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Commander's Corner Tactical Vehicles www.tacticaldefensemedia.com | August 2011 Special Section: Tactical Vehicles Commander’s Corner MG Kurt J. Stein Commander Permit #701 Permit U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command (TACOM) Lebanon Junction, KY Junction, Lebanon PAID Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Warren, MI M-ATV USMC COC PEO GCS SUGV ANAD E/O Shot Detection CRWS Stabilized Sensors Single Battle Network Communicate in the most extreme environments Digital Ears® The Ultimate Soldier System Bone Mic INVISIO® X5 DUAL HEADSET » Clarity in high noise » Talk even at a whisper » Works under gas mask » Provides 360° Awareness » Certified hear-Pro Bone Mic INVISIO® X6 DUAL CUSTOM » Custom fit to your ear » Certified hear-Pro INVISIO® X50 » Works under gas mask Multi-Com PTT » Provides 360° Awareness Control Multiple Radios » » Stays secure in your ear » Works with Mobile Phones » Integrates into vehicle ICS » SimplifiedWe button offer layout multiple headset technologies » Submersible IP68 Rating » Optional sniper/wireless PTT’s In-Ear Dual Ear Throat Single Ear The X50 can work with practically any 2-way radio or vehicle/aircraft intercom Bone Mic Boom Mic Mic Boom Mic Recommended Digital Ears® Accessories 30 Day Eval Program New York (845) 278-0960 Setting the standard California (310) 457-7401 for over 40 years Texas (469) 362-0121 www.TEAheadsets.com Indiana (574) 264-7217 2010 © Television Equipment Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved Armor & Mobility August 2011 Contents Emerging Forecast Strategic Leadership: ANAD: Equipping at Home and Abroad PEO GCS 20 Program Executive Office (PEO) Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is one of DoD’s primary installations for the 4 Ground Combat Systems overhaul and repair of heavy and light combat vehicles. (GCS) provides ground combat By ANAD PAO equipment sustainment and modernization support to joint warfighters. Special Section: Tactical Vehicles Review 8 Unmanned & Beyond U.S. Army small unmanned ground 27 vehicle performs critical surveillance M-ATV: Balancing Protection, Weight Distribution and reconnaissance missions. DoD’s Joint Program Office (JPO) MRAP is in the midst of critical By Unmanned Ground Vehicles improvements to its M-ATV platform protection configuration, balancing Product Management Office, PEO 13 added under carriage armor and weight while maintaining off-road mobility. GCS By Kevin Hunter USMC Combat Operations Center: 28 Rugged on the Move Deployable, Tactical C2 Light-emitting diode (LED) The U.S. Marine Corps is continuing to field the next-generation in mobile lighting replaces traditional 19 tactical Combat Operations Center (COC) technology to provide joint lighting for tactical missions. commanders with real-time integrated command and control. By Kevin Hunter By Mike Fallon 34 Asymmetric Warfare Under Fire, On Target Developments The U.S. Army is fielding stabilized sensor system technology for its Mounted electro-optic (E/O) common remotely-operated weapons station (CROWS) program expected shot detection technology 24 to significantly improve lethality and force protection for tactical ground provides a critical edge. vehicle crews. By Kevin Hunter By Kevin Hunter One Network Connecting All Departments The U.S. Army is in the midst of a series of tests to determine the readiness of a single battlefield network poised to provide soldiers with enhanced 37 operations integration. 30 BRAC Spotlight By Kris Osborn 32 FutureTech Commander’s Corner 40 Ad/Index/Calendar MG Kurt J. Stein Commander U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command (TACOM) Warren, MI 15 www.tacticaldefensemedia.com Armor & Mobility August 2011 | 1 Insights With final troop withdrawal from Iraq and a planned force reduction in Afghanistan, DoD is maximizing joint operations to maintain the upper hand over disjointed elements of a wider Armor & Mobility ISSN: 2154-4476 Al Qaida-led insurgency. As part of this effort, threats to American and coalition forces in is published six times a year by the form of IED, EFP and unseen sniper ballistic fire are being countered with the latest in Tactical Defense Media, Inc. underbelly armor, enemy shot detection and capabilities in small unmanned systems that are All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without providing warfighters with situational awareness in forms never seen on the battlefield. permission is strictly forbidden. ©2011 In the August issue, A&M takes readers into the world of Tactical Vehicles and the Armor & Mobility is free to members of the U.S. warfighters that operate these four-wheeled platforms of safety and mobility. In an exclusive military, employees of the U.S. government, interview with MG Kurt J. Stein, Commander, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command non-U.S. foreign service based in the U.S. and defense contrators. All TDM publications are also (TACOM) Warren, MI, MG Stein discusses his command’s mission in support of the Army’s to international readers via electronic means. Fleet Sustainment and Force Generation (ARFORGEN) requirements. From the evolution of military vehicle care to the maturation of solutions for platform survivability, new underbelly Mailing Address and B-kit armor upgrades for M-ATV vehicles and advances in stabilized sensor technology Tactical Defense Media, Inc. for common remote weapons stations are providing greater protection for warfighters. Leisure World Plaza On the Marine Corps front, A&M offers the third in a series of feature articles on the PO Box 12115 transformation of armored vehicle application in the operational environment. Silver Spring, MD 20908-0115 USA Telephone: (301) 974-9792 Fax: (443) 637-3714 With the demand for greater partnering in both joint service and DoD/industry partnering, www.TacticalDefenseMedia.com A&M offers readers a look at the latest efforts to provide brigade-centric training for warfighters in an exclusive interview with BG Terry R. Ferrell, Commanding General, National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA. From a network integration perspective, the latest testing Bi-Monthly Publication at White Sands Missile Test Range, NM is seeing the development of a single battlefield platform that is expected to connect warfighters at all levels of the fight. Be sure not to miss A&M’s recurring departments such as Rugged on the Move with a look at tactical LED lighting and Unmanned & Beyond with the latest in small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV) application. Quarterly Publications As always, feel free to contact me with questions, comments. Thanks for your readership! 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