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Letter from the Editor
Col. Andrew Steadman, U.S. Army
Write for Military Review: Suggested Themes and Topics for 2025
General William E. DePuy Writing Contest 2025 Winners and Honorable Mentions
Fighting for the Day After: Preserving Chinese Maritime Infrastructure in a Conventional War
Capt. Micah Neidorfler, U.S. Army National Guard
In a war between China and the United States, the Army should preserve Chinese maritime shipping infrastructure so that it is usable postwar to best serve U.S. long-term economic interests and help set conditions for a sustainable peace between the United States and China. This article won first place in the 2025 General William E. DePuy Writing Contest.
Political Troops: The U.S. Army in the Adriatic, 1918–1919
Cmdr. Alexander Buschor, U.S. Navy
The U.S. Army’s role in the Adriatic region after World War I presents a unique case study in international diplomacy and the utilization of American force projection during cultural and political epoch shifts.
Back to the Future … Toward a Ready Army Reserve Medical Force
Col. Matthew D’Angelo, DNP, CRNA, AN, U.S. Army Reserve
Army Reserve healthcare assets can maintain combat readiness through military-civilian partnerships and intracollaboration with Active Component healthcare teams.
A Class for Cash: Planning to Pay the Way
Maj. Johannes Geist, U.S. Army
Cash supply is a critical aspect of the sustainment warfighting function and should be included as a class of supply.
Sustaining the Fight: How the 21st TSC Supports Ukraine’s Defense
Lt. Col. Ryan P. Hovatter, U.S. Army National Guard
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command played a vital role in efforts to counter Russia’s challenge to international order in eastern Europe, learning many important lessons as it supported U.S. and international forces.
Communication Strategery: Rethinking Strategic Communication for U.S. Military Public Affairs
Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard, U.S. Army
Military public affairs, as the United States designed it, is too meager to be effective in hotly contested information environments. The military should trade its public affairs doctrine for a new version of strategic communication to enable it to live up to its potential.
Training Safety: A Leadership Imperative
Maj. Dylan Lee, Singapore Army
Leadership is the critical factor in promoting peacetime training safety, which is essential for militaries to achieve both safe training and operational readiness simultaneously. This article won first place in the 2025 General Douglas MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition.
The Battle of Riga: A Case Study for Successful Breakthrough Operations
Capt. Randy Noorman, Royal Netherlands Army
The Battle for Riga is a relevant case study for comparison to the current dilemma facing both the Russian and Ukrainian, as well as Western, armies of overcoming the consequences of the so-called “transparent battlefield.”
Distributed Logistics and Deterrence
Maj. Christopher M. Salerno, U.S. Army
Distributed logistics across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility can directly support deterrence efforts and enable the joint force to campaign more effectively within the region.
Russia’s Changes in the Conduct of War Based on Lessons from Ukraine: Adapting Technology, Force Structures, and the Defence Industry
Col. Vytis Andreika, Lithuanian Armed Forces
Russia has successfully adapted its conduct of war by integrating new technologies and tactics, thereby enhancing its combat effectiveness against Ukraine and boosting its operational capabilities, presenting a serious challenge to traditional NATO defense strategies.
Cadets’ Perceptions of Hand-to-Hand Combatives Instruction for Officer Development
Daniel J. Furlong, EdD
Drew J. Van Dam, EdD
Matthew C. Larsen
Soldiers need officers who understand the importance of hand-to-hand combat and who create a culture that embraces it. Future and current officers who implement hand-to-hand combatives training enhance soldiers’ skill sets, ultimately leading to more prepared soldiers.
The Evolution of Air Defense: Adapting to Emerging Threats
Maj. Vincent R. Wiggins, U.S. Army
The rapid proliferation of unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and advanced rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft has dramatically increased the complexity of modern battlefields. The Army must recognize that outdated air defense models are ill-suited to countering these emerging threats.
Spotting the Machine in the Margins: A Non-Tech Guide for Army Professional Military Education Instructors to Detect Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Writing
Lt. Col. Patrick Naughton, U.S. Army Reserve
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly prevalent in academic settings, there are indicators that may suggest AI-generated writing is present in student essays, inviting new ways to evaluate individual student development.
Expectation of Valor: Planning for the Iraq War
Dr. William Shane Story
The author critiques a book by Kevin C. M. Benson that describes his experiences as the chief of plans (C-5) in the Coalition Forces Land Component Command in Kuwait from June 2002 to June 2003.
Farewell Lt. Gen. Milford H. “Beags” Beagle Jr.
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