The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
2 Years After Russia's Invasion, Ukraine Needs More Than Just Our Aid. It Needs Our Attention. Saturday, Feb. 24, marked the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The Crisis of COVID-19 for Military Caregivers During the COVID-19 crisis, the limited in-person assistance that some caregivers depend upon is gone.
Veterans Care in the Community Is Pushing the VA to the Brink In recent weeks, members of the House and Senate Committees of Veterans' Affairs have been in intense negotiations hammering...
The US Cannot Afford to Risk Another Endless War by Exerting Max Pressure on Iran The reality is that Iran, at best, is a middling power with an aging military checked by other regional powers.
Why Taiwan Will Be at the Center of the China-US Rivalry "Taiwan may well play a role in the growing Sino-American rivalry similar to Europe's during the Soviet-American Cold War."
Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security Military recruiting shortfalls threaten our national security during a critical time as two wars that could quickly escalate...
Is the Marine Corps Becoming 'Animal House'? "Back in the days when the Marine Corps was still the Marine Corps, quality of life was considered a basic leadership...
The Defense Secretary and the Chain of Command: Why Critics Are Wrong About Austin's Emergency "Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless...
Firearm-Related Suicides Among Women Veterans Are Rising. We Must Do More on Secure Gun Storage. As gun ownership among women veterans has surged, so, too, have suicides where firearms are used.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...