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“NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley, a retired drone pilot who wrote the tactical manual for the Predator. His new memoir is called Hunter Killer.”
"The new methods meant that war, which was once a supreme crisis governed by constitutional limitations, was converted almost at stroke into something routine."
The U.S. focus has been on treating the symptoms of the growing instability and not the cause, weak governance by the NUG.
"The American strategic community has largely turned away from thinking about ground combat."
"The term 'band of brothers' has become almost a cliché to describe how the close personal bonds formed between soldiers translate into combat effectiveness."
"VOA's Senate correspondent spoke with multiple lawmakers about a weighty issue before Congress: authorizing the fight against the Islamic State group."
“The battle between Syrian forces, backed by Russian air power and rebel fighters, played itself out on social media over the course of several hours.”
Continue on for information on the new CNAS ISIS Study Group.
Continue on for the agenda, location, how to watch it live and a registration link.
Continue on for the agenda and a link for registration for this December 8 event.
"The Multimedia Library has set up a list of books and journal articles on the history of United Nations peacekeeping forces and operations."
The Joint Special Operations University Library posts multiple reading lists. Continue on for the link.
"Vietnam was a complex conflict, which historians and political scientists have struggled to understand."
"With the apparent lack of progress and success in Afghanistan and Iraq, COIN has fallen out of favor within the political and military establishments in the U.S. and elsewhere."
Continue on for a link to the debate at Task & Purpose.
When it comes to national security, should one advise President Barack Obama on the best course of action or just the best course of action that he is likely or able to accept and implement?
A U.S. Government watchdog reported the military spent nearly $43 million, on a natural gas automobile filling station.
"It’s time to stop this constant refrain that President Obama has no strategy for Syria."
"The White House says U.S. special operations troops sent to Syria will not be there to engage in raids or combat."
While our younger Soldiers and leaders were raised on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms, our senior leadership was not.
"Untruthfulness is surprisingly common in the U.S. military even though members of the profession are loath to admit it."
"Defense Secretary Ash Carter will decide in the coming weeks whether female Marines should be barred from ground combat jobs."
"IS has been accustomed to acting as an aggressor, but U.S. intelligence officials say its momentum 'has largely been blunted' in Syria."
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