James A. Winnefeld III | U.S. Naval Institute

First Lieutenant Winnefeld is serving as a fire support officer attached to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and currently deployed with Special Purpose Marine air-ground task force Crisis Response Central Command. He is a 2018 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

Articles by James A. Winnefeld III

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NMESIS Now

By First Lieutenant James Winnefeld, U.S. Marine Corps

November 2021

The Marine Corps must carefully integrate its new weapon system to maximize its potential.

The early 20th-century Marine Corps’ planning and execution of advanced base operations could provide lessons in leadership and innovation to today’s service.

The 20th-Century Roots of EABO

By First Lieutenant James Winnefeld, U.S. Marine Corps

February 2021

2020 CNO Naval History Essay Contest Winner. As the Marine Corps faces new challenges, it should heed lessons from the past on guiding innovation.

An aerial view of the Naval Academy buildings Sampson Hall, Mahan Hall, and Maury Hall (bottom).

Here’s What to Do about the Naval Academy’s Confederate Names: Change Them

By First Lieutenant James A. Winnefeld, U.S. Marine Corps

July 2020

A recent Naval Academy graduate argues that the case to not change the names of Buchanan House and Maury Hall is weak and expedient.

The future littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS-13) conducts acceptance trials

Call in the Blue-Green Cavalry

By Second Lieutenant James A. Winnefeld, U.S. Marine Corps

August 2019

The Navy’s littoral combat ships could give Marine expeditionary units a cavalry-like flexibility.