By Mike Pefley, STARRS VP Communications, USAFA ’74 Our nation was founded on the moral courage of patriots in order to free...
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USAFA 2022 Survey Shows 12% Drop in Grad Pride
In an open letter, USAFA grad Scott Dunphy compares USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG) 2006 and 2022 survey reports...
Dana Lyon Follow-Up
Since we introduced you to Dana’s situation , STARRS has put out a press release and she and her attorney (and STARRS...
Air Force Academy Graduate Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine
Air Force Academy Fires AFA Grad, Outstanding Coach and Gold Star Widow Two Months Before Retirement for Refusing COVID...
Gold Star Widow, Dana Lyon and USAFA Coach Faces Termination Action
The following comments may be attributed to Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Rod Bishop, President and Chairman of the Board of STARRS...
Why Are Air Force Commanders Violating the 1st Amendment?
Air Force Colonel Rob Maness (ret) talks with Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAF retired and Mike Rose, Attorney, Academy graduates who...
STARRS UPDATE: Videos, Collaborations and News
The latest STARRS update is provided below. STARRS video series: Episode 11 of the Intellectuals is now available at the...
Bill to Protect Air Force Cadets, Midshipmen From Being Punished for Not Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
(Sen. Rubio Press Release) U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and colleagues introduced the Defending Freedom of Conscience for...
STARRS Turns Up Heat, Secures Small Win
By Tracey Meck, Col, USAF (Ret), STARRS Newsletter and Blog Editor-in-Chief, USAFA ‘87 Over the past week or so, STARRS...
Four Air Force Academy Senior Cadets Told They Will Not Graduate Two Weeks Before Big Day!
On May 10th, four Cadets First Class (seniors) were ordered to report to the superintendent’s office under the escort of...
Cadets On Verge of Expulsion After Religious Exemption Appeals Were Denied; STARRS Is Helping
By Tracey Meck, Col, USAF (Ret) USAFA ’87 STARRS Newsletter Editor-In-Chief Only the “best of the best” are offered...
How ‘Social Justice’ is Killing the Military
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN (Ret), STARRS Director at Large Col. Michael D. Pefley, USAF (Ret), VP of Communications for...
Help Academy Cadets Defend Themselves!
Save Our Cadets and Midshipmen! Right now, at least 16 cadets are in danger of being kicked out of West Point because they...
Will New Commandant of Cadets Steer USAFA in the Right Direction?
The Air Force Academy has a new Commandant of Cadets. He is Brigadier General Paul Moga, Class of ’95. He recently sat down...
Critical Race Theory (CRT) vs Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
By Rod Bishop, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret) STARRS President and Board Chairman Many terms and acronyms used in public discussions...
How CRT made its way into military academies
Lt Gen Rod Bishop, STARRS President and BOD Chairman, appeared on Debbie Georgatos’ Vimeo program America, Can We Talk? Gen...
Veterans Combat Racism and Radicalism in the Military Academies
By Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 Veterans Day honors those who have served in our armed forces. One quality...
Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop: Radicalization is dividing our service academies
Gen. Bishop was interviewed on Secure Freedom Radio: GEN. (RET.) ROD BISHOP, Former Commander, 3rd Air Force, Ramstein Air...
Diversity and Inclusion at USAFA – A Trojan Horse
By Scott Sturman, M.D., USAFA ’72 STARRS BOD Member In 2013 the Air Force Academy announced “The United States Air...
Lt Gen Bishop Resigns from Falcon Foundation
On Oct 20, 2021, the President and CEO of STARRS, Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAFA’74, resigned from his position as a governing...
Part 3: There Is No “I” In Honor Code
By Doug Goodman, STARRS member, USAFA ‘72 By Scott Sturman M.D., STARRS BOA member, USAFA ’72 “Duty, Honor, Country. Those...
Politics and the Academy Boards of Visitors
An Open Letter to STARRS Members Regarding Service Academy Board of Visitor (BOV) Firings By Rod Bishop, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret)...
USAFA 1987 Graduate Leroy Homer who Heroically Died as the Co-Pilot of United Flight 93 on 9/11
By Patti Stuart, STARRS BoD Member, USAFA ‘87 From his earliest days growing up in Long Island, American hero LeRoy W. Homer...
Biden Administration Orders Ideological Purge Of U.S. Military Academies
By John Lucas, USMA ’69 President Joe Biden and his administration are continuing to purge and politicize the American...
“Can The Academy Survive?” PART 2 – Is Attrition A Good Thing?
By Doug Goodman, STARRS member, USAFA ‘72 By Scott Sturman M.D., STARRS BOA member, USAFA ‘72 In June 1968, 1254 of us Basic...
Air Force Academy Promotes BLM with Cadets
STARRS leadership recommends everyone watch this video because it is the best analysis we have seen to date about the BLM...
Air Force Academy Reportedly Forces Cadets To Watch Racialized Training Video That Promotes BLM
By Brianna Lyman | Daily Caller News Foundation The U.S. Air Force Academy is reportedly requiring incoming cadets to...
Air Force Academy requires training linked to critical race theory and Black Lives Matter
By Mike Brest | Washington Examiner The Air Force Academy requires its incoming cadets to watch a diversity and inclusion...
Military academies stonewall demands for transparency of CRT curriculum
As concern grows nationally over the teaching of Critical Race Theory and related Marxist ideology at our military...
Can the US Air Force Academy Survive?
Doug Goodman, USAFA ‘72 Scott Sturman, USAFA ‘72 “We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does”...
USAFA Sup General Clark Tries To Avoid Accountability For Training Marxists
An interesting discussion took place online this week between the current Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Lt...
Who Are You?
By Scott Sturman STARRS Board of Advisors “Game of Thrones” is one of the most popular and successful cable television...
The Indoctrination of Air Force Academy Cadets
1. Once USAF Academy candidates accept an appointment offer, they are given an extensive checklist that must be completed...
How the Air Force Academy Makes the Disloyal Military Leaders of Tomorrow
Front Page Magazine published a good article about the evolution of CRT indoctrination over the last couple years at the...
Former Air Force Academy Professor: Stop Teaching Cadets Anti-American Racial Marxism
By Jeffrey H. Anderson In a recent Washington Post op-ed, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) political science...
USAFA Superintendent refuses to discuss Marxism being taught at Academy
STARRS member, USAFA graduate and CD Media IO host L Todd Wood attempted to interview USAFA Superintendent Lt Gen Richard...
‘For The Sake Of Our National Security:’ GOP Congressman Demands End Of CRT At Military Academies In Letter Calling For Professor’s Removal
STARRS leadership has been engaging with members of Congress to educate them on the dangers of the teaching and...
Letter to Secretary of the Air Force
By Congressman Mark Green, USMA ’86, Army veteran The Honorable John P. RothActing Secretary of the Air Force1670 Air...
Air Force Academy professor says US shaped by ‘history of racism,’ tries to defend critical race theory
By Mike Brest | Washington Examiner A professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy said critical race theory is “vital,”...
Boots On The Ground Perspectives
Collection of perspectives from cadets on what is happening at America’s military service academies regarding the...
Commentary on extremism was a Trojan horse for ideology
By Dr. Ronald J. Scott, Jr. STARRS President This appeared in the Air Force Times. I read the commentary, “Enough about ‘not...
Air Force Academy Football Team BLM Video
The video that brought concerned USAFA grads together to form STARRS because the United States Air Force’s military...