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America at 250: Common Sense 2026
Proof you can’t always trust what’s on social media
Something weird going on in social media regarding Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier. At the end of April...
The Fifth Column: A Primer
By Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors Fellow Americans and fellow pilots — buckle up. As a retired...
Intentional, Irresponsible Speech
By Lt. Col. Allen West, USA ret STARRS Board of Advisors As a professional military officer, I took an oath, for the first...
Teach Your Kids the Meaning of Memorial Day
By Buck Torske, retired Navy Chief Petty Officer May 1st marked fifty-one years since I stood on the signal bridge of the...
Cole Allen’s Violent Act Raises Alarms Over Radicalization and Ideological Bias in Academia
STARRS Board of Advisors member Dr. Rick Addante is interviewed in this article: By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit Cole Allen...
The Coming American: USAFA AOG BOD Membership Moment
By Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS President & CEO This is a presentation I made on Friday at the...
Politicalizing incident against SecWar Hegseth at a USAFA women grads event on the USAFA campus
The SCIF host L. Todd Wood (USAFA ’86) interviews Major General (Ret.) Bentley Rayburn (USAFA ’75), Chairman of...
STARRS Calls For a Review Over Ideological Incident at U.S. Air Force Academy
STARRS is calling for a full and independent review of the incident COLORADO SPRINGS, April 28, 2026 – Stand Together...
We should all want GROUND TRUTH–and we sure aren’t getting it from our legacy media
By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Board of Directors Chairman Emeritus See the above headline in a...
A Lesson Of History: People of True Christian Faith are Always Outnumbered
By Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, US Army ret “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to...
Accreditation and West Point
Brig. Gen. Mitchell M. Zais, (ret.) Ph.D. Vice Chairman of the STARRS Board of Directors Remarks Delivered by Webinar to the...
STARRS Announces Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Allen B. West to Board of Advisors
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2026 — Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services...
Interview with STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman Col. Bill Connor, USA ret
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with the Chairman of the STARRS Board of...
‘Call Sign Courage’ movie recounts story of commander who took on cultural Marxism in US military
By Doug Mainwaring | LifeSiteNews Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, the former commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron...
Elon Musk Promotes Story of Pilot Ousted for Urging Merit-Based Military
By Pedro Rodriguez | The Daily Signal Elon Musk on Friday promoted a film about Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier’s fight against...
LTC West: Instill honor, integrity, patriotism, and character in the next generation
Former US Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West, USA ret, who recently become a member of the STARR Board of Advisors, gave an...
Crewmen Waiting To Be Rescued Don’t Need DEI, They Need A Competent Military
By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired As the details of the complex, daring, and successful rescue of two...
STARRS leaders give “American Creed” presentation at the Center for American Values
Maj. General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret (on the STARRS Board of Directors and formerly its Vice Chairman for many years) and...
Watch “Call Sign Courage” documentary on X
“Call Sign Courage: The Matt Lohmeier Story” is now available to watch on X! The documentary that former STARRS...
The ‘Moral Imperative’ Behind the Rescues in Iran
By Forrest L. Marion, Ph.D. Retired U.S. Air Force officer and military historian The writer gratefully acknowledges this...
”What do you want your military to be?”
By Lt Colonel Robert “Buzz” Patterson, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors “There are ways in which a ruler can bring...
How the Homeland Became a Combat Zone
By Major Chase Spears, PhD, ret USA PAO During a dinner at the annual gathering of the Ciceronian Society on March 19, a...
STARRS Minnesota State Leader Interviewed on Podcast about STARRS
STARRS Minnesota State Leader Paul Reese was interviewed on the podcast “On the Fringe with DRS” about the work...
West Point: Sword Making or Swordsmanship?
By then-Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Zais, USA, USMA ’69 March 1990 Armed Forces Journal International (Now retired Army Brig...
Air Force Officer Continues His Fight Against Vindictiveness and Intolerance Over COVID-19 Shot Mandate
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An Air Force officer continues to battle one of the most egregious cases of vindictiveness...
Let’s accomplish the objectives!
By Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman Emeritus Regarding the article on Military Times, Pentagon...
USNA BOV Member is Beneath Contempt
By Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 United States Senator Chris Van Hollen’s suggestion – without offering any proof —...
Where Have All the Young Men Gone?
By Lt. Col. Karen McKay, USA ret When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its...
Drones, Strategy, and the Modern Airpower Revolution
By Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, US Army ret In the early twentieth century, airplanes transformed warfare. In the twenty-first...
American Ally: The Republic of Korea
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The Republic of Korea (ROK), more commonly called South Korea, and...
Colorado Springs News Gazette Highlights STARRS Victory for Air Force Academy Soccer Players
STARRS Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose is interviewed in this article. He wrote the 10 page paper which caused...
STARRS Releases a Case Study Document on the USAFA
(Press Release) STARRS releases today a 10-page January 2026 memo by Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, USAF ret, USAFA ’89, Vice...
Department of War Scorecard in President Trump’s Second Term
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors What are the successes of the Department of War (DOW) since...
STARRS Highlights Major Achievements in 2025 Year of Accomplishments Report
(Press Release) 2025 was quite a year,” said Colonel Ron Scott, Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret.), President and CEO of STARRS...
In Defense of What? The Real Crisis at America’s War Colleges Isn’t Criticism—It’s Denial
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors I read Matthew Woessner’s piece “In Defense of War...
Never Fly Alone | A Tribute to America’s Airmen
At the Air Force Association’s 2026 Warfare Symposium, audiences witnessed the world premiere of an original tribute...
The Thirty Year Fight Against Anthrax Mandates and Illegal Orders
Dr. Chase Spears (retired Army PAO) welcomes retired Air Force Colonel Tom Rempfer, whose nearly 30-year battle against the...
Communist China Active Threat: Inside and Out
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors Folks, today we’re diving deep into America’s greatest...
West Point’s Agincourt Moment: Leadership Clinging to Outdated Tactics While Drones and AI Redefine Warfare
By Matthew Newgent, USMA 1996 I, along with other members of the MacArthur Society, attended the USMA Board of Visitors...
Observations of Operation Epic Fury
By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors On Saturday morning I woke up to...
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...
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...
Long March of Cultural Marxism in America
James Atticus Bowden, a 1972 West Point graduate, gave a presentation on the “Long March of Cultural Marxism in...
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...
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...
The United States, the Philippines, and the Defense of Taiwan
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The U.S. has enduring ties to the Philippines. The Philippines were...
Strengthening America’s Military with Amber Smith
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret, STARRS Board of Advisors interviews Amber Smith, STARRS Board of Advisors The US military has...