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Three U.S. Air Force military training instructors in dress blue uniforms and campaign hats march forward while saluting. They are followed by other uniformed graduates in formation.

May 21, 2025

America Needs Bold, Visionary, and Strategic Joint Force Leaders

While the national security community has consistently faced significant unknowns, disruptions, and wicked problems with no known solutions, today’s leaders must operate in a world unlike anything anyone has ever experienced.

Wounded Marine gets injection of blood plasma from Navy Hospital Corpsman during battle for Okinawa, Japan. The corpsman is using the rifle as a plasma holder.

May 21, 2025

Both Joint and Not Medical Support at Okinawa, 1945

In 1945, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps invaded Okinawa. Heavy casualties were projected, and medical planning was thorough and multi-layered. Medical support was as joint as anything the period could offer, although quite different from today.

Soldier crouches as enemy fire passes overhead just off one of the beaches on east coast of Leyte Island, Philippines

May 21, 2025

Movement and Maneuver at Leyte, October 1944

Today’s joint force is grappling with changes in the character of war as a complex interplay of human innovation, proliferating technology, and international politics drives an expansion of warfighting domains.

Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launch unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with test reentry vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

May 21, 2025

Obstacles to Integrating Deterrence

This article calls for a strategic shift in how the United States addresses today’s security threats—ranging from peer nuclear adversaries to disruptive emerging technologies.

Chip shortage and US-China trade conflict. Global chip shortage crisis and China-United States trade war concept. China flag and US flag on computer on chip electronic circuit board. Computer hardware.

May 21, 2025

Defusing Weaponized Interdependence: A New Approach to Measuring Country Reliability

Eisenhower School faculty members Michael Harsch and Shaun Lee have developed an interesting analysis method for assessing the willingness of one nation to partner with another. This article explores how growing geopolitical risks are challenging the way countries manage global trade and supply chains.

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.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 49 perform water-based exercises while training under the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

April 17, 2025

Developing Alternative Manning Strategies to Maintain the Combat Effectiveness of the Joint Force

Human capital remains the cornerstone of an effective fighting force. Unfortunately, potential recruits’ propensity and ability to serve in the military are falling.

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.