Lieutenant Colonel Kerg is a prior-enlisted mortarman, communications officer, operational planner, and a fellow with the Atlantic Council's Indo-Pacific Security Initiative. He is currently the G-5 director of plans, III Marine Expeditionary Force, in Okinawa, Japan.

Articles by Brian A. Kerg

A Marine in the Philippine Marine Corps, left, and an an operations officer with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, discuss plans for KAMANDAG 7, at Camp Cape Bojeador, Philippines, in November 2023. In small working groups and planning teams, collegial leadership is essential to sharing ideas—especially when working with joint forces, allies, and partners.

Collegial Leadership: Leading as a Staff Officer

By Lieutenant Colonels Brian Kerg, Dennis Dunbar, and Cory Frederick and Major Chris Denzel, U.S. Marine Corps
July 2024
Marines take pride in their identity as leaders, and Marine officers are trained to aspire to command. Reprinted with permission from the Marine Corps Association.
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Dead Men Tell No Tales

By Major Brian Kerg, U.S. Marine Corps
July 2022
A confrontation with China’s maritime militia threatens to explode, and U.S. sailors and Marines must decide how to respond.
Marines provide assistance during the evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan.

Leading Through Defeat

By Major Brian Kerg, U.S. Marine Corps
April 2022
Leadership Essay Contest—First Prize, Sponsored by Dr. J. Phillip London. As leaders, we must keep faith with our brothers- and sisters-in-arms and allies and partners.