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Fact Sheets Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
(The White House) ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive...
EXECUTIVE ORDER: Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
(The White House) By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of...
West Point: Sword Making or Swordsmanship?
By then-Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Zais, USA, USMA ’69 March 1990 Armed Forces Journal International (Now retired Army Brig...
Let’s accomplish the objectives!
By Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74 STARRS Chairman Emeritus Regarding the article on Military Times, Pentagon...
USNA BOV Member is Beneath Contempt
By Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 United States Senator Chris Van Hollen’s suggestion – without offering any proof —...
Where Have All the Young Men Gone?
By Lt. Col. Karen McKay, USA ret When Richard Nixon ended the draft in January 1973, America lost something vital to its...
Pentagon Highlighting Reinstatements
Pentagon social media accounts have been highlighting military people who left because of the Covid vax mandate but came...
Hegseth Announces Reforms to Chaplain Corps
By Matthew Olay | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth yesterday announced a pair of reforms to the military’s...
Restoring The Ranks Or Repeating The Process?
By Mark W. Castillon, Army National Guard Veteran A Critical Analysis of the Military’s COVID-19 Reinstatement Initiative...
Will the Physical End of the Frankfurt School Be Followed by Ideological Demise?
By Nora Dimitrova Clinton | Legal Insurrection On March 14, 2026, the German philosopher and social theorist Jürgen Habermas...
Gen. Frank McKenzie selected as 21st president of The Citadel
From STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman, Col. Bill Connor, USA ret, The Citadel ’90 and member of The Citadel Board of...
Democrats Blast Hegseth for Feeding Troops but Ignored Biden’s Disastrous DEI Spending
By Matt Lamb | AMAC In the latest manufactured outrage directed at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, elected Democrats and the...
The Way of War of Our Enemies
By @CynicalPublius on X, retired Army Colonel In every hot war the United States has become involved in since the Korean...
Air Force Pilot Granted the Opportunity to Resume His Distinguished Military Career with His Honor Restored
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit The Air Force has fully restored the career of U.S. Air Force Major Brennan S. Schilperoort...
The US Army is Finally Kicking Out TikTok Soldiers
On retired Marine veteran “Jamesons Travel” channel: “Watch what happens when active-duty soldiers...
SecWar update on Covid-19 Reinstatements
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives an update on the Department of War’s efforts to reinstate those service members...
DAF completes records review for COVID-related separations
(US Air Force) The Department of the Air Force recently conducted a proactive review and upgrade of personnel records...
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Drones, Strategy, and the Modern Airpower Revolution
By Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, US Army ret In the early twentieth century, airplanes transformed warfare. In the twenty-first...
Reflection on the Soccer 9 Luncheon
From Brian Nelson, USAFA ’69: On Monday last the Class of ‘69 hosted a lunch for the 9 first class soccer cadets who...
American Ally: The Republic of Korea
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The Republic of Korea (ROK), more commonly called South Korea, and...
Things I Voted For, Volume II
By Michael A. Thiac, retired Army intelligence officer Purging the armed forces of the Obamaites must continue till all...
Ex-Cadet Behind Democrat Attacks on Virginia Military Institute Has a Checkered History
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has been under fire from Virginia Democrats who...
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on “Strengthening the Effectiveness of Our Senior Service Colleges
(Pentagon) The Department of War is committed to maximizing taxpayer dollars on warrior education, and to equipping our...
Brig. Gen. Valpiani Assumes Command as Academy’s 12th Dean of the Faculty
(USAFA) Brig. Gen. James M. Valpiani became the Academy’s 12th Dean of the Faculty during a ceremony in Fairchild Hall...
Colorado Springs News Gazette Highlights STARRS Victory for Air Force Academy Soccer Players
STARRS Vice President and General Counsel Mike Rose is interviewed in this article. He wrote the 10 page paper which caused...
Under Trump, Navy Leadership Refocuses on Winning Wars
By Victoria Manning | Restoration News Upon assuming office, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gave a clear directive to...
SecWar Forms Task Force on Senior Service Colleges
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video on X regarding the formation of a task force led by Anthony Tata, the...
Hegseth Calls for Assessment, Alignment of DOW Legal Functions, Operations
By Matthew Olay | Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today called on the joint forces service secretaries to work...
STARRS Releases a Case Study Document on the USAFA
(Press Release) STARRS releases today a 10-page January 2026 memo by Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, USAF ret, USAFA ’89, Vice...
Department of War Scorecard in President Trump’s Second Term
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors What are the successes of the Department of War (DOW) since...
President Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika to Air Force Academy Board of Visitors
By Alex Nitzberg | Fox News President Donald Trump appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie...
Soldier Returns to Service After Vaccine Mandate Discharge
(Pentagon News) By Army Staff Sgt. Raymond Valdez, 40th Public Affairs Detachment “It was just a lot of frustration...
