Month: November 2017

What's Wrong With This Picture?

An apparent military phony marches in Selma, AL on the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Photo posted at Military Times Rally Point (registration required) It was bound to happen. Take…

The Kingdom's Nukes

By some accounts, the “crowning achievement” of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy may be just hours away. According to Reuters (and other media outlets), the U.S. and key European allies,…

Concrete Charlie, R.I.P.

Before he became an All-American football player at Penn and a legend in the NFL, Chuck Bednarik (circle) flew 30 combat missions as a B-24 gunner over Europe during World…

Death by Moonlight

RAF Squadron Leader Peter Hill briefs bomber crews from Number 51 Squadron before the planned mission against Nuremberg, Germany on the evening on 30/31 March 1944. Hill was among more…

Sealing the Deal

The expected deal between Iran and the U.S. has been widely condemned as “paving the road” for Tehran to get the bomb. And rightfully so. Talks that began years ago…

Being Curt

The man with the toughest job in the USAF: General Robin Rand, recently nominated to be the first four-star commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and fix problems in…

Missing Man

The “Missing Man Table”–complete with the offending Bible–that was recently removed from the dining facility at Patrick AFB, FL (Photo by Lt Col Steve Hyle, Ret, and posted at the…

Along the Border

For the second time in less than a year, there are reports of an ISIS presence along the U.S. border with Mexico. The latest claims come from Judicial Watch, which…

Outgunned

A Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher. North Korea’s growing missile threat has led some analysts to suggest a THAAD deployment on the Korean peninsula (U.S. Army photo) As Stalin…

We Got Lucky Last Night

…today’s reading assignment from Kevin Williamson at National Review.com. As he reminds us, the only thing that prevented a massacre in Texas last night was proper security planning by organizers…

Priorities

One by one, the next generation of senior military leadership is taking shape. Last week, President Obama nominated Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford to the be next Chairman of the…

Endorsing a Bad Deal

As we’ve noted in recent weeks, Congress and the Administration are rushing headlong to reform the military retirement system. Late last month, the House Armed Services Committee rejected an amendment…

So Long, Letterman

David Letterman leaves The Late Show tonight, capping a 33-year career as a TV talk host. Amid the hagiography about his comedic genius and flowery tributes to a record run…

Policing the ISIS Threat

Barely a week ago, the Defense Department increased security at military installations in the United States, amid concerns about ISIS-related threats. Officials quickly pointed out there was no specific plot…

Memorial Day

Author’s note: on this Memorial Day, as in year’s past, we offer a column that was first published in another forum in 2007. As we remember: Slowly and sadly, Memorial…

Rear Guard

British soldiers are marched to the rear after surrendering to the Germans at Dunkirk. Members of the rear guard delayed the German advance for a week, permitting the evacuation of…

The Phony Commander

Fifty-eight years after its release, Bridge on the River Kwai remains one of the great war films of all time. The late Roger Ebert placed it among his Great Movies,…