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Floating Japanese G4M1 bomber off Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 8 Aug 1942 as seen from the destroyer USS Ellet. The bomber was shot down during an aerial torpedo attack on the Allied shipping off Tulagi.
The Long March
What Today’s Army Can Learn from the Interwar Navy About Mission Command
Trent Hone
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.1 (MRF-E) fire a round from a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during Exercise Northern Screen at Setermoen, Norway, Oct. 31, 2018
The Long March
In Defense of Liddell Hart’s ‘Strategy’
Lt. Gen. Shafaat U. Shah, Pakistan Army ( Ret.)
So-called “Grande Ludovisi” sarcophagus, with battle scene between Roman soldiers and Germans
The Long March
Even The Romans Were Better At Doing Counterinsurgency Than We Are
Lawrence Tritle and Jason Warren
U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct an amphibious raid during KAMANDAG 2 on Philippine Marine Corps base Gregorio Lim, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2018
The Long March
How To Find Meaning After The Military: Find A Place To Excel Where You Can Help Others
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The Long March
5 New Military History Books Worth Reading
The US amphibious assualt ship USS Iwo Jima off the Norwegian coast, as part of the naval component of the exercise the high value units such as Iwo Jima are escorted by other warships such as the UK's HMS Northumberland
The Long March
The Navy’s Admiral-To-Ship Ratio, Then And Now
U.S Army Spc. Brett Hawley, assigned to Alpha Company, 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 505th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command, fires an M4 carbine rifle during a nighttime fire qualification event during the Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 26, 2013.
The Long March
How I Found My Tribe After Leaving The Military
An Army Veteran Was Left To Die In A Cell While His Jailers Laughed And Took Video
The Long March
This Army Vet Died Of An Overdose In His Jail Cell. He Deserved Better Than Laughter
Col. M. E. Johnson, U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.)
U.S. Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 5 fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 12, embarked aboard the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Keen Sword 19 in the Philippine Sea Nov. 1, 2018.
The Long March
I Found The Answer To Life After The Military In Helping Vets And Communities
niger soldiers
The Long March
One Major General Was The Fall Guy For The Niger Ambush. The Real Fault Lies Elsewhere
Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, U.S. Army (Ret.)
U.S. Marines assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assault uphill during training operations as a part of Eager Lion 2018 in Jordan April 24, 2018
The Long March
Not All Veterans Are Created Equal. You Have To Earn Your ‘V’
Dan Sheehan
Casablanca Conference
The Long March
Is Trust An Essential Element In Strategy?
A crew member of the Japan Self Defense Force monitors the flight with the ramp down on a Japanese CH-47 Chinook during Orient Shield 2018 in Ojojihara, Japan, Sept. 6, 2018
The Long March
Sometimes Finding Meaning After The Military Means Not Looking For It
U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement Detention Facility outside Bowling Green, VA
The Long March
I Was In The Wrong Fight In Iraq. As An Immigration Lawyer, I Found The Right One
Travis Weiner
U.S. Marines assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 9 and Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 during Operation Northern Lion II July 3, 2013, in Helmand province, Afghanistan
The Long March
One Path To Meaning After The Military: Find A New Way To Serve
Advice For US Troops Sent To The Mexican Border In An Age Of Terrible Leaders
The Long March
What US Troops On The Border Really Need To Know: A Response To Paul Yingling
Maj. Walter Haynes, U.S. Army
A U.S. Sailor stands by to operate a decontamination station as part of a mass casualty drill simulating a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incident on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the East China Sea October 22, 2018
The Long March
Others May Have Succeeded In Finding Meaning After The Military, But I Haven’t