The Breckinridge Papers began six years ago as a way to gain dissemination of studies carried out by students attending the Marine Corps War College (MCWAR), the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), the Command and Staff College (CSC), the Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS), and the College of Enlisted Military Education (CEME). Faculty committees of civilian PhD and military officer members conducted a review and either nominated or rewarded each paper in this volume. In addition, many of the authors gained distinguished-graduate status at the end of the academic year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s Foreword
CHALLENGES ON THE FAR SIDE OF AN OCEAN
Naval Power Plays in the Fight for the South China Sea
Lieutenant Commander Andrew M. Imperatore, U.S. Navy
Operation Fortitude 2035: The Role of Deception in Future War
Major Daniel R. Richardson, U.S. Air Force
The Case for a Fourth Island Chain: A Unifying Concept for Contesting Future Chinese Influence in the Indo-Pacific
Major Levon J. Lambert, Australian Army
WAYS FORWARD
Dynamic Talent Management Model: Establishing the Framework for the Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Human Resourcing
Major Mabel B. Annunziata, U.S. Marine Corps
The Essential Role of Recycling in Decreasing the United States’ Dependence on Foreign Sources of Rare Earth Materials
Major Margaret McCord, U.S. Air Force
Brexit and the End of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrence
Major Angel E. Figueroa, U.S. Army
ISSUES IN WARFIGHTING
Bridging the “Gen Z” Gap: “Hardy Leader” Influence Increases Independence, Adaptability, and Resilience in Marine Corps Infantry Battalions
Major Shawn F. Connor, U.S. Marine Corps
Killing Our Way out of a Problem: Ending Lethal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Strikes outside Zones of Active Hostilities
Supervisory Special Agent Thomas A. Green, U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service
The Fait Accompli and A2/AD Dilemma in Northern Europe: A New NATO Operating Concept to Counter Russia
Lieutenant Colonel Jørn Qviller, Norwegian Army
WEAPONS, MILITARY AFFAIRS, AND DEFENSE PLANNING
The Marine Corps Infantry Battalion’s Newfound Dilemma: The Integration and Employment of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Major Kevin C. Nicholson, U.S. Marine Corps
Achtung – Boxer!: How to Employ Cavalry in the Mid-Twenty-First Century
Major Joshua E. Higgins, Australian Army
The King of Battle Versus the God of War: Reforming the Division Artillery to Defeat Peer Competitors and Win in Large-Scale Ground Combat Operations
Captain Matthew Van Arsdale, U.S. Army
CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
A Ready and Resilient Force: Applying Lessons from U.S. Military Resilience Programs to the U.S. Agency for International Development
Erin N. Wroblewski, U.S. Agency for International Development
Losing Good Wolves
Major Richard W. Chapman, U.S. Marine Corps
Birthing a Cultural Change: Pregnancy and Marine Corps Policy
Major Emily L. Barton, U.S. Marine Corps
PAST FUTURES AND THE PAST TOUCHING THE PRESENT
The All-Volunteer Force Contribution to the Civil-Military Gap and the Rise of an American Military Caste
Major Josef H. Wiese, U.S. Marine Corps
Operational Art: The Conduct of Operation Desert Storm, 1990 – 91
Major Justin M. Noone, U.S. Marine Corps
The Revival of the U.S. Military in the Post-Vietnam War Era
Major Maia Baker, New Zealand Army