10 February 2015

ARMY MAGAZINE VOLUME 65, NO. 2



VOL. 65, NO. 2 February 2015



By Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen, USA Ret.


By Lt. Col. Raymond A. Kimball


By Otto Kreisher

The Army’s efforts to develop a tank with the Abrams’ lethality and crew survivability have failed thus far. The quest for a lighter tank continues, however, in other forms.


By Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik, USA Ret.

Moral judgments must be weighed and made even in the heat of battle. However, senior leaders may find making such decisions difficult because they might be seen as a challenge to civil authority.


By Toni Eugene

Military working dogs serve vital functions in today’s counterinsurgencies. Many are adopted and return home alongside soldiers with whom they served, while others help heal as therapy dogs.


By Maj. Stephen W. Richey, USA Ret.

Our Army’s penchant for overdetailed, hyperscripted planning procedures is not for people who possess the spark of combat creativity. We need to rethink how the Army produces plans and orders during active combat and how it manages its officers.


By Col. Cole C. Kingseed, USA Ret.

As senior aide to Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower gained experience and expertise that would serve him well, but eventually the friction he encountered in that job proved too much.


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