§ Insights
Perspectives on leader development, experimentation, and capability — and reviews of the books that shape how we think about leading and learning. Written by COL (Ret) Chris Willis.
Combining human-in-the-loop and closed-loop constructive simulation to capture the strengths of both — real-world applicability and statistical significance — in warfighting experiments.
Article · I/ITSEC 2021Who accredits your experiments? A cross-functional framework for accrediting the entire simulation experiment — models, scenario, environment, and analysis — not just the M&S.
Book ReviewThe 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.
Book ReviewThe 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.
Book ReviewOperation Husky and the first assault on Fortress Europe — timeless lessons on Joint Forcible Entry Operations, airborne fragility, and air and naval superiority.
Book ReviewSalerno and the battle for Italy, 1943 — what an infantry-centric slog against a determined defender teaches the modern student of large-scale combat operations.
Book ReviewThe Sherwood Rangers' transformation from horse cavalry to legendary tank regiment — and its lessons for the Army Transformation Initiative.