Topic: Military

Yes, the U.S. 'Obliterated' Iran's Nuclear Capabilities June 27, 2025 Kenneth R. Timmerman The press has had a field day since an anti-Trumper inside the U.S. intelligence community leaked a preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency assessment of the B-2 bomber strike on Iran's deeply buried uranium enrichment site at Fordo.
Still the ‘Forgotten War’ June 26, 2025 Kevin G. Mason If the Korean War is known as the ‘forgotten war,’ then post-armistice operations within and along the U.S. Sector of the Korean DMZ are the ‘unknown war.’
Secretary Hegseth rages at the media June 27, 2025 Susan Quinn The media pounces on bad intel for their agenda, and Hegseth takes them to task.
Why did the US Army commission four technocrats as high-ranking military officers? June 24, 2025 Olivia Murray I find this extremely odd, and seriously concerning.
A bombing that would make Bob Gibson proud June 23, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. What we did on Saturday night was a lot more than drop bombs: it was a Gibson fastball to your head to remind everyone who’s on the mound.
Peace through strength first requires strength June 23, 2025 Earick Ward  Any potential adversary can plainly see that this is no longer Joe Biden’s America.
The dangerous assumptions of open-source secrecy June 23, 2025 Matt Rowe Too often, we give information away to our geopolitical enemies because we casually assume that they’re already read in on it.
The Iranian Navy isn’t a match for the U.S. Navy—or an enraged world June 22, 2025 Andrea Widburg Also, when you cut off a significant percentage of the world’s oil supply, it’s not just the U.S. and Israel that are your enemies.
Renaming United States Navy ships June 16, 2025 Noel S. Williams Harvey Milk gets the boot, but why stop there?
Peering Through the Fog of War June 14, 2025 Clarice Feldman The Israelis pulled off the most brilliant offensive in modern military history; the President orchestrated a genius misdirection; Iran’s regime is on its back feet from which it will not recover.
A Trip Down Memory Lane with Our ‘Friend’ China June 13, 2025 Richard Blakley Hearkening back to 1989 and ambling toward today, we see a “friendship” that has become a nightmare.
The real insurrection is erupting in LA June 11, 2025 Marina Bejarano While the January 6th Commission spent years and untold taxpayer dollars branding American citizens as seditionists and strangling Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, the real insurrection was being imported by air, land, and sea.
Two years before D-Day, the Battle of Midway marked the beginning of the end of the Pacific War June 6, 2025 Andrea Widburg It was a testament to a government trusting its military leaders, the raw courage of good men, good luck, and the willingness, even after victory, to fight a long war.
The Nuremberg Code And The Vaccine Mandate For Service Members June 4, 2025 Greg Salsbury What happened to U.S. troops with the COVID vaccine—whether they accepted or rejected it—violates all legal and moral precepts about experimental vaccines.
Why Replacing Morgan Ortagus Could Undermine U.S. Efforts Against Hezbollah and Lebanon’s Stability June 3, 2025 Yassin Fawaz Ortagus’s possible replacement is more than just a personnel change; it reflects a potential shift in U.S. policy at a time when clear leadership is desperately needed.
The Maturing of Defense Secretary Hegseth June 3, 2025 William R. Hawkins Actions not only speak louder than words, they are usually the only things adversaries understand.
The Gaza War is Not About Proportionality June 3, 2025 Robert Weissberg Military victory is not settled according to the rules of cost accounting in which expenses are weighed against gains.
Trump Is Right to Back Ukraine—But It is Time for Europe to Lead May 30, 2025 Robert L. Maginnis President Trump understands what many in the foreign policy establishment do not: America’s strength is not infinite.
North Korean ship sinking—opportunity for a new museum? May 28, 2025 James Zumwalt North Korea recently, and unknowingly, competed to set the shortest time for the maiden voyage of a warship. It appears it can now boast it holds the record!
