Military Review English Edition July-August 2014 | Page 4

12 On Strategic Understanding Teaching Strategy from the Ground Up Maj. Matthew Cavanaugh The author contends that junior leaders must develop strategic understanding to become effective leaders and that mission command nests with this concept. 19 Defining Force 2025 Lt. Col. Brandon Smith, U.S. Army Force 2025 will guide Army development and innovation, providing the means to maintain a force that can stay regionally engaged to prevent and shape while maintaining the capability to win. 12 22 Strategic Leadership for Strategic Landpower F E AT U R E S Make Explicit That Which is Implicit, and Do What Your Boss Needs You to Do 5 Cadets in Strategic Landpower Gen. Robert W. Cone, U.S. Army, Retired, Col. Richard D. Creed Jr., U.S. Army, and Lt. Col. Adrian T. Bogart III, U.S. Army Managing the Talent We Need Lt. Col. Adrian T. Bogart III, U.S. Ar