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?”

(STARRS) Marxism is really a religion, and its followers are not atheists but are true believers in their god, the utopian...

Marxist Revolution Language

By Maj. General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret STARRS Vice Chairman In Mamdani’s speech he clearly used communist revolution words...

GAO Report: Clarifying Guidance Would Enhance Effectiveness of Honor and Conduct Systems

(Government Accountability Office) U.S. service academy graduates are expected to lead as military officers. The academies...

Pete Hegseth Takes Action Against Sen. Mark Kelly, Who Egged On Military To Defy Trump In Viral Video

By Andi Shae Napier | The Daily Caller News Foundation Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday began taking steps to demote...

DEI hollowed out a generation — and sapped America’s promise

By Glenn H. Reynolds | New York Post The wholesale adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion ideology in almost all our...

Black Republican calls for total, permanent abolition of DEI: ‘I want to earn every opportunity on merit’

By Alex Nitzberg | Fox News Congressman Wesley Hunt of Texas (West Point 2004 grad) is calling for the complete and...

Director of National Intelligence Speech

On December 20, 2025, Director of National Intelligence and Army officer Tulsi Gabbard addressed Turning Point USA’s...

Unmasking the Wolf: Decoding Partisanship in Feaver’s Civil-Military Norms

By George Agese, Retired Army Officer The most dangerous wolves are those that wear the fleece of impartiality, for they...

Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’

By Victor Davis Hanson | The Daily Signal (published 2 weeks before Venezuela) Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The...

FY25 Sees Best Recruiting Numbers in 15 Years

What a difference a year makes! And STARRS no longer has to update its document recording comments showing CRT/DEI agenda...

Reinstated former battalion commander takes up mission to help others separated over vaccine mandates

By Lt. Col. Orlandon Howard | US Army Lt. Col. Christopher Berge was a highly regarded battalion commander when the 2021...

Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier ’06 shares his vision for strengthening the Air Force and Space Force

By Bryan Grossman US Air Force Academy Association of Graduates Checkpoints Magazine On July 24, the U.S. Senate confirmed...

Good Navy News: Part II

By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors (The first of this two-part series is here.) Joint INDOPACOM...

Congress’ National Defense Plan Misses the Mark. Trump Shouldn’t Sign It

By Doug Truax, USMA’ 92 | Restoration News Congressional Republicans spent the past year vowing to voters that they...

Commander Salamander Reviews “The Lost Generation” Article

By CDR Salamander, US Navy veteran | Substack The above graphic remains one of the most descriptive graphics of our...

War Department Moves to ‘Make Chaplain Corps Great Again’

By S.A. McCarthy | The Washington Stand Just one week before America celebrates the birth of Christ, War Secretary Pete...

NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge

By Hope Hodge Seck | Military Times Days after Pete Hegseth was installed as the Pentagon’s top civilian, some all-volunteer...

Congress strips merit from the military and shackles the president in one bill

By Will Thibeau, veteran Army Ranger, and Lukas Wagner The National Defense Authorization Act restores DEI loopholes...

Mark Kelly Faces Escalated Review of Alleged Misconduct From Pentagon

By George Caldwell | The Daily Signal The Pentagon is plowing ahead in its investigation of Arizona Democrat Sen. Mark...

Rhetoric Is Unfairly Harming the Reputation of Our Military

By Col. William Connor, USA ret, The Citadel, ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors On Dec. 4, the 2025 Reagan National...

The Dangers of Undermining U.S. Civil–Military Relations

By Col. Mackubin Owens, USMC (ret) A fundamental element of U.S. civil–military relations is the principle of civilian...

The deeper effects of the miserable DEI ideology agenda

Everyone is commenting with their thoughts on the viral article, “The Lost Generation“. This tweet goes deeper...

Brutal Essay Perfectly Describes DEI’s Not-So-Secret Victims

By now you’ve probably heard or read the article, “The Lost Generation,” that has gone completely viral...

One Man’s Fight for the Many

By Justin Chartrey | Crosspolitic News ​From a stage in Quantico, Virginia at the end of September, Secretary of War, Pete...

An Open Letter to President Trump

By Jessica Sage, Air Force veteran, USAFA grad Wife of USAF Brig. General Christopher Sage Dear President Trump, You are a...

Air Force One-Star General Officer’s Fight Against Autopen, Bureaucracy, and Injustice

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Do President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth recognize the bureaucratic...

Biggest Military Funding Bill Still Allows Promoting Soldiers By Race And Sex

By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired Five months ago, in these pages I expressed concern that Congress was...

War Department Reevaluates Discharge Characterizations for COVID Vaccine Refusal

By C. Todd Lopez | DOW / Pentagon News For service members involuntarily discharged solely for refusing to take the COVID-19...

Statement on the Restoring Honor to Service Members Separated Under the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Mandate Memorandum

(DOW Press Release) The Secretary of War recently directed the military departments to proactively review personnel records...

Purges, Collapse Inside CIA, and the Path to National Recovery

By Lt. General Michael Flynn, USA ret Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency The aftermath of January 6th must be...

