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Reexamining Operation Moshtarak: Lessons for the Marine Corps and the Joint Force by Major Benjamin Vanhorrick, USMC
Alongside Afghan Army troops, Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, hold positions east of Marjah, 9 February 2010....
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Feb 207 min read
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“What Should I be Reading?”: Professional Reading for Company Commanders by Lieutenant Colonel Brendan McBreen
Source: Marine Corps Times ( https://shorturl.at/6ySvz ) Editor’s Note: In 2015, “Matthew,” an infantry captain serving at The Basic...
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Jan 28 min read
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Educate the Educators: Institutionalizing Wargames in the Marine Corps’ Training Command By Nicanor A. Galvan
Friday Afternoon, January 2023, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune “You are in my ZOC–stop moving that counter!” My colleague Rob yelled as I...
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Nov 22, 20248 min read
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A Critique of Current Marine Corps COC TTPs By Major Joshua Burchfield
An aerial view of the 1st Marine Division Main COC in Camp Matilda, Kuwait, Operation Iraq Freedom. Credit: https://shorturl.at/BFCy3...
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Nov 18, 20247 min read
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Progress and Perils: Educational Wargaming in the US Marine Corps By Damien O’Connell
Marines of Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, duke it out in Take That Hill! while deployed to Australia in 2022. (Credit: Zachary...
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Dec 22, 202334 min read
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Developing a Decision-Forcing Case by Captain Madeline Hoffman, USMC
Officer candidates receive a class. (Credit: https://officercandidatesschool.com/2010/07/19/academics-at-ocs/) Over the past year, I have...
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Dec 14, 20236 min read
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From Skeptic to Champion: A SNCO's Journey to DFCs by SgtMaj Nicanor "Nick" Galvan, USMC (Ret.)
2011 - Marine Corps Base Quantico, "Crossroads of the Corps." Many Marines revere this place. It plays a crucial role in educating our...
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Dec 13, 20237 min read
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Wargame Review: Bobby Lee: The Civil War in Virginia 1861-1865 by Captain William Allred, USMC
The Battleboard in Bobby Lee Credit: MarcoOmnigamer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=APGIZslPYmQ Overview Bobby Lee...
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Nov 13, 20235 min read
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Wargaming at the Company Level: Assessments and Recommendations to Avoid a Wargaming Bust
By Majors Matthew Tweedy and Taylor McKechnie, USMC Marines Play in 2/2's March Madness-Style Tournament in Okinawa, December 2019...
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Sep 27, 202313 min read
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Kriegspiel 2030: A Free-Play Tactical System for the Infantry By Capt William Allred, USMC
(Credit: https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/3108841/ii-mef-marines-apply-future-concepts-in-wargaming/) Kriegspiel 2030 is...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read
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Building the New Infantry: It’s All About Culture By Corporal Joshua Sulentic, USMC
A Marine lance corporal and corporal on patrol in Helmand Province, 2014. (Credit: https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2001...
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Sep 10, 20239 min read
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Intellectuals and Mechanics by Major Matthew Tweedy, USMC
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/02/09/corps-wants-194000-troops-cyber-information-ops-isr.html Organizations thrive by...
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Jul 2, 20235 min read
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Translating War: An Annotated Bibliography of Translated Works by Stuart Britton
A Sample of Stuart's Translations Military professionals in the English-speaking world should know the name Stuart Britton. Stuart, the...
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Feb 25, 202340 min read
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Expeditionary Advanced Bases…Again By Captain James Michael, USMC
The Siege of Famagusta, Cyrpus, 1570-1571 https://bit.ly/3XfBo7z In 2020, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)...
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Jan 9, 202312 min read
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Commanders Own PME: A Follow Up to “Time for Another Stand-Down” by Captain Devon Sanderfield, USMC
Tactical small unmanned aerial systems and precision-guided munitions have forced military units to distribute to survive on the modern...
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Dec 21, 20226 min read
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900 Orders by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: This essay was originally published on LtCol McBreen's website, http://www.2ndbn5thmar.com/. A lieutenant asked me last...
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Nov 23, 20226 min read
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What Good Losers Do: One Year Later By Easton
Marines of Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, fighting in Sangin, Afghanistan, 2010 (https://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141724272/an-afghan-hell...
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Nov 11, 202217 min read
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You Had ONE Job: The U.S. Military’s Epic Fail in Afghanistan by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: This essay was originally written in October 2021. Then-Lieutenant Colonel McBreen with Afghan Generals Munir Mangal–201st...
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Nov 9, 20225 min read
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EABO Wargame AAR by LtCol Brendan McBreen, USMC (Ret.)
Editor's Note: The following is an after-action report on an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations wargame conducted at Marine Corps...
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Nov 7, 20226 min read
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Preparing to be a Company-Grade Officer in the Year 2030 By MIDN 2/C Alexandra Hudepohl
" Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen candidates receive warrior toughness training at Recruit Training Command...
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Nov 4, 20226 min read
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