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Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda and the Military
The Pentagon right to reassess women’s effectiveness in ground combat roles
By Michelle Thibeau, USMA ’14, served in Special Operations Command in Afghanistan and Amber Smith, Former Deputy...
Military intelligence officers warn: Minneapolis is an organized insurgency
By Eric Schwalm, Retired Green Beret (CW4), @Schwalm5132 As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations...
Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concerns
By Preston Mizell | Fox News Virginia Democrats in the state’s House of Delegates introduced a resolution on Tuesday that...
Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao says personnel discharged over vaccine mandate were ‘failed’
By Michael Sinkewicz | Fox News The Department of the Navy issued an apology letter Friday to former military personnel...
Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette The Air Force Academy does not provide consistent access to open hearings or...
Military Deep State and The Price of Speaking Out – With Brig Gen Chris Sage
On retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate’s new podcast, he interviews Brigadier General Chris Sage, a...
Standing in Honor Against Tyranny
Retired Army Major PAO Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Air Force Reserve Major Kim Bitter, a 20-year veteran flight nurse...
DOW: 365 Days of Peace Through Strength
The Department of War has made an impressive multimedia webpage of the significant activities and accomplishments of the...
Dept of War 2026 National Defense Strategy
The Department of War has released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (pdf) From the opening memo from SecWar Hegseth: For...
Why the US Army must focus on winning the first battle of the next war
By Secretary of the U.S. Army Daniel P. Driscoll Cold, calculating, and ruthless adversaries do not hesitate. Hot, searing...
How The Biden Admin Tried To Keep The VA Woke After It Left Town
By Virginia Kruta | The Daily Wire In the last year of the Biden administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs...
What STARRS Accomplished in 2025 Because of You
2025 was quite a year with a new Administration and Pentagon leadership that had the same aims as STARRS: eliminate the...
Grokipedia profiles STARRS Chairman Bentley Rayburn
STARRS received a email news alert that Elon Musk’s Grokipedia had made a page entry on our new STARRS Chairman, Maj...
Close Woke War Colleges?
CEO of gCaptain John Konrad posted on X, “How many times do I have to submit the request to close the Naval Woke...
MacArthur Society Commanders Call: The Classic Learning Test and West Point
The MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates held their monthly Commanders Call with guest speakers Jeremy Tate, the...
USMA Board of Visitors Meeting Feb 23, 2026 in Washington, DC
From the Federal Register: The USMA Board of Visitors will hold an in-person meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026 from 9 am...
STARRS Announces New Appointments to the Board of Directors and Advisory Board
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It was just yesterday…
By Commander Salamander | CDR Salamander Substack Over at WSJ, recent Midrats Podcast guest and former Congressman Mike...
The Democrats’ Coup 2.0 Agenda Demands Accountability
By Major Chase Spears, PhD, USA ret I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this president.” –...
Our Service Academies Are Infected With Marxism
L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86, sits down with retired US Army Major Chase Spears on Marxism in the service academies and the...
Air Force Blocks Retirement of Exemplary Officer and Discharges Her Over Lawful Objections to Vaccines
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An exemplary Air Force officer is losing her retirement after a Board of Inquiry abruptly...
Pagans in the Military Chapels
Chaplain, Major General Charles C. Baldwin, USAF ret, USAFA ’69 STARRS Board of Advisors “Pagan worship services are...
A Salute to Military Wives
By Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 Instead of Christmas cards, my good friend Dave Higgins and his wife Jane annually send 12...
Athletics Exception To Merit-Based Admissions Should Be Removed
By usmadata Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stipulated an athletics admissions exception for West Point and other Service...
Bad News and Good News for Taiwan
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Taiwan is the number one manufacturer of the most advanced computer...
Lester Gabriel interviewed on Voices of Freedom
STARRS Ambassador and Virginia State Leader Lester Gabriel, USAFA ’67, gave an interview about his military career in...
Should the Military Mandate Vaccines?
One question. Massive consequences. In this new Feds for Freedom episode, Stephanie Weidle sits down with retired Vice...
VMI targeted by Virginia’s new radical leftist government
Another example of how elections have consequences. Now that the radical leftists are in power in Virginia, one of their...
Paganism Must Be Rooted Out of the Military
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Pagan worship services are now taking place in Christian chapels on military bases...
Fired Professor Exposes DEI Fraud
Dr. Chase Spears, a retired Army Public Affairs Officer, welcomes Dr. Rick Addante (on STARRS Board of Advisors)—former NASA...
