Do Lessons from the Battles for Fallujah Apply to Gaza? "While Fallujah and Gaza are dissimilar in terms of military operations and policy resolve, they are similar in their mutual...
The Marine Corps Needs to Recognize the Importance of Inspector-Instructors "The success or failure of a reserve unit is in no small part tied to the caliber of its Inspector-Instructor staff."
Strategic Lessons from the Hamas Attack that Surprised the Israeli Military "Successful strategic attacks do not just happen. They generally involve three key elements. All require months or years of...
Does This Truck Make My Shipment Look Big? How to Avoid Weight Fraud During a Military Move "Some moving companies that have been entrusted to move household goods for military members and their families have learned...
Why Military Education Isn't to Blame for Afghanistan and Iraq Purported failures in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan -- even the microcosm of Kabul -- are arguably symptoms of greater...
Why Our Generals Can't Think Having read Franklin Foer's account in the October issue of The Atlantic describing the disastrous evacuation of Afghanistan...
I Was Wounded in Iraq. Vets Like Me Aren't Getting Our Full Retirement Pay and Congress Won't Act. "Some 50,000 veterans who are medically retired from combat and have less than 20 years of service have been left behind by...
Innovation Overload: Army Units Are Drowning in Ideas Walk into the headquarters of any operational Army unit on any Army base in the United States, and you'll eventually bump...
House Republicans Are Ready to Shut Down the Government, Even Though It Will Hurt Veterans As we stare down the prospect of another government shutdown due to House Republican time-wasting, House Republicans continue...
Watch Out for Backroom Warmongers Urging NATO Entanglement in Ukraine Recent proposals encouraging initiatives to increase NATO membership for Eastern European nations are antagonistic, ill-timed...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...