https://willis-strategy.com/insights/index.html Articles and book reviews on leader development, experimentation, and capability by COL (Ret) Chris Willis. en-us Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://willis-strategy.com/insights/article-hybrid-experimentation.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/article-hybrid-experimentation.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT Combining human-in-the-loop and closed-loop constructive simulation to capture both real-world applicability and statistical significance in warfighting experiments. By Willis, Bayer, Kelly and Anderson, Maneuver Battle Lab. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/article-accreditation-framework.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/article-accreditation-framework.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT A cross-functional framework for accrediting the entire simulation-based experiment — models, scenario, environment, and analysis — not just the M&S. By Yanoschik and Willis, Maneuver Battle Lab. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-george-marshall.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-george-marshall.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Army's greatest soldier-statesman as a field manual for leader development: talent management as a weapon system, candor as a career strategy, selflessness as strategic capital. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-project-maven.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-project-maven.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The story of the Maven Smart System, reviewed through a Battle Lab lens: what a decade of AI-warfare development teaches about experimentation, iteration, and fielding capability under friction. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-sicily-43.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-sicily-43.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Operation Husky and the first assault on Fortress Europe — timeless lessons on Joint Forcible Entry Operations, airborne fragility, and air and naval superiority. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-savage-storm.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-savage-storm.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT Salerno and the battle for Italy, 1943 — what an infantry-centric slog against a determined defender teaches the modern student of large-scale combat operations. https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-brothers-in-arms.html https://willis-strategy.com/insights/review-brothers-in-arms.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Sherwood Rangers' transformation from horse cavalry to legendary tank regiment — and its lessons for the Army Transformation Initiative.