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On Oct. 21, Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, addressed the U.S. Army War College's Class of 2025, faculty, and staff during Army Leader Day. His presentation focused on four key areas shaping the future of our Army: 1. The War Fighter: Prioritizing our soldiers on the front lines 2. Delivering Combat Ready Formations: Ensuring unit readiness for any challenge 3. Continuous Transformation: Adapting to meet new threats and opportunities 4. Strengthening the Army Profession: Upholding our values and integrity Gen. George's insights are crucial as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of military readiness. His vision emphasizes the importance of balancing traditional warfighting capabilities with the need for innovation and adaptability in today's complex global environment. #ArmyStrong #MilitaryLeadership #NationalSecurity #USAWC

I highly recommend accessing these and seeing what our competitive writters are writting about, how they are writting, and consider what your topic would be for next year. Just doing the first two will make you better in your profession. What topics are we missing?

Today we celebrate the service and leadership of Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon as he retires from military service and relinquishes his role as the U.S. Army’s 55th Chief of Engineers and commanding officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). During his tenure as Chief, Spellmon was a champion of innovation and sought to elevate the story of research and development in USACE and beyond. Under his leadership, investment in R&D quadrupled, and he took the lead in telling the story of R&D in several forums, including testifying before Congress 20 times about the importance of and need for more R&D. To learn more about Spellmon’s nearly four decades of service in the U.S. Army and his impact to USACE, visit https://lnkd.in/edURV-d9. United States Department of Defense US Army US Army Corps of Engineers LTG Scott Spellmon, PMP David Pittman #military #army #service #command #leadership #engineer #engineers #corpsofengineers #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment

Excellent introduction to the SCC aspect of H2F. A key component is injury prevention through appropriate and consistent PT. As this program expands ultilization, it's impact will be felt down the road as injuries go down and more adaptable soldiers are developed. Combined with the other resources within H2F, the program will strengthen and improve the quality of life for service members. #H2F

Words can’t express how honored I am to moderate these conversations with key USACE leaders about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making a lasting impact for our NATION and the WARFIGHTER at #AUSA2024

".... The current system prioritizes broad experience over deep expertise, leading to strategic missteps. It calls for reforms to ensure that military leaders are better prepared for the complexities of modern warfare .... [and] strategy in today's rapidly evolving defense landscape. "Shock and Awe" is no longer an effective strategy - if it ever was a strategy, especially given the efficacy of insurgency and asymmetric warfare; and this is where the United States really lacks as China's proficiency with respect to asymmetric approaches and solutions has been in practice for several thousand years. Look at the amount of ordnance dumped on the Gaza Strip over the past 8+ months in the typical, Western, hyper-conventional fashion. And Hamas fights on to this day. The US desperately needs to employ more MOOTW and Unconventional Warfare (UW) strategies. We live in an extremely dynamic, asymmetric and irregular world with respect to the #battlespace and that asymmetricity and irregularity should be the foundation for extreme fluidity within an operational theater. During the war in Afghanistan Major Jim Gant (US Army Special Forces) embedded with the Pashtun - and like a modern day Lawrence of Arabia adopted elements of their strategy and tactics to conduct very successful operations against the enemy - in their own domain. The US is going to be at a loss if it has to face off with China at this point as the Chinese will employ a hybridization of IW and conventional warfare simultaneously. We saw in Iraq and Afghanistan (and now in Gaza Strip) that conventional warfare is being rendered more and more irrelevant by rapidly advancing asymmetric options - and technology.

