Tom Jurkowsky
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Military Personnel
The Condition of Military Housing: Leadership Is AWOL
During a visit to Guam a few weeks ago, Navy Secretary John Phelan was so appalled by the condition of the barracks he toured that he ordered...
Military Personnel
Congress Must Support Military Spouse Employment
Congress will meet soon to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). There are certainly differences between the Senate...
Military Strategy
National Defense Strategy Commission: We Are Not Prepared
Findings Should Serve as Wake-Up Call The Commission on the National Defense Strategy, a bi-partisan group of eight individuals authorized by Congress...
U.S. Navy
A Memo to Our Presidential Candidates—Restore Our Naval Dominance
MEMORANDUM FOR KAMALA HARRIS AND DONALD TRUMP Subject: Restoring our Navy to Global Dominance As both of you continue your campaigns to become...
Military History
Trump Insults Medal of Honor Recipients
President Donald Trump’s comments about military veterans, especially those who have been injured in combat, are well documented. He has disparaged...
Veterans
Protecting the All-Volunteer Force—Provide Our Troops the Quality of Life They Deserve
The House Armed Services Committee’s recently released report on how to improve the quality of life for our troops and their families sends a strong...
Veterans
Congress Needs To Do the Right Thing—Support Our Combat-Injured Servicemembers
It’s time for Congress to do the right thing and fix an inequity that is affecting our combat injured veterans. Under current policy, military members...
Iranian Cyber Operations
By Michael Groen • RealClearDefense
Reflecting on an Epic Horse Campaign in the Mountains of Afghanistan
By Brian Glyn Williams • RealClearDefense
The Godfather of American Foreign Policy Realism Speaks to Today’s World
By Francis P. Sempa • RealClearDefense
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
26th MEU – U.S. Needs Crisis Response MAGTF
By Marine Corps Compass Points
The Influence of History on a Sea Power
By CDR Salamander
Navy Civilianizes Six Former Flag Billets, Reduces Six to Captains
By Mongilio, USNI N.
Raytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
By M+A El
America’s Maritime Moment Will Not Wait
By CDR Salamander
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