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Matt Lohmeier Documentary Now on Amazon Prime, Apple TV
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Harmful Ideologies: USAF Doc Reassured Colleagues They Can’t Be Sued-Sex Changes on Minor
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Conservatives Must Reclaim American Education Now
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Reflecting On Those Who Gave The Last Full Measure
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The DEI Business Case Is Falling Apart
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God, Duty and the Return of Moral Clarity at West Point
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Pete Hegseth tears into DEI, ‘woke military’ in fiery West Point graduation speech
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The Art of War, Not the Deal
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Unmasked: Vaccine Safety Signals
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How the Digital Switchboard Turns Conformity into Evil
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SERE, the USAF, and the Iran Rescue
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SecWar Hegseth Commencement Speech at West Point
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SECNAV signs USNA son’s commission on graduation day
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Summaries of Political Candidates Views on DEI, Vax, Immigration
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STARRS “Candidates Survey” on DEI, Vax and more
STARRS sent a survey to political candidates running for office across America asking for their positions on DEI, the Covid...
Why Is My Alma Mater USAFA Allowing Professors Who Undermine The Commander-In-Chief?
By L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 Dr. Ryan Burke is a Professor of Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) at the U.S. Air...
What It Really Means to Be a Man
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A Plea from a Former Green Beret: Wake Up, America
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VMI Grad: What hills do we press upon now?
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To the VMI Family: VMI’s Single Sanction Honor System – Not Ordinary
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Where Eagles Dare
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Deal Team Six: Finally, the Pentagon Makes Defense Contractors an Offer They Can’t Refuse
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Air Force updates religious accommodation process, eliminates Religious Resolution Teams
(USAF) The Department of the Air Force released a guidance memorandum updating DAFI 52-201, Religious Freedom in the...
Children’s Health Defense and STARRS Support National Release of Duty to Disobey Documentary
Children’s Health Defense and STARRS are supporting the national release of Duty to Disobey, a documentary examining...
Secretary Hegseth Announces Department-Wide Review of the Military Legal System
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CIA Whistleblower Accuses Anthony Fauci of Covid Cover-Up at Bombshell Hearing
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‘Duty, Honor, Country’: The Class of 2026 and MacArthur’s enduring mandate
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How the Soviet Union, Russia, and China Have Systematically Subverted the United States — And What the Results Look Like
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BOB WOODSON: Wake up, black America. Excellence is our inheritance
STARRS encouraged the Air Force Academy to have Robert Woodson as one the speakers at their National Character and...
Rebuttal by Mike Rose to Legal Opinion by Skip Morgan
Ladies and Gentlemen, Attorney Skip Morgan posted on the USAFA AOG Basecamp site his memorandum below and in the attachment...
Mike Rose Statement to USAFA AOG: Amending AOG Bylaw
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Kim Monson Radio Show interview with MGen Joe Arbuckle
STARRS Board of Directors member Major General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret, was interviewed today on the Kim Monson Radio Show...
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman on New Memos: “Establishment of the Dept of War C19 Reinstatement & Reconciliation Task Force” and “Reinstating Service Members Unjustly Discharged Under the C19 Vax Mandate”
(Pentagon) The Department of War continues to take decisive action in support of the many Service members adversely impacted...
USAFA ’80 Female Grad Responds To ‘Affinity Group’ Incident In Letter To AOG
From Armed Forces Press: The email below was sent to AOG CEO Mark Hille by AFA ’80 graduate Tanya Regan for publication in...
Air Force Doc Appeared To Reassure Medical Staff They Couldn’t Be Sued For Sex Changes On Minors
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America at 250: Common Sense 2026
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They are burrowing in plain sight
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About USAFA Admissions
STARRS recently received information from people regarding Admissions at the Air Force Academy. The first were parents...
Top Research University with $2.8B Dept. of War Contracts Skirts Civil Rights Laws, Pushes DEI
By Jonathan Butcher | The Daily Signal Carnegie Mellon University is skirting civil rights laws, making the university ripe...
Active Duty Military and Social Media
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“Diversity” Is Our Weakness, to the tune of $94B per year
By John Hinderaker | Powerline Blog The shibboleth that “diversity is our strength” is one of the worst canards of our time...
