Army

Any honest assessment must find that America's performance at the national strategic level has been lacking. Even after 10 years of war there is little evidence that we have learned much. Our national strategies and policies have dragged out operations...

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The Army's comprehensive soldier fitness (CSF) program has been a premier program focusing on a more holistic aspect to the wellness of soldiers. The five pillars of CSF are physical, social, family, emotional and spiritual. Former Chairman of the Joint...

Two years ago, I was in Afghanistan as part Of the Army's human terrain system - a nascent program designed to send social scientists into the field to provide commanders with on-the-ground analysis of the local social/cultural scene. As a cultural anthropologist,...

The August crash of a CH-47 helicopter in Afghanistan's Wardak Province accounted for the largest loss of U.S. troops in a single day since the war began 10 years ago. The Chinook helicopter, carrying five aircrew and 25 personnel from the U.S. Special...

In a voice vote before recessing until after Labor Day, the Senate confirmed GEN Martin E. Dempsey as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and GEN Raymond T. Odierno as his successor as Army Chief of Staff. GEN Dempsey will assume his new position upon...

Witnessing Leadership* All the leadership examples in "Have You Witnessed Leadership?" (CompanyCommand, July) were outstanding and inspired me to include one I learned from. I was a mid-grade captain in a field artillery battalion having recently returned...

The pattern of our military interventions over the last 50 years has been to respond - before matters get worse - to intolerable aspects of the grand strategic situation in places that have not been at the center of our attention. Thus we have acted...

After several years at war, some Army units have faced high rates of soldier substance abuse, misconduct and mental-health concerns. Leaders struggle to address these challenges while in the various stages of Army force generation. Here's how one battalion...

During a platoon situational training exercise lane in 1998, I instructed my unit to "flex" against an enemy position. Following our after action review, my commander informed me that Army units do not flex - they maneuver. This was the first time anyone...

Securing Tikrit and Capturing Saddam Hussein We Got Him!: A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein. LTC Steve Russell, U.S. Army retired. Deeds. 466 pages; black-and-white illustrations; map; index; $25.00.Memoirs written by soldiers often...