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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...

STARRS and Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

The Commander-in-Chief, President Trump, gave remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast (see video below) and said some of...

Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda and the Military

SecWar: Fixing the military’s Professional Military Education system

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is cancelling Department of War attendance at woke universities pushing leftist ideologies and...

Department of the Air Force leaders emphasize warfighting readiness at AFA Warfare Symposium

(US Air Force) Senior Department of the Air Force leaders emphasized that warfighting readiness, modernization and...

Supreme Court Refuses to Take COVID-19 Shot Mandate Cases Affecting U.S. Service Members

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for Poffenbarger v. Meink and Doster v...

West Point cadet booted from Army after using AI to create nude image of woman

He forgot the “Honor” part… By Eve Sampson | Army Times A West Point cadet used artificial intelligence to...

What VMI Contributes to the U.S. Officer Corps

By Jonathan K. Corrad, VMI 2005 As Virginia lawmakers debate proposed changes affecting the Virginia Military...

Hegseth Says Scouting America Support to Continue Upon Org’s Commitment to Drop DEI

(Pentagon News) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced that the War Department will conditionally continue to provide...

Cultural Change in the Air Force

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier, at the Air & Space Forces Symposium: “Getting the right leaders in...

Womack Elected to Ninth Term as Chairman of West Point Board of Visitors

The MacArthur Society had eight people attend the USMA BOV meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026 in Washington, DC...

Supreme Court declines COVID vaccine mandate cases

By Patricia Kime | Military Times The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases filed on behalf of Air Force...

Coast Guard Reinstates 56 Members Who Were Dismissed for Refusing COVID Vaccines Under Biden Administration

(DHS Press Release) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that 56 members of the United States Coast...

DHS Kills $58M Coast Guard Marketing Deal Over LGBTQ, DEI Ideology

By Hailey Gomez | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Department of Homeland Security rejected a nearly $58 million...

Bills to reshape VMI board and create review task force spark alumni, lawmaker backlash

By Jaida Simone | ABC WSET-13 News A growing debate over proposed legislation affecting the Virginia Military Institute is...

How Trump Can Rescue Military Families Trapped In Woke DOD Schools

By Amber Todoroff | The Federalist One of the few silver linings of the pandemic era was a parental awakening as they got...

Long March of Cultural Marxism in America

James Atticus Bowden, a 1972 West Point graduate, gave a presentation on the “Long March of Cultural Marxism in...

Making The Merchant Marine Great Again

By Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation For decades, America’s maritime industry has been adrift. As China’s capabilities...

Hegseth criticizes godless left and divisive DEI

By Ellen Mitchell | The Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the “godless” left and foreign ideologies while...

Accreditation for Service Academies – Brig. General Mick Zais, PhD, USA ret

The MacArthur Society held a Commanders Call with guest speaker Brig. General Mick Zais, PhD, US Army retired, USMA...

Ft. Bragg elementary school teacher identifies as a “transgender wolf”

Stunning case out of Bragg, via a post on X: “A group of military families at Fort Bragg is expressing deep concern...

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Chairman Pfluger Unveils USAFA Board of Visitors Report Recommending Restoring Cadet Strength and Modernizing the Academy

(Press Release) As first reported in the Air and Space Forces Magazine, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the...

STARRS Urges Presidential, Secretary of War, and Congressional Review of Virginia Legislation Impacting the Virginia Military Institute

Richmond, Virginia – Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) has formally called upon...

STARRS Open Letter to POTUS re the Virginia Military Institute

STARRS leaders wrote a letter to President Trump regarding the Virginia Military Institute. Read the letter with...

USecAF Lohmeier visits Kadena AB to conclude Indo-Pacific tour

(USAF) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visited Kadena Air Base, Feb. 4, concluding his tour of Pacific Air...

The United States, the Philippines, and the Defense of Taiwan

By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The U.S. has enduring ties to the Philippines. The Philippines were...

The Battle for VMI

By Joseph Murray, VMI 2021 Last month, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of...

Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags

By Alex Miller | Fox News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making a push to have the Pride flag considered...

“I’ve waited my whole life for a speech like this.”

Received from Major Bob ‘Von’ Liebman, USAF, Ret.: Gents – SECSTATE Rubio’s recent speech to the...

Pentagon’s Secret Teacher Training Reveals Defiance of White House Directives, Contractors as Backdoor to DEI

By Open the Books | Substack Open the Books has obtained teacher training materials used by the Pentagon’s k-12 school...

Making the War Colleges Great Again

By ‘Cynical Publius’ (@CynicalPublius on X) Retired US Army Colonel As President Donald Trump and Secretary of...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Doubles Down on Purging DEI From Our Skies, Calls on Airlines to Affirm Pilot Hiring Is Merit Based

(DOT Press Release) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...

Military academies now accept Classical Learning Test as alternative to ‘woke’ AP exams

By Micaiah Bilger | The College Fix More university admissions offices are now accepting an alternative to the SAT and ACT...

Grand Jury Refuses To Indict ‘Seditious Six’ Democrats Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

By Ashley Brasfield | The Daily Caller News Foundation A D.C. grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a...

The Day the Fighting Cocks Died: How West Point Traded the Warrior Ethos for Political Safety

By Lt. Col. David T. Cloft, USA ret, USMA ’97 | AFNN There was a time when a group of young men at the United States...

Strengthening America’s Military with Amber Smith

By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret, STARRS Board of Advisors interviews Amber Smith, STARRS Board of Advisors The US military has...

The American Left Is a Cult. I Have Receipts.

By Mike Bski, USA ret 23-year Army Combat Medic How a Science Teacher, Combat Medic, and Father of Four Accidentally...

House Passes Bill to Study VMI’s Academics, Military Training, and Diversity Efforts

By Abbie Coleman | News 10 House Bill 1377, sponsored by Delegate Dan Helmer (D–10), cleared the House with a 71–24 vote...

It’s Time to Purge the Poison from All Professional Military Education

By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors America’s military is the greatest fighting force in history because...

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...

Cultural War Briefing: STARRS Presentation of “American Creed Threatened by Radical Indoctrination”

STARRS leaders Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army retired, and Colonel Ron Scott, PhD, US Air Force retired, give an...

‘Good Riddance’: War Dept. Cuts Ties with Ivy League ‘Wokesters’

By S.A. McCarthy | Washington Stand The U.S. military is cutting ties with one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious...

Only Hegseth can save storied Virginia Military Institute from woke state lawmakers

By David Marcus | Fox News Opinion The last time that Virginia Military Institute was nearly destroyed was when Union troops...

Chief of Naval Operations Unveils “Fighting Instructions” at U.S. Naval War College

(US NAVY) The Navy’s 34th Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, today released the United States Navy Fighting...

Chairman Pfluger Hosts Secretary of the Air Force at USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting in DC

(Press Release) United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of Visitors (BOV) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) convened the...

Leadership Lesson for the Day (How to Defeat your Enemy or Countering Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals)

By Lt. General Michael Flynn, USA ret Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency In my time studying our enemies, there...

The Left’s Attack On VMI For Lack Of Wokeness Must End

By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors As happened with Joe Biden in 2020...

America Fractured: How the Obama Doctrine Fueled Division — and What Must Be Done

By Col. Jamie Williamson, USA ret | Proud American Studios I spent my career in U.S. Army Special Forces operating in...

War Department Cuts Ties With Harvard University

By C. Todd Lopez | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced the War Department would sever its academic...

Only a Conservative Military is Capable of Defending the United States

By Major Chase Spears, PhD, USA ret Last month a federal circuit court panel in Washington, D.C. upheld the Department of...

The attacks on Border Patrol and ICE agents copy and expand on the abuse heaped on Vietnam veterans

By John Lucas, USMA ’69 Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret Served with the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam We all...

General Bishop: “Disappointed in how political our country has become”

By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA 1974 STARRS Chairman Emeritus Given the controversy in the USAFA Association of...

