Ep 271: Geoff Ball on the Future of America’s Infantry
Geoff Ball, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, staff director for the Naval Academy’s Leadership Education and Development Division and Executive Editor of The Connecting File, joins the show to discuss the radical changes and surprising continuities in how America’s grunts will fight.
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Show Notes
Geoff Ball, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, staff director for the Naval Academy’s Leadership Education and Development Division and Executive Editor of The Connecting File, joins the show to discuss the radical changes and surprising continuities in how America’s grunts will fight.
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Times
02:25 The Connecting File
06:22 How is the infantry doing?
14:10 Companies of the future
23:22 Information and trust
29:57 Innovative spirit
33:30 Light Armored Recon
39:05 Drone battalions
42:24 Learning the right lessons from Ukraine
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