Maryland loses last A-10s, becomes the only Air Guard without planes
The divestment of the Maryland National Guard's fleet of A-10s left it as the only Air Guard in the country without a flying mission.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Defending the Army’s Command Assessment Program
The Trump administration has every right to change policy as it sees fit. But characterizing CAP as a Biden-era attempt at DEI is counterproductive.
By Katherine Kuzminski
Former Army captain arrested after live-streaming Capitol riot
Inside the Capitol rotunda, Garcia was heard saying “Nancy come out and play,” a reference to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
By Kyle Rempfer
The military knows it has a problem with domestic extremists, white supremacists
The Defense Department is in the midst of a review of all of its policies on extremist activity.
New in 2021: Going to the field may look different for Marines
The three-year experimental phase will see Marines heading to the field more.
By Philip Athey
US Navy rolls out new strategy for expanding Arctic operations
The Navy statement provides an outline of planned operational changes for the military’s sea services in and around Alaska, including the Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps.
Excerpt from ‘To Provide and Maintain a Navy’
Dr. Jerry Hendrix details why the concept of a free sea represents the foundational principle of the Western enlightenment and how the decline in American naval power has placed it at risk.
By Dr. Jerry Hendrix
New in 2021: Older planes bound for the Boneyard
Congress put the brakes on Air Force plans to retire more than 100 aircraft, but the service did get the greenlight to retire some bombers, cargo planes and tankers.
New in 2021: Blue Angels to start flying F/A-18 Super Hornets
The Blue Angels’ final flight in the legacy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet was completed in November.
By Diana Stancy
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
The following is a letter to the editor and subsequent editorial that was first published in on Sept. 21, 1897, in The New York Sun.
Excerpt from ‘A Red Line in the Sand’ on the challenges posed by China in the South China Sea and elsewhere
In his upcoming book, David Andelman says the Chinese have shown a most determined effort to enforce their red lines and their declared prerogatives across the South China Sea.
By David Andelman
Marine seeks makeout partner with COVID-19 on Craigslist
A Marine at MCAS Miramar wants to be infected with COVID-19.
By Sarah Sicard