Blair Wilcox & Chase Metcalf join host Tom Spahr to discuss AI in planning. Wargames show AI excels in data and control but cannot master the art of command....
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Is wargaming worth the effort? After 4 years at the U.S. Army War College, Keith Burkepile moves from "maybe" to enthusiastic "yes." Wargames bridge the gap between classroom talk...
Wes Daugherty argues that while writing clarifies how a leader thinks, it can’t test how they handle a thinking adversary. Wargaming bridges the gap between theory & execution, transforming...
The USAWC is using AI to modernize wargaming. Inspired by 19th-century "Free Kriegsspiel" LLMs create detailed, realistic scenarios.
The trend of awarding a civilian degree in PME courses, which are then subjected to a higher education regulatory body’s guideline, is perhaps the reason for “civilianizing” courses for...
Experienced wargamers have traditionally been self-made through accumulated experience on the job. In 2015, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work wrote a memo to Pentagon leadership stating, “the Department’s...
The U.S. Army War College (USAWC) continually adapts its curriculum and methodology to meet rising challenges in the national security arena. In response to recent Joint Staff guidance as...
One of the priorities of U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George is war fighting, particularly the charge to refocus and prioritize efforts that build lethality and cohesive...
Editor-in-Chief JP Clark had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with Major General David Hill, the 53rd Commandant of the U.S. Army War College. Their discussion begins...
It's time once again for a visit to the Wargaming Room. In this episode, three recent graduates of the AY23 Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College share...
Fiction can be liberating. It offers authors latitude to think, propose, and prognosticate about real-world topics in ways that non-fiction does not allow. The ability to ask "what if?"...
General Charles Flynn, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), was in Carlisle to address the AY23 resident class of the U.S. Army War College. He took the time...
Wargames can be incredible teaching and learning tools when they are built and utilized properly. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors and require a skilled hand in...
Although educational wargaming has become increasingly prevalent in professional military education, the employment of game-based learning remains underdeveloped and under-utilized within the operating forces. Sebastian Bae and Paul Kearney...
A BETTER PEACE welcomes back Ken Gilliam for another installment of the WARGAMING ROOM. In this episode Ken sits down with Doug Winton, the chair of the Department of...
What do a hyper-competitive Monopoly player, an educational methodologist and a U.S. Army War College Faculty member have in common? Well for starters they’re all the same person and...
Before we get too far, let’s address some of the baggage that comes with wargaming. “SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?” These are the iconic words from the 1983 movie...
All games can be used to understand how humans make decisions in environments shaped by competition. While this is a Whiteboard post we thought it would be a great...
What do you do when the training your organization requires you to accomplish doesn’t actually prepare you for your mission or enhance your unit readiness. You create a board...