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CATV procurement action while keeping costs lower than procuring a new CATV- like armored solution. Te armored CATV option would extend additional crew protection and vehicle survivability beyond the CATV’s current capability and further enable U.S. Army Alaska units to employ a capable force posture that is a more capa- ble first line of defense and a more credible deterrent for potential attacks. In addition, Army Alaska units would be a more capa- ble partner with allied nations that share the Arctic region. A balanced armored and unarmored CATV approach would make the overarching Arctic strategy a more capable platform.


For more information, contact Rae Higgins at rae.a.higgins.civ@army.mil or 586-282-5175 at the Public Affairs Office, PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan.


KELLY SOWELL serves as a program officer (acquisition) for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, under Project Manager Maneuver Combat Systems to the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems at Detroit Arsenal, Michigan. He is a member of Year Group 2021 Army Leadership Excellence Acquisition Development Group. His previous assignments include Department of


the Army systems coordinator for


ammunition; program officer (acquisition) for Robotic Combat Vehicle (Light); and acquisition program manager on various vehicle platforms. Prior to civilian service, Sowell served as an active-duty Army commissioned officer in the continental United States, Hawaii and Turkey. He holds an M.S. in program management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.S. in economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point.


LIMITED MISSION


A CATV traverses a steep grade obstacle at the Cold Region Test Center, Alaska. The CATV can partner with allied nations in the Arctic but is limited to peacetime operations in an uncontested environment. (Photo provided by Product Management Office Multi-Mission Protected Vehicle Systems)


DETERRENCE UPGRADE


A CATV travels cross-country at the Cold Region Test Center, Alaska. An armored version of the CATV would give Army Alaska units the ability to deter potential attacks. (Photo provided by Product Management Office Multi-Mission Protected Vehicle Systems)


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