Jay Long & Matt FitzgeraldNov 2, 20216 min readIT’S TIME FOR THE ARMY TO EMBRACE TELEWORKAmidst a global pandemic, the Army, like many civilian employers, turned to telework. But while companies are seeking to preserve the...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202011 min readSTUXNET: A DIGITAL STAFF RIDE(As featured in The Modern War Institute) At the risk of stating the obvious, the era of cyber war is here. Russia’s use of cyber...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20204 min readNote to fitness test-takers: Pushups aren’t a volume business(As featured in the Military Times) Military fitness requires balancing training to succeed on the test (your twice-yearly fitness check)...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20209 min readIT’S NOT THE ECONOMY: WHY THE ARMY MISSED ITS RECRUITMENT GOALS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT(As featured in The Modern War Institute) In 2018 the US Army failed to meet its recruitment goals for the first time since the height of...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20208 min readWHAT’S YOUR CQ? HOW TO DEVELOP “CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE” IN THE US MILITARY(As featured in The Modern War Institute) The challenges of tribalism, highlighted by retired Gen. and former Defense Secretary Jim...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20205 min readIT’S TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUR UNIT OPERATES, STARTING WITH YOUR MORNING MEETINGS(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Spencer Macdonald) We have known for years that the military’s work...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20208 min readLEVERAGING SOLDIERS FOR INNOVATION: WHY WE NEED AN ARMY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CELL(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Jim Perkins and Spencer MacDonald) There is a disconnect between Pentagon...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202012 min readSOFTWARE WINS MODERN WARS: WHAT THE AIR FORCE LEARNED FROM DOING THE KESSEL RUN(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Jim Perkins) The US. Air Force is quietly proving that software...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202010 min readIT’S LIKE UBER, BUT FOR MILITARY TALENT MANAGEMENT: UNLEASHING THE INNOVATIVE CAPACITY OF THE JOINT (As featured in The Modern War Institute) The Pentagon is making highly visible and badly needed progress on innovation, as shown by...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202013 min readSHOOT, MOVE, COMMUNICATE, AND INNOVATE: HARNESSING INNOVATIVE CAPACITY IN THE RANKS(As featured in The Modern War Institute) Despite Pentagon innovation investments, like creating Army Futures Command, critics across the...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20208 min readDISRUPTIVE INNOVATION WINS WARS. HERE’S HOW THE ARMY CAN GET BETTER AT IT.(As featured in The Modern War Institute) In early 2017, Gen. Raymond Thomas, commander of US Special Operations Command, admitted that...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20207 min readFour Problems Army Futures Command Needs to Solve(As featured in RealClearDefense and the Modern War Institute) The US Army’s announcement in October 2017 that it would form the Army...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20207 min readARMY OF CODERS: TRAINING THE FORCE FOR THE MULTI-DOMAIN FIGHT(As featured in The Modern War Institute) It is perhaps axiomatic, and thus seemingly unnecessary, to say that computers have transformed...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20207 min readCOVID-19 IS REVEALING PROBLEMS THE US MILITARY HAS IGNORED FOR FAR TOO LONG(As featured in the Modern War Institute) COVID-19 is calling our bluff on years of negligence and mounting technical debt. We have long...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202010 min readLEARNING TO DISRUPT OURSELVES: WHY THE ARMY NEEDS AN EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE AND HOW TO CREATE IT(As featured in Modern War Institute) The After Action Review. Like morning PT and issuing salutes, the AAR has become just something we...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20207 min readMilitary experts: We need to fight coronavirus like we fight insurgents on the battlefield(In collaboration with Thomas Hendrix, as featured in Fortune Magazine) While tracking the expansion of COVID-19 has become our new...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202012 min readDON’T JUST COPY AND PASTE: A BETTER MODEL FOR MANAGING MILITARY TECHNOLOGISTS(As featured in https://warontherocks.com/2020/08/dont-just-copy-and-paste-a-better-model-for-managing-military-technologists/ with Jim...
Jay Long Aug 24, 20209 min readFROM OUR FOXHOLE: EMPOWERING TACTICAL LEADERS TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC AI GOALS(As featured at https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/from-our-foxhole-empowering-tactical-leaders-to-achieve-strategic-ai-goals/) Editor’s...
Jay Long Aug 24, 202011 min readIT’S TIME FOR THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION(originally featured at https://warontherocks.com/2020/05/its-time-for-the-defense-production-acts-digital-transformation/) President...
Jay Long Aug 10, 20191 min readDesigning a training week This video is a short introduction to planning a week of physical fitness training while managing your Soldier's performance and energy.
