Israel-Hamas War’s Massive Destruction

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

Senate Approves Back Pay For Delayed Military Promotions

Doing the right thing after doing the wrong thing.

Tuberville (Mostly) Ends Military Promotion Hold

400-plus general and flag officer promotions went through almost instantaneously.

Israel’s Evacuation Orders

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

Congress and Military Promotions

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

Lisa Franchetti Becomes First Woman to Lead Military Service

We finally have a Chief of Naval Operations but the crisis in the top ranks continues.

Senate Confirms Army, Marine Chiefs

Congress is doing something, at least.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich)

Charles “CQ” Brown Confirmed as Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

Fight Over Military Promotions Intensifies

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

Righting Past Wrongs

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

Public Confidence in Military Lowest in Decades

There has been a steady decline the last five years.

House and Senate on Defense Bill Collision Course

A standoff over social issues may derail a $900 billion budget bill.

US to Cooperate with Hague on Russia War Crimes

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

Pentagon Senior Leader Backlog Growing

The standoff with Senator Tuberville is reaching crisis levels.

Bowe Bergdahl’s Conviction Overturned

The trial judge had a conflict of interest.

Lisa Franchetti to be First Woman Military Service Chief

President Biden has again made history.

Mil, Mali, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

A simple typo misdirected millions of emails intended for the US military.

Feds Settle Claim Against Former Vice Chairman

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

Joint Chiefs Stymied by One Idiot Senator

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

US Considering Sending Banned Weapons to Ukraine

A bad idea fueled by desperation.

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The All-Volunteer Force at 50

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

Ukraine vs Taiwan

Do we have to pick one?

Fort Benning Now Officially Fort Moore

The “We Were Soldiers Once” author and his wife have been honored.

Navy Screwing Over its Doctors and Dentists

A shameful ‘bureaucratic error.”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich)

CQ Brown Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

Army Pilots Get Unexpected Extension

The personnel bureaucracy reinterpreted regulations.

Biden to Reshape Joint Chiefs

He’s likely to make heads explode.

Biggest Leaker in Decade Should Never Have Had Access to Secrets

The United States has not learned from Snowden and Manning.

War Criminal Employed by Congressional Republicans

Donald Trump is apparently not the only one with a fetish for war criminals.

Biden Reversing Trump on Space Command HQ

It’s taken more than two years to undo a silly, petty decision.

Pentagon Opposes Helping Prosecute Russian War Crimes

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

General Preparing for War With China!

Playing two-level games.

U. S. Sending Abrams Tanks After All

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

America’s Slow Escalation in Ukraine

The Biden administration is slowly ratcheting up the aid package.

Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

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Turkey Sending Banned Munitions to Ukraine

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

Donahoe Allowed to Retire

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

Keeping Up Foreign Relations

United States and People’s Republic of China forces are playing a dangerous game.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

Congress ‘Concerned’ About Military Retirees’ Foreign Employment

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

The American Military Officer and the Constitution

My latest publication.

Ash Carter, 1954-2022

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Retired Flag Officers Cashing In As Foreign Agents

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

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Russia Resorting to Brutality Because They Lack Precision Weapons

They’re hitting civilian targets partly because they can’t hit military ones.

Twitter, Generals, and the Limits of Public Discourse

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

America’s Woeful Defense Industrial Capacity

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

Air Force Academy Didn’t Ban ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’

The reactionary press is once again misrepresenting diversity training.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Military ‘Rushed’ Denials of Religious Exemption from COVID Vaccines

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

The Confederacy and Today’s Military

It goes deeper than base names.