Articles on Leadership in the United States Army published in ARMY Magazine, AUSA Headline News, and AUSA News
Today’s Army demands leaders with physical and moral courage, said retired Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 39th Army chief of staff.
Growing up in the 1930s in Memphis, Tennessee, Philip Larimore Jr.
He was a decisive, plain-spoken leader who became the 33rd president of the United States.
A young trooper strode confidently into his company commander’s office.
June 30, 1982, this then-17-year-old walked through the main gate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
The first time I met him, Col. Walter Ballard Clark scared the hell out of me. He wasn’t a big man.
My first Army assignment was with the 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The Army’s future depends on leaders and their ability to foster character, competence and commitment, said Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of the Army Training and Doctrine Command.
“I would challenge the future leaders out there … to take all of those [values] seriously,” Brito said.
Speaking during the recent 2023 Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Moore, Georgia, formerly known as Fort Benning, Brito’s remarks came as Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George pushes for efforts to strengthen the Army profession.
A Leader Solarium organized by the Association of the U.S. Army concluded Oct. 11 with the opportunity for about 160 mid-grade NCOs and officers to pitch ideas to senior Army leaders about solving some of the service’s big challenges.
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer listened to ideas on fixing a troubled soldier pay system, expanding cold-weather training and straightening out a complicated batch of unit rosters that don’t always agree on how many soldiers are in a unit.
An Army element created in the wake of internal scrutiny following Spc. Vanessa Guillen's 2020 disappearance and death outside the former Fort Hood, Texas, is getting a new name—and a sustained mission to help units thrive.
