A better way to fight IEDs
(April 2012)
Just as you would not expect a sniper to engage the enemy while blindfolded, we should not expect forces fighting improvised explosive device forces to attack bomb-building networks in the...
By LT. DEAK CHILDRESS AND LT. JOHN TAYLOR
Just as you would not expect a sniper to engage the enemy while blindfolded, we should not expect forces fighting improvised explosive device forces to attack bomb-building networks in the...
By LT. DEAK CHILDRESS AND LT. JOHN TAYLOR
Air-Sea Battle: Something’s missing
(April 2012)
Chinese military power is the new existential military threat to the United States — at least, that’s the view espoused by more than a few people in the U.S. military, the...
By DOUGLAS MACGREGOR AND YOUNG J. KIM
Chinese military power is the new existential military threat to the United States — at least, that’s the view espoused by more than a few people in the U.S. military, the...
By DOUGLAS MACGREGOR AND YOUNG J. KIM
Acquisition reform ... for real
(April 2012)
The U.S. Army is “the best equipped in the world.” That’s the assessment of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review report, released in July 2011. Had the authors looked across...
BY LT. COL. DAN WARD
The U.S. Army is “the best equipped in the world.” That’s the assessment of the 2010 Army Acquisition Review report, released in July 2011. Had the authors looked across...
BY LT. COL. DAN WARD
Perspectives: Harness wartime lessons now
(April 2012)
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, representatives from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) convened a lessons-learned conference about...
BY ROBERT F. FINN JR.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, representatives from North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) convened a lessons-learned conference about...
BY ROBERT F. FINN JR.
Stay the course in Afghanistan
(April 2012)
The war in Afghanistan has hit a new low. Despite lots of measurable progress — in territory controlled, the growth of the Afghan security forces, the number of Taliban mid-level...
By JOSEPH J. COLLINS
The war in Afghanistan has hit a new low. Despite lots of measurable progress — in territory controlled, the growth of the Afghan security forces, the number of Taliban mid-level...
By JOSEPH J. COLLINS
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