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Why I Never Liked Those Videos Of Deployed Soldiers Surprising Their Kids At School
We’ve All Deceived Ourselves About Why We’re Fighting In Afghanistan
Winston Churchill, Scott Kelly, And Racism: Grow Up, Everybody
It’s Time To Get Yourself A Tethered Drone
Guyana’s Rampant Violence Reminds Me Of My Childhood In Sri Lanka. That’s A Bad Sign
HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past
Mattis: This Is The One Book Every American Should Read
Survivor Guilt, A Booney Hat, And The Things Left Behind By Fallen Friends
The Case Against Isolationism, According To America’s Greatest Military Thinkers
When Military Contempt For Civilians Backfires, In One Quote
My Worst Day: In Iraq, When The Approval To Fire Came 10 Seconds Too Late
In Praise Of The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
Friday Dog: A Big Shoutout To These Coasties
The Ivory Tower And Academic Ignorance Of What The Armed Forces Actually Do
We Need To Start Thinking Differently About Maritime Airpower — And We Can
Here’s What Happens When Your Local Porta Potty Cleaner Just Up And Leaves
How The ‘Golden Hour’ Created A Crisis In Care For The Deployed Warfighter
The Problem With The VA Isn’t Just The Agency — It’s Us
Being A Veteran Does Not Mean You’re Exempt From Misfortune For The Rest Of Your Life
Why The OODA Loop Is Forever
Why Are So Many O-6s Behaving So Badly? And Other Military Mischief
On Being Raped By My Commander
Is There Such A Thing As Canine Stolen Valor?
Back To Afghanistan: Looking At The Ghazni That Exists Now Vs. The Town I Knew
Arming Teachers Is A Dangerous Back-To-School Accessory
Thinking About How To Draw A Line To Avoid Unwanted Sexual Advances
Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines
Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse
The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us
LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War
Dear Col. Ned Stark: Take The Offer
We Don’t Need A Military Parade. We Need Mummers
The 20 Military Phrases Civilians Should Never, Ever Use
Ask A Veteran: Is ‘Thank You For Your Service’ The Right Thing To Say?
An Officer Reflects On Escorting Home The Body Of One Of His Marines
One Reason We Have Endless War: We Pay For Conflict Differently Than We Used To
Don’t Let Erik Prince Anywhere Near The War In Afghanistan
A Defense Of The Police, From A Marine Veteran Turned Cop
Retired Special Ops General: The Current Approach In Afghanistan Isn’t Worth One More Body Bag
How 360 Degree Evaluations Could Root Out the Military’s Toxic Leaders
The US Tradition Of Civilian Control Of The Military Started Here
So You Want A Desert Storm Memorial? Here’s What It Should Actually Look Like
Military Rhymes: A Collection Of The Phrases That Capture Part Of A Culture
The Most Overused (And Annoying) Military Phrases Ever
A US Veteran Says, ‘That’s It, I’m Giving Up On The United States’
Why ‘Band Of Brothers’ Lasts: A Perspective From One Of Its Writers
How A Defense Secretary Works: Inside The Turbulent Mind Of Donald Rumsfeld
How The Media’s Narrow Portrayal Of Service Members Does The Military A Disservice
The Future Of Information Warfare Is Here — And The Russians Are Already Doing It
I’m So Sick Of The OODA Loop
The F-15X Is The Missile-Hauler The Air Force Needs For A Stand-Off Fight
Book Excerpt: How The US Military Professionalized In The Early 19th Century
The Single Largest Loss Of American Lives During The Revolution Wasn’t During Battle
Hey, It Was The Charlie Rich Summit!
Remember Ilovaisk: The Pitched Battle That Captures The Lunacy Of The Trump-Putin Summit
There’s A New ‘Father And Son Served In Afghanistan’ Puff Piece, And Boy Is It Depressing
Things We Didn’t Know, From Elvis Presley To Civil War Porn And Paul Revere
Military Reading Lists For The Summer (And The Case For Avoiding Them)
Why Are So Many Dogs Named Cooper?
What, If Anything, Did John Kelly Learn From Re-Reading ‘The General’?
Borat Stole My Valor And I Want It Back
An Open Letter To The Pentagon Regarding The Serious Matter Of My Beard
The Dark Side Of America’s ‘Train, Advise, And Assist’ Missions
Why Military Service Shouldn’t Be A Political Prerequisite