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Doug Macgregor: UK Brief to General Shinseki on Tracks versus Armor

Below is the briefing that was given to General Eric Shinseki, USA, then Chief of Staff of the US Army, by the British Army.  Bottom line: wheels are limited to roads and permissive environments; tracks are essential for all-weather operations and non-permissive environments. PPT (19 Slides): FSCS/TRACER Wheels v. Tracks LTC Jakc Reiff DMP FSCS …

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Event: DC 12 Oct 1200 – 1330 Free Lunch and Book Discussion with Col Douglas Macgregor on Margin of Victory: Five Battles That Changed the Faced of Modern Warfare

Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, author, PhD and consultant best known for his leadership of cavalry troops in the Battle of 73 Easting in 1991.. He is also the author of Warrior’s Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting, Transformation Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights,  and Breaking the …

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KINDLE: Reflections on The People’s Army, The Constitution, & Grand Strategy – What Nobody – Least of All Clinton or Trump – Wants to Talk About…

The People’s Army – the Continental Army rooted in home-spun militias – was formed and fought and won a war before the U.S. Constitution was written and signed in 1787. The Constitution – and the Republic – exist because the People’s Army, the Continental Army led by George Washington – leveraged the twin advantages of …

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Robert Steele: Reflections on The People’s Army, The Constitution, & Grand Strategy

These are my personal views that do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or any element thereof. Reflections on The People’s Army, The Constitution, & Grand Strategy Robert David Steele DOC (11 Pages) Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/Army-Constitution The People’s Army – the Continental Army rooted in home-spun militias – was formed and …

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Antechinus: CIA Killed OSINT at Birth — 80% of “OSINT” Studies are Bullshit

Further to the Phi Beta Iota comments on the mistaken limitation of OSINT to passive monitoring of web sites and such…. Prevalent approaches to countering ‘radicalisation’ ineffective, conceptually flawed “A lack of research based on primary sources has been one of the major impediments to progress in the field of (counter-) terrorism studies… As numerous …

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