Army Medicine

By Jeff Sutherland

Every organization, whatever its size, constantly must come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budget. Scrum shows you how

By J.J. Sutherland

A hands-on guide to using the Scrum method. Reveals how its focus on rapid innovation, no-bullshit meetings and quick-fire decision-making has immediate relevance for every organization on Earth.

By Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Detailing the resilient mindset and total focus principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult combat missions, it demonstrates how to apply them to any team or organization.

By: Stephen M .R. Covey

Trust is the very basis of the 21st century's global economy, it its power is generally overlooked and misunderstood.

By Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.

Shows how militaries that successfully pursue disruptive innovation can gain a major advantage over their rivals, while those that fail to do so risk exposing their countries to great danger.

By: William H. McRaven and Grand Central Publishing

The Hero Code: a code of conduct; lessons in virtues that can become the foundations of our character as we build a life worthy of honor and respect.

By: Patrick M. Lencioni

Equal parts leadership fable and business handbook, this definitive source on teamwork reveals the five behavioral tendencies that go to the heart of why even the best teams struggle.

By: Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska

A sweeping indictment of the West's culture of complacency, arguing that timid leadership, intellectual fragility, and an unambitious view of technology's potential in Silicon Valley have made the U.S. vulnerable to global threats.

From Gallup

Know your strengths and invest in others' strengths, get people with the right strengths on your team, and understand and meet the four basic needs of those who look at you for leadership.

By: Admiral William H. McRaven

Crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas: a clear-eyed treatise on the leadership qualities that separate the good from the truly great.

By Kim Scott

Every organization, whatever its size, constantly must come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budget. Scrum shows you how.

Understanding the Powerful Analytics that Fuel AI, Make or Break Careers, and could just end up saving the world

By: Justin Evans

By reading The Little Book of Data, you will achieve the fluency to apply your data superpowers to your own mission and challenges-and you will have fun along the way. You will be, in other words, a data person.

By Army Communications and Outreach Office (ACOO)

Army leaders gathered at Fort Drum for a candid Q&A and SITREP, spotlighting rapid transformation, modernization, and soldier-driven innovation. Leaders discussed new gear, agile training, quality-of-life upgrades, and lessons from Ukraine, all aimed at building a stronger, more responsive force. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer participated in discussion moderated by CSM Brett Johnson, Command Sergeant Major, 10th Mountain Division.

Notable Quote:

“You are the most important platform that the United States Army has – people, you. We are going to invest in your training, we are going to invest in your quality of life, your education, all those things. Because you are still the most important thing we have.”

Link to the video | More from The U.S. Army

By Joe Byerly

General Christopher Donahue, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, joins From The Green Notebook for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, culture, and what it takes to drive real change at scale across massive, dispersed organizations. Regardless of rank or scope, leaders must still create belief in the why, articulate a clear vision, translate that vision into a workable plan, and embed it into culture and process so change sticks. They also explore what is changing rapidly and why leaders must continuously adapt, integrate new tools, and keep developing themselves to stay ahead. The conversation reinforces a timeless truth: while the tools evolve, leadership remains the decisive factor.

Notable Quote

“One of the things that hasn’t ever changed in combat is your adversary is going to change. So, your ability to understand the environment, and now you’ve just added other things you have to understand. The higher you go, the more things you have to understand. So, you got to understand, you have to have the ability to adapt it and integrate it. That will never go away. That has always been around… You should always be looking for an advantage.”

Link to the podcast | More from From the Green Notebook

By Col. James J. Jones, PhD, PA-C

Physician Associates (PAs) in military and operational medicine are frequently placed in environments where clinical expertise must be matched with adaptive leadership. Traditional leadership models often fail to meet the demands of modern healthcare delivery, particularly in preparing for LSCO, humanitarian missions, and crisis response. This article provides actionable guidance for resilience, collaboration, and transformational purpose.

Notable Quote

“Modern clinical leadership is not about issuing perfect orders; it’s about uncovering ground truth and fostering shared ownership. Listening is an operational imperative. It unlocks blind spots, elevates junior voices, and fosters trust at every echelon of care… The loudest truths often came from the softest voices—junior medics, interpreters, patients, and often the most exhausted among us.”

Link to the article | More from The Pulse of Army Medicine

By CW4 William Bryant

Chief Warrant Officer 4 William Bryant presents ten principles gathered over his career to complement the official Army Values. These "Rules of the Road" serve as a guide for effective leadership and personal growth. Key tenets include maintaining a positive outlook, inspiring hope in others, and setting high personal and professional goals. The author also emphasizes the importance of meticulous planning, lifelong learning, humility, and associating with principled individuals. Adhering to these rules helps leaders build trust, resilience, and a foundation for enduring success.