All that is ‘sweet and fitting’ shouldn’t hide the reality behind Memorial Day May 27, 2025 Geoffrey P. Hunt We place a gauzy veil over what led to the deaths we remember on Memorial Day, but we deprive America’s fallen troops of full honor when we do so.
It’s time for America to have a Military Appreciation Month May 26, 2025 Noel S. Williams Considering all the other groups that get whole honorary months on the American calendar, this is an idea that’s long past due.
At NASCAR, a military ad welcoming men and their natural virtues and instincts May 26, 2025 Andrea Widburg It’s such a stirring commercial, I felt as if I were watching a WWII-era military promotion combined with 21st-century movie techniques. I got chills.
Trump’s Golden Dome May 23, 2025 Richard Blakley Is yesterday too soon to start construction?
To the media’s horror, Trump delivered a pro-American, pro-military, pro-norms speech at West Point May 24, 2025 Andrea Widburg The speech marked a huge departure from Joe Biden’s 2024 address about how the military existed to serve other nations.
Pete Hegseth pushes back against the media, but he sidesteps the real issue May 19, 2025 Andrea Widburg There is probably no person more reviled in the Trump administration, outside of Trump himself, than Pete Hegseth, and it’s worth exploring why.
Ursula Get Your Gun May 15, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. No one is going to defend you for free if you are not willing to fight for yourself.
Trump’s plan for homeless vets continues to put Americans ahead of illegal aliens May 12, 2025 Andrea Widburg Trump knows whom he represents, and it’s not impoverished people from abroad; it’s impoverished people at home who served this country.
President Trump’s Bold Statement: Greenland as America’s Strategic Imperative May 7, 2025 Bepi Pezzulli Mock Trump all you like—but in the coming contest for the Arctic, it’s his map everyone will be using.
The Supreme Court stayed a district court order striking Trump’s ban on ‘transgenders’ in the military May 6, 2025 Andrea Widburg The squishes joined Alito and Thomas in affirming a stay, so perhaps the tea leaves favor Trump on this one.
Day of Infamy April 29, 2025 Peter Nichols If there is a “lesson of Vietnam,” it is that there can be no half-waging of war, for it guarantees “prolonged indecision.”
A Good Day For The Navy April 26, 2025 J.R. Dunn While the media and military have been silent, what the Navy did against a Houthi attack is pretty magnificent.
The illegal alien raid in Colorado reveals a cancer in our military April 27, 2025 Andrea Widburg The whole story, from start to finish, is terrible, but the worst part is finding out what some of our troops have been doing.
Media hypocrisy: Hegseth must go because he’ll get us all killed April 23, 2025 Olivia Murray Yet, when troops actually died under Lloyd Austin, no one called for his resignation.
Women and the ‘therapeutic military’ April 15, 2025 Andrea Widburg The left has been outraged about women being busted from their command, but women personalizing the military is a serious problem.
The Trump Administration Is Cleaning Up Our Military Academies April 13, 2025 Susan Quinn It’s going to be hard work because the rot is deep, and the Democrats are fighting the changes, but it needs to be done if we’re to have a strong military leadership.
Axios and the Democrats whine about a female Navy officer losing her job, but leave out the very important why April 8, 2025 Olivia Murray Apparently, a legitimate understanding of how the military works escapes congressional Democrats. A red flag, no?
The Dragon slips the spotlight April 3, 2025 M. Ray Evans China’s shadow isn’t shrinking, it’s just dodging a glare.
The U.S. Navy on the border March 30, 2025 Silvio Canto, Jr. Everybody's talking in the Mexican news media about U.S. warships navigating close to Mexico.
Pete Hegseth in the line of fire—again March 31, 2025 Susan Quinn The frontlines aren’t in some foreign desert, but in Washington D.C.
Hegseth boards plane flanked by two ‘bada**’ women, and the politically correct capitulation tour continues March 26, 2025 Olivia Murray I remember voting for a strong and intimidating military, not a DEI one.
