6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (186+ words) Rudy Weisz | 04. 09. 26 1. Tactics are meaningless in the absence of strategy. 2. Risk is the seed of victory. 3. Wage war violently and relentlessly. 4. Mission command begets battlefield success. Meanwhile, at Cold Harbor, Grant grew frustrated with subordinate commanders who failed to seize…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (188+ words) Samuel Nahins | 04. 06. 26 To be sure, the purchase originated in 2022, when the war in Ukraine was in its early phase and the drone lessons so readily apparent now had yet to fully crystalize. But given Poland only signed the contract to…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (243+ words) Modern War Institute - Five Questions for a General: Lieutenant General Curtis Buzzard and Major General Volodymyr Horbatiuk Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (91+ words) Philip Swintek, Charlie Phelps, Rudy Weisz and Matt Linarelli | 04. 02. 26 The Fundamental Responsibilities of Ground Force Command The Same, But Different Lieutenant Colonel Philip Swintek is a Special Forces officer and currently serves as a battalion commander in 10th Special Forces Group…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) John Spencer | 04. 01. 26 When those networks weaken, leaders do not immediately lose authority. They lose visibility'and understanding'of the teams they lead. Units rarely fail suddenly. Risk accumulates quietly as soldiers spend less time together, process stress individually, and increasingly rely on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (54+ words) Jeremy S. Mushtare | 03. 30. 26 Normalizing Influence to Compete at Scale A Design Lens for Influence Campaigning Why Precision Beats Massed Activity in Competition The Embassy as a Gatekeeper Disciplined Influence Campaigning to Compete at Scale Five Years Later: Remembering the Lessons of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (387+ words) Ben Blane, Ryan De Booy and Dale Hunter | 03. 27. 26 Yet the very attributes that have made MDTFs effective also expose them to distinct vulnerabilities. If unaddressed, these weaknesses threaten to erode the momentum the Army has built by standing up these…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (166+ words) James "Jay" Bartholomees and Greg Scheffler | 03. 26. 26 Principle 2: The reformation of brigade combat teams is a deliberate operation. Friction during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-01 rotation emerged when late integration of engineer assets into maneuver brigades created unrealistic defense preparation…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1586+ words) Jon Bate, Stephanie Hightower and Rebecca Rough | 03. 25. 26 You step off in the dark, and you can feel it before anyone says a word. Two of your platoon's gunners are quiet in that focused way you like. One driver is already…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1683+ words) Jerae Perez | 03. 25. 26 He has more information than any platoon leader in history'yet, he hesitates. Not because he lacks awareness, but because he has too much of it. Acting now means choosing which version of the battlefield is real. Waiting means…...