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Letter from the Editor
Col. Andrew Steadman, U.S. Army
Write for Military Review: Suggested Themes and Topics for 2026
A Critical Link: The Field Army and Command and Control in LSCO
Maj. Brandon J. Schwartz, U.S. Army
There is no dedicated U.S. formation to be a land component command for multi-corps maneuver, and current alternatives are unsatisfactory because they overburden the highest echelons of command. The Army should create a service-retained field army headquarters to address this shortfall.
Meeting Mass with Mass: Why NATO Matters to the U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Jared W. Nichols, U.S. Army
In large-scale combat operations, the United States fights alongside allied and partner forces to win on the battlefield, and it has a crucial role to play in building NATO forces and improving readiness.
Tarawa and the Seventh Crusade: Combat Multipliers, Lethality, and the True Cross
John D. Hosler, PhD
The Seventh Crusade is evidence that the problem sets of contested beach landings are not limited to only the twentieth century, and the modern force could profit from studying older, lesser-known examples of amphibious assaults.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: The New Forgotten War?
Dr. Marjorie Galelli
A large majority of people rely on either television news or fictional movies and television shows to learn about the past. When there are no such works of fiction for people to turn to in order to make sense of an event, does a whole chapter of the country’s history like the Iraq War simply vanish from popular consciousness?
Iraq After Invasion: A Reckoning
Kate Tietzen-Wisdom, PhD
Reconsidering the Iraq War from the Iraqi perspective not only challenges conventional narratives about the war but also permits historians, service members, and veterans to delve deeper into its complicated nature and legacy.
On Lesson Learning and Wisdom: Rethinking the Failures of the Early Phases of the Iraq War
David Fitzgerald
The Iraq War has produced plenty of journalistic accounts and memoirs, but serious scholarly histories have been much slower to emerge. That the historiography of the war is surprisingly undeveloped is something that has negative consequences for both scholars and military professionals alike.
Survivability of Space Control Assets in a Dynamic Threat Environment: Planning Implications for Success in the Indo-Pacific
Brig. Gen. Donald Brooks, U.S. Army
Maj. Brian Hamel, U.S. Army
Capt. Andrew Weliver, U.S. Army
Space asset survivability is a complex, multifaceted issue demanding a holistic approach. By integrating lessons from terrestrial warfare and embracing innovation and multinational collaboration, the United States can be postured to ensure the continued effectiveness of its space capabilities and maintain its strategic advantage in the contested multidomain battlespace.
The Escalating Stakes of Proxy Wars
Maj. Juan J. Quiroz, U.S. Army
Although the United States is competing and preparing for conflict against near-peer adversaries, proxy wars will be the most likely venue for great powers to advance their interests without incurring the costs of direct conflict against each other. This article won second place in the 2025 General William E. DePuy Writing Contest.
Steppes of Resistance: Mongolian Nationalism as a Strategic Resistance to Chinese Revanchism in the Indo-Pacific
Sgt. 1st Class Travis L. Mann, U.S. Army
Mongolian nationalism helps them resist Chinese influence but also presents the United States with a strategic opportunity to cultivate a resilient partner force through information operations, civil-military engagement, geostrategic messaging, and irregular warfare planning. This article won third place in the 2025 General William E. DePuy Writing Contest.
Operational Art and the Chaco War
Maj. Philip J. McCormick, U.S. Army
Paraguay adeptly used operational art during the war in stark contrast to Bolivia, and their war for control of the Chaco region in the heart of South America provides key lessons learned on the application of operational art for contemporary military planners.
Bond, Bots, and Bioweapons: “No Time to Die” and the Future of Assassinations, Warfare, and Genocide
Grant W. Turner
The use of nanobots and biotechnology for increasingly sophisticated operations are readily on the horizon, and so-called “ethno-weapons” are not so far-fetched. Effectively regulating these technologies will be difficult, if not impossible.
Revisiting Humility as a Leadership Attribute in the Army
Col. Jordon E. Swain, PhD, U.S. Army
Maj. Catherine Grizzle, U.S. Army
Maj. Benjamin Ordiway, U.S. Army
Jacob A. Brown, PhD
Humility is, in fact, a strength and not a weakness that helps Army leaders prepare to successfully lead their teams and organizations across the full spectrum of conflicts in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment.
The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton
Lt. Col. Rick Baillergeon, U.S. Army, Retired
The author critiques a book by Marc Leepson that tells the incredible story of Vietnam prisoner-of-war story of Doug Hegdahl.
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“Hellfighters” Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
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