STARRS Highlights Major Achievements in 2025 Year of Accomplishments Report
(Press Release) 2025 was quite a year,” said Colonel Ron Scott, Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret.), President and CEO of STARRS...
DEI May Be Gone in Name—Its Enforcers Still Hold the Levers of Power
By Mark W. Castillon, Army National Guard Veteran The administration won the policy war. The bureaucracy won the peace—and...
USAFA BOV Chair Rep. Pfluger talks about service academies at Heritage Defense Panel
(Press Release) Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Matt Van Epps (TN-07), three Veterans and...
Virginia Republicans Send Letter to President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth Regarding State Interference in VMI Governance
(Press Release) Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) joined Reps. Ben Cline (VA-06), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and...
Virginia Democrats Move to Require Teaching Jan. 6th as an “Insurrection”
By Jonathan Turley Virginia Democrats are moving to require teachers to tell students that Jan. 6th was an “insurrection”...
In Defense of What? The Real Crisis at America’s War Colleges Isn’t Criticism—It’s Denial
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors I read Matthew Woessner’s piece “In Defense of War...
Never Fly Alone | A Tribute to America’s Airmen
At the Air Force Association’s 2026 Warfare Symposium, audiences witnessed the world premiere of an original tribute...
Case Study of USAFA’s Due Process Failures and Punitive Overkill: A Path to Reformation
Read the 10-page January 2026 memo by Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai, USAF ret, USAFA ’89, Vice Chairman of the...
The Thirty Year Fight Against Anthrax Mandates and Illegal Orders
Dr. Chase Spears (retired Army PAO) welcomes retired Air Force Colonel Tom Rempfer, whose nearly 30-year battle against the...
Miller says Trump ‘unleashed’ military from ‘woke Pentagon’ constraints after years of political correctness
“One of the reasons I fear that some people in this country lost faith in the military and the capacity to use that...
Communist China Active Threat: Inside and Out
By Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret STARRS Board of Advisors Folks, today we’re diving deep into America’s greatest...
War Message From USNA Supe to Midshipmen
Message from the USNA Superintendent USMC Lt. General Michael Borgschulte, USNA ’91, to Naval Academy Midshipmen on...
West Point’s Agincourt Moment: Leadership Clinging to Outdated Tactics While Drones and AI Redefine Warfare
By Matthew Newgent, USMA 1996 I, along with other members of the MacArthur Society, attended the USMA Board of Visitors...
VMI Under Siege: The Fight for Military Excellence is Only Just Beginning
By Bronson Winslow, VMI ’21| Restoration News After regaining full control of Virginia’s government in November...
When State Politics Threatens VMI and National Defense
By the Editorial Staff | VMI Cadet Newspaper Lawmakers have styled Virginia’s House Bill 1377 a “study.”...
Observations of Operation Epic Fury
By Col. Bill Connor, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90 Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors On Saturday morning I woke up to...
The VMI Experience — Impending Disaster or Restoration
By Carmen D. Villani Jr., VMI ’76 In recent weeks, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has come under attack by...
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on ‘Aligning Senior Service College Opportunities With American Values’
(Pentagon) The Department of War is committed to maximizing taxpayer dollars on warrior education, and to equipping our...
Virginia Democrats Attack VMI
STARRS is mentioned in a Wall Street Journal editorial: By The Editorial Board | Wall Street Journal The progressive...
SecWar: Fixing the military’s Professional Military Education system
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is cancelling Department of War attendance at woke universities pushing leftist ideologies and...
Department of the Air Force leaders emphasize warfighting readiness at AFA Warfare Symposium
(US Air Force) Senior Department of the Air Force leaders emphasized that warfighting readiness, modernization and...
Supreme Court Refuses to Take COVID-19 Shot Mandate Cases Affecting U.S. Service Members
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for Poffenbarger v. Meink and Doster v...
West Point cadet booted from Army after using AI to create nude image of woman
He forgot the “Honor” part… By Eve Sampson | Army Times A West Point cadet used artificial intelligence to...
What VMI Contributes to the U.S. Officer Corps
By Jonathan K. Corrad, VMI 2005 As Virginia lawmakers debate proposed changes affecting the Virginia Military...
Hegseth Says Scouting America Support to Continue Upon Org’s Commitment to Drop DEI
(Pentagon News) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced that the War Department will conditionally continue to provide...
