Capt. Hung Cao (USN ret) becomes Acting Secretary of the Navy

Sean Parnell, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs, Chief Pentagon Spokesman & Senior Advisor to SECWAR...

A Lesson Of History: People of True Christian Faith are Always Outnumbered

By Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, US Army ret “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to...

Accreditation and West Point

Brig. Gen. Mitchell M. Zais, (ret.) Ph.D. Vice Chairman of the STARRS Board of Directors Remarks Delivered by Webinar to the...

STARRS Announces Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Allen B. West to Board of Advisors

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2026  — Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services...

Interview with STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman Col. Bill Connor, USA ret

In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with the Chairman of the STARRS Board of...

Hegseth: Flu Vaccine Optional

By C. Todd Lopez | Pentagon News Annual influenza vaccines are no longer mandatory, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a...

Air Force, Space Force meet recruiting goals 5 months ahead of schedule

(US Air Force Press Release)  The Air Force and Space Force achieved annual recruiting goals five months ahead of schedule...

‘Call Sign Courage’ movie recounts story of commander who took on cultural Marxism in US military

By Doug Mainwaring | LifeSiteNews Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, the former commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron...

Elon Musk Promotes Story of Pilot Ousted for Urging Merit-Based Military

By Pedro Rodriguez | The Daily Signal Elon Musk on Friday promoted a film about Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier’s fight against...

Clarence Thomas warns America: Liberty dies when we choose comfort over courage

“Justice Thomas’s address reminded me of Thomas Jefferson’s assertion that “a well-informed citizenry is the...

Impeaching Pete

The Powerline blog has a good synopsis of the ridiculous impeachment charges against the Secretary of War: In a little over...

“Merit drives promotion and opportunity. Not someone’s sex or race”

DOJ Press Release: IBM Pays $17 Million to Resolve Allegations of Discrimination Through Illegal DEI Practices On April 10...

How Soviet Marxist Subversion Outlived the Soviet Union

By Emzari Gelashvili Former Member of the Georgian Parliament Former senior official in Georgia’s Ministry of Defense...

The Pattern of US Military’s Anthrax & COVID Mandates

On the Feds for Freedom podcast: Before COVID mandates… There were Anthrax mandates.  In this explosive episode of The Feds...

LTC West: Instill honor, integrity, patriotism, and character in the next generation

Former US Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West, USA ret, who recently become a member of the STARR Board of Advisors, gave an...

Crewmen Waiting To Be Rescued Don’t Need DEI, They Need A Competent Military

By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired As the details of the complex, daring, and successful rescue of two...

Colonel Brandon Tellez ’01 to Succeed Brig. General Marks as Commandant, Reinforcing Warfighter Focus at the Academy

(USAFA Press Release) In preparation for a change of command ceremony next month, Col. Brandon J. Tellez, Class of ’01, has...

Scouting America’s Pentagon-Mandated Return to American Roots

By Jay Rogers, USMC veteran Picture this: a twelve-year-old stands at the edge of a cold lake at 0600, staring down his...

Dostoevsky’s “Demons” as a Prophecy of Ideological Possession

STARRS President Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 highly recommends this article to explain what we are seeing...

LTC Allen West on the spread of radical Islam in the West

Lt Col. Allen West, US Army ret and former Congressman, did a superb job in this very short video when he nailed the danger...

STARRS leaders give “American Creed” presentation at the Center for American Values

Maj. General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret (on the STARRS Board of Directors and formerly its Vice Chairman for many years) and...

Watch “Call Sign Courage” documentary on X

“Call Sign Courage: The Matt Lohmeier Story” is now available to watch on X! The documentary that former STARRS...

The ‘Moral Imperative’ Behind the Rescues in Iran

By Forrest L. Marion, Ph.D. Retired U.S. Air Force officer and military historian The writer gratefully acknowledges this...

”What do you want your military to be?”

By Lt Colonel Robert “Buzz” Patterson, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors “There are ways in which a ruler can bring...

End Result of Radical Ideologies

Regarding the problem of the radical ideologies Islamism and Marxism and the Left/Marxists in America who support a brutal...

How can the Army have a guide to spiritual fitness without mentioning God?

By @CynicalPublius, retired Army Colonel So SecWar Pete Hegseth just fired Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the US Army’s (now...

Hegseth’s transformation of the Pentagon continues apace

By Mike Brest | Washington Examiner Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s ousting of Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George is just...

Dean of West Point leaving to become university president

Brigadier General Shane Reeves, the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy—who was named to that position...

Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations

Remember Fort Hood By Matthew Olay | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military...

Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors – April 13, 2026

From the Federal Register: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee...

Air Force Materiel Command hosts USecAF Lohmeier during Wright-Patterson AFB immersion

(USAF Press Release) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visited with Air Force Materiel Command units and Airmen...

How the Homeland Became a Combat Zone

By Major Chase Spears, PhD, ret USA PAO During a dinner at the annual gathering of the Ciceronian Society on March 19, a...

The Air Force Is Finally Restoring Honor to the Faithful It Wrongly Punished

By Christopher Motz, First Liberty | The Daily Signal The Department of the Air Force’s March 19 decision to correct the...

Remove Sen. Van Hollen from the Naval Academy Board of Visitors

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) didn’t wait for facts. He went straight to CNN to...

Pentagon cites ‘meritocracy’ as reported officer promotion removals

The latest political information warfare campaign being carried out by the leftist media and the deep state/national...

Air National Guardsman Being Denied Reenlistment for Refusing Flu Shot Cites Violation of Constitutional Rights

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit After 18 years of dedicated service, Arkansas Air National Guardsman Chris Babczak is being...

STARRS Minnesota State Leader Interviewed on Podcast about STARRS

STARRS Minnesota State Leader Paul Reese was interviewed on the podcast “On the Fringe with DRS” about the work...

Ivy League Ideological Monoculture Is Useless To The U.S. Military

By Casey Chalk | The Federalist Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent decision to end the Pentagon’s academic...

Fact Sheets Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

(The White House) ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive...

EXECUTIVE ORDER: Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

(The White House)  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of...

West Point: Sword Making or Swordsmanship?

By then-Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Zais, USA, USMA ’69 March 1990 Armed Forces Journal International (Now retired Army Brig...

Air Force Officer Continues His Fight Against Vindictiveness and Intolerance Over COVID-19 Shot Mandate

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An Air Force officer continues to battle one of the most egregious cases of vindictiveness...

Let’s accomplish the objectives!

By Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman Emeritus Regarding the article on Military Times, Pentagon...

USNA BOV Member is Beneath Contempt

By Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 United States Senator Chris Van Hollen’s suggestion – without offering any proof —...

Where Have All the Young Men Gone?

By Lt. Col. Karen McKay, USA ret When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its...

Pentagon Highlighting Reinstatements

Pentagon social media accounts have been highlighting military people who left because of the Covid vax mandate but came...

Hegseth Announces Reforms to Chaplain Corps

By Matthew Olay | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth yesterday announced a pair of reforms to the military’s...

Restoring The Ranks Or Repeating The Process?

By Mark W. Castillon, Army National Guard Veteran A Critical Analysis of the Military’s COVID-19 Reinstatement Initiative...

Will the Physical End of the Frankfurt School Be Followed by Ideological Demise?

By Nora Dimitrova Clinton | Legal Insurrection On March 14, 2026, the German philosopher and social theorist Jürgen Habermas...

Gen. Frank McKenzie selected as 21st president of The Citadel

From STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman, Col. Bill Connor, USA ret, The Citadel ’90 and member of The Citadel Board of...

Democrats Blast Hegseth for Feeding Troops but Ignored Biden’s Disastrous DEI Spending

By Matt Lamb | AMAC In the latest manufactured outrage directed at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, elected Democrats and the...

The Way of War of Our Enemies

By @CynicalPublius on X, retired Army Colonel In every hot war the United States has become involved in since the Korean...

Air Force Pilot Granted the Opportunity to Resume His Distinguished Military Career with His Honor Restored

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit The Air Force has fully restored the career of U.S. Air Force Major Brennan S. Schilperoort...

The US Army is Finally Kicking Out TikTok Soldiers

On retired Marine veteran “Jamesons Travel” channel: “Watch what happens when active-duty soldiers...

SecWar update on Covid-19 Reinstatements

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives an update on the Department of War’s efforts to reinstate those service members...

DAF completes records review for COVID-related separations

(US Air Force) The Department of the Air Force recently conducted a proactive review and upgrade of personnel records...

Drones, Strategy, and the Modern Airpower Revolution

By Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, US Army ret In the early twentieth century, airplanes transformed warfare. In the twenty-first...

Reflection on the Soccer 9 Luncheon

From Brian Nelson, USAFA ’69: On Monday last the Class of ‘69 hosted a lunch for the 9 first class soccer cadets who...

