by a former Special Forces Officer “The Friendship of a dog is precious.” -Dwight Eisenhower (Notional display at the entrance to the Continue Reading
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West Point’s Path to Ethical Leadership and Interagency Success in a Diverse Military Landscape
Effective military organizations require both ethical leadership and interagency cooperation. In the interconnected world of today, where military Continue Reading
To The End of the Earth: A Glimpse into the Tenth Army’s Cave Fighting in Okinawa in 1945
An adapted excerpt from To the End of the Earth by John C. McManus All Image Credits: Penguin Random House In 1945, Tenth Army inelegantly Continue Reading
Grit: A Necessary Trait to Ensure Success in Future Operating Environments
by MSG Alexis Sprakties, US Army Recent research suggests that to master a skill, a person must devote 10,000 hours of practice to that skill, Continue Reading
Soldier Readiness: The Magic in Mushrooms
MSG Jessica D. Lam, US Army General James McConville, United States (U.S.) Army Chief of Staff, said, “People are the United States Army’s greatest Continue Reading
Eliminating Subjectivity in the Junior Enlisted Promotion System Through Formal Testing
by MSG MacArthur D. Ocampo, US Army “Noncommissioned officers (NCO) are relied on to execute complex tactical operations, make intent-driven Continue Reading
Get Over Yourself, You’re Not the Main Effort
SpecOps “Cool Guys” and first-time entrepreneurs “Cool Kids” suffer alike from the very same malady. Both believe they are the center of the universe, Continue Reading
Transitioning from Warrior to Patriot Citizen
by Kevin Cullis Hold . . . hold . . . hold my breath . . . slowly squeeze the trigger. . . bang! The deed was done. I did it. Like my good friend, Continue Reading
Killed in Action: “The Inventory”
It's a hard thing to take good, honest, decent men and women and teach them to kill. It's harder to send them out to do it. It's harder still when Continue Reading
Securing the Future: Talent Management in a Multidomain Environment
by MSG Eladio Tirado, US Army The United States Army’s long-standing tradition of safeguarding the country and preserving peace by preparing for Continue Reading
The Top Secret Files: Something Smells Fishy in Massachusetts
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Public Domain By now most of America has heard about the young, enlisted U.S. Air National Guard member Continue Reading
Goodro: Never Forgotten
Alpha Company 1st Platoon 2/75th Rangers in Baghdad, Iraq. Badmuthers. We just took the city. Back when Rangers wore the high-and-tight and Continue Reading