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Calvert Task Group Presents the Audiobook Edition of Popular Title, ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’
5 Military Officials Whose Damaging Left-Wing Antics Must Be Accounted For
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist In a major step toward accountability at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Young man turns down acceptance to West Point from Senator: “Coach, I’m not getting involved with that mess.”
Senator Tommy Tuberville discusses the woke problem in the military service academies with Pete Hegseth during...
Urgent Defense Recommendations for the Trump Administration
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors President-elect Trump has made recent statements in favor of the...
US Navy Admiral James R. Hogg, 1934-2025
STARRS was sadden to learn that one of our supporters, four-star Admiral James R. Hogg, USNA ’56 passed away on 2...
DEI helps no one
Letter to the Editor in the Washington Times: Reading “Is DEI dangerous? Study finds diversity training materials stoke...
Feds Look To Hire Up To 1,200 New DEI Bureaucrats Before Trump Takes Office
Their research found many of the jobs were in DOD, Air Force, Navy, etc By Luke Rosiak | The Daily Wire The federal...
The Military Is Not Inclusive, It Is Exclusive
By Capt. Hung Cao, USN ret, USNA ’96 It is estimated that fewer than 23% of Americans between 17 and 22 are qualified...
Conservative watchdog compiles list of ‘woke ideologues’ in military for Pete Hegseth to purge
By Ryan King | New York Post A conservative watchdog group has compiled a list of “woke ideologues” for Department of...
‘Celebrating Diversity’: Biden’s Army, Navy Nominees Pushed DEI Ideology While In Uniform
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist Army and Navy officials recently promoted by President Joe Biden pushed neo-Marxist...
Don’t Give Up The Ship … Coronadan Contributes Essay To New Book
By Linda L. Austin | Coronado Eagle & Journal The Calvert Task Group website leads with a picture of the group’s book...
Pete Hegseth’s War on the Woke: Can He Fix America’s Broken Military?
By Brandon Webb, former Navy Seal | SOFREP It used to be that the military was the last bastion of meritocracy in America...
Now-Retired Navy Whistleblower is Ready to Come Clean About the COVID Shot, and He’s Demanding Accountability
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Two years ago, active-duty Navy Medical Service Corps officer Lt. Ted Macie became a...
How Woke Politics Are Endangering Our Military and Our Nation
“A review of one of the most important books of the last decade.” —Jason Hill, Professor, author of, “What...
Misinformation About the Military and Climate Change
By Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, USN, ret. A recent opinion piece in Politico from a former Department of Defense (DoD)...
Navy accuses Navy Pilot who beheaded Satan statue of domestic extremism
By Ben Ziesloft | The Sentinel Navy officials accused Michael Cassidy, the conservative Christian veteran who tore down a...
How Woke Politics are Endangering the U.S. Military
Newt Gingrich talks with Captain Tom Burbage about his new book with the Calvert Task Group, “Don’t Give Up the Ship.” How...
Capt. Hung Cao: The military is actually exclusive, not inclusive
Capt. Hung Cao, US Navy ret, USNA ’96 recently spoke about DEI in the military: Transcript: Anyone who’s gone to...
Navy Whistleblower Rips Leftist Woke Military in Retirement Speech
By Kristina Wong | Breitbart . . . Whistleblower Ted Macie served as first class petty officer for 11 years as a seabee...
Senate candidate Capt Hung Cao rails against drag queens in US military
From the New York Post: The Republican US Senate candidate for Virginia went off during a Wednesday night debate about drag...
The Amazing Military Aviation Life of F-4 Wild Weasel Al Palmer
His Army Air Corps grandfather received his pilot license in 1906 from Orville Wright and knew aviation legends like Charles...
The Navy’s Latest ‘Woke’ Stunt Is Beyond Embarrassing
Matt Walsh talks about the Navy bragging about their latest innovation: a gender-neutral submarine. Watch the Navy’s...
Navy CNO’s Vision for the Fleet
The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti has released a new document providing strategic guidance to the Navy:...
‘Don’t Give Up the Ship!’ New Book from Calvert Task Group Available Today
In honor of Constitution Day, Calvert Task Group proudly announces the launch of their latest book, DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP...
