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SWJ Blog is a multi-author blog publishing news and commentary on the various goings on across the broad community of practice.  We gladly accept guest posts from serious voices in the community.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 05/29/2012 - 5:31am | 0 comments

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by Peter J. Munson | Mon, 05/28/2012 - 10:09am | 1 comment

Historian and critic Paul Fussell died this week at 88.  Read his take on war.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 05/28/2012 - 7:13am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 05/28/2012 - 5:37am | 16 comments

West Point Is Divided on a War Doctrine’s Fate by Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 05/27/2012 - 6:45pm | 24 comments

The Associated Press reports that 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 05/27/2012 - 2:22am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 05/27/2012 - 1:24am | 3 comments

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC; General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868

by Robert Haddick | Fri, 05/25/2012 - 2:57pm | 2 comments

When crises erupt, regional commanders need other effective options besides simply more aircraft carrier strike groups.

by Peter J. Munson | Fri, 05/25/2012 - 7:29am | 14 comments

Gian Gentile asks why Stanley McChrystal is teaching an "off-the-record" course at Yale.

by Peter J. Munson | Fri, 05/25/2012 - 7:21am | 0 comments

Ivo Daalder on the NATO Summit and the struggle to succeed Sistani.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:34am | 9 comments

Mexico’s Two Major Crime Cartels Now at War by William Booth, Washington Post.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 5:42am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker, by David Kuhn | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:07am | 4 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #11: MG 34 Machine Guns Recovered in Nayarit— Hezbollah Arms Transfer Concerns

by Peter J. Munson | Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:54pm | 7 comments

BG Mark Arnold argues for personnel reforms in an essay in Armed Forces Journal.

by Stan Coerr | Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:29am | 21 comments

A review of Lewis Sorley's biography on General Westmoreland.

by Peter J. Munson | Mon, 05/21/2012 - 7:17am | 2 comments

The Center for National Policy offers a report on a new way ahead.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 05/21/2012 - 4:05am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 05/20/2012 - 3:48am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 05/19/2012 - 3:48am | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 05/18/2012 - 4:26pm | 6 comments

The Persian Gulf needs its own NATO. But just like in 1949, this alliance will work only if the United States leads it.

by Douglas Macgregor | Fri, 05/18/2012 - 6:09am | 1 comment

COL Doug Macgregor (Ret) presented this well-received brief to ILE students at Ft Lee.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:44pm | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 05/17/2012 - 4:08am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 05/16/2012 - 1:23pm | 1 comment

Via USNI e-mail: On Scene Report Day One - 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference

by GEN Robert W. Cone | Wed, 05/16/2012 - 9:54am | 14 comments

GEN Robert Cone, Commanding General U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, offers his thoughts on the upcoming Army Future Game.