EducationCommentary
How to Give Military Kids a Flexible, High-Quality Education
I’m a military brat, along with my five siblings. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force, and being part of a shared community… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Calls for Military Solution at Border: ‘It’s Something We Have to Do’
President Donald Trump says he wants to use the military to protect the southern border, but was short on the specifics of what he had… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Another Reason to Remember the Easter and Passover Weekend
As we celebrate Easter Sunday and the Jewish Passover, we should keep in our prayers and remembrances the many Americans who fought and sacrificed during… Read More
SecurityNews
What John Bolton Brings to the Job of National Security Adviser
John Bolton, who has a history of advocating muscular foreign policy, will guide the White House as the new national security adviser in facing threats… Read More
SecurityCommentary
35 Years On, Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative Pays Dividends
Thirty-five years ago, on March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared, “Isn’t it worth every investment necessary to free the world from the threat of… Read More
EducationCommentary
House Bill Would Give Military Families the Schooling Options They Deserve
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a proposal on Monday that would create well-deserved educational opportunities for military families. The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Copes With Insecurity by Boosting National Security Spending
Although much of the discussion of the Chinese National People’s Congress has focused on the removal of term limits, effectively extending Chinese President Xi Jinping’s… Read More
EducationCommentary
My Bill to Expand Education Options for Military Families
All across America, military families are making personal sacrifices to keep our country safe. As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Has Agreed to Meet With Kim Jong Un. Here’s What He Needs to Do Now.
President Donald Trump’s swift decision to accept a surprise summit invitation from North Korea is yet another stunning development in a whirlwind of diplomatic breakthroughs… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus a New Hope for Military Families
On our week-in-review show, Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey and Managing Editor Katrina Trinko recap the top stories making news. They cover President Donald Trump’s meeting with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Day I Had to Call a Fallen Marine’s Mother
When I lost my first Marine in Echo Company, I was 36 years old. We’d been battling in Ramadi, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Curtain Call for the Aircraft That Helped Eliminate Terrorists
March 9 marks the end of an incredible run for one of the most ground-breaking and successful aircraft ever to take to the sky. It… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Congress Should Modernize Impact Aid for Children of Military Families
Kathleen Jones and her family were “trying to figure out the next chapter in their lives.” Her husband spent 28 years in the military, so… Read More
SecurityNews
Goal of Nuclear Posture Remains Deterrence, Pentagon Official Says
A new report on the nation’s nuclear defense posture focuses on how to strengthen America and her allies, a top Pentagon official says. The 2018… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Military Is Relying Too Heavily on Special Ops Forces. Mattis Must End That.
At a recent special operations symposium in Tampa, Florida—home of the U.S. Special Operations Command—a senior Marine commander said he was concerned that America was… Read More
SecurityFeature
In Estonia, US Fighter Pilots Train for Next War With ‘One Hand Tied Behind Their Backs’
TALLINN, Estonia—At a bombing range in Estonia, U.S. fighter pilots are training to fight a far more technologically sophisticated adversary than they’ve faced in war… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Congress Can Start Rebuilding the Military Within New Budget Framework
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 raised the defense budget caps for both 2018 and 2019. For the coming year, the defense budget will be… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
3 Things to Pay Attention to in the Trump Defense Budget
The Pentagon on Monday announced the president’s budget request for defense at $716 billion. That number is in line with the recent budget agreement. The… Read More
SecurityNews
An Admiral’s Prescription for ‘the Navy the Nation Needs’
In the past 25 years, maritime traffic has increased 400 percent, and competition from the Russian and Chinese superpowers—or as Adm. John Richardson puts it,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
America’s Long History of Military Parades
Sometimes it’s good to have a little historical perspective when reacting to the news of the day. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that President… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Continuing Resolutions Impose Considerable Cost on Military
The continuing resolution recently passed by the House of Representatives includes a full fiscal year of appropriations for the Department of Defense. That’s good news… Read More
SecurityCommentary
5 Myths About the Nuclear Posture Review
Today, the Trump administration’s released its long-awaited Nuclear Posture Review. Already, myths of a nuclear Armageddon have monopolized the media space. In reality, the review is a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Has Vowed to Rebuild the Military. More Short-Term Spending Bills Won’t Achieve That.
The government shutdown may be over for now, but that doesn’t mean our military and national defense are on track to achieve the rebuilding that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Exposed Critical Weaknesses. Here’s What Must Be Done.
The false alarm of a missile attack on Hawaii and the completely inadequate civil defense response deserve much more than snickers and head shakes. These… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Government Shutdown Will Further Weaken Our Military
Congress faced a number of bad options on Friday, when government funding expired for the third time this fiscal year. But lawmakers picked the worst… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Short-Term Spending Bill Would Continue to Hamper the Military
Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of passing yet another continuing resolution on Jan. 19 to keep the government from shutting down. If another continuing resolution… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pentagon’s Decision to Keep Cluster Bombs Preserves Military Readiness, Lethality
The Pentagon drew sharp but unwarranted criticism earlier this month following its decision to indefinitely delay compliance with a ban on certain kinds of legacy… Read More
SecurityFeature
What I Learned From a Wartime Christmas Eve
KYIV, Ukraine—The first time I ever saw a war, it was on Christmas Eve in 2009. At the time, I was a green Air Force… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remembering Gen. Edward Rowny
A charter member of the “Greatest Generation”—that stoic cohort of Americans who faced down the Great Depression and defeated fascism, Japanese imperialism, and communism—left us… Read More
SecurityCommentary
An Unelected Judge Is Overriding Trump’s Transgender Military Policy
Do you remember voting for Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in the presidential election? Neither does anyone else. But somehow the local district judge thinks she should be… Read More
