Deep State in the Pentagon waiting to undo everything Hegseth and Trump have accomplished

Senior Pentagon bureaucrat: “The way I look at it is… when the election changes… I want to stay and stick...

Senate approves incoming Air Force Academy superintendent

By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, USAFA ’95, is set to become the superintendent of...

US Navy Tried Censoring Commander Online After He Called Out Admirals

By Francis Kapper | The Daily Caller News Foundation The U.S. Navy reported an active duty commander’s account to X staff...

Pom Poms and No-Shows: The Failure of Military Academy Oversight

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Some Boards of Visitors are finally doing their jobs. Others are AWOL. America’s...

Chaplains Face Challenges with CRT, DEI, and Corruption in Veterans Affairs

By J.M. Phelps | The Gateway Pundit A former enlisted service member turned chaplain, recounts his tumultuous journey...

DEI Entrenchment: 7 Colleges Suggesting That ‘White Supremacy’ Persists in America

ROTC is the largest commissioning source for the US military, producing over 50% of all new active-duty officers each year...

Army Maj. Gen. James Bartholomees, USMA ’95, nominated to be next Superintendent of West Point

In the “Secretary of War General Officer Announcements” post on July 16, 2026, it included this: Army Maj. Gen...

In Massive Military Bill, Congress Considers Putting Anti-DEI Protections Into Law

By Cass Rutledge | The Federalist Just like the rest of the swamp, the Pentagon is woke. And now, there is legislation to...

Creating an Environment for Mistreatment – Larry Card

Statement made by Larry Card, USAFA ’93, to the July 20, 2026 USAFA Board of Visitors meeting: Transcript: “Good...

Improvements to the USAFA conduct/ honor/ disenrollment systems – Mike Rose

Remarks and recommendations submitted by Mike Rose, USAFA ’69 (STARRS Executive Vice President & General Counsel) to the...

Discipline: Balancing Commander Discretion within Institutional Standards and Norms – Ron Scott

Remarks and paper submitted by Col Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 (STARRS President & CEO) to the July 20, 2026...

USAFA Statutory Realignment – MajGen Bentley Rayburn

Remarks and position paper submitted by Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret, USAFA ’75 (STARRS Chairman of the...

USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – July 20, 2026, Video, Notes, Transcript

The USAFA Board of Visitors met on July 20, 2026, to review academy updates including new leadership introductions, AI...

‘Woke’ military academies targeted in new blueprint for sweeping warfighting overhaul

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News A conservative organization is calling for a sweeping overhaul of America’s service...

STARRS Board of Advisors member Shoshana Bryen passes away

Shoshana was an esteemed BOA member for STARRS. Our prayers are with her husband Steve (also a STARRS Board of Advisors) for...

The Red-Green Axis

US Army veteran Mansoor Laghari was the guest speaker at a recent STARRS Board of Advisors meeting. STARRS Board of Advisors...

What Radical Leftism Is

Excerpt from an important speech made by Secretary of State Rubio at a recent conference regarding left-wing terrorism:...

Pentagon to conduct C19 vax mandate after-action review report and panel

From the Department of War: As part of the Department of War’s continuous effort to rebuild trust with Service members...

Hearing Wrap Up: DEI is Discriminatory and Illegal

The Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing titled “Combating DEI in...

STARRS Board Member Bill Connor Honored with Induction into South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame

(Press Release) Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) proudly announces that Board Member...

Killing Woke At West Point

By LTC Edwin L. Kennedy, Jr, USA ret, USMA ’76 STARRS Ambassador “West Point is set apart. It’s special. It’s above...

Mass amounts of Soldiers being fat is a national security issue

By @InfantryDort, active duty Army Major The derangement against the currently serving administration is so profound that...

Commanders Call with Guest Speaker Congressman Keith Self, USMA 1975

The MacArthur Society’s July 9, 2026 Commander’s Call featured U.S. Representative Keith Self (USMA ’75)...

How the Gateway Pundit and the ‘Tireless Commitment’ of One Journalist Advocated for Service Members

J.M. Phelps: “A few weeks back, The Gateway Pundit requested that I write an article showcasing the outlet’s influence...

How America’s Military Academies Lost Their Way

From Restore the Military podcast: West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy...

A Big Win for Military Families on America’s 250th

By Open The Books Open the Books worked for three years to uncover the ideologically charged philosophies guiding the...

