Future Defense Visions

General examination of future defense trends and
considerations for reform to achieve maximum efficiency.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Army Picks the Wrong Future

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Army Chief of Staff General George Casey is considering an increase in the number of light infantry brigades centered on the Stryker armored...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Iraq on brink of third great mistake

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Asia Times Online May 8, 2009 Iraq on brink of third great mistake By W Andrew Terrill It is at least possible, if not likely, that differen...
Monday, April 6, 2009

Can Gates Fix The Pentagon Procurement Mess?

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CongressDaily reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will announce major cuts to high-cost, high-profile weapons systems, perhaps as ea...
Saturday, April 4, 2009

P R E - P U B L I C A T I O N C O P Y

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Refusing Battle: The Strategic Alternative to Persistent Warfare Douglas Macgregor Armed Forces Journal, April 2009 Edition Despite the seri...
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Douglas A. Macgregor, Ph.D.
Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor is a decorated combat veteran, the author of four books and a PhD. He is also Executive Vice President of Burke-Macgregor Group LLC, a consulting and intellectual capital brokerage firm based in Reston, VA. He was commissioned in the US Army in 1976 after one year at VMI and four years at West Point. His groundbreaking books, Breaking the Phalanx (1997) and Transformation under Fire (2003) has influenced change inside America’s ground forces. His doctoral dissertation, The Soviet-East German Military Alliance, published as a book by Cambridge University Press in 1989. In 1991, he was awarded the bronze star with “V” device for valor under fire with the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment that destroyed a full-strength Republican Guard Brigade on 26 February 1991. The Battle of the 73 Easting, the U.S. Army’s largest tank battle since World War II is the subject of his book, Warrior’s Rage. The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting. Macgregor has testified as an expert witness on national security issues before the House Armed Services and House Foreign Relations Committee. He is a frequent guest commentator on radio and television.
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