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STARRS and Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast
The Commander-in-Chief, President Trump, gave remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast (see video below) and said some of...
Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda and the Military
Cultural Change in the Air Force
Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier, at the Air & Space Forces Symposium: “Getting the right leaders in...
Womack Elected to Ninth Term as Chairman of West Point Board of Visitors
The MacArthur Society had eight people attend the USMA BOV meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026 in Washington, DC...
Supreme Court declines COVID vaccine mandate cases
By Patricia Kime | Military Times The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases filed on behalf of Air Force...
Coast Guard Reinstates 56 Members Who Were Dismissed for Refusing COVID Vaccines Under Biden Administration
(DHS Press Release) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that 56 members of the United States Coast...
DHS Kills $58M Coast Guard Marketing Deal Over LGBTQ, DEI Ideology
By Hailey Gomez | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Department of Homeland Security rejected a nearly $58 million...
Bills to reshape VMI board and create review task force spark alumni, lawmaker backlash
By Jaida Simone | ABC WSET-13 News A growing debate over proposed legislation affecting the Virginia Military Institute is...
How Trump Can Rescue Military Families Trapped In Woke DOD Schools
By Amber Todoroff | The Federalist One of the few silver linings of the pandemic era was a parental awakening as they got...
Long March of Cultural Marxism in America
James Atticus Bowden, a 1972 West Point graduate, gave a presentation on the “Long March of Cultural Marxism in...
Making The Merchant Marine Great Again
By Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation For decades, America’s maritime industry has been adrift. As China’s capabilities...
Hegseth criticizes godless left and divisive DEI
By Ellen Mitchell | The Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the “godless” left and foreign ideologies while...
Accreditation for Service Academies – Brig. General Mick Zais, PhD, USA ret
The MacArthur Society held a Commanders Call with guest speaker Brig. General Mick Zais, PhD, US Army retired, USMA...
Ft. Bragg elementary school teacher identifies as a “transgender wolf”
Stunning case out of Bragg, via a post on X: “A group of military families at Fort Bragg is expressing deep concern...
Chairman Pfluger Unveils USAFA Board of Visitors Report Recommending Restoring Cadet Strength and Modernizing the Academy
(Press Release) As first reported in the Air and Space Forces Magazine, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the...
STARRS Urges Presidential, Secretary of War, and Congressional Review of Virginia Legislation Impacting the Virginia Military Institute
Richmond, Virginia – Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) has formally called upon...
STARRS Open Letter to POTUS re the Virginia Military Institute
STARRS leaders wrote a letter to President Trump regarding the Virginia Military Institute. Read the letter with...
USecAF Lohmeier visits Kadena AB to conclude Indo-Pacific tour
(USAF) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visited Kadena Air Base, Feb. 4, concluding his tour of Pacific Air...
The United States, the Philippines, and the Defense of Taiwan
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The U.S. has enduring ties to the Philippines. The Philippines were...
The Battle for VMI
By Joseph Murray, VMI 2021 Last month, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of...
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Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags
By Alex Miller | Fox News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making a push to have the Pride flag considered...
“I’ve waited my whole life for a speech like this.”
Received from Major Bob ‘Von’ Liebman, USAF, Ret.: Gents – SECSTATE Rubio’s recent speech to the...
Pentagon’s Secret Teacher Training Reveals Defiance of White House Directives, Contractors as Backdoor to DEI
By Open the Books | Substack Open the Books has obtained teacher training materials used by the Pentagon’s k-12 school...
Making the War Colleges Great Again
By ‘Cynical Publius’ (@CynicalPublius on X) Retired US Army Colonel As President Donald Trump and Secretary of...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Doubles Down on Purging DEI From Our Skies, Calls on Airlines to Affirm Pilot Hiring Is Merit Based
(DOT Press Release) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
Military academies now accept Classical Learning Test as alternative to ‘woke’ AP exams
By Micaiah Bilger | The College Fix More university admissions offices are now accepting an alternative to the SAT and ACT...
Grand Jury Refuses To Indict ‘Seditious Six’ Democrats Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
By Ashley Brasfield | The Daily Caller News Foundation A D.C. grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a...
The Day the Fighting Cocks Died: How West Point Traded the Warrior Ethos for Political Safety
By Lt. Col. David T. Cloft, USA ret, USMA ’97 | AFNN There was a time when a group of young men at the United States...
Strengthening America’s Military with Amber Smith
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret, STARRS Board of Advisors interviews Amber Smith, STARRS Board of Advisors The US military has...
The American Left Is a Cult. I Have Receipts.
By Mike Bski, USA ret 23-year Army Combat Medic How a Science Teacher, Combat Medic, and Father of Four Accidentally...
