Why It’s Insane To Shrink Our Military As Much As Hagel Wants To
Finally, a defense secretary who would roll up his sleeves and start getting bloated Pentagon spending under control. His name was Robert McNamara, and he… Read More
Finally, a defense secretary who would roll up his sleeves and start getting bloated Pentagon spending under control. His name was Robert McNamara, and he… Read More
Randy Forbes is a lonely man. President Obama’s stewardship of American armed forces has been a dismal failure, yet few on Capitol Hill have waved… Read More
A key Obama Administration committee of experts recommends that military commanders should retain the authority to refer sex assault cases to court-martial. The Response Systems… Read More
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The Army could shrink to its lowest active-duty end strength size since before World War II, according to recent statements by military officials. Over the… Read More
America’s aircraft carrier fleet has been in high demand lately. Ongoing operations in Afghanistan as well as emerging security challenges in Syria and the Asia–Pacific… Read More
Five years on since Barack Obama took office, it is time for the President to admit the obvious: His foreign and defense policies have largely… Read More
Laser weapons have long appeared in science fiction stories and James Bond films as futuristic, hypothetical technology. Yet the U.S. Navy has made technological and… Read More
Efforts to eliminate funding for the B-61 gravity bomb threaten to undermine U.S. deterrence, writes Thomas Karako, director of the Center for the Study of… Read More
Thanks to you, we grew our Facebook audience by leaps and bounds in 2013. We were able to use images to not only add humor… Read More
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The FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which specifies the budget for the Department of Defense, does address some of the top 10 issues that… Read More
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Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. As Americans reflect on what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “a date which will… Read More
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Facing deep cuts to defense spending, the U.S. Army must keep some of its most elite paratroopers on the ground. This marks an entry on… Read More
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General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command (EUCOM), has acknowledged that his funding will shrink by 20 percent… Read More
Over the past 50 years, Congress has had a propensity to impose restrictions on the Department of Defense acquisition process in ways that centralize authority…. Read More
The unique needs of the post-9/11 generation of veterans require the commitment of individuals, groups, and strategies to provide our veterans with the best help… Read More
President Obama’s love for America’s unconventional warriors is taking the “special” out of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), according to a recent article by Richard… Read More
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The most trusted institution in America is the U.S. military. “There is a reason for it,” said retired Army Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey. “It is… Read More
The first two female Judge Advocates General (JAGs) of the Navy and Army, joined by the other top uniformed JAGs from the Air Force, Marine… Read More
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called for “significant change across every aspect of our defense enterprise.” While sequestration drives Secretary Hagel’s remarks, “significant change” is… Read More
Yesterday, we asked you about the special veterans in your life — the ones you were honoring when you celebrated Veterans Day. We had no… Read More
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As long-time Congressman Ike Skelton (D–MO) is laid to rest today, he leaves a legacy on Capitol Hill of bipartisan efforts on the House Armed… Read More
As the U.S. Army prepares for future contingencies around the world, it continues to find its readiness at the mercy of “time and money,” Army… Read More
John Antal is dedicated to inspiring Americans to be leaders who stand for liberty and fight for our freedom — because he believes we’re always… Read More
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The U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (BCT) recently established an Army Contingency Response Force—a rapidly deployable company-size unit—to respond to crises in Europe… Read More
The Senate announced a deal today to protect the status quo in Washington. As pundits debate the political winners or losers of this deal, one… Read More
After several years of being relatively quiet, it would appear that the Taiwan Straits may be on the verge of becoming an epicenter of crisis… Read More
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The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber can avoid most modern adversaries’ defenses, but it is currently facing a different threat: defense budget cuts. Of the 20… Read More
U.S. policy on Egypt has drifted in recent months due to a lack of high-level attention, as the Obama Administration focused on Syria, Iran, Israeli–Palestinian… Read More
“Ladies and gentlemen, there is a uniformed Marine on this flight. He is accompanying the body of a fallen comrade back to Washington, D.C. When… Read More
The Obama Administration has once again launched the most capable military forces we have against the forces of terror. Two raids occurred this weekend, one… Read More