SecurityNews
Iran Fires 15 Ballistic Missiles at US Forces in Iraq
Iran lobbed more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. military forces in Iraq, mostly at a remote base at al-Assad, the Defense Department said… Read More
SecurityNews
It’s Iranian Regime, Not US, That Threatens Persian Culture, Pompeo Says
The United States will not target “cultural sites” in Iran for military strikes, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, days after President Donald Trump alluded… Read More
SecurityNews
Toxic Politics Complicate President’s Obligation to Notify Congress of Military Strike
The confrontational political environment in Washington made it more difficult for the president to give Congress advance notice of the U.S. drone strike that killed… Read More
Health Care Analysis
Trump’s VA Chief Confronts Challenges Facing America’s Veterans
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie brings a personal and family history of military service to his high-profile job—characteristics that have helped him lead a government… Read More
5 Things to Know About Top Iranian General Killed by US Airstrike
President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike in Iraq on Thursday that killed Gen. Qassim Suleimani, one of the most senior members of the Iranian government…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
How US Strike Against Iranian General Changes Rules of Game in Iraq, Region
The U.S. airstrike Thursday night that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Suleimani was a bold and decisive effort to remove a key Iranian military and terrorist… Read More
SecurityNews
Kurdish Opposition Prepares for War After Iran’s Top General Dies in US Drone Strike
KYIV, Ukraine—After a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Iran’s top military commander, members of a coalition of Iraq-based, Kurdish Iranian militias say they are ready… Read More
SecurityNews
Political Tensions Rise as US Strike Kills Iran’s Suleimani
Iran is threatening retaliation and Iraq is considering forcing U.S. officials out of the country after an American drone strike killed Qassem Suleimani, the notorious… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remembering Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Paul X. Kelley
Gen. Paul X. Kelley, the 28th commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from 1983 to 1987, died Dec. 29 at the age of 91. His… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Air Force Needs More Aircraft Now
The Air Force can bring firepower to bear much faster than its sister services and can take out targets in the air, on land, and at sea…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
A Win-Win Contracting Tool for the Pentagon and the Private Sector
The Defense Department is taking measures to get new capabilities to warfighters more quickly, and they’re working. One of these tools is called Other Transaction… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Recalling the Battle of the Bulge
Seventy-five years ago, at the Battle of the Bulge (fought from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 25, 1945), the United States suffered more casualties than… Read More
SecurityCommentary
China Fires Shot Across Bow With New Aircraft Carrier
The People’s Republic of China this week officially became a producer of aircraft carriers. The Shandong entered service, introducing the first domestically produced aircraft carrier… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
2020 NDAA Represents a Big Step Forward in Rebuilding Our Military
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. It represents a big step in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of WWII Battle of Bulge
A parade was scheduled for the morning of Saturday, Dec. 16, 1944, for members of 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division in Diekirch,… Read More
SecurityFeature
What Climbing Kilimanjaro and Going to War Taught My Brother and Me
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Tanzania—From the moment we met at the hotel in Amsterdam I knew the trip would be special. “You ready for this?” I asked… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher: Trusting the Military Justice System and Its Essential Role in National Security
The case of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher, which ultimately resulted in the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, should have been handled… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Let’s Be Thankful America Isn’t Fighting ‘Endless Wars’
“Thank you for your service.” Our troops hear that often from their fellow Americans, and not just during the holidays. Well, our gratitude can go… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s Afghanistan Trip Shows He’s No Isolationist
It was not a happy Thanksgiving for President Donald Trump’s detractors, as the president showed with his surprise trip Thursday to Afghanistan that “America First”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon Auditing Process Is Expensive, Inefficient, and in Arrears
Many months and about $1 billion in taxpayer funds later, the U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that it had failed its second comprehensive audit,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Pentagon’s ‘Trusted Capital’ Program Can Secure Financing for Defense Industrial Base
The Department of Defense this month partnered with Texas A&M University to co-sponsor Drone Venture Day, the first event of the Pentagon’s new Trusted Capital… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Army Modernization Is Better Late Than Never
The U.S. Army is the world’s premier land force. Its primary role is to defeat enemy forces through conventional warfare, but it can perform an… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Day US Troops Saved Me and My Friends From Terror
A hail of bullets rained down from the skies overhead, hitting the ground in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rapid-fire artillery… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Decline of America’s Military, and Why It Matters
None of us want to think about another attack on America. But nor do we want to be unprepared if such an attack occurs. Dakota… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Peace Through Strength Ensures Our Safety at Home
The America that we cherish and hope to pass on to the next generation depends on the promise that we have a military strong enough… Read More
SecurityFeature
US Troops Prepare to Fight in a Way That Looks More Like World War II
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—Exactly 75 years and one week after the first American patrol crossed into Nazi Germany during World War II, hundreds of U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Is America’s Military Headed for a ‘Rocky’ Experience?
Movie sequels rarely top the original. But that doesn’t mean they can’t offer some useful real-world lessons. Take “Rocky III.” The film starts off with… Read More
SecurityNews
US Military Strength Rated ‘Marginal’ as China, Russia on Move
America’s military is stronger than before, but lacks the capacity to fight more than one war with a major power as adversaries such as China… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Index of Military Strength Finds Preparedness to Defend Homeland, Win Wars ‘Marginal’
How prepared is the United States military to defend the American homeland, win wars abroad, and preserve freedom of commerce internationally? Marginally. “Marginal” is a… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Announces ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire, End to Sanctions on Turkey
President Donald Trump announced what he called a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds, as well as the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Turkey…. Read More
