Latest Opinion Stories
We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election
A Marine reflects on how a sinking amphibious assault vehicle symbolizes the entire Corps
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Nate Eckman, The War Horse
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Maintain hygiene during COVID-19
Should the Defense Health Agency take over military healthcare management?
Army veteran recounts the strange feeling of watching a Hellfire missile blast insurgents in Iraq
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Augusto Giacoman, The War Horse
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Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way
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Reps. Katie Porter and Jason Crow
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I never truly contemplated ‘white privilege.’ Then I saw a black man killed for doing the same thing I had done
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David Wilson
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US civil-military relations: a flawed deal in desperate need of repair
A prominent Vietnam veteran reflects on sacred places, protesters, and Confederate flags
We already have the army of skilled workers we need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: Our veterans
It’s time to rename Fort Benning for Alwyn Cashe
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J. Davis Winkie
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Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe
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Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart (Ret.)
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What the Houston riots of 1917 tell us about police brutality and status in America
At West Point, they swore an oath to serve the public interest. As high public officials, they’ve forsaken it
A better way of selecting Marine Corps officers for command
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Col. J.S. Anderson (Ret.)
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COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism
Our son died in training at Camp Pendleton. He could have been saved
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Susan M. Flanigan and Michael H.C. McDowell, Los Angeles Times
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For American security, Tammy Duckworth is the pick for Biden
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Paul Eaton
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Banning COVID-19 survivors from military service is a recruiting mess waiting to happen
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Nathalie Grogan and Emma Moore, Center for a New American Security
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Yes, the President’s tweets count as legitimate orders, no matter how confusing they seem
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Butch Bracknell
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The misappropriation of Pat Tillman’s legacy
The VA needs to do more in the fight against COVID-19
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Ryan Foley and Meghan Brooks, New York Legal Assistance Group
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This AFSOC tweet about COVID-19 is the dumbest thing we’ve seen today
We are all in combat now
Veterans Only Parking Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
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Kayla Williams and Samantha Kubek
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Top 5 Bases That Should Be Deployments
Traumatic brain injury is often called an ‘invisible’ wound. It’s anything but
The New York Times just turned the floor over to a terrorist and Taliban leader
For years he sold the military’s version of the Iraq War. Now he’s on a mission to convey ‘the chaos and absurdity of that experience’
A call to action at the VA on sexual harassment and assault
Russia is trying to tear apart America’s veteran community. Don’t let them
We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’
How should the Navy name its aircraft carriers?
It’s 2020 and SFC Alwyn Cashe still hasn’t been awarded the Medal of Honor. Why?
War through the eyes of a military kid
The military’s love affair with computer-based training needs to change
Why going AWOL to avoid fighting against Iran is a terrible idea
Mike Rowe says there are no ‘safe spaces’ in the military. He’s wrong.
Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?
‘The Hurt Locker’ will be coming out in ‘Digital 4K Ultra HD’ so you can watch every inaccuracy in excruciating detail
Pentagon insists the US government’s repeated lies about Afghanistan are no big deal
Pardoning war criminals will hurt US troops deployed overseas. I know from experience
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Mike Jason
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America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads
New trailer for WWI movie ‘The Great War’ looks like an incredible opportunity ruined by campy action and way too much motivation
My brother earned the Medal of Honor for saving countless lives — but only after he was left for dead
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Lori Chapman Longfritz
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The lost lesson of Millennium Challenge 2002, the Pentagon’s embarrassing post-9/11 war game
7 types of ammo you should definitely put up your butt
7 rules for how military leaders should use social media
Good Boyfriend Cory Booker read a WWII novel to Rosario Dawson over the phone and I’m here for it
They started the US war against ISIS. Now they have an important message for Trump on abandoning the Kurds
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Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard (Ret.) and Wes J. Bryant
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Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics
We’re still fighting in Afghanistan and no one cares
Don’t let foreign adversaries turn Facebook against us
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Kristofer Goldsmith, Vietnam Veterans Of America
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The Army may have hit this year’s recruiting goal, but the service still has a long way to go
The Army has a new plan to win future wars. Here are 3 things it needs to do so it doesn’t fail
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Col. Dennis Wille
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The downside to life as a military brat
The US is headed for a reckoning between its military ambitions and its budget
‘Veteran Only’ parking spots don’t go far enough
Nukes aren’t f*cking magic, people
ISIS is biding its time in Afghanistan
The Marine Corps has reinvented itself throughout its history. The new Commandant is doing it again.
Commentary: We invite you to celebrate Austin Tice’s birthday
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Debra And Marc Tice, Tribune News Service
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Toxic leadership at the top
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