By Alex Licea It had been nearly a decade since my last combat/operational deployment as a young 27-year-old staff...
8 Lessons I learned during my recent deployment to Afghanistan
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Lessons Learned Articles
Addressing Modern Cavalry Capability Gaps and Risks
By Josh Suthoff As military planning, prioritization, and resources comes back to Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO)...
How to Succeed in a World of Merciless Taskers
By Colonel Glenn A. Henke The Problem Every Army command team faces the same challenge: how to manage the...
Risky Business: Enabling Commander’s Risk Mitigation in the Information Environment
By Daniel W. Clark The enemies, adversaries, and competitors of the U.S. and her allies continue to grow and improve...
Finding the Right Vision, Culture, and Climate
By Ryan Kendall Vision, culture, and climate In a previous post, I discussed the importance of developing a shared...
The Map on the Wall
By Jack “Farva” Curtis Whenever I write, I try hard to avoid expressing political or partisan opinions. Not only do I...
How to Turn Performance Counseling into a Conversation
By Joe Byerly When it comes to intentionally developing our subordinates, one of the greatest tools in a leader’s kit...
Assessing the Army of the Living’s Targeting in Winterfell
Helen Sloan/HBO By: Justin Beverly Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of Game of Thrones,...
Field Grade Tales From a Former OC/T
By Jim King One of the benefits of being an Observer Controller/Trainer (OC/T) is that we get to stand with one leg in...