Controlling the Beast Within: The Key to Success on 21st-Century Battlefields. Major Douglas A. Pryer, U.S. Army, Ethical behavior contributes more to mission success than battlefield technology, armored vehicles, gunnery, or weapons ranges....
The Infantry Squad: Decisive Force Now and in the Future. Major General Robert B. Brown, U.S. Army; The U.S. Army dismounted infantry maneuver squad is today's most decisive force on the battlefield, yet it lacks access to capabilities it needs...
Fighting identity: why we are losing our wars. Michael Vlahos; Our enemies understand that "it is in the living of war's mythic passage" that identity will be truly realized. We, for our part, blunder blindly on, fitting ourselves to their...
Current tactical operations and future warfighting Changing the army for counterinsurgency operations. BRIG Nigel R.F. Aylwin-Foster, British Army; U.S. Army Transformation needs to focus less on warfighting and more on developing a genuinely...
The Way Ahead. Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker and Major Anthony W. Vassalo, U.S. Army; Our Army is serving a Nation at war, so the way we approach our duties must reflect the seriousness of an Army at war. American soldiers...
Addendum: Anbar awakens. Colonel Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army; A major player in the Anbar Awakening recalls how joint-force cooperation led to the turnaround in Ramadi.
The most important thing: legislative reform of the national security...
Family and Future: Five Assignments for Future Leaders. U.S. Representative Ike Skelton; The ranking minority member of the House Armed Services Committee offers assignment advice to Command and General Staff College graduates.