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My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken
Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th
I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th
3 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy’s surface warfare community shows few signs of change
What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection
The Pentagon has a plan to include more women in national security. Here’s what that means — and why it matters
Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way
US civil-military relations: a flawed deal in desperate need of repair
Why service members might disobey Trump’s orders to occupy US cities
The case for rethinking the politicization of the military
It’s time to rename Fort Benning for Alwyn Cashe
The deafening silence of veteran service organizations on Black Lives Matter
The graffiti may be gone, but the question of whether ‘black vets count’ remains
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
COVID-19 and the loneliness of American heroism
Our son died in training at Camp Pendleton. He could have been saved
For American security, Tammy Duckworth is the pick for Biden
What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the US military’s role in defending the nation
Stop waiting for a COVID-19 action hero to save you
Banning COVID-19 survivors from military service is a recruiting mess waiting to happen
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing: we should all serve
The US needs to rethink nation-building to prevent the next forever war
Yes, the President’s tweets count as legitimate orders, no matter how confusing they seem
The military’s Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flyovers aren’t what America needs right now
The misappropriation of Pat Tillman’s legacy
COVID-19 has created a world of anxiety and fear. Here’s how you can get through it with clear purpose and meaning
The US military needs to suck it up and embrace telecommuting forever
‘Thank you for service’ now applies to far more people than our nation’s veterans
The VA needs to do more to protect nurses and doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic
We are all in combat now
The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
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’
It’s 2020 and SFC Alwyn Cashe still hasn’t been awarded the Medal of Honor. Why?
Mike Rowe says there are no ‘safe spaces’ in the military. He’s wrong.
Pardoning war criminals will hurt US troops deployed overseas. I know from experience
America’s senior military officers should retire from becoming America’s TV talking heads
Mental health care isn’t one-and-done — like any journey, you have to commit
The lost lesson of Millennium Challenge 2002, the Pentagon’s embarrassing post-9/11 war game
No, hazing doesn’t teach discipline. It actually does the opposite
The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement
A new documentary series about Clint Lorance pits the infantry officer convicted of murder against his former soldiers
They started the US war against ISIS. Now they have an important message for Trump on abandoning the Kurds
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
The Army may have hit this year’s recruiting goal, but the service still has a long way to go
The US is headed for a reckoning between its military ambitions and its budget
40 years after its release, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is more relevant than ever
Toxic leadership at the top
No, SEALs don’t need ‘slack’ from their elite standards
The original ‘Top Gun’ was a recruiter’s dream. The sequel will be anything but
Here’s why the Marine Corps is losing experienced pilots — and what it can do to fix it
Veterans: It’s on you to bridge the civil-military divide
No, the US military shouldn’t lower the enlistment age to 16 so children can fight
50 year ago, I vandalized the ROTC offices at Northwestern. Here’s why (and how) I’m now atoning
Reince Priebus’s Navy service is going to be awkward for everyone involved
Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it off
The ethical case for creating drug-enhanced ‘super soldiers’
Video review: the new M240 Lima is so hot right now
The Pentagon’s fight against suicide could be making things worse
Navy captain yells at cloud
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