Notable Quote

“Brash, cocky, or arrogant attitudes are detrimental to unit cohesiveness. We've all experienced this behavior, whether in garrison, in the field, or in combat. For the most part, people do not appreciate this kind of behavior, and humility can go a long way in building trust. The moment you believe you've ‘arrived’ is the moment you stop improving. Good leaders understand that there is always room for growth, and they focus on continuous self-assessment and feedback. Leaders who stay humble remain open to new ideas and are eager to learn and adapt.”

Link to the article | More from Special Warfare Journal

By Sam Scanion

The war in Ukraine has produced a steady stream of striking images and tactical innovations that have baited the US defense community into simple conclusions. Far too often, the conversation begins and ends with first-person-view (FPV) drones, and the larger lessons get lost. To understand Ukraine’s relevance for US strategy, we need to widen the aperture—looking beyond FPVs to the other innovations across air, land, and sea that the United States can adapt for defense modernization to counter threats around the globe—in the many theaters where it has interests and where US forces might find themselves actively engaged.

Notable Quote

“The Mitchell Institute finds the average mission-capable rate for the US fighter fleet is only 59 percent, a level that constrains sortie generation and the ability to absorb attrition in a high-end fight. Compounding that vulnerability, unclassified public wargames indicate the United States could exhaust key munitions inventories in as few as three to four weeks in a major peer fight.”

Link to the article | More from Modern War Institute

By Patrick Sullivan and John Amble

This article analyzes the military lessons from "Operation Absolute Resolve," to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The authors caution that while the raid was a tactical success, its methods have limited use in a large-scale conflict with a peer adversary and that such a military victory does not guarantee a successful grand strategy.

Notable Quote

“Over the course of the post-9/11 wars, US special operations forces (SOF)—and particularly, the most elite units—were honed into a sharper tip of the spear than has ever existed in military history. The operation in Venezuela demonstrates that those elite units have retained those capabilities. But it would be a mistake to extrapolate from this narrow action (a raid, conducted by highly trained, exceptionally equipped units, as part of an interagency operation) to a wider mission set. SOF cannot do everything, and conventional forces cannot conduct this type of operation.”

Link to the article | More from Modern War Institute

National Security Strategy of the United States of America (November 2025)

By President Donald J. Trump

The purpose of the National Security Strategy is to outline the President's vision for protecting the U.S., defining threats, and guiding the use of all instruments of national power (diplomatic, economic, military) to secure national interests. Mandated by law, it provides strategic context for the executive branch's approach to the world.

NOTABLE QUOTE

“The United States must reconsider our military presence in the Western Hemisphere. This means four obvious things: • A readjustment of our global military presence to address urgent threats in our Hemisphere, especially the missions identified in this strategy, and away from theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years; • A more suitable Coast Guard and Navy presence to control sea lanes, to thwart illegal and other unwanted migration, to reduce human and drug trafficking, and to control key transit routes in a crisis; • Targeted deployments to secure the border and defeat cartels, including where necessary the use of lethal force to replace the failed law enforcement-only strategy of the last several decades; and • Establishing or expanding access in strategically important locations.”

Link to the strategy | More from The White House

By MAJ. Jason Christman and COL. Kenney Wells

Mobile optometry detachments are critical to maintaining combat effectiveness in large-scale combat operations by providing in-theater eye care and glasses fabrication, thereby increasing return-to-duty rates and reducing evacuation burdens. MAJ Christman and COL Wells challenge the traditional "life, limb, or eyesight" evacuation paradigm by demonstrating that vision-related casualties can be effectively treated forward, preserving fighting strength.

Notable Quote

“In modern warfare, the ability to maintain operational capability despite injury is a decisive factor. Optometry detachments ensure that service members with vision-related injuries or who rely on eyeglasses for operational effectiveness can remain with their units by providing in-theater eye care and fabricating lenses in the field. These capabilities conserve fighting strength by enabling service members to return to duty without the need for evacuation.”

Link to the article | More from The Pulse of Army Medicine

By Jane Kaufmann and Chris Pagenkopf

This article analyzes China's combined military exercises and security relationships as a deliberate strategy to enhance its military capabilities, expand its regional influence, and project power globally. Medical planners should adapt by understanding these evolving security landscapes and the impact to medical theater security cooperation initiatives.

Notable Quote

“Exercises should emphasize interoperability, rapid crisis response, and practical operational value, demonstrating to partners that US engagement provides tangible benefits compared to Chinese alternatives. In addition, exercises should not occur in isolation but be paired with diplomatic initiatives, economic incentives, and selective arms transfers to reinforce US influence across multiple domains.”

