The Harding Project: Strengthening the Army Profession
Premiered: May 09, 2025
Description
Learn about the Harding Project and its role in advancing the Army profession.
The Harding Project is a Chief of Staff of the Army initiative to promote professional writing, foster professional development, renew branch journals, and advance military education. This film explores the project's goals and features exclusive interviews with key leaders: Harding Project Director LTC Zachary Griffiths, Deputy Director SFC Marcel Blood, LTG (Ret.) James M. Dubik, and Dubik Fellowship Senior Advisor COL (Ret.) Heidi Urben, PhD. Hear directly from Harding and Dubik Fellows about their contributions to shaping the future of the Army.
Timestamps:
0:00 LTG James Dubik, PhD (Ret.) talks about how writing is hard
0:20 Opening Sequence
0:34 Title Screen
0:39 LTC Zachary Griffiths (Deputy Director, Harding Project) talks about the AUSA Writing Workshop: Powerful Prose
0:56 LTC Griffiths talks about his experience working with Special Warfare magazine and the status of the branch journals
01:30 LTC Griffiths and the decision to name the project after MG Edwin “Forrest” Harding
01:51 Archival footage from The Big Picture on the historic place of education in the Army
02:05 Definition of the Harding Project
02:11 COL Heidi Urben, PhD (Ret.) (Senior Advisor, Dubik Fellowship) talks about incentivizing professional writing
02:41 LTC Griffiths on why the Harding Project is important
02:55 MAJ Emily Lopez (Harding Fellow) talks about the work she is doing at Special Warfare magazine
03:10 MAJ Lamanda Jackson (Harding Fellow) talking about the work she is doing on The Army Pulse of Medicine
03:21 MAJ Ryan Crayne (Dubik Fellow) talks about his work with the Center for Junior Officers
03:36 LTC Griffiths describes the role of a Harding Fellow
03:48 Definition of Harding Fellows
03:56 MAJ Jackson describes her military service as it shapes her work at the journal
04:32 LTC Griffiths describes the job of Harding Fellows as military editor-in-chief
04:46 Discussion of Line of Departure
05:22 MAJ Lopez talking about the work she does as a Harding Fellow
05:51 COL Urben (Ret.) talks about the Dubik Fellowship
06:06 Dubik Fellowship definition
06:14 MAJ Crayne talks about his cohort of Dubik fellows
06:43 MAJ Robert Rose (Dubik Fellow) talks about how writing is part of his professional duty
07:20 COL Urben (Ret.) on why the fellowship is named after LTG James Dubik
07:33 LTG Dubik (Ret.) on why writing matters for personal and professional development
08:35 SFC Marcel Blood (Deputy Director, Harding Project) talks about the NCO route to publication on Muddy Boots
09:03 LTG Dubik (Ret.) writing provides communication between generations
09:19 CPT Sarah Chamberlin (Harding Project Substack) the connection between writing and leadership
09:42 COL Urben (Ret.) good ideas are not rank based
09:56 Writing is a way to process, change, and adapt to new threats
10:13 LTC Griffiths branch journals are a venue to share lessons across the force
10:56 COL Urben (Ret.) the Army instills values of physical and moral courage
11:40 LTG Dubik (Ret.) on writing as a learned skill
12:50 SFC Blood comments on the ability to disagree in a respectful manner backed by evidence
13:24 Closing graphic
13:28 Credits
14:00 Disclaimer
14:05 Army University Films logo
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