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Mobilization Day
Announcing the release of our book Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III
Mar 17
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Shyam Sankar
and
Madeline Hart
39
10
The Man Who Taught the Navy to Shoot
William Sims's 'gross act of insubordination' led to a revolution in American naval gunnery.
Mar 12
•
Max Streeter
28
4
February 2026
Humans Provide the Context
D-Day shows that your models are only as good as your operators.
Feb 26
•
Daryl Wieland
18
2
Israel’s Chariots
An unorthodox tank commander gave Israel a home-made armor advantage.
Feb 19
•
Yoel Margolis
18
2
Throw Out Your Typewriters. Start Necessary Movement.
What I learned from leading Arlington National Cemetery's digital transformation.
Feb 12
•
Nick Miller
15
3
Why the Ammunition Surge Is Stalled—and How to Fix It
Eliot Pence, Michael Brown, and Jason Nichols are the co-founders of Supply Energetics, a new energetics upstart reshaping the American defense…
Feb 10
•
Eliot Pence
,
Michael Brown
, and
Jason Nichols
17
3
The Art of Straphanging
Small business contracting schemes that cost America billions—and drive real defense professionals nuts.
Feb 5
•
Nathan Mintz
23
4
Freedom's Forge Forsaken
The sad saga of the Office of Defense Mobilization.
Feb 3
•
Arthur Herman
15
2
January 2026
Laying the Cultural Foundation of Reindustrialization
America must reimagine the builder identity for a new generation.
Jan 29
•
Ethan Copple
31
8
Rebuilding the On-Ramp
Practical contracting changes can accelerate the development of innovative technology.
Jan 22
•
Hunter Scott
14
2
Stop Hunting Unicorns
Why the Department of War must design for what we can actually build.
Jan 20
•
Greg Little
and
Aaron Jaffe
33
3
The Last Supper Is Over
SECWAR's speech at Starbase signals a new era at the Pentagon.
Jan 15
•
Shyam Sankar
37
2
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