Marine Corps University offers The Breckinridge Papers: Selected Studies from the Marine Corps University as a forum where students from the Marine Corps War College (MCWAR), the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), the Command and Staff College (CSC), and the Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) can engage in professional dialogue across the defense community in the United States and with friends and allies abroad. This annual publication builds on the university’s strong commitment to developing creativity and critical thinking, and will serve to advance those traits for decades to come.