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Mass amounts of Soldiers being fat is a national security issue
By @InfantryDort, active duty Army Major The derangement against the currently serving administration is so profound that...
Commanders Call with Guest Speaker Congressman Keith Self, USMA 1975
The MacArthur Society’s July 9, 2026 Commander’s Call featured U.S. Representative Keith Self (USMA ’75)...
How the Gateway Pundit and the ‘Tireless Commitment’ of One Journalist Advocated for Service Members
J.M. Phelps: “A few weeks back, The Gateway Pundit requested that I write an article showcasing the outlet’s influence...
How America’s Military Academies Lost Their Way
From Restore the Military podcast: West Point was built to produce warriors. So was Annapolis. So was the Air Force Academy...
A Big Win for Military Families on America’s 250th
By Open The Books Open the Books worked for three years to uncover the ideologically charged philosophies guiding the...
Organizations that measure themselves against a mission outperform organizations that measure themselves against a demographic target
By Jay Rogers The Pentagon is asking, out loud and in public this week, a question my own research already tested weeks ago...
Alumni upset Naval Academy didn’t celebrate 50th anniversary of female enrollment
Great line: “I never want to be known as a woman midshipman,” she said. “My identity is as a midshipman.” She spent her 20...
“I Believed”: The Psychology of Communism/Marxism
STARRS President Col Ron Scott, PhD, USAF ret, recommends the 1966 book, Dedication and Leadership by former Communist...
Taiwan military resumes ‘anti-communist’ classes for graduates, citing Chinese threat
Well look at that, good idea! Kids don’t get taught about the Cold War and the miserable reality of Communism in...
Former USD/P&R Cisnero, who pushed Covid vax, now pushing for mandatory flu vax
This is why those servicemembers who left because of the Covid vax mandate in the military are hesitant to come back. The...
Contemptuous Speech Versus Supporting the Chain of Command: a Parable for the Unknowing
By @CynicalPublius on X Retired US Army Colonel Recent days have seen the confluence of two news stories that stand on...
PROJECTION! General who politicized the military now warns the military is being politicized
Can’t make this up. STARRS began monitoring the politicizing of the military and service academies after seeing the...
The Truth About Women in Combat Units
On the Restore the Military podcast: In 2015, the Marine Corps completed the most comprehensive study ever conducted on...
It’s The Elections Stupid; The Apathy Will Destroy Us
Dan Schultz (USMA ’78), a STARRS Ambassador, was on L. Todd Wood’s (USAFA ’86) show, The SCIF, to talk...
Clean Sweep at West Point
by pyrene i am pyrene. i am the head mouser cat in the united states military academy’s mess hall. previous pyrenes wrote...
Singapore: Small Island, Strategic Giant
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors Singapore might seem like a strange subject for an article related...
When Conscience Conflicts With Commission
By Lt. General Mark Hertling, US Army ret, USMA ’75 Essay written in The Bulwark REPORTS SUGGEST MAJ. JASON WATSON...
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2009 USAFA Grad/Air Force Major arrested on Capitol steps during protest calling for Trump impeachment
The shame, disgrace and dishonor of a USAFA grad and active duty USAF Major in uniform publicly turning against the...
West Point cadets talk America250 on national TV
Listen to these West Point cadets talk about America and service on the 250th anniversary of our country: Duty, Honor...
Gen. Frank McKenzie, ’79, returns to The Citadel as the 21st president
(Press Release) Gen. Frank McKenzie, USMC (Ret.), ’79, officially took over as the president of The Citadel on July 1, 2026...
Meeting of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors – July 20, 2026
The USAFA Board of Visitors will hold a virtual public meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 11 am to 1:15 pm Mountain Time...
Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors – July 20, 2026
(Federal Register) The USNA Board of Visitors will hold a public meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 9 am to 11 am ET at...
Hearing on Combating DEI in American Institutions
(House Press Release) Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Chairman Brandon Gill...
STARRS Panel Discussion: Duty to Disobey documentary
Following the one-day showing of the new documentary, Duty to Disobey, in Colorado Springs, CO, STARRS held a live panel...
How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss
By Lt Col Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 STARRS Connecticut State Leader Book lovers, how to you decide which book to...