House Passes Bill to Study VMI’s Academics, Military Training, and Diversity Efforts
By Abbie Coleman | News 10 House Bill 1377, sponsored by Delegate Dan Helmer (D–10), cleared the House with a 71–24 vote...
It’s Time to Purge the Poison from All Professional Military Education
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors America’s military is the greatest fighting force in history because...
Interview with Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, STARRS Chairman of the Board
A fighter pilot’s logbook tells one story; the culture that shaped the pilot tells the rest. STARRS & Stripes host CDR...
Cultural War Briefing: STARRS Presentation of “American Creed Threatened by Radical Indoctrination”
STARRS leaders Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army retired, and Colonel Ron Scott, PhD, US Air Force retired, give an...
‘Good Riddance’: War Dept. Cuts Ties with Ivy League ‘Wokesters’
By S.A. McCarthy | Washington Stand The U.S. military is cutting ties with one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious...
Only Hegseth can save storied Virginia Military Institute from woke state lawmakers
By David Marcus | Fox News Opinion The last time that Virginia Military Institute was nearly destroyed was when Union troops...
Chief of Naval Operations Unveils “Fighting Instructions” at U.S. Naval War College
(US NAVY) The Navy’s 34th Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, today released the United States Navy Fighting...
Chairman Pfluger Hosts Secretary of the Air Force at USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting in DC
(Press Release) United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of Visitors (BOV) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) convened the...
Leadership Lesson for the Day (How to Defeat your Enemy or Countering Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals)
By Lt. General Michael Flynn, USA ret Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency In my time studying our enemies, there...
The Left’s Attack On VMI For Lack Of Wokeness Must End
By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors As happened with Joe Biden in 2020...
America Fractured: How the Obama Doctrine Fueled Division — and What Must Be Done
By Col. Jamie Williamson, USA ret | Proud American Studios I spent my career in U.S. Army Special Forces operating in...
War Department Cuts Ties With Harvard University
By C. Todd Lopez | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced the War Department would sever its academic...
Only a Conservative Military is Capable of Defending the United States
By Major Chase Spears, PhD, USA ret Last month a federal circuit court panel in Washington, D.C. upheld the Department of...
The attacks on Border Patrol and ICE agents copy and expand on the abuse heaped on Vietnam veterans
By John Lucas, USMA ’69 Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret Served with the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam We all...
General Bishop: “Disappointed in how political our country has become”
By Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA 1974 STARRS Chairman Emeritus Given the controversy in the USAFA Association of...
The Left will go after the institution that will resist them the least, for the most impact: The Military
By Commander Salamander | CDR Salamander Substack Everyone and every institution has a role to play at a particular time and...
Back to Warfighting: The Hegseth Doctrine Takes Shape
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Peace through strength is back, and DEI is on life support. In just his first year...
DEI’s ‘Divisive Ideology is Still Very Much Present, Just Lying in Wait’ for the Military
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit An insider, possibly a holdover from the Biden administration, might be pressuring...
Secretary Troy Meink announces Air Force Academy superintendent to depart
By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs Gazette Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink urged Air Force Academy leaders Thursday to...
USAFA Board of Visitors Meeting Video – February 5, 2026
The US Air Force Academy Board of Visitors held a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and via Zoom with USAFA staff at...
An Insurrection Similar to 2020 We Cannot Lose
By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors In the summer of 2020, nationwide...
VMI cadets fight back as Virginia Democrats threaten to close historic military college
By Preston Mizell | Fox News Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute went to bat for the historic military college after...
Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Indo-Pacific to engage with Airmen, allies
(US Air Force) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 24 to kick off...
Vax Reinstatements, Remedies and After-Action Review Update by SecWarP&R Anthony Tata
The Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness, retired Army Brig. General Anthony Tata, USMA ’81, made a...
FOIA Uncovered: DEI and The JAG Agenda
On retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate’s podcast, he interviews Mason Weiss, a former JAG Officer. Weiss...
How TikTok’s Algorithm Poisoned the Minds of Young, Liberal Women
Everyone is writing stories trying to figure out why liberal women have become increasingly unhinged lunatics. All seem to...
Courage in the Ranks: Interview with Sam Shoemate
Chase Spears, PhD, a retired Army PAO, interviews retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate, creator of Terminal CWO...
How Japan and China’s History Impacts Taiwan
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors A thousand years ago, the Mongols of China warred upon Japan. Later...
Why America’s Colleges Are Far More Fragile Than They Appear
ROTC at colleges produce the largest source of military officers. By Greg Salsbury, PhD STARRS Board of Advisors and John...
USecAF Lohmeier visits Osan Air Base
(US Air Force) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier visited Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2026...
