THE WRITERS DEN:  “What Now Lieutenant?”  —  by General Richard “Butch” Neal, USMC (ret)

THE WRITERS DEN: “What Now Lieutenant?” — by General Richard “Butch” Neal, USMC (ret)

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Getting combat advising right in the long-term: Gil Barndollar & Sam Long

Gil Barndollar
Capt, USMC

Sam Long
Capt, USMC

Gil Barndollar & Sam Long were advisors in Afghanistan.  They wrote a Marine Corps Gazette article entitled “Putting the First Team on the Field: Irregular warfare and Marine Combat Advisors” — we’ll talk about the article with both authors.

Marine Corps Heritage Hour: General Anthony Zinni, USMC (ret) talks leadership

General Zinni talks Iraq, Afghanistan, Intelligence and the duty of General Officer’s to the Nation.