To Understand PTSD, Send Scientists to War
It started with a thumb into my eye socket as he tried to gouge out my eye. When he bit into my...
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Author: John Spencer
To Win at War, Make America Fit Again
The incoming Trump administration has pledged to boost defense spending and rebuild the military....
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Grenade Launchers and Bed Sheets: An Invisibility Kit for Urban Combat
Ground forces face a unique problem in complex, urban terrain: a lack of concealment. But the technology already exists for a unique, low-cost, and rapidly deployable solution that could immediately enhance the combat effectiveness of US forces in an urban battlespace.
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Ranger School is Not a Leadership School
The Army says that Ranger School is a leadership school. MWI’s Maj. John Spencer, a former Ranger instructor, explains why that’s not the case.
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The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is Concrete
Maj. John Spencer argues that the miles of concrete walls that lined streets and surrounded bases in Baghdad demonstrate that the most effective weapon in an urban counterinsurgency is concrete.
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