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By Emma Moore Mar 16, 2020

Analysis

How the US military’s coronavirus response may screw over the reserves

The endless pursuit of lethality combined with perverse incentives for commanders means the U.S. military’s reserve component risks being left...

By Carl Forsling Jan 23, 2020

Military Benefits

We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’

[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] A recent RAND study on military compensation has recently garnered some attention, with the main takeaway of many being...

By Matt Collins Jan 7, 2020

Opinion

Why going AWOL to avoid fighting against Iran is a terrible idea

In the wake of the U.S. airstrike against Iranian commander Maj. Gen Qasem Soleimani, some left-leaning veterans groups have suggested...

By James Seddon Dec 13, 2019

Opinion

Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?

Shortly after seven sailors died aboard USS Fitzgerald when she collided with a merchant ship off Yokosuka in 2017, I...

By Jared Keller Oct 27, 2019

News

The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement

Is it just me or does this statement from the White House rebuking retired Marine Gen. John Kelly sound like...

By Brig. Gen. William Bowers and Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation Jul 26, 2019

History

What the Guadalcanal campaign revealed about the nature of warfare — and why it matters for modern conflicts

Between Aug. 7, 1942, and Feb. 9, 1943, U.S. forces sought to capture – and then defend – the Pacific...

By Col. M. E. Johnson, U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.) Nov 9, 2018

Opinion

This Army vet died of an overdose in his jail cell. He deserved better than his guards’ laughter

[shortcode-Op-Ed-disclosure] “I understand how difficult the transition can be, but we are still responsible for our own choices regardless of...

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How the US military’s coronavirus response may screw over the reserves

We need to talk about that study claiming that US troops are ‘overpaid’

Why going AWOL to avoid fighting against Iran is a terrible idea

Has justice actually been served for the USS Fitzgerald disaster?

The White House says John Kelly was ‘totally unequipped to handle the genius’ of Trump in a totally real statement

What the Guadalcanal campaign revealed about the nature of warfare — and why it matters for modern conflicts

This Army vet died of an overdose in his jail cell. He deserved better than his guards’ laughter