The Left will go after the institution that will resist them the least, for the most impact: The Military

By Commander Salamander | CDR Salamander Substack Everyone and every institution has a role to play at a particular time and...

Back to Warfighting: The Hegseth Doctrine Takes Shape

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Peace through strength is back, and DEI is on life support. In just his first year...

DEI’s ‘Divisive Ideology is Still Very Much Present, Just Lying in Wait’ for the Military

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An insider, possibly a holdover from the Biden administration, might be pressuring...

Secretary Troy Meink announces Air Force Academy superintendent to depart

By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs Gazette Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders Thursday to...

USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting Video – February 5, 2026

The US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors held a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and via Zoom with USAFA staff at...

An Insurrection Similar to 2020 We Cannot Lose

By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors In the summer of 2020, nationwide...

VMI cadets fight back as Virginia Democrats threaten to close historic military college

By Preston Mizell | Fox News Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute went to bat for the historic military college after...

Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Indo-Pacific to engage with Airmen, allies

(US Air Force) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 24 to kick off...

Vax Reinstatements, Remedies and After-Action Review Update by SecWarP&R Anthony Tata

The Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness, retired Army Brig. General Anthony Tata, USMA ’81, made a...

FOIA Uncovered: DEI and The JAG Agenda

How TikTok’s Algorithm Poisoned the Minds of Young, Liberal Women

Courage in the Ranks: Interview with Sam Shoemate

How Japan and China’s History Impacts Taiwan

Why America’s Colleges Are Far More Fragile Than They Appear

USecAF Lohmeier visits Osan Air Base

The Reinstatement of Troops Impacted by Tyrannical COVID Policies is Starting to Seem Like a Sham to Many

DOW threatens ‘extraordinary’ action if Dems put Virginia Military Institute fully under VA control

Scouting America ‘on the clock’ to roll back DEI, War Dept says

A Quarter Of ‘Minority Contracting’ Firms Banned After Refusing Anti-Fraud Check

Lloyd Austin’s COVID Tyranny Continues As Shadow Policy at the Department of War

A nation cannot survive treason from within

Signs of a Marxist Uprising

BOOK REVIEW | The Truth: Stranger—and More Dangerous—Than Fiction

USAFA’s New Dean of the Faculty: Col. James Valpiani ’04

STARRS Releases Town Hall video: ‘The Threat of the Red-Green Axis’

The Pentagon right to reassess women’s effectiveness in ground combat roles

Military intelligence officers warn: Minneapolis is an organized insurgency

Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concerns

Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao says personnel discharged over vaccine mandate were ‘failed’

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STARRS Podcasts

Interview with Matthew Lohmeier

Air Force Academy graduate and former US Space Force Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his squadron command for...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Flying the F-14 Tomcat: Lessons in Leadership and Camaraderie with Navy Commander Dave Baranek

Ever wonder what it takes to fly one of the Navy’s most iconic jets? Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR...

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,”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Kendall Qualls

Intellectuals Host Ron Scott talks with Kendall Qualls about the problems facing the republic. “We will be victorious...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Historian Jane Hampton Cook

STARRS’ VP Dr. Ron Scott interviews historian, author and STARRS Board of Advisors member, Jane Hampton Cook. Jane was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Air Force / Air Force Academy

President Trump Appoints New Members to Three Service Academy Board of Visitors

After removing members of USAFA, USMA and USNA Board of Visitors appointed by Biden, President Trump named their...

Jim Banks To Grill Military Academy Heads On Race-Based Admissions

By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation House lawmakers plan to grill leaders of the military service academies...

USAFA Association of Graduates to vote on honorary membership for Charlie Kirk

Two U.S. service academies end minor in diversity and inclusion

Persecution in the Air Force

Air Force Academy Investigating Nearly 100 Cadets for Cheating, Honor Code Violations

Army / West Point

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...

Anti-Vance Pentagon Official Pushes For DEI ‘Acolyte’ To Assume Top Army Post

By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist A high-ranking Department of War official who reportedly disdains Vice President J.D...