Matthew Newgent, USMA ’96, of the MacArthur Society of West Point Graduates discusses cultural Marxism and non-kinetic...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting
The USAFA Board of Visitors meeting open to the public was held on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Watch:
Slides that are not shown on video: BOV Meeting 7 Aug 2025 FINAL (pdf, 15 MB)
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Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors – 8 Sept 2025
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Female Infantry Marines
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U.S. Air Force Academy adapts to civilian workforce reduction, maintains academic excellence
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Defense Department May Adopt Pro-America Test For K-12 Schools, Military Academies
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Defending American Freedom
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STARRS on Real America’s Voice
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Performative virtue-signaling has become a threat to higher ed
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“Sandwich Man” calling Feds “fascists” was USAF vet and DOJ employee
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Removing DEI from military schools is a ‘move towards meritocracy’: Attorney
Constitutional attorney Mark Smith discusses the Department of Justice’s lawsuits alleging use of DEI at military schools on...
Naval Academy Superintendent Change of Command Ceremony
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Additional Air Force guidance on implementing policy on prioritizing military excellence and readiness: General guidelines for involuntary separation
(US Air Force) The Department of the Air Force released additional guidance for implementation of Executive Order 14183...
Memo from USD P&R: Guidance on Process for Reinstating Service Members Negatively Impacted by the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Brig General Anthony Tata, USA ret, USMA ’81 and now the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness posted...
Forced Out of the Air Force
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Wokeism in America’s Military: The Fight to End It
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Put the ‘War’ Back in the Naval War College
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Military Members Harmed by COVID Vax Mandate and DEI Seek Relief
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Sean Duffy celebrates as USMMA Jesus painting brought up from basement: ‘All glory to God!’
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuits Challenging Race-Based Admissions at West Point and Air Force Academy
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Defending American History and Our Reconciliation
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Gen. Walker on Cold War Radio
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The Status of the Navy: Part II
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Ridding Our Military of DEI Policies
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Trump Admin Puts Nail In Coffin Of Biden-Era Vaccine Discrimination
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The Cincinnati Beat-Down
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COVID-19 Military Shot Mandate Falls on Shoulders of Senior Military Leadership, Not on Backs of Lawyers Giving Poor Advice
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Spiritual Radicalism
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Patriot Profiles: Ty McCoy
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Trump Makes Universities Fork Over Admissions Data To Prove They’re Not Doing Affirmative Action
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USAFA BOV Vice Chairman: “The enduring truth is that unity, not diversity, is our strength.”
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Making sure cadets can articulate and feel in their soul American Exceptionalism
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“The discipline is to teach, not to punish”
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Video of August 7, 2025 USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting
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Our Well Intentions . . .
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STARRS “American Creed” presentation in Colorado: July 23
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STARRS Podcasts
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The Hoax of Critical Race Theory: Interview with Dr. Wilfred Reilly
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Left-Wing Brainwashing in the Military and Academia with Dr. Stanley Ridgley and Dr. Ron Scott
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DEI’s Impact on Military Unity, Readiness and Historical Lessons for Today
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Interview with Author Rebecca Friedrichs on the Far Left Control of our Schools
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Interview with LTC Darin Gaub (USA, Ret) Of Restore Liberty
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with LTC (USA, Ret) Darin Gaub, the executive director of Restore-Liberty.org.
Shifts in Military Culture: Insights from Lt General Rod Bishop
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US NAVY IN EXTREMIS! Facing China’s Growing Maritime Threat with Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret.
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Interview With Dr. Carol Swain
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STARRS Town Hall | The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance: Fighting Back Against the Military Reforms of the President and SecDef
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Journey to Chief: Rod McKinley on Military Service, Standards, Families and Leadership Values
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Major General Joe Arbuckle on Meritocracy, Accountability and Military Reform
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Interview with Scott McQuarrie and Larry Purdy: Raced-based admissions in military service academies
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Interview With Historian Jane Hampton Cook
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The Amazing Military Aviation Life of F-4 Wild Weasel Al Palmer
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Interview with Dr. John Hughes
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From USAFA to Air Force Leader: Discipline, Mentorship, and Duty with Colonel Ron Scott
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Woke Policies are Destroying the Military from the Inside Out
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Interview with Charles Love
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From Flying F-4s to Fighting DEI: A Veteran’s Journey to Restore Military Values
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Interview with retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck
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Interview with Matthew Lohmeier
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A Conversation with USAF Brigadier General Christopher “Mookie” Walker
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Interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
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Interview with Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
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Interview with Kendall Qualls
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Exposing DEI: Understanding the Strategy Behind Institutional Indoctrination
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Flying the F-14 Tomcat: Lessons in Leadership and Camaraderie with Navy Commander Dave Baranek
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The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way – Judge Bruce Tucker Smith
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Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Air Force Academy Privately Fretted The End Of Race-Based Admissions Would Hamstring ‘Diversity’ Goals
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force Academy’s top official worried the Supreme Court’s...
Air Force Resorts To Recruiting Retirees Due To ‘Critical Manning Shortages’
Look for your letter in the mail. By Micaela Burrow | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force will open its ranks...
Army / West Point
Army Sees Safety, Not ‘Wokeness,’ as Top Recruiting Obstacle
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Army recruiters now boldly advertising that no Covid vaccination is required to join military
First the Army releases a recruitment video with all white males. NOW their recruitment flyers show above all other...
Navy / Naval Academy
Equal Protection, Racial Preferences, and Professional Military Judgment: What the Judge in SFFA v. USNA Got Wrong
By Col. William A. Woodruff, US Army lawyer, retired Racially Discriminatory Admissions Prohibited When the Supreme Court...
Pentagon Issues Policy Allowing Cadets, Midshipmen Who Have Kids to Stay at Service Academies
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Navy Seals on DEI Results: No merit, no accountability for failure, mission drift
Our Navy is “in extremis,” a nautical expression that indicates imminent danger
Statement to DACODAI – Capt Tom Burbage/Calvert Task Group
Civilian Service Academy Profs Complain about “Academic Freedoms” in Military Academies
CG/Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard Academy rolls back DEI as cuts at Naval Academy may soon follow
SFFA v. Harvard: Should our nation’s service academies be exempt from this landmark ruling?
US Coast Guard Apparently Had Pre-Written Denials For Vaccine Exemption Requests, Docs Show
American universities are rebranding DEI departments instead of eliminating them, study finds
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