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The Society of Military History has changed greatly since I joined.. I’d estimate maybe 40 percent of conference attendees are women?

Check out our call for papers for our 3rd annual airpower forum! This year's theme: Airpower in Conflict & Competition. What topics would you like to see addressed?

Mark your calendars! ✈️

It’s Friday! And a long weekend!

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If you use any of my research in a course could you please let me know?

2025 Commandant's Professional Reading List - Marine Corps Association HERITAGE

I have goosebumps. How the Few Became the Proud is on the 2025 Commandant’s Reading List!!!! Click on “heritage” in this link …https://www.mca-marines.org/2025-commandants-professional-reading-list/ #marinecorps

What is the SINGLE best reading you have done on AI and the future of warfare OR AI in education?

What are the defining characteristics of modern warfare? When did it begin? What are the implications of choosing that starting point or range of time?

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This book may be helpful if you aren’t already familiar with it

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I am working on a presentation for reading and writing effectively in PME. What has helped you the most?

I should add the person worked for another service so I did seriously consider the extent to which my employer might be shaping my views problematically.

What Would War with China Look Like—in the US Homeland? - Modern War Institute With the shift of the US strategic focus toward China as America’s main competitor, both the Department of Defense and academic experts have been examining what a war with China would look like. Unfor...

A year ago I tried to make a similar argument for what could happen to the U.S. in case of GPC and was more or less dismissed as being a fear monger by another PME professor. In such cases all I can say is, “I hope I’m wrong” 🤷‍♀️ mwi.westpoint.edu/what-would-w...

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Came across a random crumb in the archives. Now have to write about it

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Excited to see #howthefewbecametheproud as one of the 4 recommended general histories by the Corps’ History Division in its new history of the Corps! Link to the book to download in the comments

First up will be SAASS’ Cory Hollon explaining how the Philadelphia campaign of the Rev War offers insights for rethinking a paradigm and current air force thinking 😁

Its a collection of papers from our 2nd airpower forum focused on toward a new airpower paradigm?

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First chapter of my 3rd edited collection edited. I have learned some things. This time authors have to submit the chapter first rather than me asking them to commit to writing a chapter 🤪

But as early as 1953 very few wanted to send troops to Vietnam

Drop another atomic bomb? In 1950 a majority of Americans said yes

Half were even willing to be taxed more for natl defense

And even before the Korean War Americans wanted to spend more on natl defense

By contrast, in 1940 they were quite divided over if the U.S. should have fought in WWI

In 1938 there was at least one thing Americans strongly agreed about…

Forged in War: Joint Professional Military Education and Great Power Competition | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University JPME gives U.S. military officers the edge by sharpening joint planning, domain integration, and strategic thinking for future conflict.

What is the value of joint PME? Since a new piece just came out from some Naval War College profs, I thought I’d post my piece with some ACSC profs and a SAMS prof smallwarsjournal.com/2025/05/23/j...

Forged in War: Joint Professional Military Education and Great Power Competition | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University JPME gives U.S. military officers the edge by sharpening joint planning, domain integration, and strategic thinking for future conflict.

My take on a similar topic smallwarsjournal.com/2025/05/23/j...

I love when people put that kind of thing in their LinkedIn profiles 😬

Exactly the point I make in the article re being used in too many ways

Agree that it doesn’t mean it’s having a war ending impact. That theory rarely works, so “strategic” attack rarely works