Cultural Change in the Air Force
Womack Elected to Ninth Term as Chairman of West Point Board of Visitors
Supreme Court declines COVID vaccine mandate cases
Coast Guard Reinstates 56 Members Who Were Dismissed for Refusing COVID Vaccines Under Biden Administration
DHS Kills $58M Coast Guard Marketing Deal Over LGBTQ, DEI Ideology
Bills to reshape VMI board and create review task force spark alumni, lawmaker backlash
How Trump Can Rescue Military Families Trapped In Woke DOD Schools
Long March of Cultural Marxism in America
Making The Merchant Marine Great Again
Hegseth criticizes godless left and divisive DEI
Accreditation for Service Academies – Brig. General Mick Zais, PhD, USA ret
Ft. Bragg elementary school teacher identifies as a “transgender wolf”
Chairman Pfluger Unveils USAFA Board of Visitors Report Recommending Restoring Cadet Strength and Modernizing the Academy
STARRS Urges Presidential, Secretary of War, and Congressional Review of Virginia Legislation Impacting the Virginia Military Institute
STARRS Open Letter to POTUS re the Virginia Military Institute
USecAF Lohmeier visits Kadena AB to conclude Indo-Pacific tour
The United States, the Philippines, and the Defense of Taiwan
The Battle for VMI
Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags
“I’ve waited my whole life for a speech like this.”
STARRS Podcasts
Interview with Matthew Lohmeier
Air Force Academy graduate and former US Space Force Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier was relieved of his squadron command for...
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 Charles Love
Dr. Ron Scott, STARRS VP and Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, interviews Charles Love. Mr. Love is the Executive Director...
From Flying F-4s to Fighting DEI: A Veteran’s Journey to Restore Military Values
STARRS & Stripes podcast host Al Palmer and guest Ron Olds, two veteran F-4 Phantom pilots during the Vietnam War...
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...
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...
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...
Left-Wing Brainwashing in the Military and Academia with Dr. Stanley Ridgley and Dr. Ron Scott
This important episode of STARRS & Stripes looks at the radical and dangerous left-wing ideological influences and...
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...
The Seditious Six: Military Orders, Outrage and the Law
NEW STARRS PODCAST: Hot takes made it sound groundbreaking: elected officials urged service members to “disobey unlawful...
Interview with Kendall Qualls
Intellectuals Host Ron Scott talks with Kendall Qualls about the problems facing the republic. “We will be victorious...
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...
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...
Interview With Adam Coleman
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with author, columnist Adam Coleman on problems in society. Coleman is the author of Black Victim To...
Interview with Author Rebecca Friedrichs on the Far Left Control of our Schools
Dr. Ron Scott, Col, USAF (Ret), STARRS Board of Directors Vice Chairman, interviews Rebecca Friedrichs, author of Standing...
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 Dr. John Hughes
Dr. Ron Scott speaks with West Point graduate Dr. John Hughes on ethical leadership. Open Letter To 61st Superintendent Of...
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 Historian Jane Hampton Cook
STARRS’ VP Dr. Ron Scott interviews historian, author and STARRS Board of Advisors member, Jane Hampton Cook. Jane was...
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...
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...
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.
Flying the F-14 Tomcat: Lessons in Leadership and Camaraderie with Navy Commander Dave Baranek
Ever wonder what it takes to fly one of the Navy’s most iconic jets? Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Freedom’s Last Stand: Understanding Marxist Strategies in America
Alexander Markovsky, a Soviet immigrant who grew up as the son of a high-ranking Communist Party member, brings his rare and...
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...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Can the US Air Force Academy Survive?
Doug Goodman, USAFA ‘72 Scott Sturman, USAFA ‘72 “We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does”...
Military schools offer test case for Trump education reforms
By Lexi Lonas Cochran | The Hill Military academies could increasingly show what President Trump wants to see from public...
Army / West Point
Take Politics Out of the Military
By Jeremy Hunt, USMA, 2015 Former Captain, US Army Watch the latest video at foxnews.com US military has ‘serious...
US Supreme Court is asked to stop West Point from considering race in admissions
A group opposed to affirmative action on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block the U.S. Military Academy at West Point...
Navy / Naval Academy
Supreme Court affirmative action ruling exempts military academies. But for how long?
By Alia Wong, John Fritze | USA TODAY The organization that led the crusade against affirmative action at Harvard and the...
‘Celebrating Diversity’: Biden’s Army, Navy Nominees Pushed DEI Ideology While In Uniform
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist Army and Navy officials recently promoted by President Joe Biden pushed neo-Marxist...
Court rules SEALs lawsuit against DOD can continue, cites Navy’s “sham” religious accommodation process
The Navy and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Anchors Astray: Why the Service Academy Exception is Wrong
As an Esteemed Navy Commander is Subjected to Investigation, ‘You Come for All of Us’ Becomes the Rallying Cry for Former Service Members
CG/Coast Guard Academy
Fight Against Medical Tyranny – USCGA Cadet Sophia Galdamez
New bill in House would codify Trump’s order banning woke curriculum from U.S service academies
Racial Preferences At Our Service Academies Are Not Essential To National Security
Ongoing “Ideological Purge” Criticized in Open Letter from Retired USCG 3-Star
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The War for Truth: Efforts to Honor Charlie Kirk Knock Down the Lies
Space Force Commander speaks out after being ‘relieved of duty’
MacArthur Society on Dr. Steve Turley Show
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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