NATO and the German straitjacket March 21, 2025 Bill Ponton The reassertion of Russian military strength and Trump’s determination to make NATO allies pay their fair share has changed everything for Germany.
Hornets’ Nest: Hegseth Fires the JAGs March 18, 2025 Bruce Tucker Smith An attorney must have the confidence and trust of the client. The military attorneys who got the boot had lost both.
Deep-State Sabotage in the DoD? March 12, 2025 Rajan Laad The apparent deletion of personnel with 'Gay' in their names pushes the 'Trump administration is chaotic and incompetent' narrative, while the deletion of the black airmen helps push the racism claim. 
Hacktivism and the Possibility of WW III March 13, 2025 Julio Rivera As the world tiptoes toward a resolution in Ukraine, the cyber war will rage on. 
The China Connection? March 9, 2025 Molly Slag It’s not racist to be concerned that Chinese spies are targeting vulnerable Chinese-American troops.
Active-duty soldiers indicted for disclosing sensitive government info to China March 8, 2025 Wendi Strauch Mahoney The DOJ decried the ‘persistent and increasing foreign intelligence threat facing our Army and nation.’
Reviving America’s maritime might March 6, 2025 Ronald Beaty Trump’s shipbuilding vision is conservatism at its boldest.
Our crashing, rusty Navy February 25, 2025 Mike McDaniel Donald Trump and his Cabinet have much to clean up.
Military merit: Hegseth doubles down February 27, 2025 Mike McDaniel If we’re to have an effective, loyal and deadly military, that—merit—can be the only focus.
Can Trump Make Europe Relevant Again? February 25, 2025 Charlton Allen Europe’s long vacation from history is ending. Or is it?
DOGE alert: our troops are being robbed and starved February 21, 2025 Mike McDaniel A warrior-wise Defense Secretary like Pete Hegseth will likely refocus the military to ensure our troops are fed like the athletes they are.
Trump and Hegseth are killing it February 18, 2025 J.B. Shurk Their message is clear: warriors wanted.
For a European Defense Force to work, the army of one must be the army of all February 17, 2025 Stephen Helgesen Some Europeans are talking about a European Defense Force. It won't be easy.
The radioactive Mark Milley February 5, 2025 Mike McDaniel Circa 2025, we’ve come to a place where a compromised general was pardoned by an equally compromised POTUS.
Maj. James Capers: A Question of Justice January 27, 2025 David 'Bull' Gurfein Some are asking why senators and representative are requesting that President Trump award Maj. James Capers the Medal of Honor, as opposed to just having the award work its way through the normal bureaucratic process?
A Schlichter prescription for military reform January 27, 2025 Mike McDaniel That’s what you get when merit doesn’t matter and incompetence and ass-kissing fails upward.
President Trump set to ban ‘trans’ individuals from the military January 27, 2025 Olivia Murray Great news—now yank any retirements and medical coverage too.
No, Trump did not cancel the Tuskegee Airmen January 26, 2025 Andrea Widburg However, the whole story is a useful reminder of exactly how low the left will go to fight Trump’s efforts to make our country colorblind once more.
General Mark Milley: “You’re Fired!” January 23, 2025 Hank Vanderbeek The path Milley took warrants an immediate and thorough investigation by the Congress, DoJ, and DoD to ferret out the facts. No suspected act of treason should go uninvestigated. 
Milley's game January 24, 2025 J.R. Dunn Mark Milley's interference in national policy could very well have ended in triggering the very war he claimed to be trying to prevent.
No, Women Should Not Be in Combat January 22, 2025 Jim Davis Bloggable quotes from a few agitated female senators don’t change the stark reality on this matter.
A late hit on Pete Hegseth misses the target January 22, 2025 Mike McDaniel The flak is always heaviest when you’re directly over the target.
Hoo boy, does Trump need to shake up the Pentagon! January 19, 2025 Mike McDaniel Hopefully Trump will soon make clear the proper place and deportment for generals in the US Military.
