Latest Opinion Stories
Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing
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Scott Mann
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Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
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David Geaney
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This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban
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Kacy Tellessen
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Florida’s plan to recruit uncertified vets to become teachers is a stupid idea
New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat
Ukraine needs more than just weapons to beat Russia. It needs a strategy
Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know
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Dan Reedy
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Why nobody wants to be a battalion commander in the Army Reserve
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Mischa Arnold
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Why veterans filing VA claims should be using a ‘buddy statement’
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Christopher Aragao
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No one wants to join the Army this year. Here’s how to fix it
Why helping others vote is a patriotic duty that appeals to US military veterans
The fatal flaw in the Marine Corps’ approach to countering China
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Jefferson D. Howell
, Frank Libutti
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The fundamental flaw in US plans to defend Taiwan from a Chinese assault
Marine reservists deserve more respect
The Marine Corps’ latest idea for countering China has major problems
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John F. Schmitt
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The Army is getting leaders ready for a war unlike any the US has ever seen
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John Dolan
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US volunteers fighting in Ukraine face a unique psychological toll
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Janna Mantua
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How games like ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’ strengthen the military
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Caroline Moseley
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Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare
The US military is the only thing stopping China from swallowing Taiwan whole
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Ben Zachariah
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Social media can be a weapon, and it’s time US troops get trained on it
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Hannah Smith
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Why nobody wants to join the Army this year
How a selfie with James Mattis shows he’s a Marine for the people
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Eve Baker
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Air Force A-10s are still needed and the Russia-Ukraine war proves it
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Brian Boeding
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Why the US can’t afford to abandon Ukraine
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Lindsey Neas
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A general’s explanation of ‘critical military theory’ is short on substance and dead wrong on diversity
‘My only regret is not doing more’ — Why I reported Eddie Gallagher for war crimes
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Josh Vriens
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How a single New Year’s Day firefight in Afghanistan unraveled a Hollywood vision of war
A few good women: Why the Marine Corps must do more to keep its best female Marines in uniform
A nonsense policy is needlessly putting American troops at risk in Iraq and Syria
What it was like for National Guard soldiers to pick up the pieces after Jan. 6
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Jonathan Bratten
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Young troops are taking their own lives at double the rate of their civilian peers. Why?
‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made
The Marine Corps has a ‘participation award’ problem
Nobody actually cares about the Army-Navy football game
Marine prosecutor reflects on lessons learned from sexual assault survivor
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Dillon Fishman, The War Horse
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The Pentagon must deal with the Oklahoma National Guard vaccine revolt
Retired National Guard General blasts Oklahoma’s vaccine stance as ‘direct attack’ on military readiness
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William Enyart
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‘Sir, you know what he did to me’ — An open letter to the Marine general handling my sexual harassment case
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Cybèle Greenberg
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What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day
Marine infantryman reflects on grenade that landed in his battle buddy’s lap
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Kacy Tellessen, The War Horse
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The debate over registering women for the draft is a waste of time: There is no draft
Why won’t the Marine Corps release public records from Lt. Col. Scheller’s court-martial? [Updated]
The US military’s toxic exposure problem is far bigger than just ‘burn pits’
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Keith Dow
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How to prevent tens of thousands of Afghans from starving to death
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Adam Weinstein, Quincy Institute
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When I hear a far-off boom, I imagine the worst
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Maurice Naylon, The War Horse
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Forget China: The Pentagon needs to defeat sharks
What Colin Powell learned about leadership after losing his sidearm
The military has a suicide crisis. Its leaders bear most of the blame
Opinion: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must resign
It’s time to stop awarding the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
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Austin J. Dahmer
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‘Pearl Harbor’ is actually a good movie and all you critics are just haters
How a few good ‘Bastards’ from the Army National Guard helped secure the Kabul airport
On Sept. 10, I was in a ‘peacetime’ military. The next day we went to war
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Hugh Curry
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It’s OK for troops and veterans to not be OK
America’s longest war is finally over. Now it’s time to learn from our mistakes
An Afghan War veteran describes the ‘detachment’ of watching his war end
Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan
I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart
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Josh Hartley
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It’s time to admit the US is abandoning Afghanistan
The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan
The ‘Forever Wars’ aren’t really ending under President Biden
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Bonnie Kristian
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‘You either went to war or you didn’t’ — How deployments divide the vet community
An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help