Opinion
The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
Opinion
Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.
Every combat medic is trained to treat wounds. They should also be trained for the mental aspect that follows, an Army combat medic writes in this op-ed.
Opinion
Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right
Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write.
Opinion
If long deployments are the future, endurance can’t be the Navy’s only plan
"If we expect the ship to endure, we have to maintain it. If we expect the crew to endure, we have to sustain them," an active-duty sailor argues.
My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.
In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.
Opinion
El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.
The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.
Opinion
How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military
An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children.
Opinion
Widespread hormone replacement could yield long-term detriments that outweigh benefits
Widespread hormone replacement among troops could yield health and operational risks that outweigh benefits, former VA Secretary David Shulkin argues here.
Opinion
Peace through secure supply chains
America cannot dominate the modern battlefield if the Pentagon does not know where its critical materials and components come from, Peter Navarro writes.
Opinion
America cannot surge experience
Fighter pilot retention is no longer simply a military personnel issue. It is a strategic imperative, writes congresswoman and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans.
I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt
Talking with an AI chatbot started as a diversion, but later became a way to confess what I saw and did in Iraq, this veteran writes for The War Horse.
Opinion
Troop cuts in Europe: Giving away something for nothing
It’s not too late – if Washington is intent on reducing troop levels in Europe, it can still wield this bargaining chip with Russia.
Opinion
Before we move on: 2 painful lessons from the Iran war
There are two lessons I want my civilian neighbors to carry forward from this conflict: the dangers of gamifying war and of waging it unconstitutionally.
Opinion
Not just a ‘flawed design’: Charting a new course for the GWOT Memorial
A GWOT Memorial Foundation founder argues in this op-ed that concerns over the proposed memorial extend beyond design and into organizational priorities.
Opinion
Defense secretary’s Navy flag board actions are unprecedented and deeply troubling
The actions of a single individual, taken without justification or explanation, demonstrate a stark rebuke of Navy leadership and the promotion process.
My grandpa was killed in World War II. I met him through his letters home.
My grandpa never came back from World War II. I found his final resting place in France.
Opinion
Why Congress must end the remarriage penalty for military survivors
A policy that causes surviving spouses to lose their benefits if they remarry suggests their sacrifice ends the moment they seek a new chapter in life.