Proof you can’t always trust what’s on social media
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The Fifth Column: A Primer
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The Secret Sauce of the Revival of the War Department: Merit Reigns
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The Coming American: USAFA AOG BOD Membership Moment
US NAVY: Restoration of Honor and Careers for Individuals Unjustly Discharged Due to Covid-19 Vaccine Refusal
Politicalizing incident against SecWar Hegseth at a USAFA women grads event on the USAFA campus
STARRS Calls For a Review Over Ideological Incident at U.S. Air Force Academy
Air Force Academy Female Insubordination Threatens Secretary Of War During Global Conflict
The Inside Job at VMI
Virginia House Speaker Faces Questions Over Alleged VMI Board Pressure and Budget Threats
Pentagon Update on C19 Vax Remedies
Pentagon highlights more examples of C19 vax reinstatements
The Club, The Purge, And The Collapse Of Accountability Inside The U.S. Military
Application Denied: Another Dive into the Failures of Military Bureaucracy and COVID-19 Mandate Relief
STARRS Podcasts
Interview with Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
What it’s REALLY like living in a Communist country under Marxist ideology
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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...
Military Members Fighting Vaccine Mandate
Intellectuals podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with military members John Bowes, Rob Green, and Dana Lyon about their fight...
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...
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,”...
Interview With Elaine Donnelly, Center For Military Readiness
STARRS Vice President and Board of Directors Vice-Chair, Dr. Ron Scott interviewed Elaine Donnelly, from the Center for...
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...
Upholding the Warrior Ethos in the Military: Interview with MOH Recipient Drew Dix
STARRS & Stripes host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret interviews retired Army Special Forces Major Drew Dix, Medal of Honor...
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...
Woke Policies are Destroying the Military from the Inside Out
STARRS recently held a Joint Town Hall with the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates and the Calvert Task Group. The...
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 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...
DEI’s Impact on Military Unity, Readiness and Historical Lessons for Today
Are our military forces less prepared today than they were after World War II? Join us as Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, and...
The Seditious Six: Military Orders, Outrage and the Law
NEW STARRS PODCAST: Hot takes made it sound groundbreaking: elected officials urged service members to “disobey unlawful...
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...
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 retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck
STARRS President, Dr Ron Scott interviews retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck (STARRS VP Digital Media, USAFA...
The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way – Judge Bruce Tucker Smith
On this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Al Palmer talks with Judge Bruce Tucker Smith, a 21-year veteran JAG officer...
Cognitive Diversity and Constitutional Values in Today’s Military: A Conversation with Navy Veterans from the Calvert Task Group
STARRS & Stripes host Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, leads a thought-provoking discussion that challenges current...
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...
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...
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...
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...
STARRS Town Hall: “The Threat of the Red-Green Axis” with speaker John Guandolo
In this powerful and eye-opening STARRS Town Hall, guest speaker John Guandolo (USNA ’89 grad, former Marine officer...
Interview with Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
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Preserving Military Excellence through Leadership and Unity with Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of the Calvert Task Group
Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR Al Palmer, US Navy ret, for an inspiring conversation with leaders of the...
Interview with Kendall Qualls
Intellectuals Host Ron Scott talks with Kendall Qualls about the problems facing the republic. “We will be victorious...
US NAVY IN EXTREMIS! Facing China’s Growing Maritime Threat with Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret.
America faces a maritime crisis that few citizens recognize but that threatens our national security at its core. In this...
Reviving Warfighter Culture by Removing Divisive DEI – With Brig. General Chris Petty, USA ret
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, interviews STARRS Board of Directors member retired...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Can the US Air Force Academy Survive?
Doug Goodman, USAFA ‘72 Scott Sturman, USAFA ‘72 “We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does”...
A Man In Uniform
The below blog post, brought to our attention by a recently retired USAF Brigadier General, brings up an important point...
Media Attack Sen. Eric Schmitt For Fighting DEI Racism In The Military
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Army / West Point
2024 Thayer Award: What was the AOG Thinking?
By Richard Kline, USMA 1967 The woke forces in government are deeply entrenched. There are more of them than can be...
Now West Point is Graduating Beauty Queens
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Navy / Naval Academy
Hung Cao Confirmed as Navy Under Secretary
By Mallory Shelbourne | USNI News The Senate on Wednesday confirmed retired special operations veteran Hung Cao to serve as...
Jim Banks: The Navy Should Apologize for Propping Up Ibram X. Kendi, Whose Antiracist Research Center Is Under Investigation
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