Secretary Mattis at AUSA: The Threats the US Military Must be Prepared For
Secretary of Defense James Mattis kicked off the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA)...
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Liam Collins and John Amble | 10.12.17 | Commentary & Analysis
Secretary of Defense James Mattis kicked off the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA)...
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In 2012, Capt. Nick Dockery was a lieutenant deployed as a platoon leader in Afghanistan. Just one...
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Mosul has been wrested from the three-year-old grasp of ISIS. In Raqqa, the cityscape is one of...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 09.11.17 | War Books
Sixteen anniversaries of 9/11 have now come. Sixteen. For many reasons, mostly obvious, we place...
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On September 11, 2001, Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen was a colonel assigned to the Pentagon. Today...
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