Protection: The Fabric of the Warfighting Functions

By Lieutenant Colonel Michael Carvelli

Read Time:< 14 mins

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.

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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

Soldier in protective suit conducting decontamination operations on armored vehicle

Read Time: < 5 mins

Protection: The Australian Army Combat Engineer Regiment Approach

Major Peter J. Witcomb examines how the Australian Army Combat Engineer Regiments (CERs) contribute to the protection warfighting function, emphasizing that protection extends far beyond physical force protection and survivability positions. He demonstrates this through organizational analysis and a detailed Indo-Pacific vignette.

By Major Peter J. Witcomb

Two U.S. soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms operating in arid terrain, one holding a rifle and the other launching or preparing a small drone in a desert landscape.

Read Time: < 9 mins

Fight to Protect the Force

Lieutenant Colonels Bryan B. Ault and Douglas D. Bazil discuss the challenges of protecting Soldiers and critical assets in modern combat. They explore solutions for force protection, signature management, and integrating the protection warfighting function at the division level.

By Lieutenant Colonel Bryan B. Ault and Lieutenant Colonel Douglas D. Bazil

Read Time: < 11 mins

War Gaming

This article highlights the need to revitalize and standardize war-gaming in the U.S. Army at the battalion and brigade levels. Captain Aleksandrs V. Schuler advocates for integrating modular, resource-light war-gaming into the military decision-making process (MDMP) and professional military education (PME) to close gaps in course of action (COA) analysis, enhance leader development, and improve readiness for large-scale combat operation.

By Captain Aleksandrs (Aleks) V. Schuler