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Harnessing SIGINT and EW for Tactical Dominance: A Guide for Combat Arms Leaders

Maj. Gen. Rick Appelhans and Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic

To the combat arms platoon leader and company commander: You are leading formations that will close with and destroy the enemy. Your ability to shoot, move, communicate, and then move again is paramount to our success on the modern battlefield. The enemy is sophisticated, adaptive, and aggressively contesting your ability to maneuver in all domains, including the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). You are not alone in this fight; the intelligence and cyber communities will enable you to dominate the EMS. These communities stand ready to provide you with actionable targets and the means to influence/dominate the EMS at echelon

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Light Infantry Lethality: Understanding the Power of the Goose

Lt. Col. D. Max Ferguson

The Carl Gustaf Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) is a remarkable weapon system for light infantry forces. But this weapon is also one of the least understood systems across the Infantry. The 84mm Recoilless Rifle goes by many nicknames: Carl G, the Gustaf, the Goose, MAAWS, the M3. Whatever you call it, it looks like a beast, and one glance tells you that it packs a punch. Yet the uninitiated mistake the Carl G as little more than a reloadable AT4 so it still gets driven like an old station wagon when it has the performance, versatility, and power of a race car…

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The 11th Airborne Division: A Unique History, Purpose, and Culture

Maj. Ben Torgersen, Capt. Alexander Block, Capt. Max Sechena, Capt. Cole Jacobson, and 1st Lt. Ben Lockey

The U.S. Army reactivated the 11th Airborne Division on 6 June 2022, sending a clear message to allies and adversaries of the increased U.S. prioritization on Arctic and Indo-Pacific security. Over the past three years, the Alaska-based Arctic Angels have united under a common purpose, striving to master both Arctic warfare and expeditionary operations across the nation’s priority theater — the Indo-Pacific. Uniquely positioned to rapidly respond in either region, Soldiers and Paratroopers of the Army’s newest division train in every environment from the mountains of Bardufoss, Norway, to the jungles of Baturaja, Indonesia. Trained to operate on such wildly different terrain at temperatures ranging from -50 to 100 degrees, Arctic Angels are adaptable, resourceful, and gritty

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To Build Survivability: Troop the Line

1st Sgt. Philip J. Piennette

To build survivability, leaders at echelon cannot differ in their understanding of what trooping the line means. When enforced daily, standardization across echelon will reduce confusion and build grit; doing simple things to standard means doing things the same across the formation