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The 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division has spent the past six years serving as the Army Experimental Task Force for the Brigade Modernization Command and the Army’s Capabilities and Integration Center. The Army established the brigade to evaluate the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 and other Army modernization technologies and to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for their employment.

While the Iron Brigade has made great strides in developing expertise in integrating the network, it has been unable to make requisite progress in developing the entire Mission Command...

The 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division has spent the past six years serving as the Army Experimental Task Force for the Brigade Modernization Command and the Army’s Capabilities and Integration Center. The Army established the brigade to evaluate the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 and other Army modernization technologies and to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for their employment.

While the Iron Brigade has made great strides in developing expertise in integrating the network, it has been unable to make requisite progress in developing the entire Mission Command...

The 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division has spent the past six years serving as the Army Experimental Task Force for the Brigade Modernization Command and the Army’s Capabilities and Integration Center. The Army established the brigade to evaluate the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 and other Army modernization technologies and to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for their employment.

While the Iron Brigade has made great strides in developing expertise in integrating the network, it has been unable to make requisite progress in developing the entire Mission Command...

Former NATO Deputy’s Take on a Shooting War

War With Russia: An Urgent Warning From Senior Military Command. Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff. Quercus. 412 pages. $16.99

By Lt. Col. James Jay Carafano, U.S. Army retired

Retired British Army Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has written a novel about future conflict: War With Russia: An Urgent Warning From Senior Military Command, which has created a buzz from one end of the trans-Atlantic alliance to the other. The book tells the story of a shooting conflict between Russia and the West in the near future.

Shir...

Senior Army and Marine Corps leaders have made a solid argument for the need to reimagine joint combined operations for the 21st century.

Senior Army and Marine Corps leaders have made a solid argument for the need to reimagine joint combined operations for the 21st century.

Senior Army and Marine Corps leaders have made a solid argument for the need to reimagine joint combined operations for the 21st century.

U.S Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, the Army’s 2016 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, is helping the U.S. Army Reserve celebrate its 109th birthday on April 23 in conjunction with events scheduled across the country to commemorate the force’s proud history and accomplishments.

Moeller, a decorated senior drill instructor and cavalry scout, won the Army’s coveted award in October by outscoring, at the Army Best Warrior Competition, nine elite Regular Army and Army National Guard competitors.

These outstanding soldiers were tested in urban warfare tactics, physical fitness, battle...

The 75th Ranger Regiment team of Capt. Michael Rose and Master Sgt. Josh Horsager, 75th Ranger Regiment, captured the 2017 Best Ranger title April 9 after three-days of grueling competition during the 34th annual David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition at the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Ga.

The team maintained the number one ranking going into the third day after a strong showing overnight and through the final day of events, which included the Darby Queen obstacle course, water confidence course and the final buddy run.

Rose was also a member of the 2014 winning team.

The 75th...

Garrison commanders from around the Army discussed the ways installations affect readiness to include energy, security, and facilities, at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Hot Topic forum on installation management held at the AUSA Conference and Event Center in Arlington, Va.

Readiness, the number one priority of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, “begins on installations,” said Davis Tindoll Jr., who serves as director, IMCOM Sustainment Directorate, U.S. Army Installation Management Command.

Garrison commanders have two primary tasks in support of readiness, Tindoll said: sustaining...

Ten Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) chapters have contributed to the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA) Veterans’ Hall Program to ensure their chapters will be prominently displayed on the Veterans’ Hall Donor Wall as a permanent tribute to their members.

“AUSA has been a leading supporter of the Army Historical Foundation’s (AHF) effort to get the National Army Museum built,” said retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, AHF’s chairman.

Adding, “We’re very pleased with the support and generosity of so many chapters that are helping to both raise awareness of and contribute to the...

Vietnam veterans and their families gathered at the Salem Veterans Memorial at noon on March 29 for one of several municipal wreath-laying ceremonies held across the Roanoke Valley.

The ceremony observed the 44th anniversary of the final withdraw of American troops from Vietnam and serves as part of the 50th anniversary remembrance.

Operation Chopper, the first United States armed forces combat mission against the Viet Cong that began on Jan. 12, 1962.

Fifty years later, President Obama issued a congressional proclamation declaring March 29, 2012, as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day with the promise...

AHuntsville, Ala., business executive received the Association of the U.S. Army’s Third Region highest award at its annual awards banquet at the conclusion of the three-day region meeting convened prior to the association’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition.

A.R. “Rey” Almòdovar, co-founder and chief executive officer of Intuitive Research and Technology Corp., accepted the Robert F. Cocklin Award presented each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the U.S. Army and the nation.

It is named in honor of the late Maj. Gen. Robert F. Cocklin, a past executive vice...

The AUSA Family Readiness Directorate is thrilled to announce the launch of our NEW Facebook Live Series: “AUSA Spouse: Voice for a Simpler PCS.”

Every Thursday in June, AUSA will host a subject matter expert on issues not always debated when discussing permanent change of station (PCS) moves.

And, even if you are not finding yourself in a PCS cycle, we hope that the topics selected will enlighten your continued military journey in some way.

The goal of the series is to promote AUSA’s value to military families.

By providing a spotlight on military lifestyle issues, AUSA will engage the community...

We at the Association of the U. S. Army believe you joined AUSA because you support AUSA’s dual mission to provide a voice for the Army and support for the soldier.

You are critical to our success, and we are committed to providing you with the best member services possible.

As the Army’s professional association, we hope you’re taking advantage of all our professional development activities, publications, meetings and events, and the chapter networking opportunities available to you.

But don’t stop there – and we won’t either.

To thank you for your dedication, we’re in the process of...