The USAWC is using AI to modernize wargaming. Inspired by 19th-century "Free Kriegsspiel" LLMs create detailed, realistic...
Tom Spahr
Thomas W. Spahr is the DeSerio Chair of Theater and Strategic Intelligence at the U.S. Army War College. He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and holds a Ph.D. in History from The Ohio State University. He teaches courses at the Army War College on Military Campaigning and Intelligence.
U.S. First Army partners with the Army Reserve and National Guard to help them prepare for their...
Sapriya McLendon, a 2024 graduate of the U.S. Army War College, joins host Tom Spahr in the...
In the second half of their two-part episode, host Tom Spahr and Sean Shields discuss the Hurricane...
In response to the Western Front-like stalemate seen in the Ukraine war, the U.S. Army is getting...
From late 2024 to early 2025, numerous unidentified drones were reported over U.S. cities and military bases....
In May 2025, the U.S. Army War College hosted its fourth annual Strategic Landpower Symposium. The event...
Retired U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone recently addressed the resident class at the U.S. Army War College,...
The successful adoption of new technology in the military depends on the organization's culture, the technology's applicability...
In 2017, the U.S. Army established Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) to organize, train, equip, and advise...
On 3 February 2025, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) hosted the former commander of...
Hold on tight, this episode is a whirlwind of data-infused targeting, intel, and logistics. Joe O'Callaghan joins...
Andrew Hill and Steve Gerras return to the studio with host Tom Spahr to further explore the...
In September 2024, Andrew Hill and Steve Gerras authored a compelling three-part series that explored the evolving...
Tom Spahr is back in the studio with another insightful discussion focused on data management, refinement, and...
Last week, we noted the next few conversations veer into some of the "inside baseball" of how...
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, U.S. special operations forces (SOF) rose to the forefront...
Depending on who you talk to, artificial intelligence (AI) will either be the ruination of mankind or...
One of the priorities of U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George is war fighting, particularly...
In October 2022 we published an episode examining the newly released National Security Strategy (NSS) and comparing...