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  • Excerpt from ‘Call Me Commander’ by Jeff Testerman and Daniel M. Freed

    "Call Me Commander" shows how reporters revealed the U.S. Navy Veterans Association was a scam, and uncovered how the man who operated it was a Harvard Law School graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence officer who had been wanted since the 1980s.

    Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed
    14 hours ago
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington on July 22, 2019. (Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images)
    How the new Congress and the Biden administration can restore faith in the VA

    In this commentary, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee lays out his priorities for the new Congress and VA secretary.

    Rep. Mark Takano
    1 day ago
  • Excerpt from ‘A Shot in the Moonlight’ by Ben Montgomery

    "A Shot in the Moonlight" by Ben Montgomery is the true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow South.

    Ben Montgomery
    1 day ago
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 2. (Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie/Air Force)
    Rethinking the air expeditionary wing

    As dynamic force employment becomes the preferred engagement option, shouldn’t it also inspire an evolution in our existing air expeditionary wing deployment model?

    Brig. Gen. Larry Broadwell
    2 days ago
  • Soldiers in the Maryland Army National Guard use the back of the soldier in front of them to fill out their medical paperwork to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington on Jan. 14, 2021. (Sgt. Chazz Kibler/National Guard)
    The federal government fails to honor obligations to National Guard members

    If we were serious about honoring the troops in our National Guard and Reserve, we would compensate them in pay and benefits for every single day they spend in uniform, says the author of this commentary.

    Peter Lucier
    2 days ago
  • An AI pilot bested an elite U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, illustrating how humans are losing their edge over machines in more tasks. (Photoraidz/Getty Images)
    AlphaDogfight should scare the Air Force straight … into scaling AI efforts

    Two captains have ideas to help the Air Force accelerate its efforts to ready itself for the artificial intelligence revolution.

    Capt. Jazmin Furtado and Capt. Chris Dylewski
    6 days ago
  • President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Arlington, Va. Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura and former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and family look on. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Dodging and deferring: Trump wasn’t the only POTUS to avoid the draft

    During their visit to Arlington Cemetery on Inauguration Day, the author of this commentary said he wished Biden and the former presidents who were granted draft deferments during Vietnam thought about those who went in their place.

    Lawrence J. Korb
    6 days ago
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    The hidden cost of America’s forever war: Young love lost

    Excerpt from "Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War" by Jessica Donati.

    Jessica Donati
    6 days ago
  • National Guard soldiers are seen in silhouette as they keep guard in front of the Capitol Building and near the Washington Monument in Washington on Jan. 19, 2021, ahead of the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
    When the truth and the Constitution are threatened, military personnel and veterans have a responsibility to protect both

    The spread of disinformation among military personnel and veterans has now become a national security issue, says the author of this commentary.

    Grace Miller
    January 20
  • Members of the National Guard stand at attention after arriving on Capitol Hill on Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
    The military needs to learn the right lessons and adapt

    If American security institutions often over-correct in the short-run, they do have a good record of getting it right in the long run, says the author of this commentary.

    Peter Feaver
    January 13
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