Tanks rumbled through Sadr City’s narrow alleys like unleashed lions in a crowded arena, each turret ready to strike at hidden enemies. Urban warfare, a common form of irregular warfare (IW), drags ...

Mission Command philosophy blends the art of command with the science of control. At least in theory. In practice, we do command and control under the guise of Mission Command. But perhaps we should ...

Leaders and staff with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia, conducted a staff ride to the Petersburg National Battlefield on April 18. The staff ride was an opportunity for ...

Modern militaries often claim that their command system is built around the principles of ‘mission command’, whereby a commander sets his subordinate a mission, explains his intent, and leaves the ...

As Army senior leaders highlight key aspects of modernization, such as a “single pane of glass” for commanders to visualize the battlespace, a future operating environment where “data is the new ...

With the resurgence of Russia and China in the maritime environment and a renewed era of what Naval Surface Forces commander Vice Adm. Richard Brown calls "Great Power competition," the Navy must ...