Commentary

Opinions on war, Pentagon policy, pay and benefits, deployments, uniforms, weapons and more.

Opinion

No legal reason against giving cluster bombs to Ukraine but moral?

These munitions are not in themselves illegal, but their usage can be, if fired at civilians.

6 days ago

Opinion

Shame on those who failed to take Coast Guard sexual assault seriously

Why were these allegations not investigated? Coast Guard, Homeland Security and Transportation Department lawyers have a lot to answer for.

7 days ago

A Certified Nurse Midwife at Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia, conducts an abdominal ultrasound during a routine obstetrics appointment in March 2023.

Opinion

Congress should mandate provider choice for pregnant service women

Allowing pregnant women to choose their service provider results in better medical outcomes, according to research.

‘Embrace the Suck’–Life as a Gold Star child is a race with no finish

Gold Star daughter Bailey remembers her father, Army Maj. Michael Donahue, lost in Afghanistan in 2014.

7 weeks ago

Sharing pride in their service, pain over their loss

Vets4Warriors, which provides confidential peer support and resources to service members, veterans, and their families 24/7, 365 days a year.

7 weeks ago

What Congress can do to protect military families from financial fraud

Service members, veterans, and their families are disproportionately at risk of financial fraud and identity theft.

7 weeks ago

The remarkable and unlikely story of the clotting agent QuikClot, and the two men who persisted in bringing it into the public light, is told in a new book, "In the Blood."

How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’

Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.

8 weeks ago

Contracted personnel perform an accountability assessment and pack items belonging to a soldier before her moving to a different state, June 12, 2019.

What to know about military moves this PCS season

What to know about changes to military moving procedures and how to prepare for a smoother move on this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast.

8 weeks ago

Jason Van Tatenhove, a former national spokesman for the Oath Keepers, has testified about the group’s extremism.

Extremists granted tax-exempt status, even an Oath Keepers foundation

The First Amendment and the lack of a clear divide between what counts as an educational mission can lead to approved applications from extremist groups.

8 weeks ago

An airman places a hand on the shoulder of another airman at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2021.

Telemedicine reform could remove barriers to mental health care

Removing telemedicine barriers can improve the mental health care of service members — potentially nationwide.

8 weeks ago

How to read ‘Art of War’ the way its author intended

A Marine’s guide to comprehending “Art of War,” by reading it through the prism of classical Chinese metaphysics, deeply shaped by Daoism.

8 weeks ago

Combating US cyber adversaries calls for whole-of-government approach

While cyber criminals take advantage of gaps in our visibility over domestic infrastructure, foreign nation states, such as Russia, give them safe harbor.

8 weeks ago

Warren warns against Pentagon-defense industry revolving door

The next Joint Chiefs chair can set an example by promising not to jump to a lucrative job working on behalf of a defense contractor or foreign adversary.

9 weeks ago