Organizations that measure themselves against a mission outperform organizations that measure themselves against a demographic target

By Jay Rogers The Pentagon is asking, out loud and in public this week, a question my own research already tested weeks ago...

Alumni upset Naval Academy didn’t celebrate 50th anniversary of female enrollment

Great line: “I never want to be known as a woman midshipman,” she said. “My identity is as a midshipman.” She spent her 20...

“I Believed”: The Psychology of Communism/Marxism

STARRS President Col Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, recommends the 1966 book, Dedication and Leadership by former Communist...

Taiwan military resumes ‘anti-communist’ classes for graduates, citing Chinese threat

Well look at that, good idea! Kids don’t get taught about the Cold War and the miserable reality of Communism in...

Former USD/P&R Cisnero, who pushed Covid vax, now pushing for mandatory flu vax

This is why those servicemembers who left because of the Covid vax mandate in the military are hesitant to come back. The...

Contemptuous Speech Versus Supporting the Chain of Command: a Parable for the Unknowing

By @CynicalPublius on X Retired US Army Colonel Recent days have seen the confluence of two news stories that stand on...

PROJECTION! General who politicized the military now warns the military is being politicized

Can’t make this up. STARRS began monitoring the politicizing of the military and service academies after seeing the...

The Truth About Women in Combat Units

On the Restore the Military podcast: In 2015, the Marine Corps completed the most comprehensive study ever conducted on...

It’s The Elections Stupid; The Apathy Will Destroy Us

Dan Schultz (USMA ’78), a STARRS Ambassador, was on L. Todd Wood’s (USAFA ’86) show, The SCIF, to talk...

Clean Sweep at West Point

by pyrene i am pyrene.  i am the head mouser cat in the united states military academy’s mess hall.  previous pyrenes wrote...

Singapore: Small Island, Strategic Giant

By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Singapore might seem like a strange subject for an article related...

When Conscience Conflicts With Commission

By Lt. General Mark Hertling, US Army ret, USMA ’75 Essay written in The Bulwark REPORTS SUGGEST MAJ. JASON WATSON...

2009 USAFA Grad/Air Force Major arrested on Capitol steps during protest calling for Trump impeachment

The shame, disgrace and dishonor of a USAFA grad and active duty USAF Major in uniform publicly turning against the...

West Point cadets talk America250 on national TV

Listen to these West Point cadets talk about America and service on the 250th anniversary of our country: Duty, Honor...

Gen. Frank McKenzie, ’79, returns to The Citadel as the 21st president

(Press Release) Gen. Frank McKenzie, USMC (Ret.), ’79, officially took over as the president of The Citadel on July 1, 2026...

Meeting of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors – July 20, 2026

The USAFA Board of Visitors will hold a virtual public meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 11 am to 1:15 pm Mountain Time...

Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors – July 20, 2026

(Federal Register) The USNA Board of Visitors will hold a public meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 9 am to 11 am ET at...

Hearing on Combating DEI in American Institutions

(House Press Release) Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill...

STARRS Panel Discussion: Duty to Disobey documentary

Following the one-day showing of the new documentary, Duty to Disobey, in Colorado Springs, CO, STARRS held a live panel...

How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss

By Lt Col Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS Connecticut State Leader Book lovers, how to you decide which book to...

Five Years After the COVID-19 Shot Mandate Destroyed His Career, Former U.S. Space Force Officer Returns to Duty

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit After almost five years of grappling with the consequences of his objection to the...

Trump Calls Communism ‘Most Serious Threat’ Since Nation’s Founding

Amazing! Trump has been reading our mail and stolen our message. 👍 There are parts in his speech that are found in our...

Undersecretary of the Air Force Lohmeier talks modernization in Alaska

(USAF Press Release) The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Matt Lohmeier, toured Joint Base Elmendorf...

God and Man at the Revolution

STARRS Chairman Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret, USAFA 75, highly recommends this new book and bought it for each...

‘FIVE-ALARM FIRE’: Heritage Foundation’s New Culture Index Highlights Immense Challenges

By Tyler O’Neil | The Daily Signal The Heritage Foundation released an index (pdf) to measure the indicators of...

The Democratic Socialists of America’s Platform Explicitly Aims to Destroy the Constitution

Americans need to pay attention to the Democratic Socialists of America actual platform–which is taking over the...

Military Depoliticization, Hegseth, and DEI

By @CynicalPublius, retired US Army Colonel As I read and hear the usual cavalcade of woke, retired Democrat generals and...

