Squaring the Circle

Space Warfare and Enabling the Terrestrial Battlefield with Paul Szymanski Oct 28, 2024

For more information:

+ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CRLFWGTT

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The Evolution of Drones with Stacie Pettyjohn, Center for a New American Security Oct 27, 2024

For more information, please see links below:

+ https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/evolution-not-revolution

+ https://www.cnas.org/publications/video/stacie-pettyjohn-on-drones-in-ukraine

+ https://warontherocks.com/2024/03/drones-are-transforming-the-battlefield-in-ukraine-but-in-an-evolutionary-fashion/

+ https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/stacie-pettyjohn-on-the-evolution-not-revolution/id1708319998?i=1000663643085

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Discussion on the Maritime Domain, the Defense Industrial Base, and Future War with Anthony Cowden Sep 28, 2024

For more information:

+ http://stariconsultingservices.com/knowledge-base-2/

+ https://www.usni.org/press/books/fighting-fleet

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Discussion on Acquisitions, Defense Industrial Base, and the Budget with Dan Grazier Sep 25, 2024

For more information:

+https://www.stimson.org/2024/current-defense-plans-require-unsustainable-future-spending/

+ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/military-industrial-complex-2668809022/

+https://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/pentagons-budgetary-time-bomb

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Discussion on Acquisitions, Defense Industrial Base and PPBE with Julia Gledhill Sep 25, 2024

For more information:

+ https://www.stimson.org/2024/how-the-defense-industry-price-gouges-the-pentagon/

+ https://www.stimson.org/2024/current-defense-plans-require-unsustainable-future-spending/

+ https://www.undiplomaticpodcast.com/

+ https://www.cato.org/multimedia/power-problems/pentagons-budgetary-time-bomb

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Discussion on the Nature of the Russian Army and How They Fight with Mr. Sullivan and Dr. Hall, TRADOC G2 Sep 07, 2024

For more information, I recommend reading the TRADOC G-2's recently published The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations at

https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/2024/07/31/the-operational-environment-2024-2034-large-scale-combat-operations/

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Discussion on War, Military Theory and the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict with Amos Fox Aug 26, 2024

Link to his publication - I highly encourage the listeners to purchase a copy:

+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1912440539?ref=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_4XY2HDEGM1M255WZBCFD&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_4XY2HDEGM1M255WZBCFD&social_share=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_4XY2HDEGM1M255WZBCFD&language=en-US&skipTwisterOG=1

Additional information for further understanding of war, sieges, and military theory:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=tZsodG_55Wv0ukw9&ai&v=TXwdrQU5oL0&feature=youtu.be

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https://www.ausa.org/publications/army-aviation-and-decisiveness-air-ground-littoral

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https://shows.acast.com/revolution-in-military-affairs

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Defense Industrial Base, Acquisitions and Transformation with Andrew Glenn Aug 25, 2024

Link to Andrew's newsletter:

https://andrewglenn.substack.com/p/the-arsenal-dilemma-the-case-against

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The All-Volunteer Force with Dr. Gil Barndollar Jul 16, 2024

For more information regarding Dr. Barndollar's research, please see below. In addition, below are links to the articles mentioned in this episode:

+ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/magazine/suicide-military-austin-valley.html

+https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/magazine/suicides-military.html

+ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/all-volunteer-force-crisis/674603/

+ https://foreignpolicy.com/author/gil-barndollar/

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Drones and Changing Character of War with LTC Paul Lushenko Jul 16, 2024

For more information regarding Dr. Lushenko's work, please see below:

+ https://media.defense.gov/2024/Feb/22/2003398040/-1/-1/0/CoS34-podcast-transcript-Lushenko.PDF

+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57QqAfjiXyI

+ https://shows.acast.com/revolution-in-military-affairs/episodes/the-legitimacy-of-drone-warfare

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DSCA, Force Management and Leadership Discussion with LTG (R) Buchanan Jul 15, 2024

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The Russo-Ukrainian Conflict and Future War with Dr. Anthony Tingle Jul 13, 2024

For more information regarding Dr. Tingle and his work, please see below links:

+ https://substack.com/@warvector

+ https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol54/iss1/3/

+ https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/jfq/jfq-85/jfq-85_30-35_Tingle-Tyree.pdf

+ https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/06/ukraine-will-breach-the-russian-lines/

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MDO and FM 3-0 discussion with Mr. Matt Farmer, Doctrine Developer for the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate Jun 20, 2024

For more information on MDO and FM 3-0, I have included an awesome article and YouTube video to deepen your understanding:

+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QFYjO3XHd3Q

+ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/journals/military-review/online-exclusive/2022-ole/musicians-of-mars-in-multiple-domains/

