Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, newest Republican candidate for president, and Iraq War veteran (as a Navy JAG), said a poignant thing in a recent speech in Iowa that is worth recalling this Memorial Day weekend. Addressing the mounting attacks…
The military as a breeding ground for domestic terrorists comes as the latest narrative to crash upon hard data. A scientific survey of nearly 1,000 veterans by the Rand Corporation, released in a report called “Prevalence of Veteran Support for…
A handful of goose feathers (the first five flight feathers work best), a really sharp pen knife (they’re called “pen” knives for a reason), a little bit of practice, and you’re in business if you can’t get to the store…
Sen. John Kennedy has added his name to the growing list of elected officials who are now seriously talking about the use of military force to counter the metastasizing influence — which at this point is quite close to total…
Gen. Bernard W. Rogers died on Oct. 27, 2008, after serving our country for over 47 years. He served honorably and valiantly through three wars and rose to become chief of staff of the Army, lead the U.S. European Command,…
The White House is currently deliberating on whether Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown or Marine Corps Gen. David Berger will replace Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Whoever is chosen will…
Those in the military wage war. They travel long distances, they wreck things, they kill people, they are killed by people, and they suffer. This is not child’s play. It is an immense act of service. They give their lives…
We’ll try to make this a truly quick Five Quick Things because you’ve probably had as long a week as I’ve had. The big news? On Thursday, the FBI arrested an Air National Guard airman from Massachusetts, really a 21-year-old…
That question should answer itself. But, in the current environment, that answer has become more and more obscure. The proliferation of top-down, politically motivated directives from the Biden administration detracts from military preparedness and saps the ardor and unity from…
On Dec. 5, for a fraction of a second, a man-made star was created at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. The occasion was an experiment in nuclear fusion that succeeded in…