Author: Timothy Heck

Warfighting from Ship to Shore and Beyond: Why Amphibious Operations Still Matter

Timothy Heck, Brett Friedman and Walker Mills | 03.18.24 | Commentary & Analysis

Marines have long been mythologized as an elite fighting force. Richard Harding Davis’s famously...

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Podcast: The Spear – A Lieutenant’s Dilemma in Kosovo

Timothy Heck | 03.13.24 | The Spear

Just two years after Chris L’Heureux joined the Army in 1999, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 led to...

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Podcast: The Spear – The Bridge on the Saddam Canal

Timothy Heck | 02.28.24 | The Spear

In late 2002, Karl Blanke’s Marine battalion—1st Battalion, 5th Marines—was preparing to...

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Podcast: The Spear – A Lieutenant’s Dilemma

Timothy Heck | 01.31.24 | The Spear

Before his NFL career, Alejandro Villanueva was a rifle platoon leader in the 10th Mountain...

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Podcast: The Spear – Moral Courage

Timothy Heck | 01.17.24 | The Spear

Combat deployments are often replete with examples of physical courage. The Spear has been a...

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