Karl Flynn

First Lieutenant Flynn is a platoon commander in Comanche Company, Third Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.

Articles by Karl Flynn

Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, participate in a platoon live-fire maneuver. Service members care about their leaders’ character and competence, nothing more.

End Affirmative Action in the Officer Corps

By Captain Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

July 2024

While the Supreme Court has not ruled on the legality of affirmative action at the service academies, the academies should abandon the practice.

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to operate a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (L-MADIS) during Iron Fist 23 in Japan. L-MADIS is designed to detect and counter unmanned aircraft.

Make Every Marine a Drone Killer

By Captain Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

November 2023

Marine Corps Essay Contest—Third Prize. Sponsored by U.S. Naval Institute. Marines must prepare to counter unmanned aerial systems.

An M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle belonging to Alpha Company, 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, sits under the night sky on a demolitions range at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., July 12, 2018. The M1132 is the combat engineering variant of the Stryker armored fighting vehicle.

An Engineering ACV for EABO and Beyond

By Captain Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

September 2023

Developing an engineering vehicle based on the ACV would create a versatile tool for all types of operations across the spectrum of conflict.

Let Marines Fight Submarines

By Captain Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

February 2023

To counter the Chinese submarine threat, the Sea Services, including the Marine Corps, should focus on improving their ASW.

Combat Efficacy Must Come First

By First Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

July 2022

Recruitment, retention, promotion, and selection for billets should consider competence and character exclusively.

Revitalize Marine Air Defense

By First Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

February 2022

Expeditionary ground Marines will need better assets and training against air threats.

Unmanned Vessels for EABO

By First Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

November 2021

UUVs and USVs might be the answer to resupplying Marine Corps forces operating inside the threat envelope.

A Chinese T-59 tank, an old but still capable model, thanks to upgrades that pose a serious threat to any vehicles fielded by the U.S. Marine Corps.

Marine Armor Is Outclassed by China

By First Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps

November 2020

With the end of Marine Corps tank battalions, only lightly armored vehicles remain.

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