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6 Continuity and Change
The Army Operating Concept
and Clear Thinking About
Future War
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Ph.D.,
U.S. Army
A senior Army leader discusses how
understanding key continuities in the
nature of war and avoiding certain
fallacies of future war will help our Army
and joint force win in a complex world.

22 SHARP Realities
Perspectives in Tackling the
Army’s Number One Priority
Lt. Col. Peter D. Fromm, U.S. Army,
Retired
The Army must understand and change
its culture to effectively combat sexual
harassment and assault within its ranks,
says this former Army officer and sexual
harassment and assault response and
prevention coordinator.

26 Can Trust Be Restored?
Keith H. Ferguson
A professional educator discusses how
training and education can help reduce
incidents of sexual harassment and sexual
assault in the Army and restore America’s
trust in its armed forces.

33 Assignment: Special
Assistant to
the Commander
Col. Thomas P. Galvin,
U.S. Army, Retired
The author shares his experience
as a special assistant to senior-level
commanders in service, combined, and
joint headquarters, providing insight into
the duties and responsibilities commonly
associated with this challenging but
rewarding assignment.

39 Women in Combat
The Question of Standards
Jude Eden
A former Marine opines that standards
for combat-related military specialties
are appropriately high and should not
be lowered to allow for the inclusion of
women into those occupations.

About the Cover
U.S. military members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah’s female engagement team discuss
the outcome of an all-woman shura (meeting) with
Abdul Haidari, Shib Koh District subgovernor, in
Farah Province, Afghanistan, 10 July 2010.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rylan Albright)

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Previous Page: A soldier from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, unloads his Stryker combat vehicle after a long
day of conducting fire missions at the National Training
Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., 12 August 2011.
(Photo by Spc. Ryan Hallock, 2nd Infantry Division PAO)

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