The U.S. finds itself in pivotal times, facing challenges in a world that feels more perilous than ever. To continue to meet these challenges and prepare for the future, the Army continues to focus on transformation. The service must not be held captive to how it has done business for the past 30...

Robots—from autonomous to remotely operated—are everywhere on today’s battlefields. Yet on the ground, autonomy is just recently crossing from experiment to fielded capability. The Army has a short 12- to 18-month window to develop autonomous capabilities and field them at scale. Fielding and...

As war continues in Ukraine, Chinese global infrastructure and resource dominance grow daily. In South America alone, Chinese trade has increased by a factor of 26 in two decades, from $12 billion to $315 billion, according to the World Economic Forum. China’s “blue water” navy will be fully...

Iraq was the last experience the U.S. Army had with large-scale combat operations and the transition from combat to stability operations. Iraq war veterans remember the long and fast march from the Kuwaiti border to Baghdad. We remember the battle for Saddam International Airport and the Battle of...

Made up of 23 depots, arsenals and ammunition plants, the U.S. Army’s organic industrial base is a vital part of the service’s success on a modern, complex battlefield. To keep pace with Army efforts to transform continuously while facing fast-moving threats and evolving technology, the service is...

Senior military officers are entrusted with critical responsibilities demanding the highest standards of leadership, impacting national security and the lives of those under their command. To ensure only the most capable individuals ascend to these roles, a robust selection framework is essential...

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” This was written by Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius some 2,000 years ago, and yet it could have been written this morning. Let’s be honest, most of us spend way...