Aligning Strategy With Structure
Published 8/12/2025
By Sergeant Major Jody L. Mease
This article outlines how the Army aligns strategic guidance, force structure, and resource management to maintain readiness. It emphasizes the integration of planning processes and personnel development to support national defense objectives.
Every Peach Stone Counts
Published 5/14/2005
By Ms. Christy Lindberg
The first use of chemical weapons during WWI led to the demand of fibrous materials to produce lifesaving gas masks. Americans responded with patriotic fervor by donating tons of peach stones and other fibrous pits/shells to save the lives of Soldiers.
The Kim Regime: Sanctions, Diplomacy, and Nuclear Survival
Published 5/14/2025
By Major Mithun P. Sheth
The DPRK has circumvented international sanctions through illicit trade networks, cyber operations, and diplomatic maneuvering, enabling continued nuclear weapons development despite nonproliferation efforts.
Are We Managing, Mismanaging, or Hoarding Talent?
Published 5/14/2025
By Sergeant Major Gedney P. Riley
This article discusses the current challenges of enlisted talent management.
By Major Zeke W. Dodd
The author discusses three important leadership lessons he learned—practice rigorous authenticity, do the uncomfortable work, and surrender the outcome—from watching a drug addict’s TEDx® Talk.
The Battle of the Bulge and the Apex of Operational Art and Design
By Sergeant Major Jody L. Mease
An analysis of the Battle of the Bulge through the application of operational art and design reveals that strategic deficiencies in Germany’s last significant offensive on the Western Front, coupled with the demonstrated resilience and adaptability of the Allied coalition (including the U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service, which played a vital role in fortifying American defenses against chemical warfare), led to Germany’s ultimate defeat during World War II.