Military Review English Edition November December 2016 | Page 7

RUNNING HEAD 2017 General William E. DePuy Special Topics Writing Competition This year’s theme: “What needs to be fixed in the Army?” Articles will be comparatively judged by a panel of senior Army leaders on how well they have clearly identified issues requiring solutions relevant to the Army in general, or to a significant portion of the Army; how effectively detailed and feasible the solutions to the identified problem are; and the level of writing excellence achieved. Writing must be logically developed and well organized, demonstrate professional-level grammar and usage, provide original insights, and be thoroughly researched as manifest in pertinent sources. Contest opens 1 January 2017 Closes 14 July 2017 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place $1,000 and publication in Military Review $750 and consideration for publication in Military Review $500 and consideration for publication in Military Review For information on how to submit an entry, please visit http://militaryreview.army.mil. U.S. service members role-play as accident victims awaiting rescue 25 September 2012 during Mass Casualty Exercise 12-1 in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Africa. The event was a joint medical exercise involving U.S. and French service members in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (Photo by Senior Airman Veronica Mcmahon, U.S. Air Force) MILITARY REVIEW  November-December 2016 5