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The Marines’ Pacific allies are copying its littoral regiment moves
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines are developing similar ways to fight concealed across island chains.
By Todd South
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Senior leaders worry DOD pay models don’t reflect demands on troops
Lawmakers and senior military leaders say that military pay needs to be based more on the role and responsibilites of troops, and not simply their age.
Operation Protect Democracy: Our ongoing oath supports electoral reform
We must recognize democracy is under pressure around the world, and our system is not immune to such threats, say the authors of this commentary.
By Former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera, former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the Navy Sean O’Keefe, retired Navy Adm. Steve Abbot, retired Army Gen. George Casey, retired Coast Guard Adm. Jim Loy, retired Air Force Gen. John Jumper, and retired Marine Corps Gen. Tony Zinni
Women recount claims of sexual harassment by veterans charity leader, a former Green Beret
After a massage therapist’s police report, former workers at Veterans Alternative describe unwanted advances.
By Barbara Behrendt, Tampa Bay Times
Book excerpt: ‘Facing the Mountain’
"Facing the Mountain" portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible.
By Daniel James Brown
Book excerpt: ‘Master Negotiator: The Role of James A. Baker, III at the End of the Cold War’
A comprehensive examination of U.S. diplomacy at the end of the Cold War through the lens of Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
By Diana Villiers Negroponte
Navy board, former commandant agree: Marine colonel should not have been fired
The process to clear his name took three years.
By Todd South
Why have so many Medals of Honor been awarded to the Irish? ‘We’ve been fighting for years and years’
“If you go back to the culture of the Irish you know we’ve been fighting each other and fighting the Scottish and so on and so forth for years and years and years,” said Medal of Honor recipient James Charles McCloughan.
By Howard Altman
Even with Democratic support, Colin Kahl faces long climb to the Pentagon
Once Biden's nominee for Pentagon policy chief makes it out of committee, the fight's not over.
By Joe Gould
Book excerpt: ’2034: A Novel of the Next World War’
From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea in 2034 — and the path from there to a nightmarish global conflagration.
By Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
Book excerpt: ‘Staying Alive: Surviving Abuse, Fighting a War, and Beating Cancer – My First Twenty-Five Years’
In "Staying Alive," James Curry takes an unflinching look at his life impacted by domestic violence, savage combat, death, homelessness, isolation, betrayal, homophobia and illness, and how these life-altering experiences led him to happiness, success, and ultimately, love.
By James Curry
Excerpt from ‘Walk in My Combat Boots’ by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann
"Walk in My Combat Boots” is a powerful collection of never-before-told war stories crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson and retired Army 1st Sgt. Matt Eversmann.
By James Patterson and Matt Eversmann