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Under Secretary Lohmeier addresses Life Cycle Industry Days; discusses tangible, intangible changes with acquisition transformation
(USAF) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier delivered a sobering assessment of the Air Force’s current...
DSA Co-Chair Says Platform Includes Abolishing Prisons, Supreme Court And Presidency
Believe them when they tell you who they really are. By Alexander Pease | The Daily Caller News Foundation The National Co...
Time for Covid prosecutions and nothing less
By Christine Dolan Harrowing and horrifying are the only words to describe my reaction to the latest released National...
From Ration Stamps to DoorDash: How Comfort and Socialism Are Disarming America
By Lt Col. Stephen D. Cook, US Army Special Forces ret In the winter of 1942, a family in Detroit huddled around a coal...
Army General May Have Violated Military Code With Contemptuous Op-Ed
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Brigadier General Kareem Montague’s public rebuke of Secretary Hegseth exposes...
The Leftist Laughable Hypocrisy
By Lt. Col. Allen West, USA ret Executive Director of the American Constitutional Rights Union STARRS Board of Advisors Yes...
STARRS Board of Advisors member Dan Clark writes new song about STARRS
Well-known motivational speaker Dan Clark, who was appointed by President Trump to be on the Air Force Academy Board of...
Academy Helicopter Parents
When you first went off to your service academy or the military, did your parents act like you were going off to...
Air Force and Space Force Core Values now up on ramp at USAFA
No word about the front of the ramp, where “Bring Me Men” used to be. (Click on photos to enlarge) Lotta words...
How Soviet and Chinese Intelligence Subverted Western Education — and What the Results Look Like
In our fight against radical, anti-American ideologies infiltrating our country and military, so many recognize the problem...
Trump promised redemption for troops who refused COVID shots. A year later, many are still waiting.
By Leah Rosenbaum | The War Horse and republished on Military Times When the COVID-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel...
STARRS Helps USAF Brig. General and USAFA Grad Get Reinstated
From Mike Rose, STARRS Executive Vice President and General Counsel, who has been providing legal assistance to...
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...
Army Intelligence Officer – “To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say about Jihad”
A military intelligence officer in the Army Reserves (also a lawyer) wrote in the midst of the Global War on Terror a thesis...
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...
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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
How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss
Five Years After the COVID-19 Shot Mandate Destroyed His Career, Former U.S. Space Force Officer Returns to Duty
Trump Calls Communism ‘Most Serious Threat’ Since Nation’s Founding
Undersecretary of the Air Force Lohmeier talks modernization in Alaska
God and Man at the Revolution
‘FIVE-ALARM FIRE’: Heritage Foundation’s New Culture Index Highlights Immense Challenges
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Platform Explicitly Aims to Destroy the Constitution
Military Depoliticization, Hegseth, and DEI
Military Reinstates Flu Vaccines Amid Texas Outbreak — but Won’t Say if Sick Recruits Were Vaccinated
The Agenda Behind The Military Vaccine Campaign – Col Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret)
STARRS Invites Public to Colorado Springs Premiere of Duty to Disobey Documentary and Live Panel Discussion on Tues, June 30
1999 West Point Grad Becomes New Commandant of Cadets
Restoration of America Foundation Launches ‘Restore the Military’ Podcast to Tackle the FY 2027 Defense Bill
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
STARRS Podcasts
Interview With Adam Coleman
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with author, columnist Adam Coleman on problems in society. Coleman is the author of Black Victim To...
A Conversation with USAF Brigadier General Christopher “Mookie” Walker
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with retired Air Force Brigadier General...
Lt General Rod Bishop: From USAFA to Leading Seven Commands
Meet STARRS Chairman of the Board Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, interviewed by STARRS & Stripes...
Tribute to the Leadership and Legacy of Warfighter General Robert F. Titus, “Earthquake”
What makes a military leader truly exceptional? Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, known as “Earthquake,”...
Shifts in Military Culture: Insights from Lt General Rod Bishop
Is the U.S. military compromising its unity and readiness for the sake of progressive ideologies? Join STARRS & Stripes...
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...
Interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
Dr. Ron Scott hosted an interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser on CD Media’s series, “The Intellectuals.” Dr. Jasser is a first...
Interview With Historian Jane Hampton Cook
STARRS’ VP Dr. Ron Scott interviews historian, author and STARRS Board of Advisors member, Jane Hampton Cook. Jane was...
Interview with LTC Darin Gaub (USA, Ret) Of Restore Liberty
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with LTC (USA, Ret) Darin Gaub, the executive director of Restore-Liberty.org.
Interview with Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
Interview with Author Rebecca Friedrichs on the Far Left Control of our Schools
Dr. Ron Scott, Col, USAF (Ret), STARRS Board of Directors Vice Chairman, interviews Rebecca Friedrichs, author of Standing...
How the Chinese Communists Target American Freedom
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes podcast, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with cybersecurity leader Casey Fleming...
Major General Joe Arbuckle on Meritocracy, Accountability and Military Reform
What does it take to rise from a private to a Major General in the U.S. Army? Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army ret, joins...
