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.

8 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.

3 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.

Opinion

What are the takeaways from Ukraine’s fight in the Black Sea?

Today’s struggles in the Black Sea may herald a changing face of naval warfare, in which large warships are increasingly vulnerable.

4 weeks ago

An abortion rights demonstrator holds a sign outside of the Harris County Courthouse during the Women's Wave march in Houston, Texas, on October 8, 2022.

Opinion

Restrictive abortion laws threaten our national security

Laws that restrict abortion access within the U.S. could impact military recruiting and retention.

5 weeks ago

A sailor prepares a poem for a poetry slam on Sept. 24, 2020.

Opinion

Can poetry prevent veteran suicide?

Over 30,000 service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.

6 weeks ago

A U.S. service member participates in a memorial ruck at AB 201, Niger, Feb. 26, 2023.

Opinion

A father reflects on the death of his son during the 2017 Niger ambush

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017. Their deaths shattered families.

8 weeks ago

Opinion

Japan, South Korea and the US should mirror AUKUS for destroyers

But before breaking a celebratory bottle of champagne across the bow, obstacles must be addressed.

8 weeks ago

Opinion

The demographic and fiscal time bombs ticking inside the Pentagon

The lack of 18-year-olds to serve and our country’s towering fiscal deficits will endanger our national security in the near term.

2 months ago

Opinion

To stay competitive, US military complex must hurdle ‘Valley of Death’

The U.S. is in its decisive decade for competition with China, and technology is the primary arena for the rivalry.

2 months ago

Opinion

Military superiority demands artificial intelligence proficiency

Overcoming negative narratives can be hard, especially as it applies to artificial intelligence.

2 months ago

A statue depicting ancient Greek goddess Athena in central Athens is seen during a "blood moon" eclipse in July 2018.

Opinion

Why the military is integral to America’s return to the moon

A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.

2 months ago

A soldier from Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, pulls security in a town near Kirkuk, Iraq, as a Kiowa Warrior helicopter from 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, patrols the area surrounding the village in 2006.

Opinion

Veteran recalls friends lost, first day in combat in Iraq

War brings about all sorts of emotions. The darkest ones get never-ending attention. Yet this was the happiest day of my life.

2 months ago

Opinion

Why improve Ukraine’s deep-strike capability?

Some NATO members have decided that providing deep-strike weaponry is important for Ukraine’s defense and worth any risk of escalation.

2 months ago

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, veterans and Vietnamese Montgard pose together during MACV-SOG heritage week, Fort Bragg N.C., Nov. 10, 2021.

Opinion

Readers react to op-ed on honoring Vietnam War’s most secret warriors

Readers applaud the call for a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG.

2 months ago

Noelle Wiehe says she had it fairly easy in the military — no horror stories, other than lousy leadership. But a stranger assumed otherwise.

Opinion

Because I was a woman who served, I was stereotyped by a stranger

Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.

3 months ago

Participants of the Second Annual Ruck For Life ruck toward the buttes on Papago Park Military Reservation in Arizona on Oct. 14, 2015.

Opinion

Saving the next Nick: suicide prevention is a moral imperative

A word of encouragement from me wouldn’t have solved his problems, but it just might have given him enough hope to press on for a bit longer.

3 months ago

Opinion

Don’t believe the hype about Fort Bliss

"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."

3 months ago

Opinion

Ramaswamy’s plan to fire 300,000 veterans is reprehensible

The Republican presidential candidate has said he wants to cut 1 million federal jobs, and roughly 30% of federal employees are veterans.

3 months ago

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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.

Today’s struggles in the Black Sea may herald a changing face of naval warfare, in which large warships are increasingly vulnerable.

Laws that restrict abortion access within the U.S. could impact military recruiting and retention.

Over 30,000 service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017. Their deaths shattered families.

But before breaking a celebratory bottle of champagne across the bow, obstacles must be addressed.

The lack of 18-year-olds to serve and our country’s towering fiscal deficits will endanger our national security in the near term.

The U.S. is in its decisive decade for competition with China, and technology is the primary arena for the rivalry.

Overcoming negative narratives can be hard, especially as it applies to artificial intelligence.

A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.

War brings about all sorts of emotions. The darkest ones get never-ending attention. Yet this was the happiest day of my life.

Some NATO members have decided that providing deep-strike weaponry is important for Ukraine’s defense and worth any risk of escalation.

Readers applaud the call for a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG.

Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.

A word of encouragement from me wouldn’t have solved his problems, but it just might have given him enough hope to press on for a bit longer.

"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."

The Republican presidential candidate has said he wants to cut 1 million federal jobs, and roughly 30% of federal employees are veterans.