PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY www.ausa.org April 25, 2024 | AUSA Extra 1 Mingus: Army redefining future fight F acing adversaries that are look- ing to sense, shoot and disrupt farther, the Army is develop- ing and expanding its capabilities to counter them, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said. “Our adversaries … have come to the conclusion that they don’t want to get into a close fight with the Unit- ed States of America,” Mingus said Wednesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “They’ve developed a series of preclusionary tactics … so they don’t ever have to experience that close fight compo- nent. We’ve got to be able to match the adversary when it comes to long- range precision fires, contested logis- tics and command and control.” The Army also is expanding its definition of maneuver as it prepares for the future fight, Mingus said, cit- ing DoD’s Joint Warfighting Concept 3.0. “The classic definition of maneu- ver … has expanded, and we’ve got to embrace that,” he said. In the future, maneuver will move beyond its “classic” “geographical” definition into one that incorporates capabilities in cyberspace, space and air. In that future fight, unmanned aerial systems present an “acute threat” that the Army is “putting a lot of time, energy and resources into,” Mingus said during the panel, where he spoke alongside his coun- terparts from the other services on efforts to prepare the force for com- petition and future warfare. Counter-UAS “has to be viewed through the lens of the broader inte- grated air missile defense architec- ture,” he said. “We’ve got to change that approach [to counter-UAS] and look at it more like we would in a typical defensive posture where you establish engagement areas, then you have layered defense, you have things you can disrupt and break.” In addition to counter-UAS capa- bilities, connecting data and utiliz- ing artificial intelligence through the Joint All Domain Command and Control strategy will be “one of the most critical components of how we fight as a combined joint force,” Min- gus said. Staff Sgt. Stetson Manuel, a Robotics and Autonomous Systems platoon sergeant with the 316th Cavalry Brigade, carries a Ghost-X unmanned aircraft system after its experimentation flight during Project Convergence-Capstone 4 at Fort Irwin, California. (U.S. ARMY/SGT. CHARLIE DUKE) Army Christens M10 Booker Combat Vehicle 3 Lessons from Ukraine Inform Drone Training 4 Book Program Society for Military History 6 Chapter Highlights Eagle Chapters 7 IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 5 NUMBER 50 APRIL 25, 2024 See Mingus, Page 6www.ausa.org ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY April 25, 2024 | AUSA Extra 3 Army honors heroes’ families at M10 Booker dedication F amily members of two fallen soldiers were honored April 18 during a christening and dedi- cation ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for the Army’s newest combat vehicle. 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. During the ceremony, Pvt. Booker’s sister, Rosella Booker-Hirsch, and multiple nieces and nephews met for the first time with Staff Sgt. Booker’s mother, Freddie Jackson, his sister, Kimberly Talley-Armstead, and sev- eral family members and friends. Together, the families christened the first production M10 Booker, named “Another Episode” after Staff. Sgt. Booker’s tank during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Selfless service Pvt. Robert Booker, of Callaway, Nebraska, was assigned to the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. His unit was sent to Africa, where he served for almost a year during the Allied North African Cam- paign. During the battle on April 9, 1943, near Fondouk, Tunisia, the 22-year- old private braved heavy fire to cross an open field carrying a machine gun and a box of ammunition and began firing at enemy targets, according to his Medal of Honor citation. Though he was wounded by gunfire, he continued firing his weapon and destroyed an enemy machine gun. Turning to a second enemy machine gun, he was shot again, this time fa- tally. Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker, a native of Apollo, Pennsylvania, was a tank commander with Company A, 1st Bat- talion, 64th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, on April 5, 2003, when his platoon led a task force on a highway toward Baghdad International Air- port in Iraq. When his unit came under heavy small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, the 34-year-old NCO alerted his command and encouraged his crew. He returned fire first with his tank-mounted machine gun, and then his personal weapon when the machine gun malfunctioned. Still exposed to enemy fire, Staff Sgt. Booker saw an enemy troop car- rier trying to bypass his tank and de- stroyed it before enemy troops could dismount. He continued to engage the enemy until he was mortally wound- ed, the citation says. Modernized capability The M10 Booker is one of the Ar- my’s first major combat vehicles pro- duced since the 1980s. “The Army is undertaking its most significant transformation in several decades to dominate in large-scale combat operations in a multidomain environment, and the M10 Booker is a crucial part of that transforma- tion,” said Douglas Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, in an Army news release. To date, three production M10 Booker vehicles have been delivered to the Army. During the next several months, the M10 Booker will be in- volved in an operational test with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Lib- erty, North Carolina, formerly known as Fort Bragg. The first operational company of M10 Booker vehicles is set to be fielded to the division next summer. Rosella Booker-Hirsch, left, sister of the late Pvt. Robert Booker, greets Fred- die Jackson, the late Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker’s mother, during the christening ceremony for the Army’s new M10 Booker combat vehicle, which is named for the two fallen soldiers. (U.S. ARMY PHOTO) A live-fire demonstration of the M10 Booker marks the conclusion of the combat vehicle’s dedication ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (U.S. ARMY/CHRISTOPHER KAUFMANN)www.ausa.org4 AUSA Extra | April 25, 2024 Gen. Bob Brown, USA Ret. President and CEO, AUSA Lt. Gen. Leslie Smith, USA Ret. Vice President, Leadership and Education, AUSA Luc Dunn Editor Desiree Hurlocker Advertising Manager Advertising Information Contact: Fox Associates Inc. 116 W. Kinzie St. • Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: 800-440-0231 Email: adinfo.rmy@foxrep.com ARTICLES. Articles appearing in AUSA Extra do not necessarily refl ect the opinion of the offi cers or members of the Council of Trustees of AUSA, or its editors. 