Joint Force Quarterly 115

Joint Force Quarterly 115

(4th Quarter, October 2024)

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Executive Summary

By William T. Eliason

We are looking for great things from her moving forward. We are also looking for your views on the joint force about the world you face, because I am still a believer that the pen is mightier than the sword.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conduct tactical vehicle onload after exercise Native Fury 24 at a port in the United Arab Emirates, May 28, 2024. Exercise Native Fury 24 is a key multi-lateral exercise sponsored by U.S. Central Command and executed by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command in collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This iteration emphasizes the strategic use of logistics and leverage the extensive network of roads and infrastructure across the Arabian Peninsula. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton)

Giving Our “Paper Tiger” Real Teeth: Fixing the U.S. Military’s Plans for Contested Logistics Against China

By Zachary S. Hughes

There is growing concern that the U.S. military is unable to deter or win a conflict with China in the Western Pacific.

Cartoon map of Union General Winfield Scott’s proposed Anaconda Plan to cut off Confederacy from external markets and sources of materiel and blockade Southern coasts and secure control of Mississippi River, December 1861 (Library of Congress/J.B. Elliott)

Considering the Utility of Modern Blockade in a Protracted Conflict With China

By Thomas A. Krasnicki

The January 2023 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) publication The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan is a thorough and sobering report detailing 24 hypothetical scenarios in which China takes military action to unify Taiwan with its mainland.

Recruits call home during scheduled divisional phone calls at Navy’s Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, December 9, 2023 (U.S. Navy/Stuart Posada)

Stop Talking to Yourself Military Recruiting in the Modern Age

By Richard R. Bell, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Robert Martinez, and Donghyun Lee

The decision to join the military is profoundly influenced by how individuals perceive military service. Recent evidence indicates that young people tend to have a negative view of the military, and the Department of Defense (DOD) has struggled to effectively communicate with the youth market.