The U.S. Army’s current recruiting crisis is the symptom of a broad disconnect between the civilian population and America’s armed forces. Despite frequent news coverage of military operations, the American public really has no idea what each branch of service does, and the younger generation does...

My daughter Jade, who is a first lieutenant in her Air Force Junior ROTC cadet corps at Westside High School in Jacksonville, Florida, embodies the spirit of “the greatest generation.” With plans to enlist in the U.S. Army in 2025 upon graduating from high school, Jade exemplifies the ethos of “Be...

The 80th anniversary of D-Day in June is a reminder of the significance of battlefields. Thousands of people visit sites like Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, every year for myriad reasons. Of these, some visit as part of a military staff ride, while others visit as tourists. Another reason for...

Novel Approach to Overlord Decision-Making The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower. Michel Paradis. HarperCollins. 528 pages. $35 By Col. Kevin Farrell, U.S. Army retired This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy, France, on June...

Though hundreds of meters away, the catastrophic explosion sent a powerful shock wave through the operations center. As the battle staff watched the aerostat monitors in horror, injured civilians staggered away, covered in dust and blood, while shattered bodies littered the street. Burning and...

Just over 30 years ago, one of the U.S. Army’s most renowned and distinguished combat leaders passed away. Yet Maj. Gen. Aubrey “Red” Newman lives on in the numerous professional articles he penned, including 172 columns for ARMY magazine. Newman, who died in January 1994 at age 90, stayed closely...

Retired Gen. Colin Powell provided thoughts on the importance of meetings in his 2012 book with Tony Koltz, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. Although not explicit in his musings about the connection of the conduct of meetings with leadership, his meaning is pertinent and emphatic: Meetings...