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LTG Frank Kearney (USA, Ret) on the biggest threats relevant to US ground...
Duration: 00:02:07 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 30, 2013 interview, LTG Kearney (USA, Ret), former Deputy SOCOM Commander, says he can envision large scale ground force commitments...
View ArticleThe Joint Future of the US Armed Forces
On June 20, 2013, ForeignAffairs.com published an article by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin E. Dempsey (USA) entitled “The Future of Joint Operations: Real Cooperation for Real...
View ArticleThe Army’s Plan to Reorganize and Reduce Its Combat Brigades
On June 25, 2013, the Army announced that it plans to redesign its combat brigades from an organization that currently has two maneuver battalions to one that has three. Click here to read more in this...
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Commentary: NATO in the Land of Pretend
By Heather A. Conley, Maren LeedJUN 26, 2013 ( This commentary originally appeared Here)“Recent trends in defense spending threaten NATO’s ability to confidently face a dangerous and unpredictable...
View ArticleGuard Chief Reiterates Force Commitment
By Michelle Tan Staff writer Army Times July 01, 2013The National Guard is “all in,” its top general emphasized, as leaders and advocates worry the reserve component will be left out as the Army...
View ArticleDefense Contractors and Military Personnel Can’t Fill In for Furloughed...
By: Charles S. Clark Government Executive GovExec.com July 1, 2013 During furlough days set to begin July 8, Defense Department managers may not “borrow military manpower” nor step up assignments to...
View ArticleWhy Pentagon Must Embrace Transformation, This Time
By: Robert D. HolzerSenior National Security Manager,Gryphon Technologiesbreakingdefense.comJuly 2, 2013 The U.S. military must quickly come to grips with the inescapable fact that fundamental changes...
View ArticleJust How Many Weapons Can America Sell?
By: William D. Hartung Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy foreignpolicy.com July 2, 2013 When the leaders of the global aerospace industry met late last...
View ArticleLand Warriors: Why the United States Should Open More Bases in the Middle East
By: Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel foreignaffairs.com July 2, 2013 With the U.S. defense budget shrinking and Iran’s nuclear capabilities growing, it is time for some creative thinking. In recent...
View ArticleClosing Bases Can Be Good For Business, Brooking Scholars Say; Some Locals...
By: Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Deputy Editor breakingdefense.com July 2, 2013 Close bases. It’s often good for the local economy. Yes, sequester’s a disaster and the federal government is gridlocked. But...
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on...
Duration: 00:02:54Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn offers an example of a career development path for future cyber leaders.read more
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on the...
Duration: 00:01:41Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview with CSIS’s Maren Leed and CSIS Army Fellow LTC(P) Curtis Buzzard, LTG Flynn discusses the importance of studying...
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LTG Michael Flynn on how the DIA’s new regional intelligence centers better...
Duration: 00:02:30 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, describes DIA’s evolution to a model based on regional...
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on increasing...
Duration: 00:01:40 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn says intelligence sharing should be treated more strategically. Rather than dealing with intelligence...
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on the...
Duration: 00:02:07 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn address how the U.S. should expand intelligence sharing beyond the traditional “FIVE EYES”.read more
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the DIA, on integrating “digital door kickers”...
Duration: 00:00:43 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn says the Army should develop tactical cyber experts to operate as scouts of the information...
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on the unique...
Duration: 00:00:44 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn describes the Army as the “leader in the warfighting domain,” and says the U.S. must retain the...
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LTG Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on the future...
Duration: 00:01:03 Download Audio (Right-Click and Save)In this May 16, 2013 interview, LTG Flynn describes the imperative of understanding broader trends in economics, demographics, and the...
View ArticleGround Forces News - July 09, 2013
"Defense industry hatches new plot to kill the sequester" By Jeremy Herb The Hill July 06, 2013The defense industry is plotting a new attempt to do away with the budget cuts on tap for the Pentagon in...
View ArticlePentagon Releases First Annual Acquisition Report
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service defense.gov July 08, 2013A recently completed defense acquisition program report, which is now before Congress, is part of a data-driven effort to find...
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