DoD Restoring America’s Fighting Force Task Force (RAFF-TF) – Initial Report to the Secretary of Defense
The March 1, 2025 DOD report on removing CRT/DEI ideology from the military has finally been released. This is the initial...
SecWar removes the oldest DEI program in the federal government—the 8(a) program
In more great news, on Friday Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on his X account about taking a...
Fighting resistance and undermining from inside the Pentagon
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors President Trump and SecWar Hegseth have issued an order to reinstate...
Pentagon vows to reform military newspaper Stars and Stripes, remove ‘woke distractions’
Finally! Next do Military.com By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News The Department of War announced Thursday it is reforming the...
TYPICAL: Mamdani appoints “avowed socialist” as Chief DEI Officer for New York City
We’re not out of this yet. New York City is serving as the canary in the mine to warn that America could descend back...
Chairman Pfluger Welcomes Senate Wingmen to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
(Press Release) Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) – a U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) graduate, former fighter pilot...
“Feminization Equals Wokeness”
Watch a 17-minute video of author and commentator Helen Andrews explaining how the feminization of our culture is a cause of...
How DEI Caused a Military Recruitment Crisis
By Mike Gallagher and Kevin Wallsten Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal In his recent viral essay, “The Lost Generation,”...
Make ‘Star Trek real’. Hegseth vows military AI without woke constraint
By Zac Anderson | USA Today War Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out a plan for advancing military artificial intelligence...
Sen. Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth Over Military Rank Demotion Due To Viral ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
By Andi Shae Napier | The Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Secretary...
Air Force Academy acting dean asks for refrain on absolute statements about Maduro’s capture
Why the Dean even needs to remind service academy professors not to make negative judgements on a recent US military...
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...
STARRS is now on Instagram and TikTok
In addition to our other existing social media accounts, STARRS is now creating and posting short-form videos on Instagram...
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Taps New Leadership for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy After Years of Neglect
(US Department of Transportation Press Release) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced Rear Admiral...
U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel restoration ensures long-term service to Cadet readiness
(USAFA) The Air Force is working closely with its primary contractor to accelerate restoration of the iconic Cadet Chapel...
The Constitutional Hypocrisy of the Left
By Lt. Col. Allen West, USA ret Former Congressman Greetings everyone, and Happy New Year. Welcome to a new year for our...
I’m Done Lamenting; You Should Be Too. Make 2026 a Year of Reforming Over Mourning
By Major Chase Spears, PhD, USA ret It is that time again, the beginning of a new year. Some will mark it with a list of...
America’s Military Is Back
By Senator Jim Banks As we close out 2025, the Trump Administration has racked up many big wins. But none are as significant...
DEI Resurfaces in the Marine Corps
By Col. Gary Anderson, USMC ret About this time last year The Commandant of the Marine Corps fervently declared that the...
The Snatch and Grab of Maduro Was Not ‘Illegal’
By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired The world woke up Saturday morning January 3, 2026, to the news that...
The Mission to Extradict Nicholas Maduro
By Col. Bill Conner, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors On January 3, 2026, the U.S...
Next USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting to be held in Washington, DC on Feb 5, 2026
(Federal Register) The USAFA Board of Visitors will be meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 5...
MOH Drew Dix Inspires JROTC Students
STARRS Board of Advisors member Drew Dix, a Medal of Honor Recipient, recently gave a talk to JROTC students from Kentucky...
DOD launches review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat roles
By Tanya Noury | Military Times The Pentagon has launched a formal review of the “effectiveness” of women in ground-combat...
Air Force is “Hellbent” on Ending the Career of a Brigadier General Over His Opposition to the COVID-19 Mandate
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit In Air Force Brigadier General Christopher Sage’s case, he was left in command. No action...
Bookmark this for your grandchildren
Kids don’t learn in school about the Cold War and how miserable it was for people in Communist countries to live under...
The Left’s Radical Ideas on Property
By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman Emeritus NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Tenant Director, Cea...
“Would you kill for it?”