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Force Management Discussion with Mr. Daniel Egbert, Chief, Force Integration Division Jun 19, 2024

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Discussion on America and the World - Past, Present, and Future with Dr. Stephen Wertheim Jun 09, 2024

For more information:

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674248663

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/tomorrow-world-birth-us-global-supremacy

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-america-cant-have-it-all

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Force Management Discussion with LTC Sumpter and MAJ Zerr Jun 04, 2024

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Discussion on Foreign Policy and the Pivot to Asia with Dr. Van Jackson May 30, 2024

To learn more, please go to: https://www.vanjackson.org/

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MDO Series: Discussion on space and why it matters with Dr. Brian Weeden May 28, 2024

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Total Army Analysis (TAA) and Force Management Discussion with Mr. John Stoneburg, Deputy Chief, Programs Division, DAMO-FMF May 20, 2024

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Discussion on Data Analytics and Innovation with COL Kris Saling May 20, 2024

For more information, please visit: https://kristinsaling.com/

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A Discussion on Information Operations and Targeting with COL Greg Tomlin May 07, 2024

Links to publications by COL Greg Tomlin:

+ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/Army-Press-Online-Journal/documents/Tomlin.pdf

+ https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2106514/the-joint-force-needs-a-global-engagement-cycle/

+ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/September-October-2021/Tomlin-Info-Warfighting-Function/

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Discussion on Strategy with COL Dan Sukman Apr 29, 2024

Links to articles published by COL Sukman (some of these were mentioned in the podcast):

https://jfsc.ndu.edu/Portals/72/Documents/campaigning/RA%20Sukman%2009%20September%202022.pdf

https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/March-April-2020/Sukman-Divided/

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/07/03/military_readiness_thinking_about_the_three_big_questions.html

https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/5/5/the-institutional-level-of-war

Link to purchase his latest book –

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-55345-5

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The Operational Environment and China with Mr. Ian Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff, G2 for US Army TRADOC Apr 18, 2024

For more on China and Mr. Sullivan's work (Podcast and Article):

+ https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/January-February-2024/Sullivan/

+ https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/480-know-your-enemy-army-doctrine-starts-with-the-threat/

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The Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chains with Dr. Christine Michienzi Apr 12, 2024

Link to the article: https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2023/09/19/how-to-ensure-the-defense-industrial-base-and-supply-chain-resiliency/

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Acquisitions and Transformation with the Hon. Dr. Bruce Jette, President and CEO of Innvistra, LLC Apr 08, 2024

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PPBE Reform with Ms. Lara Sayer, Executive Director of the PPBE Reform Commission Apr 02, 2024

For access to the report and for more information on the commission: Home - PPBE Reform Commission (senate.gov)

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Discussion on Deterrence and the Defense Industrial Base with Dr. Peter Harris Apr 02, 2024

Link to the article mentioned in the episode: Ukraine aid benefits arms industry, not US economy | Responsible Statecraft

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MDO Series: AI on the Battlefield with Dr. Jon Lindsay Mar 25, 2024

Link to the article mentioned in the podcast: War Is from Mars, AI Is from Venus: Rediscovering the Institutional Context of Military Automation - Texas National Security Review (tnsr.org)

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A Discussion on PPBE Reform and the Defense Industrial Base with Eric Fanning, President and CEO of AIA Mar 20, 2024

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Discussion on the DIB, Acquisitions and US Global Force Posture with Kathryn Levantovscaia Mar 08, 2024

Additional readings published by Katie through the Atlantic Council:

+ Reading between the lines of the new US National Defense Industrial Strategy - Atlantic Council

+ Overstretched and undersupplied: Can the US afford its global security blanket? - Atlantic Council

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A Discussion on China with Alex Velez-Green Feb 25, 2024

For further information:

https://www.heritage.org/asia/commentary/the-case-urgency-against-china

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/18/taiwan-ukraine-support-russia-china/

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The Defense Industrial Base, National Security, and China with Dr. Jerry Hendrix Feb 20, 2024

Email contact for Dr. Jerry Hendrix: hjh@hendrixandassociates.com

For further reading:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/

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Force Management Discussion with Chris Reid, Part 2 Feb 20, 2024

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Force Management Discussion with Chris Reid, Part 1 Feb 16, 2024

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A Discussion on the Recruiting Crisis and AVF with COL Overbaugh Feb 12, 2024

Link to the article: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-army-recruitment/

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Strategic Readiness with COL Gregory Tomlin Feb 04, 2024

I encourage all to acquire a copy of Murrow's Cold War by COL Gregory Tomlin - it is a fascinating book on the information domain with Cold War history