American Ally: The Republic of Korea

Things I Voted For, Volume II

Ex-Cadet Behind Democrat Attacks on Virginia Military Institute Has a Checkered History

Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on “Strengthening the Effectiveness of Our Senior Service Colleges

Brig. Gen. Valpiani Assumes Command as Academy’s 12th Dean of the Faculty

Colorado Springs News Gazette Highlights STARRS Victory for Air Force Academy Soccer Players

Under Trump, Navy Leadership Refocuses on Winning Wars

SecWar Forms Task Force on Senior Service Colleges

Hegseth Calls for Assessment, Alignment of DOW Legal Functions, Operations

STARRS Releases a Case Study Document on the USAFA

Department of War Scorecard in President Trump’s Second Term

President Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika to Air Force Academy Board of Visitors

Soldier Returns to Service After Vaccine Mandate Discharge

STARRS Highlights Major Achievements in 2025 Year of Accomplishments Report

DEI May Be Gone in Name—Its Enforcers Still Hold the Levers of Power

USAFA BOV Chair Rep. Pfluger talks about service academies at Heritage Defense Panel

Virginia Republicans Send Letter to President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth Regarding State Interference in VMI Governance

Virginia Democrats Move to Require Teaching Jan. 6th as an “Insurrection”

In Defense of What? The Real Crisis at America’s War Colleges Isn’t Criticism—It’s Denial

Never Fly Alone | A Tribute to America’s Airmen

What STARRS Accomplished in 2024 Because of You

Listen to the People

Open Letter

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Many top colleges, including service academies, ‘training a cadre of political commissars’ through DEI certificate programs

Biologically female NCOs sue Air Force, say it’s ‘not possible’ for them ‘to serve as a woman’

USAFA Diversity and Equity Training Slides

‘We’ll Never Surrender’: Erika Kirk Gives Emotional, Fiery Address Following Husband’s Assassination

Pentagon suspends Army colonel for celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death

“Our military will take years to recover from this leadership-generated lack of trust”

‘Duty, Honor, Country’: Political Correctness At West Point Leaves Our Military Distracted From Its True Mission

Lowered standards and disregarded data have weakened the US military

How to Monitor Military Academy Admissions

Diversity, Equity And Inclusion or Shipmate…You Can’t Have Both!

Will the Military Academies Comply on Admissions?

Feds Look To Hire Up To 1,200 New DEI Bureaucrats Before Trump Takes Office

Congressmen Demand Answers From Coast Guard About DEI Trainings

Retired vice admiral speaks out for Coast Guard members in ongoing vaccine mandate lawsuit

Coastie Wants Back in, But the Coast Guard Continues to Force Preferred Pronouns Amid an Ongoing Recruiting and Retention Crisis

DHS Kills $58M Coast Guard Marketing Deal Over LGBTQ, DEI Ideology

The VMI Experience — Impending Disaster or Restoration

Conduct of USAFA AOG BOD Meetings; “Who is Terry Schwalier?”

Your MacArthur Society Fact-Finding Visit to West Point . . ...

All Engines Stop, Rudder Amidships: Our country is in extremis.

It is time to admit what the Marxist Left has done to black...

How To Deal With “Signalgate”—a Guide to the Perplexed

STARRS recognized for efforts to stop military vax mandate

How Woke Politics are Endangering the U.S. Military

Fired For Speaking Out

Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier speaks out against Cultural Marxism

Trump picks ousted Space Force officer and anti-woke activist for senior Air Force post

DEI in Military with Matt Lohmeier

Senate Confirms Matthew Lohmeier As Next Under Secretary Of The Air Force

Vets Battle Critical Race Theory Invasion of Military

Space Force Commander speaks out after being ‘relieved of duty’

Military academies stonewall demands for transparency of CRT curriculum

STARRS Urges Presidential, Secretary of War, and Congressional Review of Virginia Legislation Impacting the Virginia Military Institute

STARRS Releases Town Hall video: ‘The Threat of the Red-Green Axis’

STARRS Announces New Appointments to the Board of Directors and Advisory Board

STARRS Announces Presentation to Inform Citizens After Lawmakers Encourage Service Members to Refuse Orders

STARRS Selects New Chairman of the Board of Directors: Major General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret

STARRS Announces New Documentary on Matt Lohmeier ‘Call Sign Courage’

STARRS Board Vice Chairman, Maj. General Joe Arbuckle (Ret.), Appears on Truth & Liberty Show

Statement from STARRS on the Passing of Charlie Kirk