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."
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...