Major James Capers: A Hero Who Defies Identity Politics January 18, 2025 David Gurfein Major James Capers Jr. has already given more than most have for our country. Now, it is our turn to award him what he so rightly deserves.
The Manufactured Outrage Over Pete Hegseth’s Nomination for Secretary of Defense January 13, 2025 Charlton Allen The debate over Pete Hegseth’s nomination is not just about one man; it is a test of whether America still values civilian oversight of the military and respects religious freedom.
President-elect Trump and naval ship design January 10, 2025 Matt Rowe Another case where Trump knows more than you might think.
The Sinking of the USS Agility January 8, 2025 Thomas B. Modly American naval glory earned on the high seas in the earliest days of our republic is a legacy that is being threatened by a bureaucracy incapable of fixing itself.
Does DEI require starving our troops? January 7, 2025 Mike McDaniel Officers used to be taught their troops needs came before their own and the best officers ensured their troops had good food and ate before they did. 
Why Won't Johnny (and Jenny) Join the Army? December 31, 2024 Civis Americanus A roundabout way of exploring the recruiting crisis well beyond the military's woke-ification.
The final 2024 Andrea Widburg / American Thinker podcast December 30, 2024 Andrea Widburg It’s a grab bag to close out the new year, ranging from rainbows to the military to the Islamic takeover of Europe to Biden’s transformational (and weirdly important) presidency.
Understanding The Military Tech Behind This Weekend’s Blue-On-Blue Incident December 23, 2024 Ned Barnett Thankfully, the crew survived almost unscathed, but we lost a valuable weapon in the American military arsenal.
The UFO swarm yields to a logical explanation December 23, 2024 Molly Slag We have enough data points now to have some idea of what is going on—and most of us probably won’t like it.
Using the Wrap-up Smear on Pete Hegseth December 16, 2024 Sloan Oliver The smears against Hegseth are attempts to prevent him from being confirmed as SecDef because he is a threat to halting this never-ending state of war.
Send in the drones: Militarized drones pose an existential threat to our civilization December 13, 2024 Kevin Finn If we don't know who they are and they haven't told us, they're a threat.
Why is the DoD focused on fighting climate change? December 12, 2024 Chris Talgo The DoD’s pivot to fighting climate change rather than ensuring that U.S. national security is its ultimate priority comes courtesy of the Biden administration.
So now we know why West Point dropped 'duty, honor, country' from its mission statement December 12, 2024 Monica Showalter Some apparent collusion by ProPublica and the West Point public relations office to falsely paint Pete Hegseth as a prevaricator was checkmated by Hegseth himself.
DOGE should streamline the military academies to save money December 9, 2024 Ned Cosby There’s an unreasonable amount of duplication across the academies and there’s no reason for that.
The Biden administration betrays veterans December 6, 2024 Andrea Widburg With only a few weeks left in his administration, Biden and his team are settling scores.
Pete Hegseth on Women in Combat November 28, 2024 Larry Kaifesh If you need proof that Hegseth will make a good secretary of defense, this should go a long way.
Trump to issue executive order banning transgender individuals from military service -report November 25, 2024 Monica Showalter The order makes sense because some people are not suited to military service.
Biden’s authorizing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles smells like a preemptive military coup November 19, 2024 Jerome R. Corsi Is an intelligence community-military-industrial complex coup d’état responsible for Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to attack Russia with ATACMS missiles?
New research says the Romans ceded their trade routes and fell November 16, 2024 Andrea Widburg As a kicker, new historical evidence also explains how a weak military spells disaster, especially when Islam is on the rise.
Is Obama connected to the Dem panic about Hegseth as Defense Secretary? November 13, 2024 Andrea Widburg For some reason, Pete Hegseth’s appointment is triggering more than the usual amount of leftist hysteria about Trump appointees. Obama’s last hurrah may hold the answer.
Really honoring vets November 10, 2024 Larry Brandes Veterans should be honored, respected, and appreciated on November 11th and all year for their service.
