Author: Justin Lynch

Your Laptop Does More Than PowerPoint: Computational Thinking and Changing the Military’s Mindset

Justin Lynch and Alexander Mann | 11.01.21 | Commentary & Analysis

Our nation has given soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines access to computers that can perform...

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A Great Power War Could Require More Troops, and more Quickly, than the United States Can Generate—even with a Draft

Justin Lynch | 10.01.20 | Commentary & Analysis

Great power competition has become a popular topic in defense circles—and that’s putting it...

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Who is to Blame for the US Military’s Technology Problem?

Justin Lynch | 07.03.20 | Book Reviews

Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare (Hachette...

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When the Radios are Jammed, Fight Like Ants: Swarms of Soldiers on the Future Battlefield

Justin Lynch | 02.26.19 | Commentary & Analysis

Combat forces’ movement has evolved throughout history—from melee to mass to the maneuver concepts...

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Soldier Swarm: New Ground Combat Tactics for the Era of Multi-Domain Battle

Justin Lynch and Lauren Fish | 04.05.18 | Commentary & Analysis

Just to survive, our formations, whatever the wire diagram looks like, will likely have to be...

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