Military Review English Edition November-December 2014 | Page 2

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Col. Anna R. Friederich-Maggard

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reetings! The year 2014
was exceptional for
Military Review. We
realized many of our goals as an
organization and as a publication,
finally attaining full staffing and
incorporating most of the promised
changes to the journal. Our most important improvement was adding color to the journal’s English edition
to enhance its appearance and readability.
More changes are in Military Review’s future.
Possibly as early as February we will join forces with the
Combat Studies Institute (CSI) to form a new organization called the Army Press. As a combined team we
will serve as the focal point for identifying, encouraging, and supporting authors who desire to publish original manuscripts on the Army’s history, policy, doctrine,
training, organization, leader development, professionalism, or any other topic of interest to the Army. These
contributions can be in the form of books, monographs,
or articles. We will provide help to potential authors
through mentoring and coaching, ensuring the Press’
programs and products enable scholarship, facilitate
professional dialogue, and promote an enhanced understanding of the Army and the Profession of Arms.
Because Military Review can only accept a fraction of the submissions we receive, we will work to
place those articles we do not publish in other Army,
Department of Defense, or Center of Excellence
publications. We will also provide recommendations
for manuscript revisions (if needed) before forwarding
them to other periodicals to increase their potential
for publication. More information on the transition
of Military Review and CSI to the Army Press is
forthcoming.
This edition of Military Review contains some
very unique articles that will grab your attention and

perhaps stir some debate. As you can see by our stunning cover photo, we want to draw your attention to an
article about the importance of Arctic training and the
Army’s challenges in dealing with Arctic warfare contingencies that might arise. Author Capt. Nathan Fry
draws from his experience training north of the Arctic
Circle with Canadian forces during Exercise Guerrier
Nordique on Baffin Island, Canada.
Also in the lineup is an article by Lt. Gen. Donald
M. Campbell Jr., commanding general of U.S. Army
Europe, and Maj. Michael T. Whitney, a member of the
U.S. Army Europe Commander’s Initiative Group, discussing the U.S. response to the recent crisis in Ukraine,
Operation Atlantic Resolve. The authors effectively
demonstrate that the success of the operation was due
to the relationships, trust, and access gained from having permanently based U.S. forces in Europe.
On page 97 is an article of particular interest by
Maj. Thomas Craig. He explains the concept of loyal
dissent and how, when executed properly, leaders can
use loyal dissent to create the conditions for innovation
by utilizing subordinates to their fullest potential. Also
check out the 1st place winning entry of the 2014 Gen.
William E. Depuy Writing Competition by Col. John
Culclasure on page 111.
As we approach the end of this banner year, I would
like to thank my entire staff for ensuring that Military
Review continues to be the “go-to” journal our readers
depend on for relevant and thought-provoking articles.
I am very fortunate to have such an incredible group of
professionals working with me.
Thank you for your continued support of Military
Review. We’ll see you next year!
Military Review continues to move forward. Find us
at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/militaryreview/index.
asp, or on Facebook and Twitter —follow the evolution!

Troops assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
fire an M98 Javelin Weapon System during range operations conducted at Grafenwoehr Training Area located
near Rose Barracks, Germany, 23 September 2014.
(Photo by Sgt. William Tanner, 2nd Cavalry Regiment PAO)

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