Hollowing Out The U.S. Military Again

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint ...

The U.S. Military's Mission And Size Is Downsizing

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sept. 10, 2011. Sect...

Are U.S. Military Leaders Too Cautious?

The Real Scandal Of Benghazi Is The Plodding Caution Of U.S. Military Leaders -- Bing West, Best Defense /Foreign Policy Re Benghazi and the...

Is The U.S. In Danger Of Breaking It's Military For The Sake Of Debt Reduction

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Sailors, Marines and other service members after delivering his remarks during a rally held on boar...

Firing Generals

2012 State of the Union Address. Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff listen to the president outline his goals for 2012. USA Today Firing G...

The United States Cannot Afford An All-Voluntary Military

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team rehearses on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2013, to prepare for the 57th presidential inaugural par...

Is This What Our Top Military Leaders Are Thinking?

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press at the Pentagon, J...

11 Years Of War Have Taken Their Toll On The U.S. Military

U.S. troops receive a pre-mission brief on Forward Operating Base Farah before a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2012. The soldi...

A Brutal And Blunt Commentary On America's Military Leadership

General John R. Allen, left, incoming commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)/U.S. Forces- Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and Gener...

The Revolving Door Of U.S. Generals In Afghanistan

General Petraeus in Afghanistan Afghan Revolving Door: 5 US Generals, 5 Years -- Yahoo News/AP KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For former CIA dire...

Why We Need To Select Better Generals

General Failure -- Thomas E. Ricks, The Atlantic Looking back on the troubled wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many observers are content to la...

Why Are U.S. Troops Still Stationed In Europe?

Why Are American Troops Still Stationed In Europe? -- Doug Bandow, Forbes REGENSBURG, GERMANY—Washington has sharply reduced the number of A...

Today's U.S. Generals Do Not Measure Up To U.S. Generals Of The Past (Book Review)

A Few Good Leaders of Men -- Andrew Roberts, Wall Street Journal No military leader can be expected to win without bloodshed. "American...

Facing Change, No Bold Moves From The Pentagon

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 22, 2012. DO...

F-22 And The F-35 Are Two Very Troubled Fighter Jets

F-35 and F-22. Photo from Military Photos And Photoshops Two Very Troubled Fighter Jets -- New York Times editorial Economic pressures are f...

Embracing A Soldier's Ambition

U.S. Army Should Embrace, Not Repress, Soldiers’ Ambition -- Bloomberg In his landmark 19th-century treatise “On War,” Carl von Clausewitz a...

Can We Have A Smaller And Smarter Military?

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno observes soldiers conducting military operations during an urban terrain exercise on Fort Campbe...

How Did An American Hero Become A War Crime Suspect?

At Home, Asking How ‘Our Bobby’ Became War Crime Suspect -- New York Times He was not the star, just a well-regarded young man who seemed to...

Too Many Wars With Too Few Soldiers (Commentary)

Afghan commandos conduct a two-day presence patrol in Sar-e Takht village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Feb. 27, 2012. U.S. Marine Co...

Can The U.S. Navy And Air Force Get Along?

Philippine Sea (June 18, 2006) - An Air Force B-2 bomber along with other aircrafts from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fly over the K...