Link to the article | More from Modern War Institute

By Kasey O’Donnell

The U.S. Army's current efforts in robotics mirror the challenges of integrating tanks in the 1920s and 1930s. This article argues that, like the development of tanks, successful robotic integration requires a clear tactical problem, rapid iteration, and collaboration between developers and Soldiers to drive technological leaps and ensure battlefield superiority. What lessons can Army medical materiel developers take to successfully introduce new technologies throughout the enterprise?

Notable Quote

“Although future concepts for the Army require it, current employment has yet to reach the point of reshaping operational doctrine or prompting reorganization of the combined arms team. This is not necessarily a failing; rather, it reflects the same iterative, uncertain process that characterized interwar mechanization. Overcoming these obstacles and achieving the technological leaps to achieve robots with which the Army can win requires coalescing efforts around critical tactical problems, designing a path that enables rapid robotic advancement between industry and the government, and continued experimentation and evaluation under realistic conditions.”

Link to the article | More from ARMOR: Mounted Maneuver Journal

By Zachary Griffiths and Jeff Ivas

This article argues that the Army should treat small, expendable drones as ammunition to streamline their acquisition and deployment. This would allow tactical units to quickly access and utilize drone technology, which has proven to be a critical and decisive component of modern warfare, as seen in the conflict in Ukraine. This approach would enable faster innovation and adaptation on the battlefield. Are there aspects of the military medical supply chain that can adopt other sustainment and training methodologies?

Notable Quote

“Leaders would plan drone use based on their annual allocations, request drones by code through the ammunition forecasting system, draw the consumable drones with their other ammunition, and then expend or return them without drama. For the unit, this collapses everything into a familiar process. For the Army, it folds today’s ad hoc drone logistics into the predictable, scalable ammunition system.”

Link to the article | More from War on the Rocks

By Adrian Fonseca, Tomasz Gabor, Drew Goldstein, and Karim Thomas

To survive constant disruption, bold organizations must move beyond occasional restructuring and embrace continuous innovation and adaptation. This means reimagining renewal as an ongoing process to gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving external landscape. This approach allows them to not just survive but to thrive amidst uncertainty. How can medical Soldiers integrate and innovate with intention across the Army Medical Enterprise?

Notable Quote

“Innovation and learning aren’t just buzzwords—they’re survival skills. Organizations that thrive aren’t waiting for change; they’re actively seeking it out, testing bold ideas, and learning from every success and failure. They may not know the destination, yet they recognize the journey ahead calls for reinvention, courage, and a willingness to adapt.”

Link to the article | More from McKinsey & Company Insights

By MAJ Jonathan Austin

This article emphasizes the urgent need to prioritize combat casualty care training for non-medical personnel in close combat force. It highlights the limitations of evacuation in large-scale combat operations and the importance of organic lifesaving capabilities, such as hemorrhage control and blood administration. Examples like the 75th Ranger Regiment showcase effective training models, including walking blood banks and advanced casualty care techniques.

Notable Quote

“Casualty response capabilities must have parity with physical fitness and tactical proficiency in the eyes of warfighters. Close combat forces have the most to lose from a lack of a casualty response capability but also have the most to gain. Preventing loss of life and limiting the severity of an existing trauma is the surest way of returning warfighters to the fight so they can win.”

Link to the article | More from Infantry

By LTC Tyler Patterson and CPT Nathaniel Piser

This article details a five-day Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) immersion program conducted by the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment in May 2025. Activities included injury screenings, personalized fitness plans, meal-prep programs, sleep hygiene education, and mental/spiritual readiness sessions. Feedback highlighted improvements in sleep, nutrition, and injury prevention, with participants valuing personalized guidance and recovery techniques. The program emphasized the importance of leveraging H2F resources and integrating spiritual and mental fitness for holistic Soldier development.

Notable Quote

“Success in H2F may be hard to define as it doesn’t always mean higher Army Fitness Test scores or faster 12-mile ruck times. It may look like an entire platoon doing the world’s greatest stretch, fewer Soldiers going to sick call with knee or shoulder pain, or possibly a company’s Soldiers discussing their “whys” with the battalion chaplain after summiting Mount Ka’ala. No matter what it looks like, if you build it, they will come.”

Link to the article | More from Infantry

By The Jedburgh Podcast

The SGM Michael Weimer (The Sergeant Major of the Army) shares the “why” behind personal grooming standards and the importance of doing the little things that develop a culture of commitment from compliance. SGM Alex Kupratty (Army G3/5/7) breaks down the definition of professional soldier from the experienced warriors of 75th Ranger Regiment to the new Privates of 4th Infantry Division. SGM Laurin Nabors (Army G1) provides the details on what’s changing, when and how the new standards are expected to be enforced. This episode is about redefining what it means to serve and why development of a Warfighting culture starts with how a Soldier presents themself every day.

