As the Army transforms for the future fight, its air defense formations are being reintroduced, and as critical capabilities of combined arms maneuver, tanks “are going to be around for a little while,” Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said.
As the Army continues its sweeping transformation efforts, officials recently tested the new M10 Booker, one of the Army’s top priorities, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
The M10 Booker is meant to be an armored infantry support vehicle, not a battle tank, designed to support the Army’s infantry brigade combat teams, according to the Army. The service has said it plans to acquire more than 500 of the vehicles.
A U.S. Army tank crew defeated teams from four other countries in the first U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Competition to take place in seven years.
This is the first time an American team has won the competition. They are a four-soldier tank crew from 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, also known as the “Death Dealers,” in the 1st Armored Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, according to a DoD news release.
Family members of two fallen soldiers were honored April 18 during a christening and dedication ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the Army’s newest combat vehicle.
Announced June 10 at the National Museum of the United States Army during a celebration of the Army’s 248th birthday, the M10 Booker is named for Pvt. Robert Booker, an infantryman who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II, and Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, an armor soldier who was killed in Iraq in 2003 and posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Army formations will face the threat of modern anti-tank guided missiles in any future conflict, and leaders must act now to prepare technically and doctrinally, say the authors of a new paper.
As the sole provider of armored forces, the Army’s tanks will fill a critical role in any future amphibious assault undertaken by the joint force, according to the author of a new paper published by the Association of the U.S. Army.
The role of the Army’s armored force will only grow as the Marine Corps phases out its tanks, Maj. Matthew Graham writes in “Tanks in the Surf: Maintaining the Joint Combined Arms Landing Team.”
In Brief
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V for Victory. Seventy-five years ago, at the height of World War II, Americans knew the gesture well.
Over 15 months in the late 1960s, I was the main battle tank project officer for the U.S.
