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Three sailors participate in mass casualty drill on flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, South China Sea.

April 17, 2025

Toward a 21st-Century Medical Offset Strategy

We are applying a late 19th-century to early 20th-century mindset to try to solve 21st-century problems.

Air Force crew chiefs marshal A-10C Thunderbolt II during Agile Combat Employment exercise in austere location within U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

April 17, 2025

Protecting ACE: Air Defense and Agile Combat Employment

The Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operational scheme of maneuver was developed by the Air Force to address anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threats.

Military Housing Office sign at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

April 17, 2025

Solving the Crisis: A Partnership Approach for Safe, Affordable Military Housing

Today, 216 Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) Airmen live in a brand-new, energy-efficient off-base community because of a commitment to eschew old thinking and develop unique housing solutions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Hong Kong Garrison of Chinese People’s Liberation Army at Shek Kong Barracks.

April 17, 2025

A New Step in China’s Military Reform

In April 2024, Xi Jinping announced a new military restructuring focused on improving the ability of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to achieve information dominance and conduct integrated joint operations in wartime.

Marine yells orders to squad members during Integrated Training Exercise.

April 17, 2025

Joint Force Quarterly 117 (2nd Quarter 2025)

Communication is a critical element to the human experience.

Two B-1B Lancers assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, fly in formation above Gulf of Mexico.

Jan. 27, 2025

Updating the TACS/AAGS for Large-Scale Combat Operations

The Theater Air Control System (TACS)/Army Air-Ground System (AAGS) has been a staple of joint air-ground doctrine since May 1966, when General William Westmoreland, commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, integrated the air and ground systems into the first joint air-ground operations system.

Chinese soldiers browse news on desktop computers at People’s Liberation Army garrison in Chongqing, China.

Jan. 27, 2025

Is the PLA Overestimating the Potential of Artificial Intelligence?

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to build a world-class military.

Live fire exercise conducted by Irish Defence Forces Artillery School at Glen of Imaal range in County Wicklow, Irelan

Jan. 27, 2025

Celtic Security in the Atlantic: How Does Ireland Secure Europe’s Western Flank?

In a moving speech to the Finnish parliament last summer, Speaker Matti Vanhanen warned that Russia will continue using “brutal military power on a large scale to pursue its own illusory goals.”

General CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts Service Chiefs and Combatant Commanders for Strategic Seminar Series held at Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters.

Jan. 27, 2025

The Art of Campaigning: Joint Planners Working at the Intersections of Everything

Understandably, there is quite a bit of confusion about the correct use of the military term campaigning.

Sgt. Maj. Gregory Byrd, the operations sergeant major for the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, conducts mission analysis with a group of staff officers during annual training at Camp Ripley.

Jan. 27, 2025

Adopting a Data-Centric Mindset for Operational Planning

The Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service components are investing in advanced technologies to gain and maintain a competitive advantage over adversaries and pacing threats such as China and Russia.