There appears to be a cancer in the Pentagon with sedition on its mind November 9, 2024 Andrea Widburg Given that Donald Trump is the elected president and will soon be the constitutional commander-in-chief, what the Pentagon brass are alleged to have done is treason.
Licensed to Kill: Not James Bond, But Our Department of Defense November 2, 2024 Al Bienenfeld A new directive gives Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin way more power than one man steeped in DEI should ever have.
Maximum Asymmetry Against ‘The Plan’ October 30, 2024 David Archibald What would China’s war of choice really look like, and what is our best course of action?
The silence of the GOFOs October 24, 2024 Richard J. Douglas While the GOFOs bucked good order and discipline and challenged their commander-in-chief when it was President Trump, it appears they’ve all gone silent over the national emergency at our southern border, and every other crisis.
Biden: rhetoric and acts of war October 17, 2024 Mike McDaniel Isn’t repeatedly firing on American warships an act of war? 
The drones are coming, the drones are coming! October 16, 2024 Mike McDaniel If you think you’re disgusted with our military and political “leaders,” you aren’t nearly disgusted enough.
Now that Hamas’s Sinwar is dead, the WSJ consults: Leave the hostages behind October 18, 2024 Victoria White Berger Netanyahu has got it right. He doesn’t need to listen to the Democrat regime, an entity that has failed him and Israel from the get-go.
We Are Less Ready For A Global War Than America Was In 1941 October 5, 2024 Alan Halbert In the 1930s, the economy was badly damaged thanks mostly to Democrat meddling, but otherwise, America had qualities that we badly lack now and cannot fix quickly.
War is Unavoidable -- and Must Be Won September 26, 2024 Allan J. Feifer President Obama's cultural changes did a lot of damage to our country, including its defense.
DEI: A cancer on the Armed Forces September 20, 2024 John Deyermond, Maj. Gen (ret.) The public’s trust and confidence in the military is at an all-time low while retention and recruiting rates have plummeted.
Our military: low on personnel, deterrence and ammo September 13, 2024 Mike McDaniel This too—American and world security--is on the ballot in November.
A military that refuses to fight tyranny is just a traitor’s tool September 14, 2024 Larry Kaifesh Let’s take a regretful look into the past, at how the U.S. military handled the COVID vaccine.
With rumors flying about Haitian migrants, a progressive attempts to make their case—and is utterly humiliated on X September 13, 2024 Olivia Murray The more you observe those on the left, the more you see how empty their positions are.
Remembering 9/11 as the gateway to forever wars September 12, 2024 Henry Kriegel We should have been in and out of Afghanistan in two months—not 20 years—and in no way should have extended the “war on terrorism” any further.
Should the attack on US Marines in Turkey bring back ‘dungaree liberty’? September 5, 2024 Stu Tarlowe Once upon a time, there was a way for military personnel to fight their own shore battles.
To the Shores of Tripoli September 3, 2024 Seth Grossman On September 4, 1804, Richard Somers and twelve others sailed the Intrepid, a small ship packed with explosives, into the harbor of Tripoli in North Africa. 
John McCain’s son likely violated a military directive; plus, his own dad campaigned using Arlington September 4, 2024 Andrea Widburg It’s unclear whether today’s Pentagon will discipline Jimmy McCain for violating military rules, but he should at least be publicly exposed as a hypocrite.
To the protesting Israelis: Please stop your insanity! September 4, 2024 Lynne Lechter Israel needs to be the “strong horse” in its dealings with Hamas.
John McCain’s son may have violated military prohibitions against campaigning September 3, 2024 Andrea Widburg Based on the available information, it seems that an interview Jimmy McCain gave to CNN should get a second look from the Pentagon.
Kamala’s tin-eared attack on Trump’s visit to Arlington and Jamie Raskin investigates September 1, 2024 Andrea Widburg I don’t think this is a winning issue for the Democrats, who botched the Afghanistan withdrawal and have ignored the families of those who died.
