Strategy

Apr 29, 2021

The Marine Corps of the future will focus on small, agile combat

By 2030, the United States Marine Corps might look a little different from the Marine Corps of today. According to…

Apr 29, 2021

Apr 22, 2021

The 6 best defensive stands in military history

What happens when a military unit is outnumbered, outgunned and low on supplies? Most of the time, they get overrun…

Apr 22, 2021

Apr 1, 2021

This Spanish hero defeated an invading Muslim army — as a corpse

When your reputation as the greatest warrior in Spain precedes you, the sight of your lifeless corpse armored and atop a warhorse at full gallop can be enough to send the enemy running away in terror. Take the case of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, for ins…

Apr 1, 2021

Mar 10, 2021

That time the United States weaponized the weather in Vietnam

There’s not a lot the United States won’t do to win a war, and whether or not you think it’s…

Mar 10, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Feb 22, 2021

The paradummy that distracted the Germans on D-Day

The Chinese military strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu said, “All warfare is based on deception.” Like a trick play in…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Feb 22, 2021

Feb 19, 2021

These 10 invasions were planned but never happened

Strategists say the first casualty of war is the plan. In a few cases, the plan never reached the war stage. And if these 10 invasions happened, the world would be a dramatically different place. 1. War Plan Red: The U.S. Invasio…

BYReserve + National Guard Magazine

Feb 19, 2021

Aug 14, 2020

Military skills help soldiers brew up business

When Army Reserve Maj. Clay Keel is in uniform, he plans military medical operations by organizing personnel and logistics as part of the Army Medical Service Corps. Off duty, he runs the Keel and Curley Winery and Keel Farms Agrarian Ale + Cider br…

BYReserve + National Guard Magazine

Aug 14, 2020

BYSandboxx

Jun 2, 2020

Green Beret behind the Afghan SOF Strategy, Scott Mann, talks leadership

*My editor sent me this after listening to the episode:“I wanted to let you know that this was by far one of my favorite episodes to edit. It provided great insight into leadership skills.”* “

BYSandboxx

Jun 2, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

As military planners, we strategized for a pandemic—here’s what we learned

James Ruvalcaba was the lead operational planner and Joe Plenzler was the public affairs officer for III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan. They were responsible for authoring the III MEF CONPLAN 5003 to protect all U.S. forces, their…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Is the Air Force headed to new galaxies?

People were left scratching their heads last year when the Air Force’s top intelligence officer said the U.S. was looking for ways to expand its multi-domain operations and intelligence gathering into galaxies, far far away. When Lt. Gen. Ver…

Apr 29, 2020