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From Hedgerows to Kill Webs: The Soldier Leads Army Transformation
From Hedgerows to Kill Webs: The Soldier Leads Army Transformation ... soldiers and leaders at the squad level influence the enterprise more than most realize.
From Hedgerows to Kill Webs: The Soldier Leads Army Transformation
Editor’s note: This article is the final article in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. In the summer of 1944, the Allied advance in Normandy had stalled. Centuries-old hedgerows, dense earthen walls topped with impenetrable brush, turned every field into a fortified ambush site.
Building the No Neck Army: The Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness Program
Editor’s note: This article is the seventh in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. The battlefield in America’s next war will offer no sanctuary. The war won’t be fought from forward operating bases equipped with elaborate gyms, contractor-provided dining facilities, or coffee shops.
Reforming Army Processes for Continuous Transformation
Starting in 1997, every major at the Army’s Command and General Staff College received a multihour course on “How the Army Runs,” accompanied by a five-hundred- page tome. Within minutes of departing Ft. Leavenworth, nearly all officers had flushed that high-level, complicated staff knowledge from their brains ... Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
How the Army Should Run: Reforming Army Processes for Continuous Transformation
Editor’s note: This article is the sixth in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. Starting in 1997, every major at the Army’s Command and General Staff College received a multihour course on “How the Army Runs,” accompanied by a five-hundred- page tome.
The Evolution of Warfare in the Age of Machines
The Evolution of Warfare in the Age of Machines
War Without Soldiers: The Evolution of Warfare in the Age of Machines
Editor’s note: This article is the fifth in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. The forest was silent, save for the faint hum of machines cutting through the air near Kharkiv. A heavily fortified Russian position stood as an unyielding obstacle—until the machines arrived.
Mobility, the Combat Power Multiplier
Mobility, the Combat Power Multiplier ... the Army must learn from Washington’s lesson on mobility or risk a fate that nearly ended us before the nation even began. Read Full Article »
Mobility, the Combat Power Multiplier
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. On a stormy Christmas night in 1776, General George Washington pulled off an audacious victory at Trenton, New Jersey that changed the course of the Revolutionary War.
The Modern King of Battle: Creating the Army’s Integrated Fires Complex
Editor’s note: This article is the third in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. In 1981, Private Mingus, an Army artilleryman, relied on a $100 handheld calculator to compute fire missions on a linear, ground-based battlefield.
Our Network Can’t Be the First Obstacle in the Fight
Our Network Can’t Be the First Obstacle in the Fight The current state of Army command and control (C2) reflects decades of incremental additions rather than deliberate design. Read Full Article »
Our Network Can’t Be the First Obstacle in the Fight
Editor’s note: This article is the second in an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. You can read other articles in the series here. Cold light spills across a European plain, sixty-five kilometers of flat terrain that spans the territory of multiple nations.
Ascend the Cognitive Hierarchy-Don’t Waste Time in the Data Layer
When our nation was attacked on September 11, 2001, the US special operations community immediately began to plan for operations in Afghanistan. They quickly identified hundreds of information gaps, many of which were general and fundamental ... Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
Ascend the Cognitive Hierarchy—Don’t Waste Time in the Data Layer - Modern War Institute
Editor’s note: This article begins an eight-part series led by retired General James Mingus, the thirty-ninth vice chief of staff of the Army, on transforming the Army to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield. When our nation was attacked on September 11, 2001, the US special operations community immediately began to plan for operations in Afghanistan. They quickly identified hundreds of information gaps, many of which were general and fundamental: Where exactly was Afghanistan?
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with General James Mingus
Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) for our seventh Strategic Landpower Dialogue event, featuring General James Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army. The discussion will explore Army force planning, readiness, and initiatives to build a modern, capable force. Dr. Tom Karako will moderate the discussion.
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus
Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) for a Strategic Landpower Dialogue event, featuring Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General James Mingus. The discussion will explore Army force planning, readiness, and initiatives to build a modern, capable force. The discussion will be moderated by Colonel Mark Cancian (USMCR, ret.), Senior Advisor in the Defense and Security Department at CSIS.
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