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Congresswoman backs Trump’s executive order to restore merit in the military

(Press Release) Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the Restoring Merit in the Military Act, legislation to ensure...

The Near-Fatal Crisis of Our Military—From Woke Collapse to Warrior Strength

Video from RedState: For centuries, America’s military was the sharpest sword of freedom, feared by enemies and respected by...

Americans Should Not Tolerate an Unruly Military Elite

By Will Thibeau, former Army Ranger The latest source of outrage within the Pentagon establishment is the rightful end of...

Hegseth Renames Pentagon Conference Room To Sound Less Bureaucratic, More ‘WAR’-Like

By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth christened his conference room in the...

The warrior ethos effect: Why female enlistment is surging under Trump

By Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Sheri Biggs | Fox News For years, we’ve watched with frustration as Democratic...

America’s Generals Should Strive to Conserve America

By Maj. Chase Spears, USA ret Imagine a scene in which military forces surround the official residence of their country’s...

Rooting Out Rot

A post on X from former Lt Colonel Stu Scheller, Marine veteran, who now works in the office of the Under Secretary of...

Restoring Apolitical Military Leadership

By Col Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors As a 32-year United States Air Force combat veteran and 9/11 Pentagon...

Defense Department May Adopt Pro-America Test For K-12 Schools, Military Academies

By Joy Pullman | The Federalist Future military officers and the children of U.S. service members may soon be able to...

Defending American Freedom

STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret and STARRS President & CEO Colonel Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret gave...

STARRS on Real America’s Voice

STARRS leadership was on Securing America TV on Real America’s Voice channel, interviewed by host Frank Gaffney. The...

Additional Air Force guidance on implementing policy on prioritizing military excellence and readiness: General guidelines for involuntary separation

(US Air Force) The Department of the Air Force released additional guidance for implementation of Executive Order 14183...

Memo from USD P&R: Guidance on Process for Reinstating Service Members Negatively Impacted by the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

Brig General Anthony Tata, USA ret, USMA ’81 and now the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness posted...

Wokeism in America’s Military: The Fight to End It

By Col Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that you have one...

Put the ‘War’ Back in the Naval War College

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News The Naval War College (NWC) trains military officers on warfighting strategies to...

Military Members Harmed by COVID Vax Mandate and DEI Seek Relief

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Actions taken by previous Democrat administrations have had negative impacts on...

Ridding Our Military of DEI Policies

STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret, was a guest on the Kim Monson Show, discussing the progress of...

Trump Admin Puts Nail In Coffin Of Biden-Era Vaccine Discrimination

By Reagan Reese | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Trump administration is putting the final nail in the coffin of a...

COVID-19 Military Shot Mandate Falls on Shoulders of Senior Military Leadership, Not on Backs of Lawyers Giving Poor Advice

By J. M. Phelps | The Gateway Pundit Four years later, then-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s COVID-19 shot mandate...

‘Drill Sergeants Are Back’: Hegseth Reinstates Practices To ‘Make BASIC Great Again’

By Virginia Kruta | Daily Wire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Tuesday that he had overturned a recent order...

Trump Makes Universities Fork Over Admissions Data To Prove They’re Not Doing Affirmative Action

By Reagan Reese | The Daily Caller News Foundation President Donald Trump is expected to sign a Presidential Memorandum on...

Bringing Academies & War Colleges Back to Centerline

By Commander Salamander | His Substack For those who’ve watched for a long time, especially over the last decade, our...

Jim Banks is Leading the Way to De-Woke the Military. The Rest of the Senate Must Follow.

By Victoria Manning | Restoration News It’s right for Americans to criticize political leaders who fail to properly...

Hegseth announces return of Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery, removed by ‘woke lemmings’

By Louis Casiano | Fox News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that “The Reconciliation Monument,”...

Get Uncomfortable: A Decision HAS to be Made | Kacy Dixon

In this gripping episode of The Feds, host Stephanie Weidle sits down with Kacy Dixon, a former military intelligence...

Congressman Introduces Bill to Provide Backpay to Service Members Discharged Under Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate

(Press Release) Western Montana Congressman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke introduced the COVID-19 Military...

Our Well Intentions . . .

By retired Army Colonel “Cynical Publius” on X @CynicalPublius As many of my followers know, I talk a lot about...

Commanders Must Face Accountability for the Unlawful Vaccine Mandate

By Col. Rob Maness, USA ret STARRS Board of Advisors As a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with 32 years of service—from...

Military General Surgeons Are Not Adequately Prepared for Saving the Lives of Wounded Service Members in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Gen. Carlton is on the STARRS Board of Advisors and we’ve been working on this issue. By J.M. Phelps | Gateway...

Ron Johnson Urges Hegseth To Address Military COVID Mandate Victims Following DCNF Report

By William Wallace | The Daily Caller News Foundation Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson urged Defense Secretary Pete...

Congress Should Fully Codify Sound Military Personnel Policies

By Elaine Donnelly President, Center for Military Readiness Congress has finished work on the high-stakes Big Beautiful Bill...

Further Data Shows Media Wildly Overestimated Number Of Trans Troops

By Jacqueline Annis-Levings | The Federalist In the weeks surrounding Trump’s inauguration, the left-wing media insisted the...

Exposing the Chain of Command | Sam Shoemate

The Feds podcast interviews Sam Shoemate, retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer and Intelligence Officer, renowned for...

Battle over Transgender Troops Reignites on Capitol Hill

By John M. Donnelly | CQ Roll Call Multiple defense bills on Congress’ post-recess agenda would cement in law the...

Update on DOD’s COVID-19 Reinstatement Process

Former Marine Lt Colonel Stu Scheller, who is now working in the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and...

Four Years Later, Veterans Still Fighting To Get Justice For COVID Vaccine Crackdowns

By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation Four years after former President Joe Biden’s Pentagon mandated the...

Pentagon Strikes A Blow To ‘America Last’ Orgs With New Order

By Wallace White | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Pentagon is suspending its participation in various events hosted...

STARRS “American Creed” presentation in Colorado: July 23

STARRS gave their presentation, “The American Creed Threatened By Radical Ideology”, at the Church For All...

Brig. General Walker on PBS News Hour: DEI in the Military

In light of the left-leaning PBS being defunded, STARRS calls attention to this post originally from January 2025 where...

Here’s The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In Congress’s New Defense Bill

By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired After The Federalist published a call for Congress to fix the broken...

Reforming the Promotion System at DOD

By Stu Scheller, Marine Veteran, former LTC now Pentagon official I just filmed a video with the Secretary of Defense, the...

Medical Conditions Disqualifying for Accession into the Military

(DOD Statement) To ensure the readiness and high standards of the America’s fighting force, the Secretary of Defense...

The Case for a Constitutional Training Culture in the Military

By Maj. Chase Spears, USA ret “I’m not loyal to a president. I’m supporting and defending the Constitution.” This line has...

Senior Military Leaders Need to Show the Courage to Take on the ‘Tough’ Questions, Says Retired Army Public Affairs Officer

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit A recent podcast by Shawn Ryan caught the attention of service members and veterans...

As an Esteemed Navy Commander is Subjected to Investigation, ‘You Come for All of Us’ Becomes the Rallying Cry for Former Service Members

By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit On July 9, active-duty Navy Commander Robert A. Green, Jr., announced on X that he has...

U.S. Navy commander now investigated for exposing ‘unconstitutional and illegal actions by military leadership’ during COVID-shot mandates

By J.M. Phelps | WorldNet Daily One of the U.S. military’s most high-profile and respected whistleblowers, active...

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