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The Professional Bulletin of the Armor Branch, Headquarters, Department of the Army, PB 17-15-4 Editor in Chief Features LISA ALLEY 8 Combined-Arms Gunnery: Restoring the Fundamentals LTG Michael S. Tucker Commandant 12 Mount, Saddle, Soldier: Overcoming a Decade of Concierge Maintenance BG SCOTT McKEAN LTC Jeffrey Paine and MAJ Lance Leonard 17 Forward-Support Company Employment in a Decisive-Action Environment ARMOR (ISSN 0004-2420) is published quarterly by the LTC C.J. King Jr. and MAJ Chris Dempsey U.S. Army Armor School, McGinnis-Wickam Hall (Bldg. 22 Training to Win in a Complex and Uncertain World 4), Suite W142, 1 Karker Street, Fort Benning, GA 31905. BG Joseph M. Martin, COL David S. Cannon and LTC Christopher W. Hartline Disclaimers: The information contained in ARMOR rep- 32 Unified Land Operations in 2040 – Autonomy-Enabled Platoon-Level Missions resents the professional opinions of the authors and does Retired COL Michael N. Smith, retired COL R. Craig Effinger III and Dr. Paul D. Rogers not necessarily reflect the official Army, U.S. Army Train- ing and Doctrine Command or U.S. Army Armor School 43 Mission Command on the Move position, nor does it change or supersede any informa- MAJ Adam R. Brady, LTC Tommy L. Cardone and CPT Edwin C. den Harder tion presented in other official Army publications. 47 Mission-Command Culture: A Leader-Subordinate Contract Manuscripts and their accompanying figures become gov- LTC Chad R. Foster ernment property and public domain upon receipt in AR- 50 Mission Command and Mental Block: Why the Army Won’t Adopt a True Mission- MOR editorial offices. (The ideas within the manuscript Command Philosophy remain the author’s intellectual property and may be re- MAJ Thomas A. Rebuck used by the author, but the work itself — the particular expression of the ideas — passes to public domain upon 55 Human-Performance Optimization: Social Considerations for Leadership and Team receipt of the manuscript.) ARMOR staff will make nec- Cohesion essary grammar, syntax and style corrections on the text MAJ Robert L. Green and Dr. Jessica Gallus to meet publication standards and will redesign illustra- 59 Building Effective Leaders in a Complex Era tions and charts for clarity and to standards as neces- 1LT David G. Forney sary. ARMOR staff may coordinate changes with authors in the interest of ensuring that content remains accurate 64 Advanced Situational Awareness and professionally developmental. As a non-copyrighted Retired MAJ Vern L. Tubbs government publication, no copyright is granted if a work 67 The Headquarters and Headquarters Troop Commander as Brigade Combat Team is published in ARMOR, and in general, no copyrighted Chief of Reconnaissance works should be submitted for consideration to publish. On occasion, however, ARMOR may wish to publish copy- CPT Michael L. Hefti righted material, and in that instance, individual authors’ 70 Scouts In: Reimagining Reconnaissance copyrights will be protected by special arrangement. CPT Eric Glocer As the primary purpose of ARMOR content is the profes- 74 Bridging the Gap – Outfitting Standard Scout Platoons with M113A3s sional development of Armor Branch soldiers, ARMOR SFC David J. Neuzil focuses on materials for which the Armor School has pro- 76 2016 General Donn A. Starry Writing Competition ponency: armored, direct-fire ground combat systems not serving primarily as infantry carriers; weapons used Staff exclusively in these systems or by CMF 19-series enlist- 77 The Army Reconnaissance Course ed soldiers; miscellaneous items of equipment which ar- MSG Jacob Stockdill mored and armored cavalry organizations use exclusive- ly; training for all 19-series officers and CMF 19-series 79 Experiences in International Competitions and Opportunities That Follow enlisted soldiers; and information concerning the train- SFC Michael A. Deleon ing, logistics, history and leadership of armor and ar- 82 Sullivan Cup 2016 mored cavalry units at a brigade/regiment level and be- Staff low, to include Threat units at those levels. 