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Col. Anna R. Friederich-Maggard

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am proud to present Military
Review’s first issue published
as a member of the Army
Press! Our prestigious journal
has finally joined ranks with the
Combat Studies Institute to form
an enhanced organization that will
help aspiring authors publish their articles, books, and
monographs. The Army Press website is still a work in
progress, but we anticipate it coming online soon to
provide us with an additional publication and discussion forum. And, we are not stopping there. We look
forward to adding the NCO Journal to the Army Press
family in 2016.
This year’s General William E. DePuy Combined
Arms Center Writing Competition was a tremendous
success; the quality and quantity of the submissions far
exceeded that of previous years, and picking the winner
proved very challenging for the selection committee.
Thanks to all the authors who contributed. After an exhaustive review of the thirty-two contest submissions,
I’m pleased to publically congratulate Lt. Col. Erik
Claessen of the Belgian Army for winning the 2015
DePuy competition. His article, “The Urban Individual:
Unassailable Source of Power in Twenty-First Century
Armed Conflicts,” is featured in this month’s edition. It
adds significantly to the growing body of work regarding megaurban conflict and the human dimension.

This edition of Military Review also provides articles on
a wide variety of other topics. Three authors, Col. Donald
Shaw, Thomas Terry, and Milad Minooie, contribute
valuable insights on effective communication strategies for
Army leaders; historian John McGrath uses World War
I’s First Battle of the Marne as a vehicle for an analysis of
mission command; and Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Earley discusses how changes in the Army will affect the Air Force.
Two junior officers also weigh in with recommendations for changes to Army structure and doctrine.
Capt. Vincent Wiggins Jr. advocates changes to how
the Army defends against air and missile threats, and
1st Lt. Matthew McGoffin discusses ideas for future
adaptation of the cavalry.
Finally, the Military Review staff bids farewell to one
of our editors, retired Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger. Eric
has taken a new job to be closer to his family. He was
instrumental in improving the layout and appearance
of our journal, and we will miss him very much.
As 2015 draws to a close, I’d like to thank all our
readers and contributors; it is you who have made
Military Review the Army’s professional journal for
more than ninety-three years. Please continue to share
our journal with friends, colleagues, and other organizations. You can find it online at http://usacac.army.
mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/. Send us your feedback
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Senior enlisted paratroopers of 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, run past a palm grove 25 February 2010 at Camp Ramadi, Iraq,
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(Photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod, 82nd Airborne Division)