lessons learned http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en TRADOC Mad Scientist Library: Insights from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 (Part II) http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/blog/tradoc-mad-scientist-library-insights-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-2020-part-ii <span>TRADOC Mad Scientist Library: Insights from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 (Part II)</span> <div class="field field--name-field-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>"Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 served as a combat proving ground, facilitating the testing of new operational concepts and weapons systems for the combatants’ respective sponsor states"</p> <p> </p> <p>https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/316-insights-from-the-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-in-2020-part-ii/</p> </div> <span><span>Riley.C.Murray</span></span> <span>Mon, 03/29/2021 - 11:29pm</span> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/blog/tradoc-mad-scientist-library-insights-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-2020-part-ii" rel="tag" title="TRADOC Mad Scientist Library: Insights from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 (Part II)" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about TRADOC Mad Scientist Library: Insights from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 (Part II)</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 03:29:05 +0000 Riley.C.Murray 139356 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Pass On What You Have Learned http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/pass-what-you-have-learned <span>Pass On What You Have Learned</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Mon, 11/18/2019 - 4:55am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Many of the troopers and leaders who were part of the early deployments of the “Global War on Terrorism” have since departed the military. But I know many remain, though for a lot of them, I suspect their experiences consist of deployments involving security force assistance or limited patrols with limited goals as host-nation forces were pushed to take on more responsibility. Despite this, the troopers who are still in our military have valuable lessons that should be passed on to those with less experience.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/pass-what-you-have-learned" rel="tag" title="Pass On What You Have Learned" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Pass On What You Have Learned</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/pass-what-you-have-learned#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1674533065" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:55:11 +0000 SWJED 129832 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Lessons and Echoes from the War in Vietnam http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/lessons-and-echoes-war-vietnam <span>Lessons and Echoes from the War in Vietnam</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Tue, 01/16/2018 - 12:41am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s epic, 18-hour television series on the war in Vietnam left me feeling the same way that the war did: sad, depressed, disillusioned, and ready for it to end.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/lessons-and-echoes-war-vietnam" rel="tag" title="Lessons and Echoes from the War in Vietnam" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Lessons and Echoes from the War in Vietnam</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/lessons-and-echoes-war-vietnam#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1516127911" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 16 Jan 2018 05:41:00 +0000 SWJED 82569 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/building-on-reconstruction-what-we-have-learned-and-where-to-go-next <span>Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:34pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> This paper provides a survey of lessons learned on military roles in stabilization and reconstruction based on experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and seeks to highlight actions still required.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/building-on-reconstruction-what-we-have-learned-and-where-to-go-next" rel="tag" title="Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/building-on-reconstruction-what-we-have-learned-and-where-to-go-next#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">3 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1684438376" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 18 Feb 2017 02:34:22 +0000 SWJED 63723 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com My Lesson from “The Long War” http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/my-lesson-from-%E2%80%9Cthe-long-war%E2%80%9D <span>My Lesson from “The Long War”</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Tue, 11/08/2016 - 10:06am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> I still wish I could’ve done more but I did what I could given the time, resources, and understanding (by our leaders) available.  I say this in order to share the following.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/my-lesson-from-%E2%80%9Cthe-long-war%E2%80%9D" rel="tag" title="My Lesson from “The Long War”" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about My Lesson from “The Long War”</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/my-lesson-from-%E2%80%9Cthe-long-war%E2%80%9D#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632217607" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:06:20 +0000 SWJED 55040 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Developing a Learning Institution: Entrenched Culture, Building the Foundation, and Asking the Right Questions http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/developing-learning-institution-entrenched-culture-building-foundation-and-asking-right <article data-history-node-id="54515" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/developing-learning-institution-entrenched-culture-building-foundation-and-asking-right" rel="bookmark"><span>Developing a Learning Institution: Entrenched Culture, Building the Foundation, and Asking the Right Questions</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Wed, 11/02/2016 - 4:07am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> This is not an all-inclusive how-to guide to developing a learning institution, but should serve as a springboard for any leader looking at taking their organization in a positive direction.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/developing-learning-institution-entrenched-culture-building-foundation-and-asking-right" rel="tag" title="Developing a Learning Institution: Entrenched Culture, Building the Foundation, and Asking the Right Questions" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Developing a Learning Institution: Entrenched Culture, Building the Foundation, and Asking the Right Questions</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:07:21 +0000 SWJED 54515 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Leaving Afghanistan: Base Closure at the Tactical Level http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/leaving-afghanistan-base-closure-at-the-tactical-level <span>Leaving Afghanistan: Base Closure at the Tactical Level</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/21/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> At present, for every US Soldier there is at least one 20-foot container of equipment in Afghanistan; a quantity that cannot be overemphasized as our military begins to face the challenges of retrograde in earnest.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/leaving-afghanistan-base-closure-at-the-tactical-level" rel="tag" title="Leaving Afghanistan: Base Closure at the Tactical Level" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Leaving Afghanistan: Base Closure at the Tactical Level</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/leaving-afghanistan-base-closure-at-the-tactical-level#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1670871491" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14147 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Targeting and Intelligence at the Company Level: Lessons Learned from a CoIST in Afghanistan http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/targeting-and-intelligence-at-the-company-level-lessons-learned-from-a-coist-in-afghanistan <span>Targeting and Intelligence at the Company Level: Lessons Learned from a CoIST in Afghanistan</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Tue, 06/18/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Counterinsurgency is often a small-unit battle, with company-sized elements requiring organic intelligence capabilities to leverage information into tactical success.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/targeting-and-intelligence-at-the-company-level-lessons-learned-from-a-coist-in-afghanistan" rel="tag" title="Targeting and Intelligence at the Company Level: Lessons Learned from a CoIST in Afghanistan" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Targeting and Intelligence at the Company Level: Lessons Learned from a CoIST in Afghanistan</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/targeting-and-intelligence-at-the-company-level-lessons-learned-from-a-coist-in-afghanistan#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">5 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1626949313" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14136 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Bunker Hill: A Story of Prudent Risk and Reckless Irresponsibility http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/bunker-hill-a-story-of-prudent-risk-and-reckless-irresponsibility <span>Bunker Hill: A Story of Prudent Risk and Reckless Irresponsibility</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Mon, 06/17/2013 - 9:00am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Building a culture that accepts risk requires frank discussion about what words mean and how they translate into action. The Battle of Bunker Hill provides excellent fodder for any leader seeking to develop that shared understanding.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/bunker-hill-a-story-of-prudent-risk-and-reckless-irresponsibility" rel="tag" title="Bunker Hill: A Story of Prudent Risk and Reckless Irresponsibility" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Bunker Hill: A Story of Prudent Risk and Reckless Irresponsibility</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/bunker-hill-a-story-of-prudent-risk-and-reckless-irresponsibility#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">3 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1371689268" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14155 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/afghanistan-lessons-learned-from-an-isaf-perspective <span>Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Thu, 05/30/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Some of the major “lessons learned” by ISAF while conducting Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations in Afghanistan</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/afghanistan-lessons-learned-from-an-isaf-perspective" rel="tag" title="Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/afghanistan-lessons-learned-from-an-isaf-perspective#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/161/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1370027051" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 30 May 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 14115 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com