By Matthew Newgent, USMA 1996 I, along with other members of the MacArthur Society, attended the USMA Board of Visitors...
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VMI Under Siege: The Fight for Military Excellence is Only Just Beginning
By Bronson Winslow, VMI ’21| Restoration News After regaining full control of Virginia’s government in November...
When State Politics Threatens VMI and National Defense
By the Editorial Staff | VMI Cadet Newspaper Lawmakers have styled Virginia’s House Bill 1377 a “study.”...
The VMI Experience — Impending Disaster or Restoration
By Carmen D. Villani Jr., VMI ’76 In recent weeks, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has come under attack by...
Virginia Democrats Attack VMI
STARRS is mentioned in a Wall Street Journal editorial: By The Editorial Board | Wall Street Journal The progressive...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DOW threatens ‘extraordinary’ action if Dems put Virginia Military Institute fully under VA control
By Natalia Mittelstadt | Just the News The War Department threatened to take “extraordinary measures” if...
USAFA’s New Dean of the Faculty: Col. James Valpiani ’04
(USAFA Press Release) The Department of the Air Force has named Col. James M. Valpiani as the institution’s next Dean of the...
Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concerns
By Preston Mizell | Fox News Virginia Democrats in the state’s House of Delegates introduced a resolution on Tuesday that...
Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs News Gazette The Air Force Academy does not provide consistent access to open hearings or...
MacArthur Society Commanders Call: The Classic Learning Test and West Point
The MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates held their monthly Commanders Call with guest speakers Jeremy Tate, the...
USMA Board of Visitors Meeting Feb 23, 2026 in Washington, DC
From the Federal Register: The USMA Board of Visitors will hold an in-person meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026 from 9 am...
Our Service Academies Are Infected With Marxism
L. Todd Wood, USAFA ’86, sits down with retired US Army Major Chase Spears on Marxism in the service academies and the...
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...
VMI targeted by Virginia’s new radical leftist government
Another example of how elections have consequences. Now that the radical leftists are in power in Virginia, one of their...
Chairman Pfluger Welcomes Senate Wingmen 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, former fighter pilot...
Air Force Academy acting dean asks for refrain on absolute statements about Maduro’s capture
Why the Dean even needs to remind service academy professors not to make negative judgements on a recent US military...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...