New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Reforming the Military Health Care System
A number of military and veterans groups are expressing concern over a letter that Senator John McCain (R–AZ) has sent to members of the congressional… Read More
Morning Bell: Honoring Veterans Day
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation are proud to honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember the men and women in uniform who serve this… Read More
A Leaner, but Not Meaner, Military
The echo chamber of Washington is hard at work. The consensus is growing that the U.S. military will need to aim for a slimmer but… Read More
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Gutting the Military
In his straightforward and scathing piece for today’s New York Post, Heritage senior fellow Peter Brookes discussed the devastating impact a sequestration of the defense… Read More
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Veterans’ Groups Win Right to Religious Freedom
Last week, a federal judge approved a settlement agreement that will help ensure that religious freedom is respected at the Houston National Cemetery and other… Read More
Will the Next Generation of Fighters Fly?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s acquisition process, the devil is in the details. Some details, however, can have deadly consequences for men and women… Read More
Remembering 9/11: Rep. Mike Pence — From Tragedy to Triumph
This is a guest post by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) for our special blog series on 9/11. Like every American, I will never forget where… Read More
Live Online Chat on Homeland Security
Please join us today at 3 PM ET for a live chat on Homeland Security 4.0. We will be joined by Dr. James J. Carafano… Read More
Learning from Libya
The debate over whether the U.S. should have intervened in Libya and how things will ultimately turn out in the troubled country will linger for… Read More
Rolling in the Deep: Our Talented Armed Forces
We’re proud to share with you video of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson and the band Sidewinder performing a cover of Adele’s “Rolling in… Read More
‘Fight Fight, Talk Talk’: China’s Model for Military-to-Military Relations
On the same day, we have two arguments presented about whether to increase military-to-military engagement of the Chinese military, also known as the People’s Liberation… Read More
Standing at the Precipice: U.S. Military Readiness Set to Go Off a Cliff
Hoping to reverse the trend of “enormous [defense] cuts” ahead, House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee chairman J. Randy Forbes (R–VA) held a hearing on the… Read More
Reid’s Sleight-of-Hand Debt Ceiling Plan Guts Military
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling this week. In evaluating his plans for future government spending, it becomes… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Will Congress Cut, Cap and Balance?
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) visits Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing. He will be discussing his new book, “The Great American Awakening: Two Years That… Read More
Americans Don’t Fear Defense Cuts? They’re Wrong.
New polling data from Rasmussen Reports shows that 48 percent of Americans think that the United States can make major cuts in defense spending without… Read More
What Obama Doesn’t Know about Defense Spending
In yesterday’s “Twitter Town Hall,” President Barack Obama demonstrated yet again his failure to understand the size of the defense budget—as well as his desire… Read More
VIDEO: Gary Sinise Says 9/11 Inspired Him to Support America’s Military
Gary Sinise is best known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 blockbuster movie “Forrest Gump.” It earned him an Oscar nomination… Read More
Anti-war Mayors and Obama’s Illusory “Peace Dividend”
In his speech last week on the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama uttered some magic words that sent a few of America’s anti-war mayors into a… Read More
Rep. Allen West on What America’s Armed Forces Need
Representative Allen West (R–FL) said in a speech today that funding America’s Armed Forces is the No. 1 responsibility of the federal government. Without the… Read More
Veteran Chaplains Speak Out for Conscience
A prominent group of retired military chaplains has written a letter to current chief chaplains in the Armed Forces urging them to support conscience protection… Read More
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Stop Relying on Russian Aircraft
The United States is increasingly relying on the Russian Federation for supplying U.S. forces stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is because the U.S. does… Read More
“Top Gun” Turns 25, but the Military Technology Is Even Older
Remember the movie “Top Gun”? The film is 25 years old, but the military technology that played a starring role in the plot is even older…. Read More
Pentagon Not Only Place “Hollowing” Out
In the 1970s, rather than rebuilding the military after the Vietnam War, President Jimmy Carter let it go hollow—the military looked okay on paper, but… Read More
In the Service of Liberty: Understanding American Military Actions Abroad (1783-1860)
There is quite a lot of debate over America’s proper role in the world at the moment. Some believe that America should return to an… Read More
Guest Blog: Rep. Michele Bachmann on the Defense for Defense Spending
Our government is in a fiscal crisis. As debt skyrockets, the spending decisions before us in the coming months and years will have a deep… Read More
Video: Freshmen Members on Funding Defense
As Heritage kicks off Protect America Month, we headed to Capitol Hill to speak with several members of the House’s freshmen class about the importance… Read More
Morning Bell: Winning the Long War on Terror
Four men and one woman lay dead—among them, Osama bin Laden. The operation, which was planned for months, came after years of searching and intelligence… Read More
Moscow Aims to Have One of World’s Top Five Militaries
Moscow recently announced its aspirations to have one of the five best militaries in the world. This ambitious plan will require that Russia replace 70… Read More
Pentagon Warns on Cost of Obama’s Military Cuts
The Pentagon has issued a warning: the major cuts to the military that President Obama proposed in his speech on spending are going to come… Read More
