Author: Benjamin Van Horrick

The Closing of the Marine Corps Mind? Strategy, Credentialism, and the Pursuit of Intellectual Depth

Benjamin Van Horrick | 01.23.26 | Commentary & Analysis

Former Secretary of Defense and Marine Corps General James Mattis once observed that “the most...

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One + One = Zero? The Challenge of Battle Networks and Parallel Command Structures in a Bilateral Fight

Scott Blyleven, Benjamin Van Horrick, Jennifer Adams, Jill Dugan and Ricardo Bitanga | 11.04.25 | Commentary & Analysis

A week ago, the crisis became an armed conflict. The United States formed a joint task force and...

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Plan for the Worst: Why the Marine Corps Stand-in Forces Concept Demands a Premortem

Benjamin Van Horrick | 09.24.25 | Commentary & Analysis

1800 JST, 15 April 2027, on a piece of maritime terrain “Dig.” The staff sergeant never thought he...

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The Art of Documenting War

Benjamin Van Horrick | 07.23.24 | Commentary & Analysis

“The invaders drive north through the Iraqi desert in a Humvee, eating candy, dipping tobacco and...

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The Complicated Legacy of Jean Larteguy’s “The Centurions” and America’s Post-9/11 Wars

Benjamin Van Horrick | 08.30.23 | Commentary & Analysis

One of the novels that most heavily influenced the US military’s approach to its post-9/11 wars...

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