Digital Readiness: Preparing the Future Force for a Battlefield without Electronic Devices

By CPT Brittany Leonard

Read Time: < 12 mins

Digital readiness is critical for future conflict, where personal electronic emissions can expose units to lethal targeting. The article outlines how the Army must build digital discipline, reduce device dependence, and strengthen Soldier resilience for contested electromagnetic environments.

Soldiers stand in a circle and receive instructions.

Read Time: < 4 mins

Commanders: A Deeper Understanding of the Warfighting Function

This article explains why a deep understanding of the protection warfighting function is essential for commanders operating in rapidly evolving multidomain environments, emphasizing its role in safeguarding forces, integrating across staff functions, and countering emerging threats like those seen in Ukraine.

By Major Joshua Tosi

Military tactical operations map showing 74th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade and 41st Combined Arms Army movements to secure Bilohorivka and isolate Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, with unit positions, rest areas, traffic control points, and attack arrows on satellite imagery of Luhansk Oblast

Read Time: < 6 mins

Failing to Consider Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations: The Siverskyi Donets River Crossing

Analysis of Russia's failed Siverskyi Donets River crossing in 2022. Learn critical protection lessons on survivability, air defense, and area security for military wet gap operations.

By Major Peter J. Witcomb

Read Time: < 14 mins

Protection: The Fabric of the Warfighting Functions

This article examines the U.S. Army’s protection warfighting function, its role as the connective fabric among other functions, and how risk management principles preserve combat power and enable operational success.

By Lieutenant Colonel Michael Carvelli

Read Time: < 7 mins

Enabling Convergence: How Engineers Protect the Multidomain Battlespace

Enabling Convergence: U.S. Army engineers integrate protection, mobility, and infrastructure across land, air, cyber, and space domains to secure operational freedom and achieve decisive advantages in multidomain operations.

By Chief Warrant Officer Three Aren Hansen