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Midrats 25 Aug 2013: Episode 190: “Crowdsourcing the Admin Overhead” 24 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am
Join us on 25 August 2013 at 5pm (Eastern, U.S.) for Midrats Episode 190: “Crowdsourcing the Admin Overhead”: If the CNO’s #1 priority is war fighting, how do leaders focus on that priority inside a ...
A Junior Officer’s Perspective on Close Air Support and Counterinsurgency 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I wrote this piece shortly after my first deployment in 2010, mainly to organize my thoughts and keep a record of my personal reflections. I captured what I considered to be the pertinent points of th...
More Than Meets the Eye in Asian Naval Race 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
(This article appeared at RealClearDefense and is cross-posted by permission.) In previous writing about the ongoing East Asian naval race shortly after the launching of the Japanese helicopter destr...
China’s Defense Budget Getting Fatter on the Big Mac Index 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
This article was originally featured at Real Clear Defense. “Show me the money” is the mantra of those analyzing Chinese defense budgets, searching for every defense dollar hidden behind state-owned ...
2013’s Greatest Leadership Failure 19 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
There is something very wrong going on at the very highest levels of our uniformed leadership, they are not standing up for the honor and reputation of their Sailors, Marines, and our other brothers a...
On Midrats 18 August 13, Episode 189: “The Union and Confederate Navies” with James M. McPherson 16 Aug 2013 | 07:43 am
Please join us for Midrats at 5pm (Eastern U.S.) on Sunday, 18 August 13, for Episode 189: “The Union and Confederate Navies”: The War Between the States, the American Civil War – whichever descripti...
Taming the East Asian Naval Race 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
On August 6th, the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) ran a feature on the latest Japanese helicopter destroyer, the Izumo (DDH-183). CIMSEC contributor Miha Hribernik observed that t...
A Post-Sequestration Blueprint for a Leaner and Smarter Military 12 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
Five months after the much-dreaded sequestration went into effect, many defense analysts and military officials alike are worried about the negative repercussions of the drastic budget cuts on militar...
Neddlegunning the Mother Tongue 8 Aug 2013 | 02:16 pm
As a liberal arts guy with issues stitching decent prose together himself, who spent a career surrounded by a bunch of technical school types – I’ve always thought that each seabag should include Stru...
On Midrats 4 Aug 13 – Episode 187: “From I to C of the BRIC with Toshi Yoshihara” 3 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
Please join us at 5pm (Eastern U.S.), 4 Aug 13, for Midrats Episode 187: “From I to C of the BRIC with Toshi Yoshihara”: Remember when “Afghanistan” became “AFPAC” in the second half of the last deca...
