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Army puts civilian in charge of criminal investigations in response to glaring issues found in the Fort Hood report
May 6, 2021 3:43 PM
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Army trainee arrested for allegedly hijacking school bus full of children with a rifle [Updated]
May 6, 2021 11:25 AM
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The Army will now allow women to wear ponytails in all uniforms
May 6, 2021 10:44 AM
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The sergeant major seen in viral video entering a Marine’s house has been relieved
May 6, 2021 9:54 AM
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Here’s how these soldiers in Syria accidentally made the trippiest war photo ever
May 6, 2021 9:17 AM
Culture
Why did you get out of the military?
May 5, 2021 3:30 PM
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A former Green Beret breaks down that viral video of an insane armored truck heist
May 5, 2021 12:22 PM
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Putting warheads on foreheads — This is the gear Air Force combat controllers carry into battle
May 5, 2021 9:57 AM
Military Tech
Review: Benchmade’s Fixed Adamas knife is the perfect blade for when everything goes FUBAR
May 5, 2021 9:01 AM
Reviews
Eddie Gallagher now says SEALs intended to kill unarmed fighter and ‘nobody had a problem with it’
May 4, 2021 7:29 PM
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By Feb 5, 2021
Voices

‘Halt, or I’ll shoot’ — An Army veteran reflects on Operation Desert Storm

“I don’t know any Arab except ‘Halt, or I’ll shoot!’”
By Sep 11, 2020
Opinion

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

Editor's note: This article first appeared in 2016 and is being republished for the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist...
By Sep 10, 2020
Opinion

I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

"I would go on to serve two deployments to Iraq as a soldier and one deployment to Afghanistan as a...
By Sep 8, 2020
The Long March

I was in the wrong fight in Iraq. As an immigration lawyer, I found the right one

Editor's note: this post first appeared in November, 2016 I can’t remember the exact moment (if there even was one)...
By May 22, 2020
Opinion

Memorial Day doesn’t need to be treated as a national military funeral

"Don’t be ashamed to have a good time this Memorial Day — that’s part of the gift that’s been bestowed...
By Apr 21, 2020
Opinion

The misappropriation of Pat Tillman’s legacy

There is an inherent connection between warfighting and politics, one that has complicated how and why we honor our nation’s...
By Feb 26, 2020
Voices

The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma

Too often, military sexual trauma survivors report being re-traumatized by the very system that's meant to help them
By Oct 17, 2019
Voices

They started the US war against ISIS. Now they have an important message for Trump on abandoning the Kurds

You've heard from politicians. You've heard from pundits. Now it's time you hear from two U.S. military veterans who were...
By Oct 2, 2019
Voices

Don’t let foreign adversaries turn Facebook against us

Vietnam vets are part of the age group that's growing fastest on Facebook and that's most likely to vote, making...
By Aug 8, 2019
popular

Toxic leadership at the top

Unfortunately, our commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, exhibits the qualities of a toxic leader
By Jul 31, 2019
Voices

Here’s why the Marine Corps is losing experienced pilots — and what it can do to fix it

If this exodus is not effectively addressed, our ability to fight from the air could be critically compromised in a...
By Jul 11, 2019
Voices

No, the US military shouldn’t lower the enlistment age to 16 so children can fight

There are bad ideas, and then there are bad ideas
By Jun 19, 2019
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50 year ago, I vandalized the ROTC offices at Northwestern. Here’s why (and how) I’m now atoning

"My error of judgment regarding ROTC years ago was to see only the very short term and miss the longer...
By Apr 16, 2019
Voices

‘We were treated like second-class citizens’ — a female Marine reflects on her two decades of service

Jackie Huber was one of the few, but she never felt particularly proud as a woman Marine.
By Jan 30, 2019
Voices

What The US Army Should Learn From the British Army’s Punchy Recruiting Campaign

The U.S. Army will always face challenges recruiting the soldiers it needs, but an uphill battle is no excuse not...
By Jan 25, 2019
Voices

Pay The Coast Guard Or Risk Losing The Next Generation Of Public Servants

The Coast Guard does so much the masses on your local beach don't see.
By Jan 14, 2019
The Long March

The Brits Found The Wreck Of A Continental Navy Warship. Now They’re Plotting Their Revenge

The remains of John Paul Jones' ship, the Bonhomme Richard, have been found just off the British coast, and are...
By Jan 11, 2019
The Long March

Speaking Truth To Power: How Promotion Seeking Pollutes Decision-Making

What can we do to counter the negative effects of ambitious promotion seeking? Don't look at your evaluation, speak truth...
By Jan 11, 2019
The Long March

3 Tips On How To Make It Through A Serious History Book

3 Tips On How To Make It Through A Serious History Book
By Jan 10, 2019
The Long March

How To Get Beyond The Army’s ‘Cargo Cult’ Approach To Mission Command

Cargo Cultists provide an example of how not to implement change — one the Army should consider as it struggles...
By Jan 10, 2019
The Long March

Sir, Put Down Your Narrative And Step Away Slowly

I am skeptical of a lot of the recommendations I read on leadership, which often strikes me as pyramids of...
By Jan 9, 2019
The Long March

The Qualities The British Army Looks For In Officers Assigned To Advise Foreign Militaries

The British Army has an interesting take on what makes a good advisor to foreign forces
By Jan 9, 2019
The Long March

The AI Column: The Most Important Challenge To Trump’s Trade War With China

The murky relationship between trade, technology, and national security will remain a problem
By Jan 8, 2019
The Long March

It’s Time For ‘The Long March’ To Come To A End

Here's a letter I sent last week to the fine people who run Task & Purpose. We'll be wrapping things...
By Jan 8, 2019
The Long March

Marine Commandant Gen Neller Shows The Right Way To Respond To Criticism From Within

The lead letter in the January issue of the Marine Corps Gazette is a salute from Commandant Gen. Robert Neller...