance companies (MFRCs) shape the deep fight through collection planning, synchronization, command relationships, and sustain...

    By CPT Aviel Lee, CPT Andrew Carter, 1SG Ryan Anderson, 1LT Jonathan Hyun

  • Long columns of surrendered soldiers march down a wet street past the Globe Hotel in a Falkland Islands town, in this historical photograph from the 1982 Falklands War.
    Ready for the Pacific: Intelligence Lessons from the Falklands Conflict

    The 1982 Falklands War serves as a critical strategic case study for how the U.S. Army can plan, prepare, execute, and assess today to overcome the vast distances and formidable challenges of a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific.

    By LTC George J. Fust

  • U.S. Army soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets move in formation through a wooded training area.
    RSLC, MFRCs, and Modernizing Recon

    The Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) has worked diligently to develop multi-functional reconnaissance company doctrine and modernize the course to best instruct these new formations.

    By CPT Patrick Fullam

  • Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division disembark the U.S. Army Vessel General Brehon B. Somervell (LSV-3) after a 20-hour journey to Hawaii Island on 18 October 2021. (Photo by SPC Rachel Christensen)
    Closing the Gap: Forging Joint Readiness Through Amphibious Operations

    25th Infantry Division amphibious readiness closes a critical gap: aging Army watercraft, contested Pacific logistics, and the case for joint Navy-Marine training to prepare INDOPACOM forces for large-scale combat operations across vast ocean distanc...

    By CPT Will Lloyd

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