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On the afternoon of September 17, the first reports began spreading online. Small explosions had...
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War Books: Soldiers’ Stories
Brennan Deveraux | 09.13.24
The Harding Project movement has created an uptick in professional writing as many in the Army...
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Leyton Summerlin | 09.12.24
Like a personal journal, the Army’s journals are intended to capture insights, experiences, or...
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There is only one principle of war and that’s this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you...
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Zachary Griffiths | 09.10.24
Editor’s note: This week marks one year since the Harding Project’s launch. Backed by...
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Iain Herring and Gavin Berke | 09.05.24
Imagine you are an infantry platoon leader, moving with your soldiers in a tactical formation...
Read MoreThe War on Excess: The Army Has an Equipment Management Problem and Needs a Culture Change to Solve It
Ian W. Black and William Parker | 09.04.24
Excess equipment is an albatross hanging from the Army’s neck. Two decades of conflict, increasing...
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