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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · Jul 10

My latest for the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social.

BLUF: Peninsular stability is linked directly to Taiwan Strait stability. Military planners should approach the simultaneous threats of the #PRC and #DPRK with this fact in mind. #WriteFightWin

www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

South Korea is the ideal anchor for the first island chain

Discussion of the first island chain largely overlooks South Korea, an ideal "anchor" that could prove decisive in a US-China conflict involving Taiwan.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 17h

Story can be found here: www.marines.mil/News/News-Di...

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 17h

#BOOM! #RedLightning! The official write-up on #Thunderstruck, the inaugural service-wide Comms Super Squad Competition, is the number one story on the official #USMC home page. Super proud of my squadron for putting this thing together. Story link is in the comments:

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 3d

Right there with you, and the recent article below is also a useful discussion on the topic, with some more granularity.

The logic of strategic sequencing is pretty straightforward, and one could go so far as saying it is a requirement for a strategy of denial.

warontherocks.com/2025/10/sequ...

Sequencing Over Simultaneity: How to Avert a Two-Front War

America’s crippling strikes against Iran’s nuclear program in June have created a narrow window to avoid a strategic nightmare: namely, fighting China,

warontherocks.com

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 3d

Request for #AfghanEvac help.

One of my interpreters is in bureaucratic limbo with his SIV to enter the US. I'm running the traps on that.

Where he needs help: Organizations that fund the execution of leaving the country - medical exams, visas to get his family to Pakistan, etc.

Any ideas?

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 4d

Spending my Saturday with @heguisen.bsky.social excellent #GhostNation. The author demonstrates that #Taiwan is an independent and #sovereign nation, the product of an intergenerational anti-colonial #struggle, and its continued self-rule is vital to the #US and the world. #PME #ReadFightWin

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 5d

I'd like this author to meet some Marines:

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 10d

Taking a look at "The #Derecognition of States," by Gëzim Visoka. Visoka demonstrates that derecognition is, quite simply, bad for everyone. It undermines international norms, deepens conflicts, and fosters global disorder. #PME #ReadFightWin

Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 11d

What am I thinking, needs more #lethality, let's bump it up a notch:

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 11d

Bro who needs plate carriers when you could have force pro like this? BOMB SUITS FOR ALL!!!

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 11d

Enjoying a Saturday with this banger. Lots of goodness, but really handing it to the #BoilingMoat for outlining the strategic logic of the defense of #Taiwan pursuant to #US interests. Useful for reframing the appeasement nonsense that appeared in the WSJ the other day.

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 11d

The 'Hot Tub Time Machine' references will continue until DAWG improves.

Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 11d

Live footage of DAWG employees:

a man in a pink shirt is standing in front of a sign that says sup dawg dawg .

ALT: a man in a pink shirt is standing in front of a sign that says sup dawg dawg .

media.tenor.com

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 12d

Given the track record of Russian airborne ops in Ukraine, there's nobody else we'd want China to learn from...

Secrets & Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 12d

Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest

Russia is using its battlefield experience to give Chinese airborne units the training and technical knowhow to carry out lightning-fast operations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

USARPAC is on glide scope for JFMCC.

Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

Army taking point on littoral maneuver what's going on?!

www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

New U.S. Army Watercraft Transports Marine NMESIS in Test - Naval News

The U.S. Army's latest watercraft demonstrated its ability to transport a Marine Corps NMESIS anti-ship launcher last week in Hawaii.

www.navalnews.com

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

An enduring qualifier!

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

We are so back:

www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

As did I, and thanks for the invite!

Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

And the instigating article on this same topic can be found at @usniproceedings.bsky.social here: www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

Dare to Know: Pursuing the Path of the Operational Planner

Measure twice, cut once, and learn to measure and cut quickly.

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

The episode can be found on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/5fYA...

The School of Advanced Warfighting and the Training of Operational Planners with Brian Kerg

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 15d

I had a great time discussing the role of #OperationalPlanners and the Marine Corps University's School of Advanced Warfighting on @thestrategybridge.bsky.social podcast with @prbeckman.bsky.social:

open.spotify.com/episode/5fYA...

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The Strategy Bridge @thestrategybridge.bsky.social · 15d

In the latest @thestrategybridge.bsky.social Podcast, our host @prbeckman.bsky.social sits down for a conversation with @briankerg.bsky.social about the School of Advanced Warfighting and the training of operational planners.

thestrategybridge.org/the-podcast

The Podcast

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 18d

A modern reboot of "Once an Eagle," where Courtney Massengale is a terminally online edge-lord:

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 18d

There's no bling quite like a piece of copper sheathing from the USS #Constitution. I snagged one by placing in this year's CNO Naval History Essay contest. The article is forthcoming in @usniproceedings.bsky.social. It, and those from the rest of the winners, will be worth your time! #WriteFightWin

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Brian Kerg @briankerg.bsky.social · 20d

Will's book, "Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy," can be found here:

Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service

Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service [Spears, William C., Stockdale II, James B.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy: Insights on the Morality of Military Service