US Military Academies Must Sever Ties With Activist Accrediting Agency

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News As President Donald Trump works to rebuild a merit-driven, combat-ready military, the...

Leadership by Example Has Broken Down at VMI—and the Corps Shows It

By George Mayforth, VMI ’82 My recent visit to the Institute during Parents Weekend—an occasion traditionally marked...

Partisan Disparity Of Investigations – A Way Ahead To Speed Conclusion Of Investigation Of General (retired) Milley’s Conduct

By George Agese, Retired Army Officer The credibility of the United States military depends not only on its ability to...

Current State of the US Air Force Academy by Three Cadets

By Three Members of USAFA Class of 2026 Introduction The current state of the United States Air Force Academy is far from...

GOP’s 2026 NDAA Doesn’t Go Far Enough for America First Principles

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Republicans fail to solidify Trump’s important military reforms through...

Our Flag, Education in America, and a School Newspaper

By Lt. Colonel Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS Ambassador, Connecticut State Leader How do lectiophiles select...

How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president

The continuing saga…. By Kate McGee and Nicholas Gutteridge | The Texas Tribune At first glance, Mark Welsh III’s...

USAFA NCLS 2026 Theme – Courage to Lead in the Profession of Arms

USAFA just released its 2026 National Character & Leadership Symposium (NCLS) theme, what do you see, what do you think...

Mothers of MEN

This article highlights a concerning trend that affects the military: men ‘dropping out’. By Geoffrey Ingersoll...

Federal appeals court lets Pentagon reinstate transgender service ban, says judge overstepped military leaders

By Jasmine Baehr, David Spunt, Bill Mears | Fox News A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Pentagon to...

Partying in uniform: Former Naval Academy commandant’s carousing raises conduct questions

By Benjamin Rothstein | The Baltimore Sun Gilbert Clark, the former commandant of the Naval Academy dismissed from his post...

FY26 NDAA: Rebuilding American Power Through President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda

(Mike Johnson Press Release) This week, House Republicans are advancing the FY26 NDAA — the centerpiece of President Trump’s...

USECAF Lohmeier Joins Special Warfare Trainees for Morning Ruck

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FY ’26 NDAA Conference Bill

Mike Rose’s Statement at USAFA BOV Meeting

Update on how the US Air Force Academy is getting rid of CRT/DEI ideology

USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – 8 DEC 2025

Seditious Conspiracy on Capitol Hill

Florida Tech, DEI and Rick Addante’s Fight

Navy Public Affairs Officer Speaks Out

DEI: Rooted in America and the Military by Cultural Marxism

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The War on Pete Hegseth

Communism. Is It Here? You Tell Me.

The Trust Divide: The Hidden Factor Behind Every American Conflict Today

The Seditious Six: Military Orders, Outrage and the Law

A New Era Of Accountability: Hegseth’s Vision Takes Hold At The Naval Academy

An Interview With Under Secretary Of The Navy Hung Cao

Hegseth Considers Breaking with Woke Scouts after Longtime Pentagon Partnership

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visits Columbus AFB

Air Force Academy tightens rules on conferences, public appearances for faculty

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Air Force major ‘vindicated’ after years of discrimination, retaliation over religious objection to flu shot

The Military Is Collapsing Under The Weight Of Its Own Wokeness

USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – 23 Oct 2024

Judicial Watch Sues Department of Defense for Records on U.S. Air Force Academy’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plans

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

There Are No Race Theorists in Foxholes

Critical race theory is a threat to our national security

Driscoll goes scorched earth on Army buying inertia

Even after mandate lifted, unvaccinated sailors claim they’re being punished for their religious beliefs

“Constructivism and Feminism” Course at Naval War College

U.S. Navy commander now investigated for exposing ‘unconstitutional and illegal actions by military leadership’ during COVID-shot mandates

Sailor prancing on war ship, embarrassing the Navy

Seven USCGA Cadets Discharged!

Using vaccines as a political weapon, U.S. military leaders have wrecked the force’s combat readiness and morale

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

Ongoing “Ideological Purge” Criticized in Open Letter from Retired USCG 3-Star

New Study Details ‘Vast DEI Bureaucracy’ in Pentagon, Service...

Open Letter on the Air Force Academy’s Cultural Change

USAFA Grad: Disillusioned with the Direction of the Academy

The Status of the Navy: Part III

DEI Defiance at the War Department?

Does the Navy’s New Emphasis on ‘Diversity’ Put the Nation At...

STARRS MG Arbuckle interviewed on Kim Monson Show

Brig. General Walker on PBS News Hour: DEI in the Military

Military organizations’ urgent call for pardons or amnesty ignored

The DEI Agenda: We’re being deceived as a nation

Gen. Flynn Exposes the Russian Collusion Hoax: The Deep State Secrets

Air Force Academy’s ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ Training Angers Conservatives

Marxist Indoctrination and Infiltration at West Point

Jerry Boykin and Joseph Arbuckle Discuss the Impending NDAA

Anthrax and COVID shot mandates continue to harm ‘thousands’ of military vets

Matt Lohmeier Uncovers How DEI Is Undermining the U.S. Military

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

STARRS Announces 2025 Mission Objectives