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A special Premium rate of $10 for two years is open to E1–E4 and cadets only. New two-year Basic membership with select benefi ts is free. Learn more at www.ausa.org/join . Voice for the Army – Support For the Soldier PERK OF THE WEEK ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Soldiers take lessons from Ukraine to counter growing drone threat AUSA members are invited to a webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on May 1 with AUSA’s Affi n- ity Partner Statera Retirement to learn about unique solutions for today’s retirement land- scape. If you cannot attend, email Pete@stateraretirement.com for a one-on-one recap of the presentation. L essons on drone warfare are be- ing taken from the battlefi elds of Ukraine and infused into ex- ercises at the Army’s combat train- ing centers, Army Secretary Chris- tine Wormuth said. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Wor- muth, who testifi ed alongside Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, said the Army is “aggressively collect- ing lessons learned from what we’re seeing in Ukraine across the board.” Unmanned aircraft systems have proliferated on both sides of Russia’s war on Ukraine, delivering deadly munitions and revealing fi ghting po- sitions, columns of tanks and other activities with remote cameras. Wormuth said during the April 18 hearing that on a recent visit to the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, she observed U.S. soldiers training with Ukrainian soldiers and felt that “our soldiers might have been learning more from them than they were learning from us” in terms of what modern warfare looks and feels like. At the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana, formerly known as Fort Polk, opposing forces are cre- ating aerial dilemmas for brigades training against them in scenarios taken directly from lessons learned in Ukraine. “They are attacking our brigades that are in the box with drones and with drone swarms,” Wormuth said, using the term that describes the training areas of the installations. “So, we are already testing our bri- gades against the kinds of things that we’re seeing in Ukraine, and it is causing them to adjust their tac- tics, techniques and procedures.” The aerial threats have prompted units to use more camoufl age, reduce their physical footprints and electro- magnetic signatures and move their command posts more frequently, she said. Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division practice target acquisition on aerial drones during Stinger qualifi cation April 19 at Schofi eld Barracks, Hawaii. 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(U.S. ARMY PHOTO) Military history conference features many AUSA authors T he Association of the U.S. Army’s Book Program was in great company at the annual meeting of the Society for Military History, which took place April 18–21 in Arlington, Virginia. Established in 1933 as the Ameri- can Military History Foundation, the society is devoted to stimulating and advancing the study of military his- tory. Its membership includes many of the world’s most prominent individu- als interested in military history, ac- cording to the organization’s website. Over 800 of those individuals— scholars, soldiers and citizens—gath- ered for the soci- ety’s 90th annual meeting. The event featured 136 panels discussing a broad range of military history, over two dozen exhibitors and a variety of awards to recognize scholarship and service. The U.S. Army was well repre- sented at the conference, with panel- ists and moderators from the Army War College, the Command and Gen- eral Staff College, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, the Army Center of Military History, Army University Press and Army Fu- tures Command. In addition to scores of panels highlighting the latest research, the meeting included several roundtable discussions on professional topics for historians such as book publicity and marketing, open-access publishing, professional military education and public outreach through museums. Book Program Mingus From Page 1 Several AUSA publishing partners were on hand to present their books in the exhibit hall, including Casemate Publishers, Naval Institute Press, Os- prey Publishing, Potomac Books and University Press of Kentucky. Those publishers displayed titles from AUSA authors, many of whom attended the conference. Several were represented in panels as well as the exhibit hall, including: • Hal Friedman, War in the Ameri- can Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972. • Kevin Hymel, Patton’s Photo- graphs: War As He Saw It. • Jon Mikolashek, Blood, Guts, and Grease: George S. Patton in World War I. • Eric Setzekorn, Arming East Asia: Deterring China in the Early Cold War. • Betsy Rohaly Smoot, Parker Hitt: The Father of American Military Cryptology. The conference also provided the op- portunity to meet with several AUSA authors who have exciting works in progress for the Book Program. Keep an eye out in the months ahead for Steve Zaloga’s reference on U.S. battle tanks; Stephen Bourque’s biography of Tubby Barton, best known for com- manding the 4th Infantry Division in World War II; and Arthur Coumbe’s history of the junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. To order their titles and many others on Army heritage and military theory, visit www.ausa.org/books . Joseph Craig is AUSA’s Book Program director. “We need to move toward data mesh, then data convergence, then data replication and then data recon- ciliation,” he said. “Artificial intelli- gence tools … will help us stay above that fray and move much, much fast- er than our adversaries.” As Army capabilities grow, the battlefield itself “is going to expand,” so “how we see, where we see, how far we see and how far we can kill is moving at ranges that we have not been able to do previously,” Mingus said. Though the future fight presents uncertainties for Western nations and the global security environment, a competent, lethal land force is still the nation’s best defense, he said. “From a land force perspective, if you still have … squads and platoons and battalions and brigades and divi- sions that can close with and destroy anybody in the world, in the most ex- treme lethal ways that we can deter- mine, that is still your greatest de- terrent force [against] adversaries,” Mingus said. www.ausa.org ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY April 25, 2024 | AUSA Extra 7 Eagle Chapters The following chapters attained Eagle status for March by showing positive membership growth. The number of consecutive months of growth since July 1 is shown in parentheses. Allegheny-Blue Ridge (9) Arizona Territorial (9) Benelux (9) CPL Bill McMillan-Bluegrass (9) Florida Gulf Stream (9) Fort Sheridan-Chicago (9) GEN Creighton W. 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