The Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti has released a new document providing strategic guidance to the Navy:...
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‘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...
Today’s Generals and Admirals: Children of a Lesser God
By Col. Gary Anderson, USMC ret It was 2012 when I first realized that our current group of four star military leaders are...
Sailor prancing on war ship, embarrassing the Navy
Another weird military TikTok video with a male sailor putting on pink lip gloss dancing on the deck of an aircraft carrier...
Senior Navy DEI Chief Admits Wokeness Would Be ‘Out The Window’ If China-Taiwan War Broke Out
By Tyler Durden | ZeroHedge A senior DEI adviser to US Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti has admitted in undercover footage...
Senator: DEI is Dividing our Military and Hurting Recruitment
Senator Eric Schmitt was interviewed by Pete Hegseth about a recent Navy hearing on Capitol Hill. Watch: Transcript Pete...
Undercover: Exposing DEI in the United States Military
Steven Crowder published exclusive undercover video exposing the radical Diversity, Equity & Inclusion theology embraced...
Senator spars with NavySec over recruitment challenges, priorities
Senator Eric Schmitt pressed Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro on the impact DEI training courses and COVID vaccine mandates...
‘Advancing Gendered Security in a Complex World’: Inside the Woke Symposium at the Naval War College
By Adam Kredo | Washington Free Beacon Amid an escalating war in the Middle East, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and...
The Navy Is Offering Some Pilots Nearly $300,000 to Keep Flying in Uniform
Why is the Navy going through such desperate measures to keep their pilots? The Air Force is also resorting to doing this...
Statement to DACODAI – Capt Tom Burbage/Calvert Task Group
Statement to DACODAI by Captain Tom Burbage, US Navy ret, USNA ’69, President of the Calvert Task Group 15 April 2024...
Statement to DACODAI – Bob Neumann
Statement to DACODAI by By former Navy Lt Commander Bob Neumann, USNA ’69 Equity A record 41,000 recruits short in...
Statement to DACODAI – Bruce Byron
Statement to DACODAI by former US Navy Lt. Bruce Byron Subject: DEI in the military After fifty years in public agencies and...
Your Local Diversity Bullies/Commissars/Bigots
By Commander Salamander, USN ret | CDR Salamander Substack One of the fun things about our Diversity Thursday visits over...
New Study Shows McKinsey’s Studies Promoting DEI Profitability Were Garbage
Yet the Navy used it as justification for DEI in their Task Force One report By Tristan Justice | The Federalist...
Navy Leadership Failures
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors In recent years, there have been incidents, accidents, and...
Engineering Failures, Toxic Leadership Prevented US Ship From Deploying, Investigations Show
By Micaela Burrow | The Daily Caller News Foundation Command investigations into the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship...
A Navy in Decline
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors In 1890, Alfred Thayer Mahan, a renowned naval strategist, published...
Waste of the Day: U.S. Navy Spent $4.3 Million To Play Fortnite, Other Games
By Adam Andrzejewski | RealClearInvestigations The U.S. Navy spent $4.3 million last year on recruitment efforts using...
Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors
Calling all our Navy readers to attend the morning meeting of the Naval Academy Board of Visitors on March 19, 2024 from 9...
Three Dozen Troops Killed in One Year of Military Aviation Mishaps — Pentagon Response Unclear
By Kristina Wong | Breitbart News At least three dozen service members have been killed in military aviation mishaps in...
Court rules SEALs lawsuit against DOD can continue, cites Navy’s “sham” religious accommodation process
(Press Release – First Liberty) A federal district court issued an order stating a class action lawsuit initially...
These military men have had enough
Two soldiers from The Old Guard and a Naval Aviator seem to be done with today’s progressive culture: 2 Fort Myer...
Politics Ruins Readiness
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors Navy Mission: “The United States is a maritime nation, and the U...
Pacific Sunset for the U.S. Navy
By Captain Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The existential threat represented by the People’s Republic of...