R AL& TMY F A L L 2019


40 THE SQUAD AS AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM


PEO Soldier adopts a new way of thinking about close combat squads


46 FACES OF THE FORCE: STAFF SGT. CHARLES PRIHODA


Staying on top of the game


48 FORGING THE ARMY’S CYBER DEFENSE


Te game of telephone ends at the Forge


54 CYBER QUEST Expanding partnerships through experimentation


60 EVERY OUNCE MATTERS Moving away from brass ammo casings


65 LONG-RANGE PARTNERSHIP JPEO A&A uses teaming and international partnerships to improve howitzer range


70 CCDC’S ROAD MAP TO MODERNIZING THE ARMY: AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE


Domes of protection


78 ASA(ALT) AT WORK Meet PEO Soldier


FEATURE ARTICLES


82 IT STA RT ED WI TH A WRENCH 3rd Brigade Combat Team creates a new model for innovation from the ground up. Leadership likes it.


88 AN EL EMENTA L ISSUE Rare-earth materials are not so rare, but very important


94 CL E ANING OUT THE GA R AGE USASAC explores how to expedite divestiture of Army’s old equipment


98 FACES OF THE FORCE: L AURA L. WICHL AC Z Doing > Talking


COMMENTARY


100 GE T T ING STA RT ED NOW Advanced manufacturing should be baked into the beginning of new system development


108 HYP ERSONICS BY 2023


Hypersonics and lasers follow electronic warfare successes


114 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: AN EXERCISE TO EXP ERIENCE Taking a page from combat training center rotations, to better challenge acquisition personnel


123 SOME T IMES SOF TWA RE DOESN’T FI T The Federal Acquisition Regulation is less than ideally suited to purchasing software


WORKFORCE


128 FROM THE DACM: DIGGING DEEP ER Supporting the future force by building a more technically savvy Army Acquisition Corps


132 L IFE AS A GHOST SOCOM internship is invaluable experience


136 FACES OF THE FORCE: KE VIN KIR KWOOD II Trust the process


138 ON THE MOVE


150 THEN AND NOW: L AYING THE FOUNDAT ION With Future Vertical Lift, the future summons the past


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