Marxist Revolution Language
GAO Report: Clarifying Guidance Would Enhance Effectiveness of Honor and Conduct Systems
Pete Hegseth Takes Action Against Sen. Mark Kelly, Who Egged On Military To Defy Trump In Viral Video
DEI hollowed out a generation — and sapped America’s promise
Black Republican calls for total, permanent abolition of DEI: ‘I want to earn every opportunity on merit’
Director of National Intelligence Speech
Unmasking the Wolf: Decoding Partisanship in Feaver’s Civil-Military Norms
Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’
FY25 Sees Best Recruiting Numbers in 15 Years
Reinstated former battalion commander takes up mission to help others separated over vaccine mandates
Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier ’06 shares his vision for strengthening the Air Force and Space Force
Good Navy News: Part II
Congress’ National Defense Plan Misses the Mark. Trump Shouldn’t Sign It
Commander Salamander Reviews “The Lost Generation” Article
War Department Moves to ‘Make Chaplain Corps Great Again’
NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
Congress strips merit from the military and shackles the president in one bill
Mark Kelly Faces Escalated Review of Alleged Misconduct From Pentagon
Rhetoric Is Unfairly Harming the Reputation of Our Military
STARRS Podcasts
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 Adam Coleman
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with author, columnist Adam Coleman on problems in society. Coleman is the author of Black Victim To...
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...
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...
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...
The Hoax of Critical Race Theory: Interview with Dr. Wilfred Reilly
STARRS Ron Scott talks with Dr. Wilfred Reilly about the hoax of Critical Race Theory. See his books: BOOK REVIEW: Hate...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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 Kendall Qualls
Intellectuals Host Ron Scott talks with Kendall Qualls about the problems facing the republic. “We will be victorious...
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...
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...
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...
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 Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
“Intellectuals” podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with Dr. Jason D. Hill, PhD., DePaul University Philosophy Professor, one...
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...
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...
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...
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. Carol Swain
Dr. Ron Scott interviews Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain is a former tenured professor of political science at both Princeton...
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 Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Lt Gen Rod Bishop on Charlie Kirk Assassination, DEI in Military & Vaccine Mandate Fallout
Join Wayne Laugesen on Wayne’s Word Podcast for an explosive interview with retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop Jr.—a 34-year...
New Book–“Earthquake”: Brig. Gen. Robert Titus, Fighter Pilot
Bill Scott, former Bureau Chief for Aviation Week, has written a new book about Air Force fighter pilot Brigadier General...
Army / West Point
Army Sued After Stonewalling Release Of Records On Training Slides Calling Pro-Life Orgs ‘Terrorist Groups’
By Wallace White | Daily Caller News Foundation A national security watchdog sued the Army Friday to force them to hand...
Student Group Files Emergency Petition With Supreme Court Over West Point Race-Based Admissions
By Kate Anderson | The Daily Caller News Foundation Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed an emergency petition with...
Navy / Naval Academy
Biden’s Elevation of Woke Admiral to Top NATO Post Among Blocked Promotions
For a top position at NATO, President Joe Biden’s pick is an admiral who has been outspoken about increased opportunities...
Banks Opening Statement at Military Service Academies Hearings
(Press Release) U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the...
Justice Department Addresses Racial Discrimination in Lawsuit Challenging Race-Based Admissions at United States Naval Academy
Lawyers offer closing arguments in trial over whether Naval Academy can consider race in admissions
This woke Pentagon video delivers a dangerous message
Conservatives Wonder Who Navy Is Trying to Recruit With Petty Officer Drag Queen ’Stunt’
CG/Coast Guard Academy
The Problem Isn’t that DEI Brings Us Women, The Problem Is that It Brings Us the Wrong Women
SFFA v. Harvard: Should our nation’s service academies be exempt from this landmark ruling?
Racial Preferences At Our Service Academies Are Not Essential To National Security
Fight Against Medical Tyranny – USCGA Cadet Sophia Galdamez
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Brig. General Walker on PBS News Hour: DEI in the Military
STARRS President on Reclaim San Diego Radio Show
Chris Walker on Prioritizing National Defense & Rebuilding Military Strength
The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of CinC and SECDEF, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military
Ron Scott on America’s Frontlines
Woke Warfare: A Documentary Exposing DEI’s Dangerous Grip On The U.S. Military
Former Space Force commander Matthew Lohmeier sounds alarm on the ‘very dangerous’ impact of DEI policy
Inside a Pentagon’s DEI Office
Former Space Force Officer Says ‘Separate Chain Of Command’ Enforces ‘Divisive Ideology’ In Military Academy
Top military leaders to blame for woke culture destroying armed forces
STARRS Press Releases (click here for all)
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
Former STARRS Leader Matt Lohmeier Voted By Senate As Under Secretary of Air Force
STARRS Announces Release of Letter to POTUS