Military Awards: How Did We Get Here?

  The Historical Trend Previous generations of U.S. soldiers did not display the same number or variety of awards. An evolution can be seen in the wear of the uniform as exhibited by well-known Generals of wars past. General Ulysses S. Grant, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General George C. Marshall wore few awards. This […]

Arete 12.28.16

NATIONAL DEFENSE Top U.S. General: Two More Years to Defeat ISIS The Daily Beast How Donald Trump Should Transform America’s Middle East Policy The National Interest Power and Order in the South China Sea Center for New American Security This Won’t Look Like Winning: A Sensible Path For Trump’s Syria Policy War on the Rocks The Consequences of Russia’s […]

2016 Lessons Learned & Projects Looking Ahead to 2017

By Rob Shaul 2016 Lessons Learned Traditional academic research is not “mission-direct.” We tried, but found that the traditional academic research process is too narrow and too slow to accomplish our research goals. In response, we pivoted and developed our own “Mission-Direct” research approach and methodology. Read More Here: http://mtntactical.com/fitness/defining-mission-direct-research/ LE tactical information and incident […]

What I’ve Learned Working at MTI

By Charles Bausman I started working at MTI immediately after completing my time as a USMC Infantry Officer late last Spring. Seeking to gain experience in the X’s and O’s of running a small business, Rob brought me on as a Business and Operations intern. I read the Amazon recommended readings for entrepreneurship, marketing strategies, […]

Arete 12.21.16

NATIONAL DEFENSE U.S. Must Deliver a “Painful” Response to Putin for Russian Meddling, Atlantic Council What Trump will get from his generals, US News and World The Pentagon’s Innovation Experiment, MIT Technology Review Are we in a new era of espionage?, Defenseone Hacking Against Cybercrime: The FBI’s New Approach, thecipherbrief.com HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM Why […]

Q&A 12.15.16

QUESTION I am 50 years old and live in Park City, Utah and have a few workouts left on the Post Rehab Leg Injury Training Plan that I purchased in August.  It has been a great program for me but has taken a few months to complete due to work travel in addition to a […]

Arete 12.15.16

HOMELAND SECURITY & TERRORISM Comparing the Flow of Foreign Fighters to AQI and the Islamic State, Small Wars Journal What John Kelly could really do at DHS, Politico Study finds links between depression and risk of developing extremist ideas, Kings College London Terror Attack in Turkey, thesun.co.uk How the changing media is changing terrorism, The […]