The #BruteCast

In the military, it's often said that "words mean things;" but is the meaning always obvious, or even conscious? In this episode, Dr. Elena Wicker walks us through the difference between the documents and symbols of strategy - such as the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy - and the actual process of strategic thinking that occurs at all levels of the military. Artificial intelligence and pattern analysis can tell us a lot about the first and little about the second. Learn more about Dr. Wicker's research in this piece from War on the Rocks: https://warontherocks.com/2021/04/strategy-in-the-artificial-age-observations-from-teaching-an-ai-to-write-a-u-s-national-security-strategy/ Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

Note: we experimented with new microphones in this episode and they worked a little too well, picking up unexpected ambient sounds. However the audio for our guest is unimpeded, and we'll have the mics placed better next time! For this episode we were excited to welcome the newest member of #TeamKrulak, Mr. Dan Rice, who has joined the Center and Marine Corps University as our dedicated subject matter expert for China. He comes to us from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, where he remains a Non-Resident Fellow. We discussed the 20th National Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, his recent Mitchell Institute article analyzing key Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force airfields, and more! Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

#TeamKrulak community, we have a special Marine Corps birthday gift for you - a new episode of "Down the Rabbit Hole on the #Russia-#Ukraine War" with our Russia SME Dr. Yuval Weber. We take a look at two of the biggest developments from the last couple of weeks - Ukraine's maritime drone attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet anchored in Sevastopol, and the announcement that the Russian military would withdraw from the Kherson region. All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

#TeamKrulak community, we're pleased to bring this special update on events unfolding in #Iran from our Middle East Studies gurus, Dr. Amin Tarzi and Dr. Christopher Anzalone. We look at the state of the protests which started at the end of August following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iranian authorities, and the recent Islamic State-claimed terrorist attack on the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

Dr. Yuval Weber, #TeamKrulak's Russia subject matter expert, caught us up on a few things today: the state of play in Kherson, Russia's declaration of martial law for its non-martial special military operation, and Putin's speech yesterday - with Russian literary interpretation - to the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow and its implications on war termination. Come for the Soviet science fiction movie recommendations, stay for Darth Putin's poop emojis.  All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government.  We noted a couple of social media pieces in this episode, the first of which - the Soviet-era science fiction movie Ivan Vasilievich Changes Professions (with English subtitles) - can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/m3xVdxDWFWU We also cited photographs of Lieutenant Lyubov Plaksyuk, first female head of an artillery unit in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, standing on the wreckage of Russian vehicles destroyed by her battery; they can bee seen here: https://twitter.com/NewVoiceUkraine/status/1585723759775784964?s=20&t=FLy7dqLly3IIgxEPa71Wyw  Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

In this episode, we welcomed some of our neighbors from just across the highway on Quantico - Col Greg Jones, Commanding Officer, Weapons Training Battalion – Quantico, and Gunner John Costa, Director, Marksmanship Program Management Section discussed the Marine Corps' new Annual Rifle Qualification course of fires, and the Advanced Marksmanship Training Program and Infantry Marksmanship Assessment for the infantry community that are in the final stages of development. These changes will build on "every #Marine a rifleman" to make our #Marines a more lethal, commando-like force in line with the Commandant's intent under Force Design 2030. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

It's episode 100 of the #BruteCast! How did we get this far? Listen and find out! We talked with Krulak Center Director Ms. Valerie Jackson on how #TeamKrulak has grown and changed since its chartering in 2018, how its programs (including the #BruteCast) have impacted professional military education at Marine Corps University and across the Fleet Marine Force, our favorite episodes, our "dream guests," and where the Krulak Center goes from here! Enjoy, and we'll see what episode 200 brings in the future! Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

This episode was special because while we’ve previously done historical case studies and book discussions on the #BruteCast, we haven’t done one with a specific naval focus, and so our guest helped us rectify this. We were pleased to welcome author Trent Hone to talk about his newly released book Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific. The book is a detailed examination of Nimitz’s leadership during World War II, describing how he used his talents to help the #Pacific Fleet recover from the trauma of Pearl Harbor, win crucial victories against the forces of Imperial Japan, and then seize the initiative in the Pacific. Once Nimitz’s forces held the initiative, they maintained it through an offensive campaign of unparalleled speed that overcame Japanese defenses and created the conditions for victory. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

This is the second #BruteCast episode we were fortunate to host as an offshoot of the recent "NATO's Northern Flank" writing workshop coordinated by Dr. Njord Wegge of the Norwegian Defence University College, who is in residence with us here at Marine Corps University as the Chair for Arctic Security. We spoke with Professor Tom Røseth and LTC Palle Ydstebø on Norwegian security considerations and their perspectives on Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

Today we caught up with Dr. Yuval Weber in the latest developments in the #Russia-#Ukraine War. We reviewed the status of the Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives, mobilization, internal struggles between the Russian military and Russian security services, and finally focused on the recent strike on the Kerch Bridge connecting Russia to occupied Crimea, and this morning's retaliatory attack on Ukrainian civilian targets. All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government. Enjoyed this episode? Think there's room for improvement? Share your thoughts in this quick survey - all feedback is welcome! The survey may be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenRutN5m31Pfe9h7FAlppPWoN1s_2ZJyBeA7HhYhvDbazdCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Intro/outro music is "Epic" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic