Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
Civilian authority over our military is a bedrock, non-violate must be in our constitutional republic that should under no circumstances-ever-be watered down.
Replacing top flag officers is nothing new in American history. Under FDR, General George C. Marshall fired countless senior officers through his “plucking board” after the German invasion of Poland, prior to US involvement World War II.
General Mark Milley called Chinese Gen. Li Zuocheng on Oct. 30, 2020, four days before the presidential election and again on Jan. 8, 2021, two days after Trump supporters marched on the U.S. Capitol.
Democrats may have lost the military. In his first term, the four stars kept Trump from being the actual commander-in-chief blocking him with Milley, Mattis and Marx leading the way.
Septuagenarian Peter Costarelli has made the journey to the home field of the Army Black Knights football team at West Point twice over the past half century but has yet to attend the granddaddy of college football – Army vs. Navy.
That will end Saturday.
How much defense and security do you get for a trillion dollars a year? Apparently not enough.
Afghanistan was such a disaster not only due to the preventable loss of thirteen brave Americans at the Abbey Gate but also because of the message of weakness heard around the world.
An Infantry Colonel’s humorous tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces who willingly wrote that check for the amount “up to and including my life.”
A cabinet secretary or a high-ranking military officer disagreeing with the president is one thing. Working to remove him from office is another.
In the 1990s, the United States Air Force faced a critical decision: whether to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the “Warthog,” or to modernize its fleet with more advanced, multi-role aircraft.
Soldier Stories Often Get Better With Age And The Telling. Embellish, Forget, Occasionally Lie. Why We Rely On Records And Witnesses.
In a stunning turn of events, NATO has unveiled a groundbreaking strategy to combat global warming: initiating World War III.
The idea of a professional soldier would have been foreign to the colonists and a subject of concern. To this day, the funding for our military must be re-authorized every two years.
So, if you join the Space Force, prepare to embrace your inner cosmic superhero. Capes not included.
Sadly, we are now where the call of duty involves curating the perfect Instagram story rather than answering the actual call of duty.
Dave Cloft points out the irony of an institution dedicated to keeping our country free from socialism, is in its own construct, exactly that.
As we were busy funding moon cheese research and designing the perfect camo pattern, our global competitors were laughing all the way to Mach 5+.
The revelation of data collection practices in America’s Army sparked a public outcry and led to investigations into the Army’s recruiting tactics.
Our journey would take us to the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, where some of our finest would make the ultimate sacrifice.
West Point has decided to revamp its storied motto from “Duty, Honor, Country” to a more modern, if somewhat controversial, “Neglect, Dishonor, Betrayal.”