By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “The famous Prussian military theorist and professional soldier Carl von Clausewitz said that war is the continuation of politics by other means. In contemporary Washington, politics sometimes seems like the continuation of war by other means.”
Defense Acquisition: Pushing Strategic Capabilities to the Services?
By Caroline Houck, Defense One: “The President nominated Will Roper, the founding director of the secretive Strategic Capabilities Office, to become the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition.”
Marine Corps to Cut Infantry Assaultman Job to Resource Other Roles
By Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com: “The Marine Corps is doing away with its 0351 infantry assaultman military occupational specialty and phasing out the assault section of Marine rifle companies in an effort to build up communities such as cyber and electronic warfare, Military.com has learned.”
2018 Forecast: Can the Navy Say No?
By Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense: “In 2017, the Navy and Marine Corps hit the wall, with an string of deadly accidents on the sea and in the air. In 2018, we’ll see whether the overstressed sea services start saying “no” to missions.”