Oct.01.2008
by dni
On War #276: War on Two Fronts, Without Railways
By William S. Lind
September 30, 2008
One way to look at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is to see them as one war with two fronts. Germany fought two-front wars twice in the 20th century, and it was almost able to prevail because it had the advantage of interior lines. The German Army could quickly [...]
Filed in Global and Strategic Issues, Iraq and the Middle East, Organization and Personnel Managment, Readiness, Strategy and Force Employment, William S. Lind | 6 responses so far
Feb.16.2008
by Chet
Hardware, …, ideas, people
The FY2009 DoD budget proposal calls for increases ranging from 100% to 400% in TRICARE (the military medical program for active duty and retirees) pharmacy fees, moving TRICARE in a single step from one of the best drug benefit programs to one that is decidedly second rate.
Filed in Budget and Fiscal Realities, Organization and Personnel Managment | 17 responses so far
Dec.17.2007
by Chet
The rise and fall and maybe rise of military reform
Two insiders of the “military reform movement” of the 1970s and ’80s have written what amounts to a tell-all: Who was in the movement, who supported it, and who claimed to support it but in the end betrayed it. The military reform movement, for those unfamiliar with the term, was a bi-partisan [...]
Filed in 4GW - Articles, Boyd and Military Strategy, Organization and Personnel Managment, Weapon System Effectiveness | 25 responses so far