The Army launches a partisan attack against Trump over that Arlington appearance August 29, 2024 Andrea Widburg This might be because Trump said that he’ll do some Pentagon housecleaning when he gets back in office.
Democrats lie about Trump at Arlington and the withdrawal from Afghanistan August 28, 2024 Andrea Widburg The lies are necessary to cover for the fact that the survivors of the withdrawal and the family members of those who died want nothing to do with Harris-Biden
August 26, 1965, Executive Order 11241 August 26, 2024 Patricia McCarthy Walz, like LBJ, would revel in sending our young men to war.
Politicizing the Military Must Stop August 14, 2024 Robert F. Turner The Biden administration’s frantic review of the Medals of Honor awarded following the Battle of Wounded Knee politicized something politics should not touch.
Tim Walz’s military service—a blatant lie and a ‘yada-yada’ lie August 12, 2024 Andrea Widburg It’s easy to rebut Walz’s lie about rank, and a little Seinfeldian knowledge can spotlight his lie about serving in combat.
The media attacking JD Vance need to walk the walk August 11, 2024 Ed Timperlake Currently, they’re talking the talk about military service, despite knowing nothing about it.
Veterans on X take a stand against Tim Walz’s abandoning his unit August 8, 2024 Andrea Widburg As more information emerges about Walz misrepresenting his military career, veterans who served in combat zones share snapshots of themselves.
79 years ago the atomic bomb brought peace August 6, 2024 Ethel C. Fenig History can teach Americans the lessons of peace through strength; Rahm Emanuel doesn’t agree though.
DoD’s rewrite of history July 31, 2024 Cincinnatus Again, the lowly soldier is accountable for being placed in a dangerous situation by inept and feckless senior political and military leadership. 
DoD backtracks on plan to feed our troops lab-grown ‘meat’... but it looks like children may very well be the next target July 31, 2024 Olivia Murray The company behind the initiative has close ties with a number of public school districts.
Biden-Harris regime announces a ban on single-use plastics in federal food service operations July 31, 2024 Olivia Murray As always, let’s look at what this is going to cost us—maybe grab a paper bag to breathe into if you need.
From homelessness to hope: Trump’s unmatched veteran support July 29, 2024 Joseph Ford Cotto President Trump prioritized veterans like no one ever before.
Trump Stands for America’s Veterans and Economy July 26, 2024 Joseph Ford Cotto Trump’s successes for veterans weren’t just moral victories, but had tangible economic implications too.
A Politicized Military, Run by a Frail President July 16, 2024 John Cauthen It’s a serious problem when a commander-in-chief is this obviously weak and a nation’s military so obviously compromised.
The Folly of Basing American Gaza Policy on False Hamas-Reported Casualties July 12, 2024 Michael S. Goldstein There is no gnashing of teeth in Western nations, or even in Arab countries, and certainly not in the United Nations human rights commissions and committees, about the hundreds of thousands of Arab civilians killed by other Arabs in modern Arab-on-Arab Middle East conflicts.
Victor Davis Hanson on the Illusion of Invincibility July 11, 2024 Terry Scambray The lesson of decline and fall is presently staring America in its collective face.
America’s refusal to support Israel at the United Nations is cowardly and immoral July 12, 2024 Michael S. Goldstein In U.S. experience, the way to win a war is to fight it with all necessary force, whether or not the threat to America is existential; why doesn’t Israel have the same latitude?
Industry experts sound the alarm—we may or may not have enough critical minerals on hand in the event of WWIII July 1, 2024 Olivia Murray While all eyes have been on Joe as he’s drained our Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it looks as though he’s been sabotaging our rare earth mineral stockpile on the side.
Perverse military June 28, 2024 Mike McDaniel It would seem in Joe Biden’s military, training for and posturing about LGBTQWERTY+- issues take precedence.
Pentagon official: Supporting LGBTQ+ people is essential to military readiness June 27, 2024 Andrea Widburg Meanwhile, the Navy is once again lowering its standards because of the recruiting crisis facing the American military.
