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    GEN McChrystal to face some questions

    According to press reports, Gen McChrystal ordered such outposts in Nuristan province closed, in order to focus troops in populated areas. It seems likely that the Taliban mounted this attack to...
  2. The Army Capstone Concept: the Army wants your comments

    Brigadier General H.R. McMaster has sent to Small Wars Journal the latest draft of Army Capstone Concept version 2.7. McMaster leads a team at TRADOC that is charged with revising the Capstone...
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    How did the Army get so complicated?

    How big a piece of paper would it take to write down the Army's organization chart? I mean an org chart that would show all of the Army's schools, offices, directors, groups, etc., etc. The Army's...
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    The future of training

    Ken, here is a response to your post:

    This morning's first presentation at TSLC was a video game-based briefing of the May 2009 Farah province ambush and subsequent bombing incident.

    The...
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    Human adaptability will be tested

    The conference spent much of afternoon today discussing a long list of personnel management issues. These included enlisted recruiting, enlistment contracts, managing headcount around deployment...
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    Samet calls for adaptability - just like Gen Dempsey

    Elizabeth Samet, an English professor, gave a surprisingly relevant presentation to the group. Her theme was that preparation, a core process for any military organization, can be hazardous. So what...
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    TRADOC tries to adjust to a permanent war

    TRADOC’s senior leaders ended the morning with a long and active discussion on the Army’s force generation system. Why did this seemingly dry subject stimulate an active response?

    The TRADOC...
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    But can the U.S. build the Army McMaster wants?

    BG McMaster delivered a broad attack on the DoD’s transformation plans from the 1990s. He asserted that the technological focus of that time neglected the human, social, cultural, and political...
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    Thanks

    Thanks, everyone, for your kind words.

    If you have any advice or criticism for me about 'This Week at War,' please contact me.

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