Paul M Kearney
@strategerist.bsky.social
US Army Goodpaster Scholar, Wargamer, & Paratrooper | USMA ‘09, KCL War Studies ‘15, G’town SSP ‘20 | PhD Student @ Duke PoliSci | Personal Acct per DoDI 5400.17
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My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" #wargame is featured in Defense News!
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What if Russia invades the Baltic? A tabletop game offers answers
“Littoral Commander: The Baltic” depicts a Russian invasion of the Baltic region around 2030.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" #wargame is featured in Defense News!
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This list should 100% include "Littoral Commander: Baltic Edition"
Great for kids E-1 to O-10
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Great for kids E-1 to O-10
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Six wargames to add to your holiday gift list
Some wargames aren't available to the public. Fortunately, there are games out there that can be obtained without needing a security clearance.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This list should 100% include "Littoral Commander: Baltic Edition"
Great for kids E-1 to O-10
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Great for kids E-1 to O-10
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December 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Preferred Proper Nouns (™️) just dropped.
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The Preferred Proper Nouns (™️) just dropped.
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My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" in Germany! LET'S GO!
A couple of weeks ago, I ran a Littoral Commander session with some junior medical officers during a weekend meetup. When someone asked if I wanted to organize a short wargaming workshop, I agreed right away. It felt like a good chance to try something new together with a new crowd.
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" in Germany! LET'S GO!
Finally, the Catholicism I remember from 12 years of Catholic school
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Finally, the Catholicism I remember from 12 years of Catholic school
I’m wearing its Airborne twin right now while getting this little man to bed
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m wearing its Airborne twin right now while getting this little man to bed
Not in the C-47 one I have nor has @sebastianbae.bsky.social ever complained (to me at least).
Though I suspect the limited editions get particular care.
Though I suspect the limited editions get particular care.
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Not in the C-47 one I have nor has @sebastianbae.bsky.social ever complained (to me at least).
Though I suspect the limited editions get particular care.
Though I suspect the limited editions get particular care.
I have 2x Bulovas (A-15 Pilot and a Hack) and a Hamilton (Khaki Field King Auto) and while I switch them around constantly, my new go-to is a Praedidus A-11 made from a C-47 door that dropped Paratroopers in WWII. The same company made a version with sand from Iwo for @sebastianbae.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I have 2x Bulovas (A-15 Pilot and a Hack) and a Hamilton (Khaki Field King Auto) and while I switch them around constantly, my new go-to is a Praedidus A-11 made from a C-47 door that dropped Paratroopers in WWII. The same company made a version with sand from Iwo for @sebastianbae.bsky.social
Hamilton. Amiright @ctreese2.bsky.social ?
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Hamilton. Amiright @ctreese2.bsky.social ?
Happy LTPL Day to all who celebrate it, especially the Goodyears in my garage
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Happy LTPL Day to all who celebrate it, especially the Goodyears in my garage
I have so many thoughts, in these professionally trying days
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I have so many thoughts, in these professionally trying days
Reposted by Paul M Kearney
My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" #wargame is featured in Defense News!
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
What if Russia invades the Baltic? A tabletop game offers answers
“Littoral Commander: The Baltic” depicts a Russian invasion of the Baltic region around 2030.
www.defensenews.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My "Littoral Commander: Baltic" #wargame is featured in Defense News!
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
I’m pretty mid… better polish off the ol’ resume…
“How’s your strategic debriefer working out for you?”
“Pretty mid to be honest.”
“Pretty mid to be honest.”
September 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’m pretty mid… better polish off the ol’ resume…
I’m gonna call it “Steve”
September 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I’m gonna call it “Steve”
100% Army-made Linchpins (TM)
August 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
100% Army-made Linchpins (TM)
And USMA predates any existing commissioning program. Suggesting we go back to a pre-professional commission system circa 1775-1802 is… well something.
And if you’re worried about USMA being a lightning rod for politicization, *gestures wildly at the rest of the university system*
And if you’re worried about USMA being a lightning rod for politicization, *gestures wildly at the rest of the university system*
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And USMA predates any existing commissioning program. Suggesting we go back to a pre-professional commission system circa 1775-1802 is… well something.
And if you’re worried about USMA being a lightning rod for politicization, *gestures wildly at the rest of the university system*
And if you’re worried about USMA being a lightning rod for politicization, *gestures wildly at the rest of the university system*
Well this is fruitless.
Relegating (how when there isn’t a meaningful hierarchy) or reducing the budget would have zero effect on the policies (still dictated by government) and the football team (which brings in more private money and subsidizes other athletic and extracurricular programs).
Relegating (how when there isn’t a meaningful hierarchy) or reducing the budget would have zero effect on the policies (still dictated by government) and the football team (which brings in more private money and subsidizes other athletic and extracurricular programs).
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Well this is fruitless.
Relegating (how when there isn’t a meaningful hierarchy) or reducing the budget would have zero effect on the policies (still dictated by government) and the football team (which brings in more private money and subsidizes other athletic and extracurricular programs).
Relegating (how when there isn’t a meaningful hierarchy) or reducing the budget would have zero effect on the policies (still dictated by government) and the football team (which brings in more private money and subsidizes other athletic and extracurricular programs).
Public Pol analysis aside, seems to me that it’s more appropriate to call on institutions to do a better job rectifying past sins than calling for abolition. Esp when the body politic acts on USMA a hell of a lot more than the reverse.
Seems like that standard would leave us w/o any institutions.
Seems like that standard would leave us w/o any institutions.
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Public Pol analysis aside, seems to me that it’s more appropriate to call on institutions to do a better job rectifying past sins than calling for abolition. Esp when the body politic acts on USMA a hell of a lot more than the reverse.
Seems like that standard would leave us w/o any institutions.
Seems like that standard would leave us w/o any institutions.
It is impossible to judge as the Academies have existed for the entirety of any other commissioning program.
Are grad better officers or better networked/favored by boards? Impossible to separate the two.
Are grad better officers or better networked/favored by boards? Impossible to separate the two.
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It is impossible to judge as the Academies have existed for the entirety of any other commissioning program.
Are grad better officers or better networked/favored by boards? Impossible to separate the two.
Are grad better officers or better networked/favored by boards? Impossible to separate the two.
This is my selection of just CAA and Strategic Wargaming Division Aloha shirts from many USINDOPACOM and USARPAC wargames
August 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is my selection of just CAA and Strategic Wargaming Division Aloha shirts from many USINDOPACOM and USARPAC wargames
What a very broad brush to paint with considering this decision is not being undertaken by any current Academy administrator, former administrator, or graduate.
August 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What a very broad brush to paint with considering this decision is not being undertaken by any current Academy administrator, former administrator, or graduate.