LawAnalysis
A Career Litigation Track Is Necessary for Army and Air Force JAGS
This week, the armed services committees in the senate and house consider an amendment requiring the Army and Air Force JAG Corps to establish career… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Force America’s Daughters Into Combat
Not long ago, the Obama administration determined that women can enter all military combat occupations. Now the debate has quickly shifted to whether women can be forced into combat. Suddenly, the exceptional… Read More
LawCommentary
Army and Air Force JAG Corps Need a History Lesson (and Career Litigators)
The Army and Air Force are engaged in an all-out legislative battle to preserve the status quo and kill a Senate and House amendment requiring… Read More
LawAnalysis
Army and Air Force JAG Corps Need Career Litigators Now
The Army and Air Force vehemently oppose developing career prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys in their respective Judge Advocate General’s Corps, a position that confounds… Read More
SecurityFeature
‘Thank You for Your Service’: How One Organization Is Looking Out for Military Kids
Every Saturday, Jihee Ewart’s three sons, Logan, Scott, and Ryan fight for a spot in front of the computer in their Leesburg, Va., home, where… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama’s Green Agenda Should Be Kept Out of National Security
This week I will be offering an amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prevent scarce defense dollars from being squandered on… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
12 Amendments to Watch for in Defense Authorization Fight
The House Armed Services Committee will soon mark up their version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill regularly runs over a… Read More
SecurityNews
Former Soviet Fighter Pilot: Russian Jets ‘More Aggressive’ Than During Cold War
KYIV, Ukraine—As the NATO-Russia Council prepared to meet for the first time in almost two years, U.S. and Russian officials traded barbs over who’s to blame… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Russia and China Increase Defense Spending While US Continues Cutting
Every year at this time, we see the same kind of headlines: “U.S. biggest military spender in the world.” They’re all based on the release… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America’s Military Is in Much Worse Shape Than You’d Think
America’s military is dangerously weak and unprepared today, and it’s not getting better. At least that’s what top military leaders told Congress recently. Unfortunately, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
House Budget Goes in the Wrong Direction on Defense
The newly released House budget proposal would increase defense spending in future years, but for the 2017 fiscal year it goes in the wrong direction…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Misuse of Special Operations Forces Has Led to Larger ISIS Threat
President Barack Obama is misusing our most elite forces. Since the onset of the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), The Heritage Foundation has called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
House Budget Proposal Falls Short on Defense
House Republicans are trying to develop a budget that both is fiscally responsible and increases defense spending. Unfortunately, the latest proposal underfunds defense and overfunds wasteful domestic… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Icebreaker Polar Star Turns 40. Here’s Why US Needs a New One.
One of the oldest vessels in the U.S. fleet celebrates its 40th birthday this year. After four decades in service conducting icebreaking operations in the Polar Regions… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No, Women Should Not Be Included in the Draft
The question of drafting America’s young daughters is finally making the average voter consider the real implications of fully integrating the combat arms. The large… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Mike Lee Wants to Keep Women Out of the Draft
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit women from being registered for a possible draft requiring military service. Current law exempts women from… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Believe the Defense Budget Hype
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has given a series of speeches outlining highlights of the 2017 defense budget request. The full budget request won’t be… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Joni Ernst Calls for Strategy to Fight ISIS ‘No Matter Where They Are’
The Obama administration’s strategy against ISIS “is not working, ” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told a gathering of conservative lawmakers and policy wonks, and in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What This Progressive Gets Wrong on Land Mines
Whenever I write on any of the treaties beloved of the left—whether it’s the treaty on land mines, on cluster munitions, or on conventional arms—I’m… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No, Shrinking the Army Isn’t a Good Option
How big of an Army does the United States need? What is the right balance between the active-duty Army and the Army National Guard and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
5 National Security Problems You Won’t Hear From Obama’s State of the Union
President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address will address a range of topics, and almost certainly include foreign policy and national security in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Soldiers Miss War
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Martin parked the truck outside the concrete slabs arranged in a defensive perimeter around the tactical operations center at Forward… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Liberals Are Wrong About Land Mines
One of the progressive left’s favorite causes is campaigning against land mines. The Obama administration naturally has promised to stop producing or buying anti-personnel land… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Budget Cuts Are Hampering Navy’s Role In Fighting ISIS
Last week, in another defense of the current approach to defeat ISIS, President Barack Obama reemphasized that we are “hitting ISIL harder than ever.” The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Bowe Bergdahl Goes to Trial. What Happens Next?
The Army has decided to send Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to a general court martial, where he will face two charges: desertion and misbehavior before the… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Tim Kaine: America Shouldn’t Go to War With ISIS ‘Without a Vote of Congress’
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., says it’s way past time for Congress to formally authorize military force to press America’s war against the Islamic State, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sending Special Forces Into Iraq Without a Strategy to Defeat ISIS Is Irresponsible
Last week, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that the U.S. will send between 100 and 150 special operations forces to Iraq to conduct targeted ground… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pearl Harbor Day: Remembering the ‘Unbounding Determination’ of the American People
Today marks the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called “a date which will live in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Is the Obama Administration Trying to Wreck the Military?
You’ll find charts galore in the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength, but two at the start of the detailed report are particularly troubling. One… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What Acquistion Reform for the Pentagon Should Look Like
Not since the heady days of the “revolution in military affairs” over a decade ago has reforming the Pentagon been such a central focus of… Read More