The events of My Lai should be required reading and study from pre-commissioning through O-10 and beyond. It is that important. The entire chain failed in the performance of their duties. On March 16, 1968, Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division led by CPT Ernesto Medina entered Son My, RVN and the hamlet of My Lai 4 and killed 500 men, women and children. The 1st Platoon, led by 1LT William Calley, committed most of the murders. After a local and poorly conducted “investigation” buried the truth, it would take years for the wheels of justice to produce some semblance of justice. My TOP takeaways: (1) The lack of leadership and training, coupled with the chaos of battle and fear, create a recipe for disaster. (2) There is such a thing as objective truth. Politics, bias and negligence can only obscure and not destroy it. (3) Character matters; always. (4) The obligation of duty as ascribed to a commissioned or non-commissioned officer is of great consequence and should not be assumed with slight regard. My TOP quote: (Referring to WO Hugh Thompson, the one officer who identified, attempted to stop the killing and reported) “…they did not lose sight of ordinary human decency…and that, in the end, is a form of heroism.” U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) | Marshall Scholars at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies | The Army University | The Andrew J. Goodpaster Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy Program (ASP3) | U.S. Army Combined Arms Center | US Army TRADOC | U.S. Army Command Assessment Program

Maj Gen Roberson visited 7th Special Forces Group September 2022. During a town hall meeting, I pointed out the CDC recently stated there is no distinction between how vaxxed & unvaxxed individuals should be treated & that my religious exemption had been pending for a year. I then asked if there is any talk of removing the mandate. He responded, “have you heard of Novavax?,” to which I said, “yes sir, it uses aborted fetal cells too.” He seemed flustered at my retort. This led to a long answer on how if the US Army asks you to do something you should do it. That he doesn’t want to kick anyone out but will. That the Army is trying to find a middle ground with Novavax so the unvaxxed should take it. After that conversation I decided to leave the Army rather than wait for my exemption to get denied & risk receiving a less than honorable discharge. Even though MG Roberson probably had an amazing career for which I’m grateful, his response is indicative of careerism & moral weakness at the flag officer level. Generals facilitated in discharging & forcing out tens of thousands of service members & pushed an experimental drug after it had been shown to cause negative side effects. (See Karolina Stancik & Drew Outstanding) I ask that House Armer Services Committee Republicans hold a series of hearings to point out & fix problems from the VAX mandate & ensure it never happens again. DoD leaders should also take a hard look in the mirror to assess their part in this debacle that continues to weaken the force. Finally, please sign the DMA petition if you believe these leaders must be held accountable. Militaryaccountability.com

I resisted reading this book for sometime. I am not really sure why. Having read a great deal on naval history and operations, I did not think it had much to offer (“the acclaimed bestseller” tag be darned). Boy, do I regret it. This book not only describes one of the US Navy‘s most exceptional victories it does so with great power from the perspective of the most senior admiral to the humblest of sailors. If the US Army is to prosecute multi-domain operations, it will help to appreciate each of the five domains and their interplay in each dimension. This book helps do that for land-lubbers like me. My TOP take-aways: (1) The training base and the industrial base matter and potentially have a decisive role to play in any protracted war. Japanese pilots flew until they died or were “de-planed”. American pilots had a regular system of supply and training that rotated and shared experience. (2) Deception works until it doesn’t and you cannot count on ALL of it working. (3) Yes - all 5 domains (air, land, sea, space and cyber) and 3 dimensions (human, information and physical) all played a role in the outcome. My TOP quote: “A fighting force cannot be reduced to its order of battle any more than a ship’s value can be reduced to the number of guns she carries or the shaft horsepower her turbines generate. A vessel draws life from the spirit of her crew, which derives in large part from the leadership qualities of her chiefs and officers. Morale defies quantification and yet it ways significantly on the ultimate lethality of the tools of war.” U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) | The Army University | Army University Press | U.S. Army Combined Arms Center | U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command | US Army TRADOC | U.S. Army Materiel Command | U.S. Naval War College | Marshall Scholars at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies

Latest Joint Forces Quarterly—great article by Dr. Kristin Mulready-Stone from Naval War College—visiting professor at Army War College—about outcomes-based assessment in PME. Starts on p. 30. If you care about PME and assessment, even the future of PME, this is THE article you need.