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"Don’t be ashamed to have a good time this Memorial Day — that’s part of the gift that’s been bestowed to you"

“I don’t know any Arab except ‘Halt, or I’ll shoot!’”

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

"I would go on to serve two deployments to Iraq as a soldier and one deployment to Afghanistan as a civilian advisor, and each time, I would feel the physical manifestation of the grief I felt after losing my brother"

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

There is an inherent connection between warfighting and politics, one that has complicated how and why we honor our nation’s war dead since the nation's foundin

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

You've heard from politicians. You've heard from pundits. Now it's time you hear from two U.S. military veterans who were among the first to take the fight to ISIS five years ago — and know exactly what an irrevocable mistake the administration of President Donald Trump has made in Syria

Vietnam vets are part of the age group that's growing fastest on Facebook and that's most likely to vote, making them an efficient target for our enemies

Unfortunately, our commander-in-chief, President Donald Trump, exhibits the qualities of a toxic leader

If this exodus is not effectively addressed, our ability to fight from the air could be critically compromised in a way that will take decades from which to recover

There are bad ideas, and then there are bad ideas

"My error of judgment regarding ROTC years ago was to see only the very short term and miss the longer term value of the institution, both as a contribution to democratic values and in making a smarter military"

Jackie Huber was one of the few, but she never felt particularly proud as a woman Marine.

The U.S. Army will always face challenges recruiting the soldiers it needs, but an uphill battle is no excuse not to strive to do better —or learn from other countries' modernization efforts

The Coast Guard does so much the masses on your local beach don't see.

The remains of John Paul Jones' ship, the Bonhomme Richard, have been found just off the British coast, and are supposedly visible from a cliff and walkable at certain tides

What can we do to counter the negative effects of ambitious promotion seeking? Don't look at your evaluation, speak truth to power, and strive for impact, not promotion

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

Cargo Cultists provide an example of how not to implement change — one the Army should consider as it struggles to make Mission Command a reality

I am skeptical of a lot of the recommendations I read on leadership, which often strikes me as pyramids of buzzwords, but I liked this article by a former British submariner who went on to do a PhD in leadership.

The British Army has an interesting take on what makes a good advisor to foreign forces

The murky relationship between trade, technology, and national security will remain a problem

Here's a letter I sent last week to the fine people who run Task & Purpose. We'll be wrapping things up over the next week or so

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