By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist In a 52-46 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed former Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew...
Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda and the Military
Judicial Watch Sues for Records on Removal of West Point Crest from Bibles in Academy Chapel
(Judicial Watch) Judicial Watch announced it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department...
West Point emails reveal how the prestigious military academy messed up Pete Hegseth’s admissions status
By Jack Newsham | Business Insider Recently released West Point records shed new light on exactly how the December snafu...
Frontline of Freedom Radio: Ernie Audino interviews Bill Prince
MacArthur Society President Col. Bill Prince, US Army ret, USMA ’70, was interviewed by the new host of Frontlines of...
Habits of Honor, Faith, and Patriotism – Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai
Last week Col. Doug “Stoli” Nickolai (USAF ret) gave his “Habits of Honor, Faith and Patriotism”...
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...
DEI Deprogramming
By Stanley Ridgley, PhD Professor, former Army military intelligence officer and author of DEI Exposed: How the Biggest Con...
Democratic Socialism – The Philosophy of Poverty
By Alexander G. Markovsky Socialism is like an infectious disease—one that societies must endure in order to build immunity...
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...
Exposing DEI: Understanding the Strategy Behind Institutional Indoctrination
A lot of important, eye-opening information in STARRS July Town Hall with guest speaker Dr. Stanley Ridgley, a former Army...
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...
Persecution in the Air Force
Chase Spears hosts Brennan ‘Skip’ Schilperoort, an Air Force major who faced persecution for resisting unlawful...
The Diversity Game Is a Gigantic Con
By George Leef | James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal In his famous story “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Hans...
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Letter to the Editor: Content of Their Character
Lt. Col. Michael Uecker, USAF ret, USAFA ’71 and also a STARRS Ambassador, wrote this letter to the editor of the...
DEI Still Infects West Point
By Will Thibeau and Jeshua Grose DEI employees are still running amok in the hallowed halls of the United States Military...
Pentagon Ditches Admiral Who Allowed Drag Queen Performances On Aircraft Carrier
By Mary Margaret Olohan | The Daily Wire The Defense Department is withdrawing the nomination of Rear Adm. Michael “Buzz”...
Leftist Accrediting Organizations Influence U.S. Military Academies
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Agencies responsible for approving accreditation of America’s five military service...
Conscientious Objector USAFA ’23 Grad has to pay back $150K
Update on that 2023 USAFA cadet who became a conscientious objector after Israel’s bombing of Gaza. We covered her...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting – August 7, 2025
The next US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors meeting open to the public will be on Thursday, August 7 from 8:30 am to...
OH NO! The Air Force Bans False Eyelashes
Whatever will female warfighters do? New USAF regulations drop: Air Force updates, clarifies DAFI 36-2903 guidance The Air...
Trump’s Criticism of ‘Idiot’ Woke General Is a Reminder of How Far We’ve Come
By Robert Spencer | PJ Media We aren’t even six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, and so much has changed...
Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases
Comment on article from STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret: “This is fantastic! DEI made it easy...
The Communism Within
Col Rob Maness, USAF ret, STARRS Board of Advisors, interviewed Soviet-born Alexander Markovsky on The Rob Maness Show: More...
Reviving the Warrior Spirit: Hegseth on Service, Sacrifice & Strength
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers a powerful message on service, sacrifice, and the revival of the American warrior...
Leftist Veterans Group Mobilizing Against Trump
More evidence we are living in parallel dimensions. A Leftist veterans group, “About Face: Veterans Against the...
West Point still has Professors Pushing Critical Race Theory
By John Hughes, USMA ’96 In February 2025, SECDEF Pete Hegseth posted the following online: “Last week, I met with the...
4 years after objecting to mandated COVID-19 shot, former Space Force officer receives ‘zero guidance’ to return to duty
By J.M. Phelps | World Net Daily A former Space Force officer’s objection to the military’s Biden-era COVID-19...
Surprise, Deception, Warning and War
By Lani Kass, PhD STARRS Board of Advisors “All warfare is based on deception. Offer the enemy a bait to lure him. …...
Invitation to Join STARRS President’s Circle
THE BATTLE IS WON BUT THE WAR IS FAR FROM OVER The progress made toward eliminating the toxic effects of the radical...
DEI on Campus? It’s a Protection Racket
STARRS NOTE: Dr. Ridgley is the guest speaker for the July 15, 2025 STARRS Town Hall on Zoom. Register Here. By Stanley K...
On the Radio: STARRS Chairman Rod Bishop
STARRS Chairman Rod Bishop was interviewed on the Freedom with Adam Riojas radio show in San Diego, California. Lieutenant...
Anthrax and COVID shot mandates continue to harm ‘thousands’ of military vets
By J.M. Phelps | WorldNet Daily Over 100,000 living armed services members and veterans have been negatively impacted by...
White House, Pentagon Won’t Say Why Admiral Who Allowed Drag Shows On Navy Ship Was Nominated For Promotion
By Jacqueline Annis-Levings | The Federalist President Trump recently recommended Rear Admiral Michael “Buzz” Donnelly, who...
Why Military Recruitment Is Soaring
By Nate Jackson | Patriot Post “American Pride Slips to New Low,” a Gallup poll released on Monday headlined. Major media...
A Tribute to CDR Phillip Keuhlen, USN (Retired)
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Calvert Task Group Board of Directors It is with extreme sadness it...
Operation Midnight Hammer—Can’t We All Just Be Proud Americans?
By Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman As a military aviator and veteran of more contingencies...
