FTA: “Of all the consistent patterns we can discern in war, there are two concepts of universal significance in generating combat power: speed and focus. ... s

FTA: “Of all the consistent patterns we can discern in war, there are two concepts of universal significance in generating combat power: speed and focus. ... speed is a weapon.” [1] (quoting the Corps publication Warfighting [2]). FTA: "Research from various U.S. and allied military studies reveal that the two primary factors associated with success in the task of movement under load are 1) lean body mass and 2) absolute VO2 Max." [1] [1] https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2394531/marine-corps-force-integration-plan-summary.pdf https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2394531/marine-co... [2] http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCDP%201%20Warfighting.pdf http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCDP%201%20Wa... (1997; couldn't find a more-recent one).