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Brian Kerg
@BrianKerg
IPSI Fellow @AtlanticCouncil | Ed Board @NavalInstitute alumnus | @IrregWarfare Fellow | Writer | Views my own, RT =/= endorsement
Jul 14, 2024 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Everything Stu Scheller proposes in this essay is a non-starter. He argues, vaguely, that the #DOD requires #reform. My goal in this thread is to clarify the discourse and prevent others from buying into undercooked thinking. 1/
realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/… The nature of the #problem Stu is trying to solve is #unclear, as is the goal of the desired goal of the reform. Given these shortcomings, critical engagement becomes difficult. Still, I’ll engage with Stu’s three key proposals in turn. 2/
Jul 6, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Shortly after the #Vietnam War, the the @us_awc was tasked to examine what went wrong. The result is COL Summers's masterful, "On #Strategy: The Vietnam War in Context." 1/ Image This is not a play-by-play history of the war itself. Rather, as noted in the foreword, it argues that, "... a lack of appreciation of military theory and military strategy - especially the relationship between military strategy and national policy - led to..." 2/
Jun 18, 2024 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
This is a good chance to educate folks like Bridge on the fundamentals of a large scale invasion and operational basics.

The short answer is, look at pre-invasion actions of... Well, nearly any modern invasion. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine being a key example. So, check it. If you want to seize an objective, you put the resources you're going to use to take that objective in place before you conduct the attack. This is true at echelon, from a squad sized attack to an invasion of a country.
Jul 16, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
For the consideration of #navalists everywhere, I offer you a scene from “Landstander: The Unauthorized Biography of the first Army commander of INDOPACOM.” 1/ The new Army INDOPACOM Commander, General MacArthur ‘Landstander’ Hood, surveyed the map of the Pacific.

His aide, Major Liberty, stood by with his notebook, ready to copy. 2/
May 27, 2023 • 30 tweets • 5 min read
Because it's Force Design Friday, I'm giving a final push to do a comparative read-through of the TM-EABO 2nd edition!

Last time my battery died at the conclusion of the chapter on Information. We'll pick up with the chapter on Aviation Operations. 1/ The 2d ed ID's three key characteristics for aviation operations in support of EABO that don’t exist in the 1st edition: persistent distribution of aviation elements across extended distances; ops of distributed aviation elements with minimal sustainment from rear-areas... 2/
May 26, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
"General Berger concocted his concept in secret, not consulting the retired four-star community that... has united in opposition."

As I'm sure the author knows, retired four stars don't rate a consultation. Also, they are not the Rebel Alliance.

hoover.org/research/marin… "Since 1775, the iconic image of the American Marine has been that of a disciplined, tough rifleman moving forward in battle, often with fixed bayonet."

This is wrong. The image of the American Marine has changed with time. The author should read @Heather_at_ACTS's book: Image
May 19, 2023 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
As promised... time for a classy D.C. read-through of the 2nd edition of the TM-EABO! #PME at its finest.

Will post highlights of changes of the 2nd edition compared to the 1st edition. And an old fashioned or two. 1/ Image For the uninitiated, the TM-EABO was part of an effort to develop the concept of EABO, and to inform force design and development.

Iterative by design, the 2nd edition of the TM-EABO is meant to include lessons gained over a campaign of learning. 2/ Image
May 9, 2022 • 43 tweets • 14 min read
And here... we... go! #FD2030 Read along :🧵1/ The nod to the 31st CMC reads like a reminder to a certain critic of FD2030 that it is rooted in a rationale for change that this very critic championed. The references to the articles also remind critics that the CMC has been very transparent and clear regarding his approach: 2/
Apr 11, 2021 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
@jimgolby @AzorInfo This is the heart of the issue. Military ops are inseparable from the politics that direct them, making military officers inherently political (though not partisan). Especially at FO/GO levels, military recommendations necessarily inform policy. 1/ @jimgolby @AzorInfo To make good recommendations, you must be politically fluent and understand how your recommendations will impact the political goals of your political leaders. 2/