Military Reinstates Flu Vaccines Amid Texas Outbreak — but Won’t Say if Sick Recruits Were Vaccinated

CHD’s response to how artificial this summer influenza narrative and media spin is. Less than two months after Defense...

The Agenda Behind The Military Vaccine Campaign – Col Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret)

L. Todd Wood (USAFA ’86) sits down with Col. Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret) to discuss the underlying agenda behind the...

STARRS Invites Public to Colorado Springs Premiere of Duty to Disobey Documentary and Live Panel Discussion on Tues, June 30

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) is inviting military...

1999 West Point Grad Becomes New Commandant of Cadets

(WP Press Release) Brig. Gen. Joseph Katz assumed command as the 82nd Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy...

Restoration of America Foundation Launches ‘Restore the Military’ Podcast to Tackle the FY 2027 Defense Bill

(Press Release) As Congress begins debate on the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Restoration of America...

Routing out woke at the Pentagon

Meritocracy, Marxism, and the Military

The Battle Over Merit in America’s Military

Congress Has the Power to Codify Trump’s Military Reforms. Will They Use It?

Watch “Duty to Disobey” Documentary in theaters only on June 30; Join STARRS at Colorado showing

A Different Generation

USAFA Updates Core Values Ramp

Stop Pretending This is Normal

America’s Warriors Are Rising Again with Marine vet Chad Robichaux

Commanders Call: Casey Fleming, author of “The Red Tsunami: The Silent Storm Killing Your Freedom”

STARRS New Position Papers for Capitol Hill and Pentagon

Fauci Funded Wuhan Lab Research That Sparked COVID

Senate Republican pushes merit-based military promotions, targets Biden-era DEI policies

The Long Red Road from Marxism to Communism

They Were Forced Out Of The Military. Now What? With Guest Colonel Kevin Bouren

Communism at America 250

Movie Review: “Revolutionary America”

Civilian Judges Playing General: Activist Courts vs. Military Readiness

Counsel To Power: How Judge Advocates Turn Command Intent Into ‘Justice’

VA Eliminating DEI Programs, ‘Gender Ideology’ Services for LGBTQ+ Veterans

What STARRS Accomplished in 2024 Because of You

Listen to the People

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Four Air Force Academy Senior Cadets Told They Will Not Graduate Two Weeks Before Big Day!

Disciplined Delusion and the Lohmeier Hearing

Habits of Honor, Faith, and Patriotism – Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai

$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and ‘Degradation of Airman Skills’

Take Politics Out of the Military

USAFA and USMA end race consideration in admissions

Army Reserve ‘Taking Appropriate Action’ Against Captain Who Accused Trump Admin Of Erasing Trans People

Hegseth Was Right to Ban Race in Admissions At Military Service Academies, but Not for the Reasons You Might Think

Victor Davis Hanson discusses DEI at Military Academies

Capt. Brent Sadler named Commandant of the U.S. Merchant Marine

Help Academy Cadets Defend Themselves!

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets Still at Risk of Dismissal

Coast Guard Academy expels seven Cadets for refusing COVID vaccine

Coast Guard Academy Removes References to ‘Climate Change’ from Its Curriculum

U.S. Rep Greg Steube Secures U.S. Coast Guard Guarantee to Readmit Wrongfully Disenrolled, Unvaccinated Cadets

Open Letter to the US News Media

Never Fly Alone | A Tribute to America’s Airmen

Where Have All the Young Men Gone?

George Washington Knew the Enemy, Do We?

The Woke Military

The DOD Gambles On Climate Change

Update on DEI Situation at West Point and the Military

Interview with Space Force Lt. Colonel Matthew Lohmeier

Seeking Justice for Military Members Harmed by Unlawful Orders

Fired For Speaking Out

MacArthur Society on Dr. Steve Turley Show

Retired generals expose Biden’s ‘deliberate’ destruction of US military

Interview with STARRS President Ron Scott

STARRS Leadership Talks Service Academy Vax Mandates

Does West Point still reflect “Duty, Honor, Country?”

Interview with STARRS Retired Flag Officers on How to Save US Military from Marxism

Children’s Health Defense and STARRS Support National Release of Duty to Disobey Documentary

STARRS Calls For a Review Over Ideological Incident at U.S. Air Force Academy

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

STARRS Releases a Case Study Document on the USAFA

STARRS Highlights Major Achievements in 2025 Year of Accomplishments Report

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