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briankerg.bsky.social
Writer | Atlantic Council Fellow | Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellow | Naval Institute Editorial Board alumnus | Krulak Center alumnus | Pacific Forum alumnus | School of Advanced Warfighting alumnus | Amateur Historian | I Do War Stuff | Views My Own |
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"... the more technical and specialized the Marine Corps becomes... the more likely the service is to transform into something like a joint force temp agency rather than a cohesive combined arms force." A fresh take on the #USMC in @warontherocks.bsky.social: warontherocks.com/2025/06/we-n...

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It's the military theory equivalent of, "Get in the best shape of your life with this ONE WEIRD TRICK! DOCTORS HATE IT!"

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This is an exciting episode! I hosted Dr. Andrew Erickson of #NavalWarCollege's Chinese Maritime Studies Institute on @cimsec.bsky.social #SeaControl podcast to discuss his new book, "Chinese Amphibious Warfare". Give it a listen below: open.spotify.com/episode/2kCD...

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Inadvertantly, the authorities just gave this game the best advertising it could have hoped for. #Taiwan #HongKong #Freedom

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Me: "Haha I bet Chowder 2 would be really upset with this defensive mission that just dropped on the Marines." Also me: "Man I wonder if Chowder 2 is still around...". marinecorpscompasspoints.substack.com/p/compass-po...

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Broke: Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Bespoke: Anti-pope with Chinese characteristics.

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As long as we're talking about what folks will fight for and acquisitions shenanigans, I thought I'd re-up one of my old FICINT bangers that previously appeared in @usniproceedings.bsky.social : www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

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Friend, classmate, and colleague Daniel Hough joined me on the @cimsec.bsky.social #SeaControl podcast to discuss his @usniproceedings.bsky.social article, "Diplomacy for Better Stand-In Force Access in Japan." Give it a listen! #WriteFightWin open.spotify.com/episode/0H94...

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A 1962 map of #missile testing zones north of #Taiwan. The #ROC armed forces tested newly acquired air defense missiles from the US in a response to the buildup of #PLA forces across the Strait.

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I was pleasantly surprised to see my recent @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social article, "To secure #Taiwan, the US must first secure #Ukraine," referenced by the #KumaAcademy, or 'Black Bear Academy'. 1/

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Friday Member Submissions! Featuring: Aaron Childers, @briankerg.bsky.social, @mountainrunner.us , and Mark Bailey. milwritersguild.substack.com/p/published-...

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This is the kind of #diplomacy I can get behind: Former front-man of #Cthonic, aka the 'Black Sabbath of Asia', will represent #Taiwan in #Finland. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

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An interesting bit of COMREL #history... in the 1973 edition of the #Taiwan Report, a welcome aboard packet issued to all members of US Taiwan Defense Command #USTDC that covered everything from housing and schooling for dependents, it also listed the COMREL transition in #wartime:

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Sometimes you just gotta #Smoot. This (out of print) interview collection from @usni.org covers the career of VADM Roland Smoot, who ended his career as the commander of US #Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC).

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Wars between powerful states tend to escalate horizontally. The below report discusses the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Guardian Tiger TTX's exploring this in the case of conflicts involving #nK and #PRC, with an emphasis on #nuclear brinksmanship. www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

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Vietnam: "Count our inflated body count, we are winning!" GWOT: "Count our patrols, we are winning!" Red Sea: "Count our bombs dropped, we are winning!" Performance =/= effectiveness. We teach this at PME but refuse to accept it.

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Monday member submissions! open.substack.com/pub/milwrite... Featuring: Robert Nelson, @briankerg.bsky.social, and J. Overton

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#BOOM! #RedLightning! Yesterday, your favorite comm squadron, MWCS-38, 'Red Lightning', completed its inaugural 'Blood Strike' exercise, a combination of the #Norwegian Foot March (NFM) and comms integration.

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I took the long road to get here, but today I was officially selected for the #MarineCorp's PhD #Strategist program. Next step - apply to a number of programs, and see who is willing to entertain me as a #doctoral student. #WriteFightWin

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How much can a nation support #FreeSpeech when it is used to attack #sovereignty that is already under constant threat? In this excellent #GTI report, Huang Kai-Shen discusses the tensions that arise when #Chinese nationals in Taiwan use its freedoms to call for armed unification.

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I wrote something, submitted it, and it was included in the May issue of the Marine Corps Gazette. "The Marines Have Landed, at Nantucket, and the Situation is Well in Hand..." It's a little bit of amphibious doctrine, a little history, and I hope I can post a link soon.

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