MARINE CORPS ISSUE

Where’s the Special Trust and Confidence? By Captain Brian Donlon, USMC - The “administrative thick-headedness” cited in Colonel Robert D. Heinl’s seminal 1956 Proceedings article is alive and well.

Plus Afghanistan: Connecting Assumptions and Strategy By Colonel T. X. Hammes, USMC (Ret.), Major William S. McCallister, USA (Ret.), and Colonel John M. Collins, USA (Ret.) - In its ongoing discussions about this war, President Obama’s national security team should consider a new set of assumptions.