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8 Lessons I learned during my recent deployment to Afghanistan
By Alex Licea It had been nearly a decade since my last combat/operational deployment as a young 27-year-old staff sergeant and newly promoted sergeant first class working in Southeastern Baghdad as the Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer in...
How to Build an SFAB: Lessons Learned from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade
By Gerard Spinney Maneuver Advisor Teams (MATs) from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) are creating their own legacy. As one of the first U.S. Army units purposefully built for advising, our MAT helped prove the advisor force...
Organizing for Chaos: COVID, Complexity, and Command
By Larry Kay The COVID19 pandemic remains a powerfully instructive lesson in understanding “complex problems,” devising practical solutions. At this time, a vaccine for COVID19 remains elusive, and many experts anticipate, like the flu, seasonal...
Addressing Modern Cavalry Capability Gaps and Risks
By Josh Suthoff As military planning, prioritization, and resources comes back to Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) there must be a professional discussion on modern cavalry operations and capability gaps. The US Cavalry needs light weight,...
4 keys to Achieving your Goals from People who Made History
By Joe Byerly (first appeared at We Are the Mighty) Every single one of us has potential, but sometimes we suck at life. Have you ever set a goal for yourself and an hour later talked yourself out of it? Or, tried to break a bad habit and fell back...
4 Books to Read Before Ranger School
by 2LT Oren Abusch and 1LT Jack Hadley It’s 0200. Our platoon Charlie 1 is struggling to establish a patrol base. We have just completed a seven kilometer night ruck march, over half of which involved carrying multiple (simulated) casualties. It’s...
Major Smith Goes to Washington: Your Guide to Moving to the NCR
By Casey Dean and Aaron Childers Your Exception to Policy is in hand, your packers are scheduled, and your family is ready to move. COVID-19 delayed PCS season a bit, but it’s still coming. As a field grade officer or senior NCO, you may have the...
So You Need a Leader Professional Development Program?
By Thang Tran Change of command season is approaching and commanders at every echelon across the force will implement leader professional development (LPD) programs meant to develop leaders and subordinates. Several articles highlight the...
What is a Fort but the Soldiers? Steps to surviving and thriving as an Army Garrison Commander
By COL Scott Halter William Shakespeare wrote in Coriolanus, “What is a city but the people?” In the same vein, what is a Fort but the Soldiers? “We are the Army’s Home,” the tagline for the Army’s Installation Management Command (IMCOM),...
What I learned in ROTC: Important Advice for New Lieutenants
By: LTC Joshua Trimble The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) commissions the majority of officers each year (nearly five thousand) into the Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserves. More brand-new platoon leaders, fresh to the Army,...
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