Mike Rose: Fighting for Justice and Integrity in the Military and Service Academies
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, prepare to engage with a riveting conversation on the intricate landscape of...
STARRS Town Hall | The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance: Fighting Back Against the Military Reforms of the President and SecDef
STARRS held its quarterly Town Hall meeting on 9 April 2025 with special guest speakers Sam Shoemate, a retired Army...
Freedom’s Last Stand: Understanding Marxist Strategies in America
Alexander Markovsky, a Soviet immigrant who grew up as the son of a high-ranking Communist Party member, brings his rare and...
Interview with Matthew Lohmeier
Air Force Academy graduate and former US Space Force Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his squadron command for...
Interview with Dr. John Hughes
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with West Point graduate Dr. John Hughes on ethical leadership. Open Letter To 61st Superintendent Of...
Journey to Chief: Rod McKinley on Military Service, Standards, Families and Leadership Values
STARRS & Stripes host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, interviews STARRS Board of Directors member Rodney McKinley, who served as...
STARRS Town Hall with Guest Speaker Rick Addante: DEI is NOT Dead at the Department of War
At a STARRS Town Hall held on 18 September 2025, Dr. Rick Adante, a former tenured professor, reveals how universities...
What it’s REALLY like living in a Communist country under Marxist ideology
A voice that lived through Marxism can strip away illusions in seconds. STARRS & Stripes host Commander Al Palmer, USN...
Exposing DEI: Understanding the Strategy Behind Institutional Indoctrination
A lot of important, eye-opening information in STARRS July Town Hall with guest speaker Dr. Stanley Ridgley, a former Army...
From Flying F-4s to Fighting DEI: A Veteran’s Journey to Restore Military Values
STARRS & Stripes podcast host Al Palmer and guest Ron Olds, two veteran F-4 Phantom pilots during the Vietnam War...
From USAFA to Air Force Leader: Discipline, Mentorship, and Duty with Colonel Ron Scott
STARRS & STRIPES Interviews: Meet STARRS President and CEO Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 — his...
Interview with Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, STARRS Chairman of the Board
A fighter pilot’s logbook tells one story; the culture that shaped the pilot tells the rest. STARRS & Stripes host CDR...
Interview with Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
“Intellectuals” podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with Dr. Jason D. Hill, PhD., DePaul University Philosophy Professor, one...
The Amazing Military Aviation Life of F-4 Wild Weasel Al Palmer
His Army Air Corps grandfather received his pilot license in 1906 from Orville Wright and knew aviation legends like Charles...
Are the Motivations to Serve Missing in Today’s Military? A Conversation with Three Leaders
STARRS & Stripes Host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, was joined by the presidents of three veterans organizations who are...
Interview with Scott McQuarrie and Larry Purdy: Raced-based admissions in military service academies
On this STARRS podcast, STARRS President Ron Scott speaks with lawyers Scott McQuarrie, USMA 1972, and Larry Purdy, USNA...
Left-Wing Brainwashing in the Military and Academia with Dr. Stanley Ridgley and Dr. Ron Scott
This important episode of STARRS & Stripes looks at the radical and dangerous left-wing ideological influences and...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Service Academy Complacency or Scandal?
By Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS President Tony Lentini’s recent article, “West Point Selectively...
Habits of Honor, Faith, and Patriotism – Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai
Last week Col. Doug “Stoli” Nickolai (USAF ret) gave his “Habits of Honor, Faith and Patriotism”...
USAFA Grad Congressman Pfluger Demands DOD Re-Affirm First Amendment After USAFA-SJSU Shirt Controversy
A revolutionary campaign that no longer hides its aims
New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies
Air Force base warns service members to avoid ‘patriot’ rally with speaker from pro-Trump group
Army / West Point
SecWar Hegseth Commencement Speech at West Point
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gave the commencement speech at West Point and railed against the radical Marxist ideology...
Army Secretary Orders Removal Of Biden Censorship Czar From West Point
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist On Wednesday, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ordered West Point to terminate the...
Navy / Naval Academy
Today’s Generals and Admirals: Children of a Lesser God
By Col. Gary Anderson, USMC ret It was 2012 when I first realized that our current group of four star military leaders are...
US Navy Admiral James R. Hogg, 1934-2025
STARRS was sadden to learn that one of our supporters, four-star Admiral James R. Hogg, USNA ’56 passed away on 2...
CG/Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard Reinstates 56 Members Who Were Dismissed for Refusing COVID Vaccines Under Biden Administration
The Problem Isn’t that DEI Brings Us Women, The Problem Is that It Brings Us the Wrong Women
Process to reinstate Coast Guard servicemembers discharged due to COVID-19 vaccination mandate announced
Coast Guard commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus
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Air Force Academy association to revisit honoring activist Charlie Kirk
Fox Host: “Why are we even having a discussion about allowing Marxism in the Military?”
The Whistleblower Files: The Marxist Conquest of Our Military
STARRS on Frontlines of Freedom Show
DOD to narrow definitions of bullying, hazing, shorten timelines for investigations
Should the Military Mandate Vaccines?
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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’