Despite the age of phone apps, cards still serve as a memory aid for Soldiers who can use them as flash cards or to play traditional card games.

During the Cold War, the Army had decks of playing cards decorated with line drawings of Soviet aircraft, tanks, APCs and other vehicles they might face on the battlefield.

Over the years the Army has responded to changing threats by issuing new decks of cards to educate Soldiers. For instance, many of you will remember the cards depicting the Iraqi leadership during the beginning of OIF.

Developed by the Army Training and Doctrine Command G-2 (Intelligence), these “Worldwide Equipment Identification” cards depict images created by Army Training Support Center graphic artist Robin Hicks.

Earlier this year, in July, the Army distributed 9,800 decks emblazoned with Chinese vehicles. They were out in just three weeks. Since then, the Army has handed out an additional 30,000 decks of Chinese cards and another 38,000 of Russian cards as well as 33,000 tailored with Iranian equipment.

As a supplement to the physical cards, TRADOC created a digital card memory game Soldiers can access on their devices. The application can be downloaded from a QR code available on each deck or the TRADOC App Gateway.

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