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My latest in Small Wars Journal. "Resistance is (Not) Futile: Winning the War for the #Narrative Against #China about #Taiwan". 🇹🇼 smallwarsjournal.com/2026/07/31/w...
Resistance is (Not) Futile: Winning the War for the Narrative Against China about TaiwanChina is engaged in one of the most massive and aggressive narrative warfare campaigns the world has seen in decades.smallwarsjournal.comMy latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social. "The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned." warontherocks.com/the-first-wa...
The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be UnmannedIn the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and allied amphibious landings on enemy-held islands. Throughwarontherocks.comThe #Philippines Defense Secretary makes it clear. For #China to seize #Taiwan, it will be operationally essential for #China to use military force against #PHL territory. This will compel #PHL involvement in the conflict. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6408688
Philippine defense chief says neutrality in Taiwan Strait conflict not an option | Taiwan News | Jul. 27, 2026 14:39Gilbert Teodoro Jr. cites Filipinos in Taiwan, proximity to northern Philippines | Jul. 27, 2026 14:39www.taiwannews.com.twYou can never get enough content on #Sicily - check out this take in @warontherocks.bsky.social, courtesy of historian, staff rider leader, and retired Army colonel Steven T. Barry: warontherocks.com/the-importan...
The Importance of the Invasion of SicilyOn July 10, 1943, the Allied invasion of Sicily — codenamed Operation Husky — put more assault troops ashore on its first day than the Normandy landingswarontherocks.comToday in @cimsec.bsky.social: "The Curious Rise of Military Bullshit,"by Colonel Benjamin Gray of the Australian Army. This is a phenomenal piece that lays bare the perverse trend within military culture to hide lazy thinking with complicated language. Read it here: cimsec.org/the-curious-...
#Ethics for #Marines by Col Dennis Katolin, #USMC. Because there is no ethos without ethics. Check it out here: www.mca-marines.org/wp-content/u...
Glad to see @usni.org re-up my piece on the Sicily campaign! For modern applications to amphibious warfare, it's worth noting the need to tightly coordinate ops in the air, on land, and sea - as well as the need for massive superiority in each domain to pull off an amphibious landing.
U.S. Naval InstituteThe Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 exceeded expectations—but more than 100,000 Axis troops managed to slip away to fight another day. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2024/august/glorious-retreat-evacuation-sicily
Hey, I know that guy! I'm officially rolling into @notredame.bsky.social as a PhD student in political science as part of the Marine Corps PhD Strategist Program. Stand by for more broadsides on coalition warfighting and alliance dynamics. #WriteFightWin politicalscience.nd.edu/people/gradu...
Brian Kergpoliticalscience.nd.eduIt is the year 10,191 AG. House Atreides begins assuming spice production on the desert planet Arrakis. The Islamic Republic of Japan shoots 11 missiles at the prison world of Salusa Secundus.
Aaron RuparTrump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"
Yes, this is a subtweet of the NCAA's favoritism for the SEC and its endless war against the University of Michigan. 🏈
Brian KergWelcome to America, fútbol fans! ⚽🇺🇸
Apropos of nothing... this banger from 2021 still has legs: www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
How Active-Duty Officers Should Criticize Policy and PracticeFor active-duty personnel, there are right and wrong ways to publicly criticize policy and the chain of command.www.usni.orgThe comments originated from this post, which takes apart General Zinni's recent attack on the modern Marine Corps: centristlibertarianpatriot.substack.com/p/cdr-salama...
CDR Salamander Launches New 'We Love the 70s' Nostalgia Series:“First to fight, first to fall, count on us, one and all” are fine words for a recruiting poster, but useless as a force-planning framework.centristlibertarianpatriot.substack.comBrian KergChowder II takes a shot at CLP and gets laid out: Noting that Paul Van Riper once told his students that GOs grow stale and should stop commenting 5 to 7 years after retirement: "You retired 29 years ago. The average age of a Marine in service today is 24 years-old. Take your own advice." 💀