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Mike Gallagher Breaks Down the '12 Day War,' Operation Midnight Hammer

First Breakfast sat down with Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir, to discuss “The 12 Day War” and Operation Midnight Hammer, the American…

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Independence Day

A reflection on America's first national mobilization.

Jul 3 •

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Madeline Zimmerman

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Joseph Desch, American Codebreaker

A quiet engineer in Ohio united government and industry to break the Nazi Enigma.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Reshaping America’s Critical Materials Strategy

The Arlington Doctrine is a demand-driven approach to securing defense-critical supply chains.

Jun 27 •

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Winter Is Coming: The Pentagon’s Game of Thrones

The great houses of defense must unite to defeat the White Walkers of modern warfare.

Jun 24 •

The Army Is ‘Transforming in Contact.’ Here’s How.

We are putting soldiers and their needs at the forefront—not requirements.

Jun 20 •

Announcing the American Tech Fellowship

American workers built the 20th century. They will build the 21st.

Jun 18 •

New Dimensions of Strategic Depth

Updating an old concept for an age of satellites and small drones.

Jun 10 •

The DoD’s AI Auditor: Why the Time for a New Approach is Now

The AI Audit Operating System Thinks Like an Auditor, Acts like a Machine.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin”: Shipbuilding Lessons From Henry Kaiser, Part II

To close the shipbuilding gap with China, we need unconventional people and approaches.

May 29 •

Weaponize Capitalism

The Pentagon’s refusal to embrace profit, speed, and commercial software is a gift to our adversaries, but that is changing

May 27 •

Repairing the U.S. Navy’s Repair System

Connect silos into a high-functioning whole. See and solve little problems before they get big.

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