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John R. Kroger

Vice President, Aspen Institute

John Kroger is vice president at the Aspen Institute. A Marine Corps veteran, former college president, and past Attorney General of Oregon, he served as Chief Learning Officer of the Navy and Marine Corps from 2019 to 2020.
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Esper’s Fantasy Fleet

The SecDef’s 500-ship plan is an exercise in wishful thinking that avoids hard choices.

  • John R. Kroger
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The US Navy Has Drifted Badly Off Course

Three main failures are imperiling the sea service, writes the service’s former chief learning officer.

  • John R. Kroger
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The US Navy’s Three Great Intellectual Challenges

Design the force, wrestle with change, buy ships.

  • John R. Kroger