Military Review English Edition May-June 2015 | Page 6

F E AT U R E S
8 Future Megacity
Operations—Lessons
from Sadr City
Maj. Christopher O. Bowers, U.S.
Army
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom
opines that what the Army saw in Sadr
City, Iraq, offers a glimpse into what it
might encounter in future megacities.
The author provides lessons from Army
operations in Sadr City and applies them
to potential future urban operational
environments.

17 Identifying and Retaining
the Army’s Best
Midgrade Officers
Brig. Gen. Ronald Kirklin, U.S. Army
The future of the Army depends on having
a strong and robust group of midgrade
officers. The current commandant of the
Quartermaster School discusses how
the Army can retain the best midgrade
leaders through increased access to
broadening assignments, customized and
compassionate mentorship, and engaged
leaders adapting to strategic changes.

23 Operational Resilience in
the Infantry Rifle Platoon
1st Lt. Don H. Gomez, U.S. Army,
and
Staff Sgt. Samuel S. Heer, U.S.
Army
Junior leaders offer proven techniques
for the successful integration of resilience
training at the small-unit level.

29 Psychologically Fit to Lead
Behavioral Health Initiatives
for the Reserve Officer
Training Corps
Maj. Gregory C. Mabry Jr., Psy.D.,
LCSW, U.S. Army
ROTC cadets and cadre with recent
combat deployments may be ill prepared
for reintegration into life in the United
States. A mental health professional
describes the ramifications of this problem
and offers potential solutions.

33 Great Results Through
Bad Leaders

The Positive Effects of Toxic
Leadership
Maj. Kane David Wright,
Australian Army
A MacArthur Leadership Award-winning
author uses a real-world example from the
Australian army to demonstrate how toxic
leadership actually enhanced, rather than
undermined, organizational performance.

About the Cover
Soldiers attached to Company B, 445th Civil Affairs Battalion,
participate in tactical range training using M-9 handguns at
Normandy Range Complex, Basra, Iraq, 15 July 2009.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rylan Albright)

4

Previous page: Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st
Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division, take up over-watch positions at Objective
Point Cobra during Operation Shaheen, near Boti Kot,
Nangahar Province, Afghanistan, 27 June 2013.
Photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao, 101st Airborne Division PAO)

May-June 2015  MILITARY REVIEW