Iran Has Validated its Own "Competition Phase" Concept of War: Why It Matters by Major J.A. Lyons Picture an empty room with a parquet wooden floor. On the floor before you sits a domino, behind that one domino sit two, behind those two sit a row of four, beyond that eight, so on and so on. In various YouTube videos one can watch as someone trips the first domino of a … [Read more...]
Autonomous Vehicles: Logistics for Modern War
Autonomous Vehicles: Logistics for Modern War by LTC Charles Faint and Uriel Epshtein This article first appeared in West Point' Modern War Journal under the headline "That's Logistics: The Autonomous Future of the Army's Battlefield Supply Chain." It is reposted here with the permission of the original author and first appeared in The Havok Journal February 17, … [Read more...]
Ranger School is Not a Leadership School
Ranger School is Not a Leadership School by Major John Spencer This is another excellent article from Major John Spencer at the Modern War Institute (MWI). This article was originally posted on the Modern War Blog, where you can read Major Spencer's biography and see what qualifies him to write on this subject. While there, you can also check out other great articles by him … [Read more...]
The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is…Concrete?
The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is...Concrete? by John Spencer Ask any Iraq War veteran about Jersey, Alaska, Texas, and Colorado and you will be surprised to get stories not about states, but about concrete barriers. Many soldiers deployed to Iraq became experts in concrete during their combat tours. Concrete is as symbolic to their deployments as … [Read more...]
Cadets: On Branch Night and Every Night, Be the Best “That” That You Can Be
Cadets: On Branch Night and Every Night, Be the Best "That" That You Can Be by LTC Charles Faint Editor's Note: This article was originally published by the Modern War Institute November 15, 2017 and is republished with the permission of the original author. It has been slightly updated since its original publication. _____ “Branch Night” at the U.S. Military Academy at … [Read more...]
Veteran Favorite Sebastian Junger Talks “Tribe” at West Point
Veteran Favorite Sebastian Junger Talks "Tribe" at West Point by Scott Faith Editor's Note: This article was written and first published by the Modern War Institute and is re-posted here with permission. This first appeared in The Havok Journal October 5, 2016. Most veterans of the War on Terror will probably recognize Sebastian Junger's name. With numerous articles, … [Read more...]
Blood and Money, and 3 Reasons Why Palestinian “Pay for Slay” Is Here To Stay
Blood and Money, and 3 Reasons Why Palestinian "Pay for Slay" Is Here To Stay by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Faint This article was first published by West Point's Modern War Institute and is re-posted here with the permission of the original author. _____ In the Israel/Palestine conflict there are several complex and intractable issues. These include, but are … [Read more...]
Martyrdom and Modern Mobilization: Jane McCrae and the Battle of Saratoga
Martyrdom and Modern Mobilization: Jane McCrae and the Battle of Saratoga by Major Steve Ferenzi This article was originally published by West Point's Modern War Institute. _____ Historians consider the Battle of Saratoga one of the fifteen most decisive battles in world history and a turning point in the American War of Independence. As the fireworks, parades, and … [Read more...]
