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Dr. Donald Wright

Greetings!

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hief of Staff of the Army
Gen. Mark Milley has
repeatedly emphasized
that readiness is the U.S. Army’s
number one priority. This issue
of Military Review strives to support the chief of
staff ’s vision by offering several articles that relate
to Army readiness, especially its understanding of
future conflicts.
In Bryan Port’s “North Korean Collapse or Korean
Reunification,” the author examines how the U.S. Army
can think about and prepare for the possible failure of the
North Korean state. Sebastian Gorka’s “How America
Will Be Attacked: Irregular Warfare, the Islamic State,
Russia, and China” shifts the focus to more immediate
adversaries and the ways in which they present irregular and unconventional threats to the United States. In
“Training for Decisive Action,” Maj. Will Shoemate and
Maj. Benjamin Jensen relate personal experiences along

with historical examples to highlight ways the Army can
provide training that ensures units are ready to conduct
unified land operations through decisive action.
We appreciate the support of all the contributors
to this edition of Military Review, and also encourage
prospective writers to consider writing not only for
Military Review, but also for the other divisions of the
Army Press: the Army Press Online offers a venue for
relatively quick publication of short, timely articles;
the NCO Journal provides an opportunity to publish
stories and insights pertinent to the Army’s noncommissioned officers; and, for those interested in undertaking more ambitious projects of greater scope and
depth, the Combat Studies Institute publishes fulllength books and monographs on military history and
other topics of professional interest.
Finally, thanks to all our loyal readers. Please continue to follow us at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/militaryreview/index.asp or http://armypress.dodlive.mil/.
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands at Latham Drop Zone during the Little
Group of Paratroopers portion of All American Week at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina, on 23 May 2016. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher
Freeman, U.S. Army)

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