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As the nation continues to adjust to life amidst an ongoing global pandemic, the U.S. Department of Defense must and will continue to keep the country safe. The October 2020 edition of Armor & Mobility represents Tactical Defense Media’s annual AUSA and Modern Day Marine issue and we think A&M readers will benefit from knowing that DoD’s work stays on mission, virus or no virus.
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Representing Army modernization and the evolution of a force poised to defeat any enemy, U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) rightly leads this issue off with an in-depth look at ways the world’s greatest fighting organization will meet flexibility demands for combat readiness even when the threat isn’t visible to the naked eye. Protecting Army personnel, both military and civilian, on a global scale is at the heart of what U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) is tasked with every day. In an interview with LTG Doug Gabram, IMCOM Commanding General, we learn about the importance that the health of Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) has on the overall physical and mental health of a combat-ready force.
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The roots of an effective military can be traced to the very corners of its hard-working depots and lifecycle management centers. An exclusive interview with COL Marvin Walker, Commander, Anniston Army Depot, speaks to efforts to incorporate additional levels of safety to address COVID-19 without compromising optempo in targeted upgrades to critical ground combat systems. On the Marine Corps front, a focus on flexible modernization to better accommodate force design is at the core of Col. Wilfred Rivera’s mission at the Marine Depot Maintenance Command, Albany, GA. That same modernization flexibility is happening at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and its Weapon Systems Support (WSS) division responsible for balancing supply chain and audit readiness.
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From systems sustainment to mounted operability, the latest in Mounted Mission Command (MMC) is poised to enable greater field-level comms effectiveness thanks to a partnering of Program Executive Offices across a wide swath of Army tactical sensory capabilities. Shifting gears to mobile protected firepower, safety improvements to the Army’s trusted, nearly phased out Stryker program are making this highly-versatile medium ground combat platform safer with double v-hull (DVH), networking, and lethality to address current and future threat engagements. As important as weapons are to neutralizing the enemy so is the information necessary to finding one’s foe. In a special to A&M, Dr. Bull Holland, a former Army officer and senior aerospace engineer, offers insight into the importance of proactive research in setting the stage for targeted reconnaissance, enabling field commanders to make critical combat decisions without doubt.
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