Notable Quote

“Really understanding the generational differences that exist is arguable the most challenging thing that I found as a senior leader in the Army.” – SGM Alex Kupratty

Link to the video | More from The Jedburgh Podcast

By JJ Sutherland

Daniel Driscoll, the youngest Secretary of the Army since George Washington’s first appointee, is a veteran of the Iraq War, a lawyer, and a former business leader. Now, he’s leading the charge to modernize the Army and redefine how it makes decisions, learns, and adapts. In this conversation, Driscoll explains why urgency is non-negotiable, how Agile principles are helping dismantle outdated systems, and what it takes to shift from rigid hierarchies to fast, feedback-driven teams — especially inside the oldest and largest branch of the military, whose traditions and scale make transformation both essential and especially challenging.

Notable Quote

“The entire mindset has to change, of not just how we procure things, or we build things, how we think about going to war, how we create our strategies for conflict with a peer like China, it’s just all been for the last couple of decades based on these very long waterfall timelines.”

Link to the video | More from Secretary of the Army

By Center for Strategic & International Studies

The Strategic Landpower Dialogue is an event series that serves as a unique source of data and insight into the current thinking of and future challenges facing the U.S. Army and land-based forces across the services. The series convenes senior Army officers and leaders to discuss the most critical landpower issues. This discussion will explore Army force planning, readiness, and initiatives to build a modern, capable force.

Notable Quote

“We’ve been, in terms of the history of land power, we’ve been fighting on land for 6,000 years, at sea for 4,000, and in the air for about 100, cyber and space for a couple of decades. But the joint force, the land force is part of that. And none of us can do it alone.”

Link to the dialogue | More from AUSA Strategic Landpower Dialogues

By GEN James Rainey

In May 2025, GEN James Rainey represented the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) at the Kermit Roosevelt Lecture in the United Kingdom, an annual event held since 1947 to honor the close relationship between the U.S. Army and British Army. The Kermit Roosevelt Lecture series is an exchange of military lecturers who address military officers and national security professionals with the goal of strengthening transatlantic relationships and improving interoperability and mutual understanding between the two nations. In a series of three lectures, GEN Rainey provided a candid assessment of the challenges confronting the military profession in a rapidly evolving security environment.

Notable Quote

“The biggest mistake any army can make right now is think that any amount of technology, any amount of change, is going to ever eliminate the requirement to close with and destroy the enemy, take ground from them, kill them, hold that ground. So we should aggressively pursue any advantage we can get from technology, but we can’t forget that the horror of war, close combat, the ability to close over physical ground and take land, take things away from our enemies and then hold them, is not only not going away, I would offer, is probably more essential on the future battle than it’s ever been.”

Link to the lecture | More from Military Review

By MAJ Robert Gipson

The Army's current MEDEVAC capabilities are insufficient for multidomain operations, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. An amphibious MEDEVAC platform is needed to improve casualty survival during littoral combat. Equipping the Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle with medical equipment and paramedic training would rapidly address this capability gap, improving battlefield clearance and casualty survival by enabling swift evacuation from shore to afloat medical care.

Notable Quote

“ACV-Ms provide land component commanders with an expeditious amphibious MEDEVAC capability that enables battlefield clearance of casualties from the littorals to higher levels of afloat medical care with adequate defense, protection, and patient survivability during littoral operations in a contested environment (LOCE).”

Link to the article | More from Army Sustainment

By LTC Cody Grimm and CPT Matthew Lafleur

JPMRC 25-02 in Alaska highlighted critical Arctic warfighting gaps. Units struggled with cold weather gear, communication, and casualty evacuation in extreme conditions. Logistical challenges included fuel and equipment distribution across vast distances. Successful navigation and equipment maintenance are vital. The exercise stressed the need for specialized training and technology for Arctic operations to maintain combat effectiveness.

Notable Quote

“Arctic medical operations demand specialized approaches. Casualty care on objectives requires rapid stabilization in extreme cold to prevent hypothermia.”

Link to the article | More from Infantry

By COL Johnny Paul

The future of CASEVAC demands faster, more versatile solutions for dispersed battlefields. Drones, autonomous vehicles, and advanced sensors will locate and stabilize casualties, relaying vital data to medical teams. Smaller, more agile medical units, equipped with AI-powered diagnostic tools and robotic surgical systems, will provide enroute care, significantly increasing survivability in contested environments.

Notable Quote

“UGVs aren’t just about reducing casualties—they’re about transforming how we fight and sustain forces in high-intensity warfare.”

Link to the article | More from The Pulse of Army Medicine