Martin Dempsey

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	General Martin E. Dempsey assumed duty as the Army’s 37th Chief of Staff on 11 April 2011. During his previous 36 years of service, General Dempsey has served in a variety of professionally rewarding and developmental positions across the Army in both the generating and operating force.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
New Strategy Offers More Opportunities than Liabilities

  

  
  

                
 by Martin Dempsey 

  

  
  

                
Posted On January 13, 2012 07:43 AM | Comments(6)

  

  
  

                

	Speaking at Duke University 12 Jan 2012 


  

		  
  

                
The Army Profession

  

  
  

                
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Posted On July 11, 2010 06:44 AM | Comments(4)

  

  
  

                
After almost a decade of war and in an era of persistent conflict, I think it's important that we take some time to be introspective and think about what it means to be a part of a profession.  As...


  

		  
  

                
The Army's Starfish Program and an Emphasis on Decentralization

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 19, 2010 03:19 PM | Comments(6)

  

  
  

                
The past 8+ years of war has taught us many things as an Army. One particular lesson we've learned is that decentralized threats are best countered by also decentralizing our own capabilities. To...


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Army Learning Concept 2015 and the TSLC

  

  
  

                
 by Martin Dempsey 

  

  
  

                
Posted On March 24, 2010 05:22 AM | Comments(4)

  

  
  

                
In my last SWJ blog entry, I introduced the Army Learning Concept 2015 being "championed" by the TRADOC G3.  Following up on that post, I want to briefly highlight our discussions on this subject...


  

		  
  

                
Army Learning Concept for 2015

  

  
  

                
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Posted On March 9, 2010 10:57 AM | Comments(5)

  

  
  

                
Army Learning Concept for 2015 - Thinking Soldiers -- Learning Army!!
The operational environment is exceptionally complex with an expanding array of threats.  Increased competitiveness is the norm...


  

		  
  

                
The Army Capstone Concept Way Ahead

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 16, 2010 12:06 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                
General Martin E. Dempsey is the Commanding General of the U.S. Army 
Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). This is a

repost from TRADOC live.


Two months ago, TRADOC published a major revision...