The Navy’s 20th century war plan for Taiwan June 20, 2024 Molly Slag Perhaps its focus on DEI has diminished its ability to focus on its real job.
Hostages Rescued, and Many Truths Revealed June 10, 2024 John F. Di Leo “There was a knock on the door.  A voice said, ‘It’s the IDF.  We’ve come to take you home.’”
Weird things: The special ops soldier and the illegal Chechen May 26, 2024 Andrea Widburg When you combine this with what just happened at a Marine base, it’s beginning to have a decidedly jihad feel to it.
On January 6, did America’s highest-level military officers willfully disobey their Commander in Chief? May 5, 2024 Andrea Widburg According to a whistleblower, Pentagon personnel were complicit in ensuring that the January 6 protests were out of control. This is court-martial stuff.
West Point’s new motto is just one more attack on truth in America March 28, 2024 PFB Bit by bit, with censorship and metaphor, leftists are chipping away at the concept of truth, with disastrous effects on political discourse and society at large.
Americans now unwilling to fight for their country? November 18, 2023 Eric Utter There are plenty of reasons for this and here are 21 of them.
The American Military Paradox July 28, 2023 Charles Johnston The rise of the military industrial complex has led to the U.S.'s overextension throughout the world with Washington locked in a permanent war mindset.
NSC spokesman says taxpayer-funded abortions for military members a 'foundational, sacred obligation' July 21, 2023 Eric Utter Were Washington's troops at Valley Forge thinking about abortion as they endured the harsh, Pennsylvania winter?
Incompetence rewarded, throughout the US government March 17, 2023 Uldis Sprogis The military, education, and public health fields all have problems.
The tentacles of the Military Industrial Complex run very deep in Washington December 19, 2022 Rajan Laad Promises of war and big profits show us how efficient Washington can be.
The military duty to disobey December 18, 2022 Robert Arvay The requirement to surrender individual rights throws into question a long-standing ethos of what it means to faithfully serve.
Tip of the Spear: What Our Lack of Military Readiness Portends November 19, 2022 Allan J. Feifer 'Get woke, go broke' also applies to military readiness.
Military recruitment decline portends catastrophe, in more than one way October 6, 2022 Robert Arvay Allow me to concisely interpret, for your convenience, a rather lengthy news item. I may have editorialized just a bit to save space.
Military as a vehicle to spread the woke virus isn't limited to the service members September 15, 2022 Olivia Murray Racist ideologies flying under the radar at DoD schools.
China Becomes a Maritime Bully July 24, 2021 Steve Neill China moves toward dominance of the oceans.
The Military’s Mission is National Security, Not 'Equality' March 15, 2021 Steve Feinstein The security of our country is no place for woke social experimentation.  
How Joe Biden Should Implement Critical Race Theory in the Defense Department January 27, 2021 James S. Corum President Biden has highlighted the importance of Critical Race theory for his administration and Congressman Cohen has highlighted the malign influence of whiteness in the military. This essay modestly proposes a means of ridding the military of whiteness.
Meet the real disparagers of military service, and guess which party! September 9, 2020 Jack Hellner Remember how John Kerry warned schoolkids to work hard or else they'd get stuck in Iraq?
In coronavirus crisis, liberals have strangely and suddenly fallen in love with men in uniform March 23, 2020 Loren Smith The lefty press's calls for the U.S. military to get involved and solve the logistical supply chain problems related to the coronavirus crisis are ignorance on stilts.
Deterrence is Peace Through Strength January 11, 2020 William R. Hawkins President Trump understands something his political enemies (and terrorist enemies) fail to fathom.
Military Shouldn't Be Empowered to Draft People's Daughters – or Their Sons November 18, 2017 Jesse Hathaway Amid news stories about the re-emergence of the draft for both men and women in the name of social justice, there are a lot of arguments against the idea of a draft at all.
What does 'COVFEFE' mean? Try rising military morale June 25, 2017 Monica Showalter A small, significant sign that the Obama-era low in military morale may have reversed course.
