What an All-Volunteer Force Looks Like Today 50 Years After America Ditched the Draft Despite what Americans experienced in the 20th century, the United States does not have a long tradition of conscription.
Why Congress Should Support the Marine Corps' 250th Anniversary Coin Act A bipartisan group of Marine veterans serving in Congress introduced "The 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps...
Veterans Deserve Choice in How They Obtain Disability Benefits "Millions of veterans are already effectively being denied their benefits due to an unnecessarily complex and arcane...
Congressman Andy Harris' Response to Coverage of Veterans Affairs Funding Veterans have always been and will continue to be prioritized in spending negotiations to ensure that the men and women who...
Biden's Fine-Tuning of the Ukraine War Is a Terrible Idea Since the time of Harry Truman, Democratic presidents have loved limited wars.
The Army Needs to Talk About its Problem with Leaders Taking Their Own Lives If our systems work, those with the most knowledge and access should have lower suicide rates.
The Air Force Loves War Gamers Like Alleged Leaker Teixeira Today, defense contractors make millions of dollars selling AI insider threat systems that are meant to predict which...
The Army Must Reward Smart Leaders, Not Just Strong Ones, if We Want to Win the Next War "The Army must start rewarding academic success as much as high fitness scores."
We Walk Away from Counterinsurgency Capabilities at Our Own Risk "The counterinsurgency expertise built up in Iraq and Afghanistan is rapidly eroding, and the military education...
Why Some in the Military Might Not Celebrate a TikTok Ban "A ban would certainly win the praise of many military leaders, but some in recruitment circles may not be so thrilled."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