Short Takes
Various articles seen this week too short for an entire post: Wonder why they don’t have enough sailors or pilots...
Admiral’s past report on diversity draws questions from GOP senator during confirmation hearing
(Stars and Stripes) Sen. Eric Schmitt on Thursday challenged President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead Southern Command over a...
Preserving Military Excellence through Leadership and Unity with Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of the Calvert Task Group
Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR Al Palmer, US Navy ret, for an inspiring conversation with leaders of the...
DEI Is Sinking the U.S. Navy
By Capt. Brent D. Sadler, USN ret, USNA ’94 Fewer Ships, Recruiting Shortfalls: DEI Has Left Our Navy Less Prepared: In the...
Demographic Diversity Is Not Our Strength
By CDR Phillip J. Keuhlen, USN ret, USNA ’71 There is an old saw in leadership circles, “You get what you inspect.” It...
Don’t Give Up the Ship book: CTG President Tom Burbage on the Ike Wingate Show
Calvert Task Group President Capt. Tom Burbage, US Navy ret, USNA ’69 was interviewed on the Ike Wingate Show about...
Military Reform: Reversing the Decline
By Col. Gary Anderson, USMC ret Retired as Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Served as a Special Advisor to...
Flying the F-14 Tomcat: Lessons in Leadership and Camaraderie with Navy Commander Dave Baranek
Ever wonder what it takes to fly one of the Navy’s most iconic jets? Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR...
Is wokeness undermining military readiness?
On “The Real Story with Jeanne Ives” radio show, Jeanne (1987 West Point grad) and retired US Navy Capt. Guy...
A Navy in Extremis
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Since 2017, I have written about the decline of the U.S. Navy. We...
Far-Left Propaganda at U.S. Naval Base
Military watchdog journalist Sam Shoemate posted on his X account (@samosaur) on 20 August: Less than 1 month after the...
Woke Politics Are Endangering Our Military And Our Nation
Col Rob Maness, USAF ret and STARRS Board of Advisors member interviews LCDR Bruce Davey, USN ret, USNA ’69, former...
Navy Seals on DEI Results: No merit, no accountability for failure, mission drift
Former Navy Seals Sean Ryan and Erik Prince discuss a wide range of issues relating to how the government failed to protect...
Interview with Calvert Task Group
CDM Host L Todd Wood speaks to Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of Calvert Task Group on efforts to save the Naval Academy from...
Navy Service chiefs emphasize need for diversity at leadership conference in Norfolk
From WHRO Public Radio: The next generation of leaders from each of the sea-oriented branches of the military are in Norfolk...
Politics or People: What Does the Navy Value?
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Board Member, Calvert Task Group From Military.com: “According to...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement
From Military.com: The U.S. Navy has reached a settlement with sailors who filed a lawsuit over the service’s COVID-19...
Calvert Task Group Announces the Upcoming Publication of ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’
The fate of our country is in the hands of the American people. The time to act is now. ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’ will be...
If you oppose their opinion, you are no longer welcome!?
By Rear Admiral William D. Rodriguez, US Navy, ret STARRS Board of Advisors Past Board Member, Hispanic Veterans Leadership...
The Woke Military: Recent Examples
Recent examples of the continual wokeness agenda in the military: Mentoring event emphasizes support, “Pride in all who...
Naval War College Hosts Trans-Identifying Colonel To Discuss LGBT ‘Experiences’
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist The U.S. Naval War College hosted a lecture last week featuring a trans-identifying...
Sailors Who Fail 2 Consecutive Fitness Tests Will No Longer Face the End of Their Career, Navy Says
More lowering of standards. From Military.com: Sailors who fail two consecutive fitness assessments will no longer...
NEW BOOK: Call Me an American
New book by Naval Academy grad and Navy Special Operations Captain Hung Cao, US Navy ret: Call Me an American. A refugee...
Rise and Fall of American Naval Mastery
By Francis Sempa | Real Clear Defense Nearly fifty years ago, historian Paul Kennedy wrote a book about the evolution of...
Official US Navy Special Forces page draws backlash for ringing in Pride month: ‘Navy SEALs have gone woke’
By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News The official Facebook page for the U.S. Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare Command was...