Students for Fair Admissions and Naval Academy File Motion to Vacate Opinion Allowing Academy to Use Race in Admissions
By Capt. Charles “Cully” Stimson, US Navy JAG Corps, ret Imagine judging a trial, ruling for one party, and writing a 179...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service
By Konstantin Toropin | Military.com Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members...
A Brilliant Stroke
By Capt Tom Burbage, USN ret, USNA ’69 and Bill McCauley, Navy veteran, USNA ’69 The first reaction of the Trump...
Service Academy’s Woke Leadership Removed
Comment about this article from STARRS Chairman Lt Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74: Another win for STARRS...
Hegseth announces Navy oil tanker named after gay rights leader renamed after Medal of Honor recipient
By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a Navy oil tanker named after gay rights leader...
Hearing Wrap Up: DEI Promotes Discrimination and Hinders Equality
(House Oversight Committee) Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing today titled “Sacrificing...
US Merchant Marine Academy leadership steps down day after Duffy speech
By Jon Brown | Christian Post The superintendent and deputy superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings...
Vice Admiral Nunan and Rear Admiral Wulf Announce Departures from USMMA Leadership
(US Dept of Transportation Press Release) Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant...
Military Readiness Incompatible With ‘Trans’ Troops
By Nate Jackson | Patriot Post President Donald Trump took to Truth Social last night to announce a ceasefire in...
How to Monitor Military Academy Admissions
By David Kane | Minding the Campus From the Military Times: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred the U.S. military...
On the Radio: STARRS Vice Chairman Joe Arbuckle
STARRS Vice Chairman Maj General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret was interviewed about STARRS, its mission and ongoing work educating...
Civilian Service Academy Profs Complain about “Academic Freedoms” in Military Academies
Professors used to having academic freedoms from their colleges and universities—nearly all of which have a left-wing bias...
Trump DEI ban ripples across Wisconsin National Guard, emails show
A look at the implementation of the CinC and SecDef’s anti-CRT/DEI/Woke orders: By Andrew Bahl | The Cap Times On Jan...
Pete Hegseth Has Already Changed the Pentagon for the Better
By Matt Schoenfeldt, retired Army officer, former Pentagon strategic planner The Department of Defense has long been a...
Naval Academy Ignored Standardized Test Scores for Class of 2025-2028 Applicants
Note on this article by Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72: The article highlights one of USNA’s many workarounds they used for...
Will the Military Academies Comply on Admissions?
By CDR J.A. Cauthen, US Navy ret, USNA ’02 After years of obfuscation and denial, the U.S. Naval Academy, in a suit brought...
An Analysis of West Point’s Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2020-2025
By David R. Jackson, USMA ’73 Many West Point graduates don’t realize how strongly the school’s leaders were promoting...
Drew Dix Podcasts – Our Changing Culture, DOD Contracting and more
Supplemental Notice of Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy Meeting
House Passes FY26 Defense Bill, Investing in America’s Military Superiority
Operation Midnight Hammer: Proof of the Trump Administration’s De-wokeification of our Military
Naval Academy Settles on Shorter List of Banned Books as Pentagon Panel Weighs Ultimate Decision
Republicans join House Dems to bar Hegseth’s military base name changes
West Point expands academic modernization with development of Department of History and War Studies
The Vax War Against Military Service Members
Time to Appoint an Alum to Run USMMA
Marine 3-Star to Lead Naval Academy, Davids Heading to OPNAV Staff
General Flynn Challenges DEI, Champions Warrior Ethos and Honor at West Point Board Meeting
Congress Broke The Military, Now It Must Fix It
Military libraries ignore Trump’s LGBT executive order
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools
Pentagon Withdraws Promotion for Admiral Who Allowed Drag Shows on USS Ronald Reagan
SECDEF Hegseth speaks to students at Turning Point USA conference
Sen. Banks Blocks Promotion of Woke Air Force Colonel Advocating Race, Gender-Based Promotion
Do the President & SecDef Orders On Unlawful COVID Actions Matter?
Pentagon pulls all military speakers from ‘globalist’ Aspen Security Forum
“They will face an enemy with ZERO care for diversity.”
STARRS Podcasts
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Air Force / Air Force Academy
Full Cadet Wing Attendance No Longer Required for Air Force Football Games, Marking the End of a Tradition
By Brent Briggeman | Colorado Springs Gazette Part of the pageantry of Air Force football will undergo a major change. No...
Air Force Brags About Packing ‘Diversity’ And ‘Equity’ Programming Into Calendar: ‘Soared To New Heights’
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force released a newsletter bragging about the Diversity, Equity...
Air Force Academy Reportedly Forces Cadets To Watch Racialized Training Video That Promotes BLM
STARRS Attorney Mike Rose on the firing of Service Academy Board of Visitors
Air Force Academy adding leadership training after critical DOD review
Jim Banks To Grill Military Academy Heads On Race-Based Admissions
Army / West Point
US Military Academies Focus on Oaths and Loyalty to Constitution as Political Divisions Intensify
For 75 minutes, Maj. Joe Amoroso quizzed his students in SS202, American Politics, about civilian leadership of the...
US Military Academies Producing Beauty Queens
Really?? Sign of things getting quite off track at the academies. From Task & Purpose: The women who wear the crowns...
Navy / Naval Academy
Defense Department runs kindergartens?
By David Goodwin With less than a week on the job, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has just been directed by President...
Marxist CRT at the US Naval Academy
On 18 & 19 April 2024, the U.S. Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership held the 23rd annual McCain...