Future Defense Visions

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

Friday, November 17, 2017

Doug Macgregor recommends reading the statement from Rep. John Duncan

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Congressman Duncan, Republican Representative from Tennessee, takes a brave stand against Washington’s bipartisan perpetual war party and i...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Business as Usual at the Pentagon

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by   William J. Astore   Posted on November 08, 2017       The revolving door between major defense contractors and the Pentagon is ...
Thursday, November 2, 2017

The U.S. Army's 'New' Command Is a Repackaging of Old Failures

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http://nationalinterest.org/ feature/the-us-armys-new- command-repackaging-old- failures-23007   Daniel L. Davis The U.S. A...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Upgraded Abrams Tank:

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These are the first upgrades to the Army’s 1,500-tank fleet. They fall in line with overall Army plans to enhance lethality and improve i...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

"Repair-and-Rebuild" from the Heritage Foundation

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“Repair and Rebuild” makes all of the usual mistakes while adding some new ones. Like virtually all proposals for defense spending th...
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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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