About this episode

Brian Kerg discusses the School of Advanced Warfighting and the training of operational planners.

In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we are joined by Brian Kerg to talk about the School of Advanced Warfighting and the training of operational planners. Kerg is a Lt. Col. in the Marine Corps and the author of "Dare to Know: Pursuing the Path of the Operational Planner" in the August 2025 issue of the US Naval Institute's "Proceedings."

People in this episode

Host: prbeckman

Guest: Brian Kerg

Topics covered

• military training
• operational planning
• advanced warfighting
• Marine Corps
• leadership

Keywords

• operational planners
• military education
• advanced warfighting
• Marine Corps
• leadership training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Advanced Warfighting, US Naval Institute, Proceedings

Books & works: Dare to Know: Pursuing the Path of the Operational Planner

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