Five Years After the COVID-19 Shot Mandate Destroyed His Career, Former U.S. Space Force Officer Returns to Duty
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit After almost five years of grappling with the consequences of his objection to the...
Trump Calls Communism ‘Most Serious Threat’ Since Nation’s Founding
Amazing! Trump has been reading our mail and stolen our message. 👍 There are parts in his speech that are found in our...
Undersecretary of the Air Force Lohmeier talks modernization in Alaska
(USAF Press Release) The Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, Matt Lohmeier, toured Joint Base Elmendorf...
God and Man at the Revolution
STARRS Chairman Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, USAF ret, USAFA 75, highly recommends this new book and bought it for each...
‘FIVE-ALARM FIRE’: Heritage Foundation’s New Culture Index Highlights Immense Challenges
By Tyler O’Neil | The Daily Signal The Heritage Foundation released an index (pdf) to measure the indicators of...
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Platform Explicitly Aims to Destroy the Constitution
Americans need to pay attention to the Democratic Socialists of America actual platform–which is taking over the...
Military Depoliticization, Hegseth, and DEI
By @CynicalPublius, retired US Army Colonel As I read and hear the usual cavalcade of woke, retired Democrat generals and...
Military Reinstates Flu Vaccines Amid Texas Outbreak — but Won’t Say if Sick Recruits Were Vaccinated
CHD’s response to how artificial this summer influenza narrative and media spin is. Less than two months after Defense...
The Agenda Behind The Military Vaccine Campaign – Col Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret)
L. Todd Wood (USAFA ’86) sits down with Col. Tom Rempfer (USAF, Ret) to discuss the underlying agenda behind the...
STARRS Invites Public to Colorado Springs Premiere of Duty to Disobey Documentary and Live Panel Discussion on Tues, June 30
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) is inviting military...
1999 West Point Grad Becomes New Commandant of Cadets
(WP Press Release) Brig. Gen. Joseph Katz assumed command as the 82nd Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy...
Restoration of America Foundation Launches ‘Restore the Military’ Podcast to Tackle the FY 2027 Defense Bill
(Press Release) As Congress begins debate on the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Restoration of America...
Routing out woke at the Pentagon
A left-wing website called Raw Story has an article meant to make people shocked and angry about what SecWar Hegseth and his...
Meritocracy, Marxism, and the Military
Gen. Arbuckle was on the Kim Monson show: Retired Major General Joe Arbuckle, vice chair emeritus of the board of...
The Battle Over Merit in America’s Military
The Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in 2023. The military’s service academies are still operating...
Congress Has the Power to Codify Trump’s Military Reforms. Will They Use It?
By Will Thibeau, US Army Ranger veteran and Victoria Manning | Restoration News The National Defense Authorization Act...
Watch “Duty to Disobey” Documentary in theaters only on June 30; Join STARRS at Colorado showing
There’s a powerful new documentary, “Duty to Disobey,” coming out that presents what really happened to...
A Different Generation
Four-minute video to the music “Jungle Fire” of a different generation of Men who fought in the jungles of...
USAFA Updates Core Values Ramp
(USAFA Press Release) As a primary commissioning source for two military branches, the U.S. Air Force Academy is updating...
Stop Pretending This is Normal
Marine vet and host of “Jamesons Travels” channel on YouTube wants to know why he’s still seeing fat and...
America’s Warriors Are Rising Again with Marine vet Chad Robichaux
America’s military is showing signs of a remarkable turnaround, and many believe there’s a reason why. In this...
Commanders Call: Casey Fleming, author of “The Red Tsunami: The Silent Storm Killing Your Freedom”
At the MacArthur Society’s June Commanders Call, the guest speaker was T. Casey Fleming, a top keynote and two-time...
STARRS New Position Papers for Capitol Hill and Pentagon
STARRS leaders were part of a successful joint delegation with leaders of the MacArthur Society to visit elected officials...
Fauci Funded Wuhan Lab Research That Sparked COVID
New evidence Fauci manipulated intelligence and LIED to Congress. And as a result, the military lost thousands of good...
