Opinion

President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, first lady Jill Biden, Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young, White House Gender Policy Council director Jen Klein, and Women's Alzheimer's Movement founder Maria Shriver, signs a presidential memorandum that will establish the first-ever White House Initiative on Women's Health Research in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Washington.

The Pentagon’s new opportunity to boost readiness among female troops

The White House initiative on Women’s Health Research provides an opportunity to improve health and performance outcomes for women in the military.

12 days ago

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2023.

Opinion

A government shutdown would hurt military families

Congress must safeguard military pay in the event of a shutdown, including for members of the Coast Guard.

4 weeks ago

Gadson talks with Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, who played an important role in the Giants 2007 season, particularly with a defensive play in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.

Opinion

How an Army officer inspired Giants to greatest-ever Super Bowl upset

In this excerpt from “Finding Waypoints,” retired Army Col. Greg Gadson remembers his motivational locker room speeches to the New York Giants.

A corporal returns the first salute of her troops in a change of command ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2023.

Opinion

Tuberville’s stall tactics harm junior troops and senior leaders

Military readiness is paramount, and politicians should step back and let the DoD focus on preparing for future wars.

3 months ago

A service member poses during a photo shoot Oct. 23, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

Opinion

Pentagon’s suicide prevention blueprint lacks focus on brain injuries

Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.

3 months ago

A fence is decorated with pride flags during a pride month event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 28, 2023.

Opinion

Justice is long overdue for LGBTQ+ veterans

Tens of thousands of veterans who were discharged due to their sexual orientation did not receive an honorable discharge.

3 months ago

Opinion

Learning from Russia’s war on Ukraine

By sharing these hard-earned lessons of war, Ukrainian military professionals are helping our military get ready for future wars that will inevitably come.

3 months ago

A Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, veteran, listens to active service members with 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) as part of the MACV-SOG Heritage Week, Fort Bragg N.C., Nov. 9, 2021.

Opinion

The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors

We need to finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.

3 months ago

Opinion

Is the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy sustainable?

The Biden administration’s Ukraine strategy is increasingly being tested by political, policy and resource constraints.

3 months ago

Opinion

It’s hard times now — and ahead — for US-Russian nuclear arms control

U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control, as it has been practiced for the past five decades, may have run its course.

3 months ago

Opinion

Keep Congress, and all politics, out of VA facilities

If lawmakers are allowed to set up offices in VA hospitals and clinics, it politicizes a federal space, which violates the Hatch Act.

3 months ago

An activist holds a sign calling for federal protections of transgender rights, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 2023.

Opinion

Banning gender affirming care impacts service members and families

Conservative lawmakers are trying to turn back the clock, when it’s clear the majority of Americans, and troops themselves, support transgender troops.

3 months ago

Demonstrators attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Taiwan in February 2023.

Opinion

War in Ukraine is a warning to China of the risks in attacking Taiwan

Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan.

4 months ago

Opinion

Editorials, guest commentaries, Medals and Misfires. Active-duty, reserve, Guard, veterans, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon.

The White House initiative on Women’s Health Research provides an opportunity to improve health and performance outcomes for women in the military.

Congress must safeguard military pay in the event of a shutdown, including for members of the Coast Guard.

In this excerpt from “Finding Waypoints,” retired Army Col. Greg Gadson remembers his motivational locker room speeches to the New York Giants.

Military readiness is paramount, and politicians should step back and let the DoD focus on preparing for future wars.

Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.

Tens of thousands of veterans who were discharged due to their sexual orientation did not receive an honorable discharge.

By sharing these hard-earned lessons of war, Ukrainian military professionals are helping our military get ready for future wars that will inevitably come.

We need to finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.

The Biden administration’s Ukraine strategy is increasingly being tested by political, policy and resource constraints.

U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control, as it has been practiced for the past five decades, may have run its course.

If lawmakers are allowed to set up offices in VA hospitals and clinics, it politicizes a federal space, which violates the Hatch Act.

Conservative lawmakers are trying to turn back the clock, when it’s clear the majority of Americans, and troops themselves, support transgender troops.

Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan.