Throughout my military career, I have had the pleasure of attending dozens of retirement ceremonies for senior officers. Although their stories were different, a common theme seemed to emerge. Many of the officers lost their family along the way or, at the very least, did not spend as much time with...

In the U.S. Army, “moral courage” is a trait expected of every officer, but not consistently demonstrated when the chips are truly down. Moral courage is when a person sees something wrong and does more than say to themselves, “This isn’t right.” They do something. Mere hand-wringing also does not...

When it comes to current changes in the character of warfare, it is almost impossible to discuss the topic without discussing drones. Drones have changed how the military thinks about warfare at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. However, when looking at the nature of warfare, there is...

From squads all the way to divisions and corps, the U.S. Army is working hard to build a force ready to win on a future battlefield that promises to be more complex, lethal and volatile than ever. “Time is not a friend,” said Gen. Andrew Poppas, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command. “We...

There’s a new kind of war coming, one where almost everything soldiers do or say on the battlefield will be visible, identifiable and trackable by the enemy or the public. With technology evolving at lightning speed, much of it available commercially, new threats have proliferated rapidly, and...

Warfighting and global competition are no longer limited to the ground, air or sea. Now, they’ve gone to space. Faced with growing competition and the rapid advancement of technology, critical space capabilities will be increasingly contested by America’s adversaries. The U.S. Army and its sister...

During the late 1960s, at the height of the Vietnam War, most Americans were unaware that the U.S. military was fighting on two fronts in Asia—in Vietnam and, some 2,000 miles north, along the Demilitarized Zone in Korea. What is sometimes now labeled the “DMZ War” refers to the military conflict...