Senate Republican pushes merit-based military promotions, targets Biden-era DEI policies
By Alex Miller | Fox News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has made it his priority to carve out “woke” policies...
The Long Red Road from Marxism to Communism
A three-minute video from a military academy lit the fuse for a bigger question: how did ideas tied to Marxism and...
They Were Forced Out Of The Military. Now What? With Guest Colonel Kevin Bouren
For many American service members, the battle didn’t happen overseas. It happened at home. In this episode of Allen...
Communism at America 250
Dr. Paul Kengor gave a lecture at the Heritage Foundation on how communism is antithetical to the principles of the American...
Movie Review: “Revolutionary America”
By Lt. Col. Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 “The 4th of July has been celebrated in Philadelphia in the manner I...
Civilian Judges Playing General: Activist Courts vs. Military Readiness
By Jay Rogers Last week, a divided D.C. Circuit panel issued a 2-1 ruling finding that the Pentagon’s policy...
Counsel To Power: How Judge Advocates Turn Command Intent Into ‘Justice’
By Mark W. Castillon, Army National Guard Veteran The Instrument of Power In today’s military, particularly within the...
VA Eliminating DEI Programs, ‘Gender Ideology’ Services for LGBTQ+ Veterans
By Nick Mordowanec | Military.com A new memorandum issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calls for changes to...
New Bill Targets Medal of Honor for Air Force Pilot Killed 50 Years Ago
Congress Warned the Pentagon About VMI
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield Slams Biden-Era Military COVID Vaccine Mandates as Having “No Scientific Justification”
How the Trump Admin Is Dismantling the Legal Basis for Government-Endorsed Discrimination
28-Year Women’s Veterans Ceremony Canceled After Military Branches Decline Participation
Former SecAF Kendall exposes the base problem of the DEI agenda
Mace Amendments Cover Military Readiness, Accountability, “cut through the DEI nonsense”
Hegseth and the Future of Professional Military Education
Pentagon drops 180 faiths from military’s recognized religions list
MGen Joe Arbuckle on America’s Frontlines
Restoring Honor Culture in the U.S. Military
Military Service is a Privilege, not a Constitutional Right
Military Blocked From Expunging ‘Transgenders’
Citizen Sues Virginia Military Institute and Its Board, Alleging Secret “Group Text” Meetings, Withheld and Altered Public Records
One Department, Two Standards: How the Marine Corps Purges What the Navy Accommodates
Underlying strength of Secretary Hegseth’s USMA speech is its dismissal of Cultural Marxism
WHY VOTE? Seth Keshel’s Veteran Perspective
Matt Lohmeier Documentary Now on Amazon Prime, Apple TV
ALCOAST: Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID-19 Mandate
New DEI order for contractors is already being enforced as a legal challenge unfolds
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Air Force / Air Force Academy
Active-Duty Air Force Major is Being Forced to Go Without Pay ‘Indefinitely’ for Taking a Religious and Medical Objection to the Flu Vaccine
By J.M. Phelps | Gateway Pundit After nearly 17 years of honorable service, an Air Force officer is facing administrative...
Air Force Paid For Drag Queen To Appear At ‘Bingo’ Event And ‘Glow Party,’ Docs Show
By Jake Smith | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Air Force paid for bingo and party events attended by a drag queen in...
Army / West Point
Transgender West Point Instructor Sues the Commander-in-Chief
This Times-Union article tells the story of a female who joined the Army and was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021...
Our Best Americans Speak Truth To Power
Col. Rob Maness, USAF ret, interviewed John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96, about John’s powerful new book, American...
Who Cares About West Point’s Football Team & Rhodes Scholars– When Will USMA Grads Win Wars?
Some Military Leaders Support a ‘Highly Partisan and Leftist Ideology’ Culture
MacArthur Society Commanders Call with Gen. Michael Flynn
Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases
Navy / Naval Academy
The Naval Academy Should Jettison Race-Conscious Admissions Policies
By R. Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 As we await the anticipated rollout of formal orders from the new Commander-in-Chief to end...
A heartbroken grad watches the woke descent of the US Naval Academy
By Drew J. Reiner, USNA ’91 As reported by TheBlaze, it is apparent that those in charge of the U.S. military are on a...
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