By Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 See West Point Needs a Reset, Part 1 On Sept. 12, Real Clear Defense published my...
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Why Scott Perry, Brigadier General, ultimately resigned: the Army’s woke agenda betrayed his core values
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News After nearly four decades of military service, it was one small task that pushed Rep. Scott...
Nat Sec Watchdog Urges Army To Investigate Military Training That Called Pro-Life Orgs ‘Terrorist Groups’
By Jake Smith | The Daily Caller News Foundation A national security organization filed a request on Sept. 19 for the Army...
DEI: A Cancer on the Armed Forces
By Maj. General John Deyermond, US Army ret STARRS New Hampshire State Leader Today our military services face growing...
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,”...
New Docs Shed Light On Air Force’s ‘Goal’ To Reduce ‘White Male Population’ Joining Officer Ranks
By Jake Smith | Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force finally handed over a trove of documents pertaining to its...
Helping to Correct DoD Vaccine Mandate
In this article, the author recommends that Matthew Lohmeier be named the SECAF. Good idea. By John Frankman, former U.S...
DoD Schools Are a Potemkin Village
By Amy Haywood First published on Tom Klingenstein’s website with his note: Our constitutional order is being replaced...
A Visit to the US Air Force Academy
Late 1950s video when USAFA was brand new. Show talks about the new traditions that will be made there. But first, this...
The Navy’s Latest ‘Woke’ Stunt Is Beyond Embarrassing
Matt Walsh talks about the Navy bragging about their latest innovation: a gender-neutral submarine. Watch the Navy’s...
Reps Skewer Army Official For Saying Trainer Who Labeled Pro-Life Orgs ‘Terrorist Groups’ Wasn’t Fired
By Jake Smith | The Daily Caller News Foundation Lawmakers scolded an Army official on Thursday for suggesting a garrison...
Hearing on Army Extremism Policies
(Press Release) U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the...
Congressman Keith Self, West Point Class of 1975: Barack Obama Does Not Embody Duty, Honor, Country
By Lt Col. Keith Self, US Army ret, USMA ’75 Current Member of Congress serving the Texas 3rd District The Colonel...
Navy CNO’s Vision for the Fleet
The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti has released a new document providing strategic guidance to the Navy:...
West Point grad who wrote ‘Communism will Win’ under military cap is now a Ph.D. candidate at UT Austin
By Emma Dayton | Campus Reform A West Point graduate who first made headlines for his “Communism will win” message written...
American universities are rebranding DEI departments instead of eliminating them, study finds
This is what happened to the West Point DEI office, they renamed it to the “Office of Engagement and Retention.”...
What would they say?
By Edwin R. Jonas III STARRS North Dakota State Leader For more than 40 years, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has stood as a...
Affirmative action trial against Naval Academy begins in Baltimore
By Ian Round | Maryland Daily Record A retired Air Force general testified that racial diversity mattered “not one bit” to...
BOOK REVIEW: “Social Justice Fallacies” by Thomas Sowell
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors Dr. Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. The reason most people...
Proposed Amendments to the USAFA AOG Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 In response to a retired USAF Colonel who stated he was a “Past...
‘Don’t Give Up the Ship!’ New Book from Calvert Task Group Available Today
In honor of Constitution Day, Calvert Task Group proudly announces the launch of their latest book, DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP...
Short Takes
Various articles seen this week too short for an entire post: Wonder why they don’t have enough sailors or pilots...
RIP: U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Bob “Earthquake” Titus
By Bill Scott | Substack A dear friend and great American patriot “flew West” on 8 September 2024. U.S. Air Force...
Army officials to face House grilling on training slides that designated pro-life groups as terrorists
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News House Republicans will bring in Army officials to testify at a hearing next week on a training...
Identity in the Trenches: The Fatal Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on U.S. Military Readiness
By Will Thibeau, US Army veteran, Ranger Director, American Military Project Claremont Institute (NOTE: This is the full...
Admiral’s past report on diversity draws questions from GOP senator during confirmation hearing
(Stars and Stripes) Sen. Eric Schmitt on Thursday challenged President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead Southern Command over a...
U.S. Naval Academy, affirmative action foe square off at Baltimore trial
(Reuters) The group that successfully convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college...
Unwinding The Dangerous Politicization Currently Gripping Our Military
By Troup Hemenway and Will Thibeau, Army veteran, Ranger Recently, former President Donald Trump stated his intent to “ask...
West Point Needs a Reset
By Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 When I attended West Point back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, cadets used to joke that we got a...
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...
And Not A Shot Fired: An Insider’s Account of a Communist Takeover
This book was recommended by one of our STARRS volunteers. From the description of the book: “And Not a Shot Is Fired...
The Reflexive Alchemy of George Soros
STARRS President Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, highly recommends listening to this podcast. James Lindsay describes George...
Electing the Next Commander-in-Chief
By Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness Republican and Democrat Platforms Reveal Stark Contrast...
4-Star General: Reject the Marxist march to insanity and thus the destruction of the United States
By General B.B. Bell, US Army ret | Patriot Post Dear Fellow Citizens, The upcoming national election is not about former...
Senator: The Left has hijacked DEI to pit Americans of different races, religions, and genders against each other
(Sen. Blackburn) Senator Marsha Blackburn believes that under the Constitution, all Americans must be treated equally. Yet...
Some Military Leaders Support a ‘Highly Partisan and Leftist Ideology’ Culture
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Rather than focusing on building better soldiers and leaders for warfighting, some...
Full Cadet Wing Attendance No Longer Required for Air Force Football Games, Marking the End of a Tradition
By Brent Briggeman | Colorado Springs Gazette Part of the pageantry of Air Force football will undergo a major change. No...
DEI Is Sinking the U.S. Navy
By Capt. Brent D. Sadler, USN ret, USNA ’94 Fewer Ships, Recruiting Shortfalls: DEI Has Left Our Navy Less Prepared: In the...
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...
Goldwater Teams Up with Prof. Richard Epstein to Challenge Biden Admin’s Military Academy Power Grab
(Goldwater Institute) Joining forces with renowned legal scholar Richard A. Epstein, the Goldwater Institute filed a...