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Judge blocks West Point from enforcing faculty speech restrictions

By Zach Schonfeld | The Hill A federal judge on Tuesday blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that...

Chairman Pfluger Welcomes Newest Members 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, retired Air Force Colonel...

Pete Hegseth’s anti-DEI speech at West Point is a template to save American lives

By Douglas MacKinnon | Fox News Op-Ed If you have not read, watched, or listened to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s recent...

God, Duty and the Return of Moral Clarity at West Point

Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, USA ret, USMA ’73 | Fox News Op-Ed On Saturday morning, I sat watching the rain fall over...

Pete Hegseth tears into DEI, ‘woke military’ in fiery West Point graduation speech

By Geoff Earle | New York Post Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tore into leaders who’ve tried to turn the military into “woke...

SERE, the USAF, and the Iran Rescue

By Kit Bobko USAFA ’91 USAF veteran The Schwarzenegger-movie heroics and flat-out audacity the Air Force and her sister...

SecWar Hegseth Commencement Speech at West Point

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gave the commencement speech at West Point and railed against the radical Marxist ideology...

SECNAV signs USNA son’s commission on graduation day

Great story from the Acting Secretary of Navy Hung Cao, USNA ’96, who said on X: “Thirty years after I...

Why Is My Alma Mater USAFA Allowing Professors Who Undermine The Commander-In-Chief?

By L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86 Dr. Ryan Burke is a Professor of Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) at the U.S. Air...

VMI Grad: What hills do we press upon now?

By Bret R. Wilhite, VMI ‘07 What are we preserving – and what are we trading away? Not long ago, there was a time when the...

To the VMI Family: VMI’s Single Sanction Honor System – Not Ordinary

By Carmen Villani, VMI ’76 Corps of Cadets, Alumni, and VMI Community: As a 1976 graduate and having the privilege and...

‘Duty, Honor, Country’: The Class of 2026 and MacArthur’s enduring mandate

By Congressman Matt Van Epps, USMA 2005 As the Class of 2026 prepares to graduate from the United States Military Academy, I...

Rebuttal by Mike Rose to Legal Opinion by Skip Morgan

Ladies and Gentlemen, Attorney Skip Morgan posted on the USAFA AOG Basecamp site his memorandum below and in the attachment...

Mike Rose Statement to USAFA AOG: Amending AOG Bylaw

STATEMENT TO AFA AOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS RE AMENDING AOG BYLAW ART. I, SECT 3d MIKE ROSE, AFA ’69 24 Apr 26...

USAFA ’80 Female Grad Responds To ‘Affinity Group’ Incident In Letter To AOG

From Armed Forces Press: The email below was sent to AOG CEO Mark Hille by AFA ’80 graduate Tanya Regan for publication in...

They are burrowing in plain sight

From the Commander’s article, “…In 2009, Admiral Roughead as CNO started his road show visiting Sailors in...

About USAFA Admissions

STARRS recently received information from people regarding Admissions at the Air Force Academy. The first were parents...

Maj. General Paul Moga nominated to lead U.S. Air Force Academy

(US Air Force Academy) The President of the United States has nominated Maj. Gen. Paul D. Moga, Commander, Third Air Force...

92nd U.S. Naval Academy Commandant Announced

(US Naval Academy) Capt. Clinton A. Cornell was recently selected to become the 92nd Commandant of Midshipmen of the U.S...

Did the “anti-war” Brig General and former USAFA prof make the controversial banner?

STARRS received this new photo and comment as a follow-on to the previous photo L Todd Wood, USAFA ’86, wrote a story...

The Coming American: USAFA AOG BOD Membership Moment

By Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS President & CEO This is a presentation I made on Friday at the...

Politicalizing incident against SecWar Hegseth at a USAFA women grads event on the USAFA campus

The SCIF host L. Todd Wood (USAFA ’86) interviews Major General (Ret.) Bentley Rayburn (USAFA ’75), Chairman of...

STARRS Calls For a Review Over Ideological Incident at U.S. Air Force Academy

STARRS is calling for a full and independent review of the incident COLORADO SPRINGS, April 28, 2026 – Stand Together...

Air Force Academy Female Insubordination Threatens Secretary Of War During Global Conflict

– Former Superintendent Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Reportedly Leads Charge Against ‘Old White Men’ Recently...

The Inside Job at VMI

(The Cadet Foundation Press Release provided to STARRS) Virginia Democrats Move VMI attack to the Back Room What happens...

Virginia House Speaker Faces Questions Over Alleged VMI Board Pressure and Budget Threats

STARRS is concerned about political changes reflecting progressive (Marxist) ideology. Virginia’s most politically and...

Anti-masculinity in the military lecture at Vassar featuring former West Point prof

STARRS We catch up with a former left-wing West Point professor who had fretted, “I am reminded of the tragic...

Accreditation and West Point

Brig. Gen. Mitchell M. Zais, (ret.) Ph.D. Vice Chairman of the STARRS Board of Directors Remarks Delivered by Webinar to the...

Colonel Brandon Tellez ’01 to Succeed Brig. General Marks as Commandant, Reinforcing Warfighter Focus at the Academy

(USAFA Press Release) In preparation for a change of command ceremony next month, Col. Brandon J. Tellez, Class of ’01, has...

Dean of West Point leaving to become university president

Brigadier General Shane Reeves, the dean of the Academic Board at the U.S. Military Academy—who was named to that position...

Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors – April 13, 2026

From the Federal Register: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee...

Remove Sen. Van Hollen from the Naval Academy Board of Visitors

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) didn’t wait for facts. He went straight to CNN to...

West Point: Sword Making or Swordsmanship?

By then-Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Zais, USA, USMA ’69 March 1990 Armed Forces Journal International (Now retired Army Brig...

USNA BOV Member is Beneath Contempt

By Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 United States Senator Chris Van Hollen’s suggestion – without offering any proof —...

Gen. Frank McKenzie selected as 21st president of The Citadel

From STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman, Col. Bill Connor, USA ret, The Citadel ’90 and member of The Citadel Board of...

Reflection on the Soccer 9 Luncheon

From Brian Nelson, USAFA ’69: On Monday last the Class of ‘69 hosted a lunch for the 9 first class soccer cadets who...

Ex-Cadet Behind Democrat Attacks on Virginia Military Institute Has a Checkered History

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has been under fire from Virginia Democrats who...

Brig. Gen. Valpiani Assumes Command as Academy’s 12th Dean of the Faculty

(USAFA) Brig. Gen. James M. Valpiani became the Academy’s 12th Dean of the Faculty during a ceremony in Fairchild Hall...

Colorado Springs News Gazette Highlights STARRS Victory for Air Force Academy Soccer Players

STARRS Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose is interviewed in this article. He wrote the 10 page paper which caused...

President Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika to Air Force Academy Board of Visitors

By Alex Nitzberg | Fox News President Donald Trump appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie...

USAFA BOV Chair Rep. Pfluger talks about service academies at Heritage Defense Panel

(Press Release) Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Matt Van Epps (TN-07), three Veterans and...

Virginia Republicans Send Letter to President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth Regarding State Interference in VMI Governance

(Press Release) Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) joined Reps. Ben Cline (VA-06), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and...

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