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Musicians of Mars: Tactical Vignettes for Professional Discussion (Volume III: The Cobra Strikes) Handbook U.S. Army

In 2016, the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) gave a contemporary update to the classic Musicians of Mars from June 1990. This was done in response to guidance from the U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command that indicated the Army's brigade and battalion leaders needed a training aid for decisive operations. The updated work, released as Musicians of Mars II, was intended to facilitate the Army's return to the "blocking and tackling" of decisive action operations. With inputs from the combat training centers (CTCs) and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Musicians of Mars II was an instant hit with leaders at the company and battalion levels. Responses from tactical audiences that read Musicians of Mars II indicated an appetite for a follow-on publication that emphasized offensive operations. This publication picks up with LTC Milner and TF Mustang addressing the question of "what next" following their successful defense in engagement area Blackjack.