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Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China
More ships, partnerships and strike assets are in store for Pacific land forces.
By Todd South
Book excerpt: ‘The Spymaster of Baghdad’
“The Spymaster of Baghdad: A True Story of Bravery, Family, and Patriotism in the Battle against ISIS” is the dramatic yet intimate account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit called “the Falcons” came together against all odds to defeat ISIS.
By Margaret Coker
‘The Things They Carried’ author Tim O’Brien on his life’s work, trauma & confronting mortality
His final book is one he hopes will allow his children to hear their father’s voice in its pages long after he’s gone.
By J.D. Simkins
Oath Keeper, an Army veteran, charged in Capitol riot renounces militia group
Army veteran Jessica Watkins is one of nine members and associates of the far-right militia group charged with planning and coordinating with one another in the Jan. 6 siege.
Book excerpt: ‘The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street’
“The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street” by Air Force veteran and film composer Bobby Johnston, is an inflammatory coming of age elegy chronicled through short stories set in 1970s Rust Belt America.
By Bobby Johnston
Book excerpt: ‘Till Victory: The Second World War By Those Who Were There’
The poignant letters and diaries collected for "Till Victory" reveal the hopes, doubts and fears of about 50 Allied troops during World War II. In this excerpt, we learn about Leo Brown of the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
By Clément Horvath
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: A mother and daughters’ shared West Point legacy
The four women of the Copeland-Haynes family have all graduated from or are currently attending West Point.
By Military Times staff
Book excerpt: ‘The West’s War Against Islamic State: Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq’
“The West’s War Against Islamic State” offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West’s war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017.
By Andrew Mumford
Lack of Pentagon nominees could be harbinger of slow process
After three nominees were announced in December, the Biden team has yet to put forth more defense nominees.
By Aaron Mehta
To counter extremism, focus on causes, not merely symptoms
As the military stands down to self-examine in the wake of an insurgency that threatened democracy, the Defense Department must do more than punish criminal behavior, says the author of this commentary.
By Tom Kolditz