List of Military articles
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fury_2014_poster1 What I intended to do in Fury: The film’s writer and director responds to CSM Rush
It seems that, because of Fury, I will forever be known by some parties as the filmmaker who failed to do his homework.
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US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster denies the report of US President Donald Trump revealing classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office, during a statement to the press outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, May 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) McMaster’s former staff officer in Iraq: A general must not just stand by while a lie is being promulgated
Here is the response I received from retired Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, who was McMaster’s deputy commander in Iraq.
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Police officers stand by after Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner reading "liberty, equality, fraternity" on the Eiffel Tower in Paris early on May 5, 2017, to protest against the far-right Front National (FN) party, two days before the second round of the presidential election. / AFP PHOTO / Jacques DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images) Best Defense’s special report from Paris: Security feels solid but not suffocating
Those on patrol look comfortable, not panicky, like they are used to this and can do their tasks without a lot of drama.
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zdt_0_022 Women in national security: A tipsheet on some good Twitter accounts to follow
The other day, Vanity Fair's Jim Warren carried a comment of mine about how nowadays there are a lot of smart women in national security commenting on Twitter. Here’s the list I gave him.
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screen-shot-2017-05-12-at-9-43-06-am Book review: ‘American War’ — a grim novel about a second American Civil War
I’ve been harping in this blog for awhile on the possibility of another American division, so I was interested to see a new novel tackle that subject.
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US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, August 18, 2017, as he travels for meetings at Camp David before returning to Bedminster, New Jersey to continue his vacation. US President Donald Trump is assembling his national security team at the Camp David presidential retreat Friday to forge a way ahead in Afghanistan, almost 16 years after the war began. Trump must decide if he wants to continue on the current course, which relies on a relatively small US-led NATO force to help Afghan partners push back the Taliban, or if he wants to try a new tack such as adding more forces -- or even withdrawing altogether. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Is Right About Afghanistan
Those of us who have criticized the president when he has made mistakes should give him credit when he makes the right call.
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10689800_10204551212486450_6538052505982877382_n Military reunions are more than just re-living old times — they also are a chance to gather needed strength from each other
Despite all the resources now available to our veterans, we were missing the one thing we needed most: each other.
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<> on July 2, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Trump’s Presidential Afghanistan Speech
Details may be slim, but the president nailed the "why" of America's longest war — and boldly went against his political base.
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US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, August 18, 2017, as he travels for meetings at Camp David before returning to Bedminster, New Jersey to continue his vacation. US President Donald Trump is assembling his national security team at the Camp David presidential retreat Friday to forge a way ahead in Afghanistan, almost 16 years after the war began. Trump must decide if he wants to continue on the current course, which relies on a relatively small US-led NATO force to help Afghan partners push back the Taliban, or if he wants to try a new tack such as adding more forces -- or even withdrawing altogether. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Afghanistan Is Now Trump’s War
But does the president know what he wants to do with it?
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CHANGI NAVAL BASE, SINGAPORE: In this released U.S. Navy handout, damage to the portside is visible as the Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) steers towards Changi Naval Base, Republic of Singapore, following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21. Significant damage to the hull resulted in flooding to nearby compartments, including crew berthing, machinery, and communications rooms. Damage control efforts by the crew halted further flooding. The incident will be investigated. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) U.S. Navy Pauses After Losing Two Guided Missile Destroyers in Pacific
After several accidents and collisions this year, the Navy is trying to figure out what is going on.
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Generals_Lee_and_Jackson-1937_Issue-4c It’s time for the Army to look at how it remembers and honors Confederate leaders
Twice a day, every day, the 4,000 young men and women who make up the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy file into that storied institution’s cadet mess and are served as one.
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eisenhower_d-day Inside ‘Blackhearts’ (V): Trust, honesty, and communication are combat essentials
The soldiers of the Blackheart Brigade had significant accomplishments, to include inflicting great costs to al Qaeda in Iraq, and providing time and breathing space for the central government of Iraq.
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screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-9-50-37-am Inside ‘Blackhearts’ (III): With different units holding very different views of the fight, we stepped off into the abyss
Adding to the friction involving the Blackhearts Brigade was the nature of the fight.
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2bct Inside ‘Blackhearts’ (II): Our lousy command relations frayed badly in Iraq
As discussed my the previous post, relationships — be they inside of a marriage or between military units — are built upon trust.
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1-502 ‘Blackhearts’ (I): A view from the inside
There is more to the story that has remained in the shadows for too long.