The Reinstatement of Troops Impacted by Tyrannical COVID Policies is Starting to Seem Like a Sham to Many
DOW threatens ‘extraordinary’ action if Dems put Virginia Military Institute fully under VA control
Scouting America ‘on the clock’ to roll back DEI, War Dept says
A Quarter Of ‘Minority Contracting’ Firms Banned After Refusing Anti-Fraud Check
Lloyd Austin’s COVID Tyranny Continues As Shadow Policy at the Department of War
A nation cannot survive treason from within
Signs of a Marxist Uprising
BOOK REVIEW | The Truth: Stranger—and More Dangerous—Than Fiction
USAFA’s New Dean of the Faculty: Col. James Valpiani ’04
STARRS Releases Town Hall video: ‘The Threat of the Red-Green Axis’
The Pentagon right to reassess women’s effectiveness in ground combat roles
Military intelligence officers warn: Minneapolis is an organized insurgency
Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concerns
Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao says personnel discharged over vaccine mandate were ‘failed’
Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
Military Deep State and The Price of Speaking Out – With Brig Gen Chris Sage
Standing in Honor Against Tyranny
DOW: 365 Days of Peace Through Strength
Dept of War 2026 National Defense Strategy
Why the US Army must focus on winning the first battle of the next war
STARRS Podcasts
STARRS Town Hall | The Military’s Leftwing Ideological Resistance: Fighting Back Against the Military Reforms of the President and SecDef
STARRS held its quarterly Town Hall meeting on 9 April 2025 with special guest speakers Sam Shoemate, a retired Army...
Interview with retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck
STARRS President, Dr Ron Scott interviews retired Air Force Colonel and author Tracey Meck (STARRS VP Digital Media, USAFA...
Interview With Dr. Carol Swain
Dr. Ron Scott interviews Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain is a former tenured professor of political science at both Princeton...
Cognitive Diversity and Constitutional Values in Today’s Military: A Conversation with Navy Veterans from the Calvert Task Group
STARRS & Stripes host Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, leads a thought-provoking discussion that challenges current...
Mike Rose: Fighting for Justice and Integrity in the Military and Service Academies
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, prepare to engage with a riveting conversation on the intricate landscape of...
STARRS Town Hall with Guest Speaker Rick Addante: DEI is NOT Dead at the Department of War
At a STARRS Town Hall held on 18 September 2025, Dr. Rick Adante, a former tenured professor, reveals how universities...
Interview with Author Jason Hill, PhD on CRT
“Intellectuals” podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with Dr. Jason D. Hill, PhD., DePaul University Philosophy Professor, one...
Interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
Dr. Ron Scott hosted an interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser on CD Media’s series, “The Intellectuals.” Dr. Jasser is a first...
US NAVY IN EXTREMIS! Facing China’s Growing Maritime Threat with Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret.
America faces a maritime crisis that few citizens recognize but that threatens our national security at its core. In this...
Tribute to the Leadership and Legacy of Warfighter General Robert F. Titus, “Earthquake”
What makes a military leader truly exceptional? Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, known as “Earthquake,”...
Exposing DEI: Understanding the Strategy Behind Institutional Indoctrination
A lot of important, eye-opening information in STARRS July Town Hall with guest speaker Dr. Stanley Ridgley, a former Army...
The Amazing Military Aviation Life of F-4 Wild Weasel Al Palmer
His Army Air Corps grandfather received his pilot license in 1906 from Orville Wright and knew aviation legends like Charles...
Shifts in Military Culture: Insights from Lt General Rod Bishop
Is the U.S. military compromising its unity and readiness for the sake of progressive ideologies? Join STARRS & Stripes...
Reviving Warfighter Culture by Removing Divisive DEI – With Brig. General Chris Petty, USA ret
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, interviews STARRS Board of Directors member retired...
A Conversation with USAF Brigadier General Christopher “Mookie” Walker
In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, talks with retired Air Force Brigadier General...
Major General Joe Arbuckle on Meritocracy, Accountability and Military Reform
What does it take to rise from a private to a Major General in the U.S. Army? Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army ret, joins...
Journey to Chief: Rod McKinley on Military Service, Standards, Families and Leadership Values
STARRS & Stripes host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret, interviews STARRS Board of Directors member Rodney McKinley, who served as...
Interview With Historian Jane Hampton Cook
STARRS’ VP Dr. Ron Scott interviews historian, author and STARRS Board of Advisors member, Jane Hampton Cook. Jane was...
Lt General Rod Bishop: From USAFA to Leading Seven Commands
Meet STARRS Chairman of the Board Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, interviewed by STARRS & Stripes...
Interview with Matthew Lohmeier
Air Force Academy graduate and former US Space Force Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his squadron command for...
The Hoax of Critical Race Theory: Interview with Dr. Wilfred Reilly
STARRS Ron Scott talks with Dr. Wilfred Reilly about the hoax of Critical Race Theory. See his books: BOOK REVIEW: Hate...
