Military Review English Edition March-April 2015 | Page 2

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triumphs our nation and its military
face, sorting out fact and opinion
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This edition provides prime examples of articles that
will spur our readers’ interest. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster,
deputy commanding general, Futures, U.S. Army
Training and Doctrine Command, and director of the
Army Capabilities Integration Center, presents his
thoughts on continuity and change. He believes every
commander understands, visualizes, describes, directs,
leads, and assesses operations based, in part, on his or her
understanding of continuities in the nature of war and
changes in the character of warfare. Jude Eden, a former
Marine, proposes that standards for combat-related
military specialties should not be lowered to allow the
inclusion of women into those assignments. These articles
feature unique perspectives on very different but relevant
topics. I am sure you will enjoy them both, as well as all
the other fine articles in our March-April edition.
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More than 400 paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne),
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U.S. Army Alaska, perform a parachute assault 23 July 2014 on Malamute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)