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Letter from the Editor
Col. Andrew Morgado, U.S. Army
2025 General William E. DePuy Special Topics Writing Competition
This year’s theme: “The challenges of planning for security in a world that is increasingly borderless, multicultural, and economically interdependent.”
Write for Military Review: Suggested Writing Themes and Topics 2025
Exploring Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Cyber and Information Operations Integration
Brig. Gen. Russell E. McGuire, JD, Virginia Army National Guard
Maj. Andre Slonopas, PhD, Virginia Army National Guard
Capt. Edward Olbrych, Virginia Army National Guard
Integrating artificial intelligence into U.S. military information operations is a necessary transition in contemporary multidomain operations. Its strategic use will allow the United States to challenge sophisticated threats and influence operations with unparalleled efficiency and scale.
Lessons on Public-Facing Information Operations in Current Conflicts
Maj. Joseph D. Levin, JD, U.S. Army
America must apply lessons learned about cognitive warfare and information domain operations from current global conflicts to be fully prepared for modern large-scale combat operations.
Prioritizing Maintenance Restructuring and Resourcing for Autonomous Systems
Maj. Dennis A. Vinett, U.S. Army
The Army must consider all aspects of tactical employment of autonomous systems. Resourcing for trained soldiers within properly designed maintenance structures at echelon must remain a part of the autonomous vehicle conversation because the Army cannot afford to outsource its tactical maintenance capability.
Leveraging Data for Warehouse Distribution Success During Operation Allies Welcome: A Retrospective on Operationalizing Data
Maj. Daniel Marcey, U.S. Army
The transformative role of data in organizational decision-making is realized when leaders embrace data strategies, utilize accessible tools, and integrate data into their operational processes for more effective and informed leadership.
What Constitutes a Capability? Leveraging the Ukraine Experience to Define an Overused Term
Lt. Col. Kyle J. Hatzinger, PhD, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Molly J. Schaefer, U.S. Army Reserve
The war in Ukraine continually demonstrates the importance of tying together doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leader development and education, personnel, facilities, and policy to achieve battlefield success. This article won third place in the 2024 General William E. DePuy Special Topics Writing Competition.
Theater Armies: Complex Yet Indispensable to Multidomain Operations
Lt. Col. Matthew A. McGrew, U.S. Army, Retired
Maj. Brandon J. Schwartz, U.S. Army
To be decisive, corps and divisions must have areas of operation properly managed by a theater army, which enables their focus on achieving their objectives in close combat. The theater army is the most significant enabler of multidomain operations.
Authorities and the Multidomain Task Force: Enabling Strategic Effect
Maj. Steven C. Higgs, U.S. Army
Retaining the multidomain task force at the theater army level enables the corps by ensuring the authorities of the geographic combatant commander are closely linked to the strategic capabilities it provides.
Army Fires: Enabling Joint Convergence in a Maritime Environment
Col. Jon Harvey, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Matthew R. Arrol, U.S. Army, Retired
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Pressley, U.S. Army
In the Pacific, Army fires will be essential to enabling joint force convergence but will require new approaches to employment and revisiting traditional concepts of fire support in a maritime context.
Invest in Battlefield Obscuration to Win During Large-Scale Combat Operations
Lt. Col. Michael Carvelli, U.S. Army
To affect large-scale combat operations in the current operational environment, the Army must reevaluate its position on battlefield obscurants to enable complex operations and reduce casualties.
What Can We Learn from Measuring Unit Culture? Preliminary Evidence from a Data-Centric Approach to Organizational Performance
Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Bate, U.S. Army
1st Lt. Nicholas T. Calhoon, U.S. Army
Integrating the art and science of data allows commanders to make data-centric decisions based on evidence by informing—not replacing—experience and gut instinct.
Nine Narratives Destroying American Diplomacy and How to Counter Them
Louise J. Rasmussen, PhD
Certain common narratives present barriers to prioritizing deliberate development and deployment of people who, by design not by chance, engage and expand America’s influence in the world.
Sino-Vietnamese Defense Relations
Cadet Brandon Tran, U.S. Military Academy
Vietnam’s relationship with the United States only has potential for growth, contingent on continued U.S. overtures. Taking avenues of nontraditional security cooperation could build the foundations of trust for Vietnam and the United States to engage in deeper traditional security cooperation.
The Army Civilian Corps’ Elusive Culture of Commitment
Davin V. Knolton, PhD
David P. Cavaleri
The dedication and excellence of the Army Civilian Corps is pivotal to Total Army readiness. By investing more effectively in and utilizing Army civilian leaders and nurturing an enterprise culture that values commitment above compliance, we can improve the Army Civilian Corps’ potential to achieve the “Army People Strategy.”
Terminological Terrain: How to Map and Navigate Jargon in Professional Writing
Dr. Elena Wicker
Jargon is a tool to help those in the Army express ideas and build arguments, but only if they can identify and wield it intentionally.
Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History
Lt. Col. Rick Baillergeon, U.S. Army, Retired
The author critiques a book by Robin Bartlett that details his experience as an infantry platoon leader with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during 1968–1969.
Medal of Honor: Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson, U.S. Civil War
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton presented the first Medal of Honor on 25 March 1863 to the surviving members of Andrews’ Raiders whose mission was to sabotage a rail supply line in 1862.
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