83 U.S. Army Observes 75th Anniversary of Armored Force Part II Distribution: Approved for public release. Distribution Compiled by Lisa Alley is unlimited. Official distribution is made as one copy for 100 Chief of Armor’s Solicitation for Doctrinal Feedback each armored brigade headquarters; armored cavalry Commandant’s Initiatives Group regiment headquarters; armor battalion headquarters; armored cavalry squadron headquarters; reconnaissance Departments squadron headquarters; or armored cavalry troop, armor 1 Contacts company and motorized brigade headquarters of the U.S. 2 Chief of Armor’s Hatch. Draper winners Army. In addition, Army libraries, Army and DoD schools, 5 Gunner’s Seat HQDA and Army Command staff agencies with responsi- 6 Armor Branch Update bility for armored, direct fire, ground combat systems, 101 Reviews organizations and training of the personnel for such or- 104 Letter to editor ganizations may request two copies by sending a request 105 Featured unit: 68th Armor Regiment to the editor in chief. Reprints: ARMOR is published by the authority of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, and is in the public domain ex- cept where copyright is indicated. ARMOR requests that reprinted material carry credit given to ARMOR and the By Order of the Secretary of the Army: author. Direct inquiries to Editor in Chief, ARMOR, McGin- nis-Wickam Hall (Bldg. 4), Suite W142, 1 Karker Street, Official: RAYMOND T. ODIERNO Fort Benning, GA 31905. General, United States Army Chief of Staff GERALD B. O’KEEFE Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army October-December 2015, Vol. CXXVI, No. 4 1525909 Armor School Points of Contact ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS: Articles can be submitted as email at- tachments to usarmy.benning.tradoc.mbx.armor-magazine@ ARMOR Editorial Offices mail.mil. For all submissions, please include a complete mail- ing address and daytime phone number. 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Request all organizations not affiliated with 194th Armored Brigade (ATZK-BAZ) the Department of the Army contact ARMOR for reproduc- COL John M. Cushing (706) 626-5969 tion/reprinting permission. Inquiries may be directed to Ed- Email: [email protected] DSN 620 itor in Chief, ATTN: ARMOR, McGinnis-Wickam Hall (Bldg. 4), 316th Cavalry Brigade (ATZK-SBZ) Suite W142, 1 Karker Street, Fort Benning, GA 31905. COL William L. Thigpen (706) 626-8670 ARMOR MAGAZINE ON-LINE: Visit the ARMOR magazine Email: [email protected] DSN 620 Web site at www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/. Office, Chief of Armor (ATZK-AR) George DeSario (706) 545-1352 ARMOR HOTLINE — (706) 626-TANK (8265)/DSN 620: The Ar- Email: [email protected] DSN 835 mor Hotline is a 24-hour service to provide assistance with questions concerning doctrine, training, organizations and equipment of the armor force. CHIEF OF ARMOR’S HATCH BG Scott McKean Chief of Armor/Commandant U.S. Army Armor School Mastering Sustain- ment Operations The 2015 Maneuver Warfighter Con- on in this issue. ference provided a forum for discus- Feedback from senior leaders and sion on the future of joint combined- much-needed repetitions and provide combined training centers have con- arms maneuver (CAM) and wide-area a better understanding of logistical sistently reported that junior leaders security. Specifically, the discussion fo- requirements. Gunnery, situational- lack the knowledge and skills to mas- cused on operationalizing the Army training exercises, combat training ter the fundamentals of Army mainte- Operating Concept and focused on center train-ups and Sergeant’s Time nance systems and maintenance oper- how to prepare formations to continu- training provide many opportunities to ations. The trend demonstrates that ously develop situational understand- create a culture where lethality is leaders are challenged in building and ing, rapidly task-organize for purpose complemented by sustainability.