Here are the articles posted to the PS Magazine website the months of February and March 2022.
An M1A2 tank crew with the 116th Cavalry Regiment conducts live-fire gunnery qualification (U.S Army photo by Sgt Mason Cutrer)
Recruiting in the AIM Marketplace
How to get Top Talent to your Organization through Planning, Active Recruiting, and Honesty
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During the Assignment Interactive Module (AIM) Marketplace in October, we wrote an article. The focus was how to be successful in the Marketplace to get your preferred duty assignment. What we didn’t tell you was that we were serving as unit managers in the marketplace. We were looking to fill vacancies in our own organizations. We found success through extensive preparation, active recruiting, personal engagement, and honesty. If you are serving as a unit manager in the AIM Marketplace, supporting your unit’s recruiting as an incumbent, or simply want to prepare for those eventualities, this guide will support you in bringing the right personnel to your organization.
On Technology, Military History and the “Actualities of War”
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War, by its very nature, pits one society’s – one culture’s – mechanical machinery against another in a contest of wills. In 2022, we are told that this is happening at an ever-accelerating pace with the coming of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. For warfare, this age has brought about the harnessing of cutting-edge technology for the purpose of making war; most prevalent today are the utilization of drones and other unmanned systems, with more innovation on the horizon.
Soldiers don the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) technology while mounted in a Stryker in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA. (Photo Credit: Courtney Bacon)
Near-Peer Employment of Snipers
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On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation.” It initiated combat operations with Russia beginning coordinated strikes on Ukrainian cities. Throughout the history of military operations, it’s rare that a commanding general becomes a casualty of war. But, on March 2, 2022, Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was the first high-ranking leader to be killed in action during the Russo-Ukraine conflict. A sniper delivered the fatal shot from 1.5 kilometers (.9 mile), as Ukraine forces were repelling a Russian attack.
A Ukrainian sniper has killed one of the top generals of Russia (representative image). Photograph:( Reuters )
TRADOC Company Command
Lessons Learned from the Military Intelligence Career Course
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Few Army captains imagine themselves commanding fellow captains, but that’s exactly where I found myself beginning in 2019. That year I received orders to the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) in Fort Huachuca, Arizona to teach, develop, and mentor the next generation of Military Intelligence (MI) Officers at the Captains Career Course (CCC). Being assigned to your center of excellence provides a unique and priceless opportunity to expand your personal and professional network. Prior to serving in USAICoE, I worked with a small community of intelligence leaders. After serving two years as a MICCC Small Group Leader (SGL) and instructor, I was introduced to dozens of my peers and a few more senior MI professionals who I continue to work with and hope to serve alongside in the future.
Commanding one’s peers in TRADOC is both an opportunity and a challenge.
Leaders, Love, and the Led
The Nightingale Series
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Grunts often use the word “love” to describe their feelings for their family of mortal combatants. It is even more pronounced for their leaders. How is this so? Let me try.
PS Magazine Monthly Roll-up
January 2022
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Here are the articles that were published on the PS Magazine website the month of January 2022.
Successful Sustainment
Logistics 101
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It’s Summer 2019 at the 25th Infantry Division’s Lightning Academy. I report to the 40-foot tower for my hollywood-style rappel. A Staff Sergeant affectionately known as “Air Assault Sergeant,” calls me forward to his line atop the tower. I sound off with a loud and thunderous “right hand brake hand,” and step forward. He inspects the stitching on my gloves and my rappel seat, finishing with the instructions of “hook in.” I get into position and while assessing me, he asks what I do. “I’m a logistician Air Assault Sergeant,” I say. He turns to the other instructor shouting, “this kid says he only eats vegetables.” They both laugh. From that day forward, I have continued to reflect on the unique relationship between logisticians and our customers of whom we support.
The United States Army and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI-AD Indonesia Armed Forces) conduct a two-week joint exercise, Garuda Shield 21.
PS Magazine Monthly Roll-up
December 2021
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Here are the articles that were published on the PS Magazine website the month of December, 2021:
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, maneuver as an Infantry Rifle Squad (By Patrick Albright, US Army)
New Books…Same Year?
2021 in Books
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In many ways, 2021 felt like a continuation of 2020. We entered with a deadly pandemic, national challenges, and a lot of personal struggles. As a nation, it might feel like we are exiting much the same. Individually, my hope is that you are not. Hopefully, you were able to accomplish some of your personal goals and professional development over the last year. I pray you found some mental and emotional peace. For me, part of that stillness comes through reading and reflecting. Below are the books I read in 2021, with a call-out of my top 10 books.
