July-September 2013 Issue

FEATURES

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TCM-ABCT Identifies Gaps in Bradley Training

SGM (Retired) Derek D. McCrea

Security Force Advise And Assist Teams: Team Shares Lessons Learned

1LT Andrei Doohovskoy
MAJ Loreto Borce

PROFESSIONAL FORUM

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Soldier Power: A Growing Operational Concern

MAJ Steven P. Meredith
MAJ David Bergmann

Recognizing Negotiating Traits: A Junior Leader’s Ability to Successfully Conduct KLES

CPT Jason Guffey
CPT Thomas Westphal

A Short Note on PACE Plans

MAJ Michael S. Ryan

Shotguns Still a Valuable Asset

CPT Jeremy Phillips

“A Perfect Storm of Shot and Shell” - Company H, 4th Us Infantry, July 1863

Donald McConnell
Gustav Person

TRAINING NOTES

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A Layered Approach to Training Battle Staffs within Digital Tactical Operations Centers

Gary Lawrence

Stryker Gunnery: A Programmed Approach to Building the Combined Arms Team

CPT Kyle A. Stockwell

New and Improved LOMAH Shot Location System

SFC (Retired) Matthew Golden
MAJ (Retired) Dennis Terry

Ramrod Trials: How to Plan, Resource, and Execute a Live, Virtual, Constructive Battalion FTX

LTC Eric P. Lopez
1LT Leslie D. Tableman

OTHER DEPARTMENTS

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Commandant’s Note:

Preparing the Maneuver Force for Future Armed Conflict

BG David B. Haight

Infantry News

MCoE Revising COIN Doctrine

Nick Duke

MCoE Roles Out Self-Study Program

Nick Duke

Book Reviews

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

By William Dalrymple

Reviewed by LTC Dan Kirk and LTC Mark Ivezaj

The Lions of Carentan - Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6, 1943-1945

By Volkert Griesser (Translated by Mara Taylor)

Reviewed by Chris Timmers

Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States

By Kimberly Marten

Reviewed by LTC (Retired) Kevin McMullen