Upholding the Warrior Ethos in the Military: Interview with MOH Recipient Drew Dix
STARRS & Stripes host CDR Al Palmer, USN ret interviews retired Army Special Forces Major Drew Dix, Medal of Honor...
Interview with Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
STARRS Town Hall: “The Threat of the Red-Green Axis” with speaker John Guandolo
In this powerful and eye-opening STARRS Town Hall, guest speaker John Guandolo (USNA ’89 grad, former Marine officer...
Interview with Scott McQuarrie and Larry Purdy: Raced-based admissions in military service academies
On this STARRS podcast, STARRS President Ron Scott speaks with lawyers Scott McQuarrie, USMA 1972, and Larry Purdy, USNA...
What it’s REALLY like living in a Communist country under Marxist ideology
A voice that lived through Marxism can strip away illusions in seconds. STARRS & Stripes host Commander Al Palmer, USN...
DEI’s Impact on Military Unity, Readiness and Historical Lessons for Today
Are our military forces less prepared today than they were after World War II? Join us as Commander Al Palmer, USN ret, and...
Military Members Fighting Vaccine Mandate
Intellectuals podcast host Dr. Ron Scott speaks with military members John Bowes, Rob Green, and Dana Lyon about their fight...
From USAFA to Air Force Leader: Discipline, Mentorship, and Duty with Colonel Ron Scott
STARRS & STRIPES Interviews: Meet STARRS President and CEO Col. Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 — his...
The Constitution Comes First: How Our Military Legal System Lost Its Way – Judge Bruce Tucker Smith
On this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host Al Palmer talks with Judge Bruce Tucker Smith, a 21-year veteran JAG officer...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Woke Ideology Has Captured Military Academies—It Must Be Eradicated to Strengthen National Security
By John Gentry, retired US Army Reserve officer and CIA analyst President Trump’s ban on “diversity, equity, and inclusion”...
The Air Force’s “Diversity” Unseriousness
By Forrest L. Marion, Ph.D. Retired U.S. Air Force officer and military historian Most readers know by now that for several...
Army / West Point
Army says slides labeling anti-abortion groups as ‘terrorists’ have been used for over SEVEN years
By Gabrielle M. Etzel | Washington Examiner Senior U.S. Army officials said Thursday that training materials labeling...
Ret. Army Colonel: Wokeness is NOT Empathy
If you haven’t already, you’ll be seeing people who are indignant about the dismantling of the DEI agenda...
Navy / Naval Academy
Goldwater Teams Up with Prof. Richard Epstein to Challenge Biden Admin’s Military Academy Power Grab
(Goldwater Institute) Joining forces with renowned legal scholar Richard A. Epstein, the Goldwater Institute filed a...
Bill to Protect Air Force Cadets, Midshipmen From Being Punished for Not Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
(Sen. Rubio Press Release) U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and colleagues introduced the Defending Freedom of Conscience for...
As an Esteemed Navy Commander is Subjected to Investigation, ‘You Come for All of Us’ Becomes the Rallying Cry for Former Service Members
Politics and the Academy Boards of Visitors
Conservatives Wonder Who Navy Is Trying to Recruit With Petty Officer Drag Queen ’Stunt’
Engineering Failures, Toxic Leadership Prevented US Ship From Deploying, Investigations Show
CG/Coast Guard Academy
STARRS Authors
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Interview with MGen Joe Arbuckle on the Flag Officers 4 America letter to support Hegseth for SECDEF
STARRS Strikes Back – Against Wokeness in our Military
‘Gender neutral restrooms’ at U.S. military academies
Interview with Space Force Lt. Colonel Matthew Lohmeier
Interview with Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier, USAF on CRT in DoD, His Book Irresistible Revolution
Senate Confirms Matthew Lohmeier As Next Under Secretary Of The Air Force
Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier ’06 shares his vision for strengthening the Air Force and Space Force
STARRS Leadership Talks Service Academy Vax Mandates
‘Woke’ sex-ed being foisted on next generation of AF officers
Future of America’s service academies
STARRS Press Releases (click here for all)
STARRS Announces New Appointments to the Board of Directors and Advisory Board
STARRS Announces Presentation to Inform Citizens After Lawmakers Encourage Service Members to Refuse Orders
STARRS Selects New Chairman of the Board of Directors: Major General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret
STARRS Announces New Documentary on Matt Lohmeier ‘Call Sign Courage’
STARRS Board Vice Chairman, Maj. General Joe Arbuckle (Ret.), Appears on Truth & Liberty Show
Statement from STARRS on the Passing of Charlie Kirk
Former STARRS Leader Matt Lohmeier Voted By Senate As Under Secretary of Air Force