Links to purchase and book reviews below

https://www.amazon.com/Murrows-Cold-War-Diplomacy-Administration/dp/1612347711

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/potomac-books/9781612347714/

https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2017/01/murrows-cold-war/

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A Discussion on the Defense Industrial Base with Dr. Jerry McGinn Jan 30, 2024

More information and publications from Dr. Jerry McGinn:

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/01/will-the-new-defense-industrial-strategy-actually-produce-results/

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/01/how-to-use-the-mrap-mindset-to-get-us-industrial-base-on-a-wartime-footing/

https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/06/27/build-allied-4-steps-to-increase-industrial-capacity-and-resilience/

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/03/america-needs-to-grow-its-capacity-to-produces-weapons-heres-four-steps-to-do-it/

LTC Fox article that was mentioned in the podcast:

https://www.ausa.org/publications/getting-multi-domain-operations-right-two-critical-flaws-us-armys-multi-domain

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FA50 Mentorship and Development Discussion with COL O'Sullivan Jan 26, 2024

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It starts with the strategy - a FM discussion with LTG (R) Formica Jan 19, 2024

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Discussion on the Future of War with Colonel (R) John Antal Jan 17, 2024

For further information - see below for additional presentations from John Antal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=hBogh3LUTKY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSKRH_UqSko

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FA50 Mentorship and Development Discussion with LTC Smith Dec 30, 2023

Force Management (FA50) mentorship and discussion with LTC Cait Smith. This episode is part of a series on mentorship and development to help current junior Force Managers, current Force Managers in the pipeline waiting for school, and officers considering the VTIP process.

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A Discussion on PPBE and the Budget with Elaine McCusker Dec 22, 2023

A discussion on PPBE and the Department of Defense Budget. For more information and reading on the subject by Ms. Elaine McCusker please see below for articles:

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/2024-ndaa%E2%80%94bipartisan-hope-amid-partisan-chaos-208052

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/sheathing-the-sword-of-damocles-6-steps-to-righting-the-ship-as-2023-ends-and-2024-begins/

https://www.realcleardefense.com/2023/12/06/congresss_groundhog_day_budgeting_puts_national_defense_in_danger_997134.html

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The 1973 Yom Kippur War with LTC Nathan Jennings Dec 18, 2023

A discussion of the 1973 Yom Kippur War - a look at the tactics and operations, as well as how it led the US Army to transform in the 1970s-80s

For further information on the war:

https://www.ausa.org/publications/1973-arab-israeli-war-insights-multi-domain-operations

https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Expeditions-with-MCUP-digital-journal/Crossing-under-Fire/

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FA50 Mentorship and Development Discussion with LTC Hartrich, part 2 Dec 08, 2023

Part 2 of my discussion on FM mentorship and development with LTC Hartrich

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FA50 Mentorship and Development Discussion with LTC Hartrich, part 1 Dec 04, 2023

Force Management (FA50) mentorship and discussion with LTC John Hartrich. This episode (part 1) is part of a series on mentorship and development to help current junior Force Managers, current Force Managers in the pipeline waiting for school, and officers considering the VTIP process.

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PPBE and the Budget with MG (R) John Ferrari Nov 26, 2023

For more on PPBE and the Budget - links to publications by MG (R) John Ferrari

Here’s a simple way the Pentagon can help the troops in 2023 | The Hill

Budget endgame scenarios: From acceptable to apocalypse - Breaking Defense

Hey OMB – Defense needs $816B for FY23 - Breaking Defense

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Strategy - Ends/Ways/Means Nov 11, 2023

We as Force Managers, use strategy to help Army Senior Leaders to make informed decisions on resources, capabilities, and risk. We as Force Managers have to be informed on current strategy and strategic direction from the National, Defense, Joint, and Army, and refer to those documents for the alignment of resources such as capabilities, budget, manning, stationing, et. Our efforts and approaches need to be nested within those strategic documents and guidance. First step: refer to the strategy. It all starts with the strategy.....

For more on Dr. Meiser - please see below for links to his publications:

https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/vol46/iss4/9/

https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol76/iss1/5/

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GFIM OE Nov 08, 2023

The Army is moving multiple systems from the industrial era to the information such as the recent G-ARMY and IPPS-A transitions. GFIM is part of that transformation, an effort for the Army to be more data-centric and support 2030 efforts. This includes the sunsetting of 15 legacy systems and absorbing those functions into one system that produces the necessary authoritative data in support of Army efforts across the compos. These 15 systems do not talk to one another, and thus, the transformation gives Force Managers more flexibility and agility with data management

Link to GFIM OE Breaking Defense Article: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/no-more-sticky-notes-army-consolidating-43-incompatible-data-systems-to-just-2/

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