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THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OF THE U.S. ARMY 106 Pathways A Division Commander’s Observations in the Pacific November-December 2016, Vol. 96, No. 6 Professional Bulletin 100-16-11/12 Authentication no.1626504 Commander, USACAC; Commandant, CGSC: Lt. Gen. Michael D. Lundy Provost, Army University, CGSC: Maj. Gen. John Kem Director and Editor in Chief: Lt. Col. Erica L. Cameron Administrative Assistant: Linda Darnell Managing Director: William M. Darley, Col., USA (Ret.) Operations Officer: Maj. Steven Miller Writing and Editing: Jeffrey Buczkowski, Lt. Col., USA (Ret.); Desirae Gieseman; Beth Warrington Graphic Design: Arin Burgess Webmaster: Michael Serravo Editorial Board Members: Command Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull—Army University; Clinton J. Ancker III—Director, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate; Dr. Robert Baumann—Director, CGSC Graduate Program; Lester W. Grau— Foreign Military Studies Office; John Pennington—Chief, Publishing Division, Center for Army Lessons Learned; Col. Christopher Croft—Director, Center for Army Leadership; Thomas Jordan—Deputy Director, MCCoE; Mike Johnson—Combined Arms Center-Training; Col. John Vermeesch—Director, Center for the Army Profession and Ethic; Col. (Ret.) Richard J. Dixon— Deputy Director, School of Advanced Military Studies Consulting Editors: Col. Danilo Mota Alencar—Brazilian Army, Brazilian Edition; Lt. Col. Mauricio Alejandro Rojo Fuentes—Chilean Army, Hispano-American Edition Maj. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, U.S. Army The former commander of the 25th Infantry Division describes the benefits of participation in Pacific Pathways exercises for soldiers, leaders, units, and partner nations in the Indo–Asia– Pacific Theater. 114 Lenin’s Formula for Agenda Setting Col. William M. Darley, U.S. Army, Retired U.S. military leaders should become familiar with Lenin’s principles and tactics of revolutionary activism as they are frequently employed today by insurgents, authoritarian regimes, and many domestic lobbying and community organizing groups to obtain political and operational objectives. Submit manuscripts and queries by e-mail to usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc. [email protected] or by mail to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Ave., Unit 1, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. Military Review presents professional information, but the views expressed herein are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense or its elements. The content does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army position and does not change or supersede any information in other official U.S. Army publications. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and source documentation of material they provide. Military Review reserves the right to edit material. Basis of official distribution is one per ten officers for major commands, corps, divisions, major staff agencies, garrison commands, Army schools, Reserve commands, and Cadet Command organizations; one per 25 officers for medical commands, hospitals, and units; and one per five officers for Active and Reserve brigades and battalions, based on assigned field grade officer strength. Military Review is available online at http://militaryreview.army.mil. Military Review (US ISSN 0026-4148) (USPS 123-830) is published bimonthly by the U.S. Army, CAC, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1293. Paid subscriptions are available through the Superintendent of Documents for $42 US/APO/FPO and $58.80 foreign addresses per year. Please call GPO sales at 1-866-512-1800. Periodical postage paid at Leavenworth, KS, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Military Review, CAC, 290 Stimson Ave., Unit 1, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1254. The Secretary of the Army has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business as required by law of the department. Funds for printing this publication were approved by the Secretary of the Army in accordance with the provisions of Army Regulation 25-30. Mark A. Milley—General, United States Army Chief of Staff Official: Gerald8B. O’Keefe—Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army REVIEW ESSAY 125 Jacob L. Devers A General’s Life Dr. John T. Kuehn The reviewer critiques a biography of a highly successful but frequently overlooked World War II-era general, Jacob Devers. He discusses why Devers never reached the level of fame achieved by his peers, such as Bradley, Eisenhower, and Patton.