How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower February 26, 2017 Janet Levy From a country lacking bullets and aircraft, Israel transformed itself into one of the most effective militaries in the world and the sixth largest arms exporter globally.
The Hard Work of Defending Civilization August 30, 2015 Alan W. Dowd According to former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, today’s Army has “the lowest readiness levels” since he entered the service 38 years ago.
Disarmed military personnel are sitting ducks for terror attacks July 22, 2015 Daniel John Sobieski Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno suggested allowing soldiers on base or at recruiting centers “could cause more problems than it solves.”  With all due respect to his service and status, this is nonsense.
The All-volunteer Military: Too Much From Too Few June 12, 2015 G. Murphy Donovan Since the end of the Cold War, American politicians and generals seem to be lost in a strategic fog.
Obama under fire for insult to military September 24, 2014 Thomas Lifson It is unclear whether or not any "corpse-men" were present to receive the insult.
Military Character Deficits July 29, 2014 G. Murphy Donovan So here we are once again, with the Walsh fiasco, left to wonder about the integrity of Department of Defense leadership and institutions
Out and in Drag in Okinawa March 4, 2014 Jeannie DeAngelis Troops stationed at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan dressed in drag and strutted their stuff in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender troops
Waving a Hero February 6, 2014 Russ Vaughn A new phrase for the political lexicon, to describe what Barack Obama did in his most recent SOTU address.
The Power of Lone Survivor January 19, 2014 Elise Cooper "The movie is heart-wrenching, and the tribute at the end brought to life that this wasn't just a movie, in the Hollywood sense."
Three Fortunate Sons and the Humiliation of the Military January 11, 2014 Deborah C. Tyler Among Vietnam veterans are three highly decorated men who hold the highest levels of power -- John McCain, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel. Together, they indicate the immense cultural shift in American consciousness that emerged during the Vietnam War.
Will 2014 See a Repeat of 1914? December 29, 2013 James G. Wiles Does China's re-emergence as a dominant economy and world power for the first time since the 1400s threaten a new world war?
Remaking the Military in the Image of Obama November 14, 2013 J. Robert Smith The people's savior is giving the heave-ho to military brass who can't quite get with the program.
Feminists and 'Moral Panic' November 10, 2013 Clarice Feldman Today ordinary men and women and the country as a whole are the victims of upper class women seeking power by means of a mendacious and destructive ideology.
WW II Memorial Rally in Washington October 14, 2013 Doug Mainwaring Obama gets woken up early and sends out the dragoons... not to mention the White House sniper.
The Value of Single-Sex Institutions October 7, 2013 Ben Cohen Why can't women join the French Foreign Legion?
Radicalizing the Military May 3, 2013 Jeffrey T. Brown Is the left manipulating the military as part of a long-term plan to transform the country?
What is Really Threatened by Gay Marriage? May 1, 2013 Sergeant Thomas O’Neal A future Army chaplain speaks out on gay marraige and its threat to free practice of religion.
Wrestling With a Young Man's Duty April 8, 2013 Glenn Fairman It's easy to talk of the sweet blood of martyrs when you lack skin in the game.
Women Have No Business in Combat January 28, 2013 Jeff Lukens Is equal opportunity is worth additional casualties?
Military Suicides and the Progressive Worldview January 16, 2013 K.E. Campbell Filtering reality at the expense of America's veterans.
Soldier's Christmas Eve December 24, 2012 Elise Cooper This Christmas, there are brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, and children who are fighting in some hellhole to protect our freedoms.
Our Freedoms Are Not Easily Wrought November 11, 2012 Ron Hunnicutt It is not the Occupy Wall Street types (that want taxpayers to pay off their student loans) who go off to war to maintain our freedom and gain freedom for others.
Making the 'Military Pay' February 29, 2012 Jeannie DeAngelis How does a patriotic nation that takes pride in its military target them for increases in health care premiums as they age?