By Lt. General Michael Flynn, USA ret Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency The aftermath of January 6th must be...
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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
(DVIDS) CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas — The Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) welcomed the Under Secretary of the Air...
Good Navy News
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The good news is a combination of decisions of the Trump...
FY ’26 NDAA Conference Bill
By Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72 President of Veterans for Fairness & Merit The FY ’26 NDAA final bill is available...
Mike Rose’s Statement at USAFA BOV Meeting
STARRS Executive Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose, USAFA ’69, made a short public statement at the US Air...
Update on how the US Air Force Academy is getting rid of CRT/DEI ideology
At the December 8, 2025 meeting of the Board of Visitors for the US Air Force Academy, a report was presented on how USAFA...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – 8 DEC 2025
The US Air Force Board of Visitors met virtually for a public meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2025. Watch or scroll down to...
Seditious Conspiracy on Capitol Hill
By Maj. General Paull Vallely, USA ret, USMA ’61 Tony Lentini, USMA ’71 The ongoing coup conspiracy against...
Florida Tech, DEI and Rick Addante’s Fight
STARRS Board of Advisors members Rick Addante, PhD, was interviewed on the Stories of Service podcast hosted by retired Navy...
Navy Public Affairs Officer Speaks Out
Dr. Chase Spears (retired Army Major PAO) welcomes Navy Commander Theresa Carpenter—30-year public affairs veteran, Stories...
DEI: Rooted in America and the Military by Cultural Marxism
For decades, Marxist and Bolshevik-inspired cultural theories have shaped American institutions, dividing society and...
Ron Recommends…. (5 DEC 25)
Recommended reading and viewing by STARRS President & CEO Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73: ARTICLE: After...
The War on Pete Hegseth
By Cynical Publius, retired Army Colonel @CynicalPublius on X Pete Hegseth is facing a calculated smear campaign because he...
Communism. Is It Here? You Tell Me.
Young kids, having not grown up during the Cold War nor taught about it in school, have no idea how miserable Marxist...
The Trust Divide: The Hidden Factor Behind Every American Conflict Today
This explains a lot when trying to talk with or convince someone on the other side and why, as Gen. Rod Bishop often says...
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...
A New Era Of Accountability: Hegseth’s Vision Takes Hold At The Naval Academy
By Douglas Ross, USNA Grad | The Miami Independent In a swift and unflinching move emblematic of the Trump...
An Interview With Under Secretary Of The Navy Hung Cao
By Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 | Armed Forces Press Pentagon, Washington, D.C.- I sat down with Under Secretary of the Navy...
Hegseth Considers Breaking with Woke Scouts after Longtime Pentagon Partnership
By Suzanne Bowdey | The Washington Stand The last 12 years haven’t been kind to the Boy Scouts — and they have no one to...
Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visits Columbus AFB
(USAF Press Release) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier visited Columbus Air Force Base Nov. 20 to engage...
Air Force Academy tightens rules on conferences, public appearances for faculty
By Mary Shinn | Denver Gazette After the Department of Defense rolled out rules for employees to engage with the public in...
USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind’s 2025 Year in Review
(USAFA) As the calendar year draws to a close with cadets and permanent party preparing for the holiday season, we are...
West Point History Department Launches War Studies Program and Major
FINALLY, considering it’s a warfighting military academy. (West Point AOG Press Release) Much of human history can be...
The Seditious Six
By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired The posting of a video urging members of the military to disobey...
Cornell Law Professor Shreds ‘Entirely Unconvincing’ War Crime Accusation Against Hegseth
By Hank Berrien | The Daily Wire In the debate ignited by the Washington Post’s explosive report — alleging that War...
Competition is the key to excellence in education
By Lt Col Mike Uecker, USAF ret, USAFA ’71 STARRS Ambassador, Ohio State Leader Mike Uecker School Vouchers Testimony, 22...
“This is not sustainable”: 25% of Army soldiers leave before completing 2 year term
A number of STARRS Directors and Advisors weighed in on an article on Military.com originally published in March 2025: U.S...
Pentagon launches investigation into retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly after video encouraging military to defy Trump Orders
By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Pentagon is launching an investigation into Arizona Democrat Sen...