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10/23/2022

Many community pharmacies leave the network Monday, and a new requirement for specialty meds for cancer and other complex conditions takes effect Jan. 1.

01/15/2022

From missile guidance systems to electric car batteries, China’s domination of rare earths has global implications.

12/01/2021

“The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears.”   – General James Mattis  Nothing could be more true today than this quip from the former U.S.

11/17/2021

Air Force Master Sgt. Shannon Fulmer invented a device that will allow security forces airmen to use enhanced night vision goggles.

11/16/2021

The free mentoring program is now being offered to all active and reserve coasties, as well as the civilian employees serving alongside them.

10/25/2021

The MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft unloaded an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that was then loaded onto a Swedish C-130

10/20/2021

It’s an easy morning outside Washington, DC. But we’re making things hard on an Army student. “Good plan,” we say. “Now give us another.” The student’s brow furrows. What he’s wondering is: Why would I come up with another plan when my first plan is good? But he’s a dutiful soldier...

10/14/2021

"Forgetting our history with the PLA sets a bad precedence. The 7-100.3 does acknowledge the improvements the PLA has made in technology deploying fifth-generation fighters, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and coordinated cyber operations. But by ignoring the interplay between technologies, the military's and government’s history of adaptation, and the government's internal controls and international interactions, the 7-100.3 creates a document that will design and develop poor training and leaders with a misunderstanding of a possible adversary."

Applying Sun Tzu’s sage advice about knowing your enemy, the U.S. Army recently published ATP 7-100.3 Chinese Tactics. Unfortunately, rather than an honest assessment of the People’s Repub

09/22/2021

Over one million U.S. military service members are members of the National Guard or reserves. These troops are being tested like never before, yet they do not receive the same physical and mental heal

08/02/2021

Jul 17, 2021 // Most recent commentary on China's behaviors and interests is primarily a reflection on American fears and interests. Rush Doshi's fascinating and alarming new book, "The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order" corrects that analytical shortcoming.

07/29/2021

In a fake battle for Taiwan, U.S. forces lost network access almost immediately. Hyten has issued four directives to help change that.

07/28/2021

The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed the markup of its fiscal 2022 defense policy bill.

07/23/2021

07/23/2021

Before George F. Kennan was appointed Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in 1947, he lectured at the National War College in Washington, D.C. The National War College had b

07/23/2021

Introduction From April to May 2021, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) conducted a second exercise to test the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept and also committed to training units to implement ACE (U.S. Air Force, May 15; Air Combat Command, May 12). ACE is the method by which the USAF intends to coun...

07/15/2021

"We have long projected our own hopes and prejudices onto this enigmatic text. None of this means that we cannot or should not teach The Art of War in our professional military education institutions, but it would be helpful to periodically remind ourselves which side of the tapestry we are truly observing it from."

Given the scarcity of authoritative writings or clarifying analyses on Sun Tzu’s text, how confident should we be that we have correctly grasped “the Way” of this ancient sage? Of particular importance, one of the core ideas we almost universally believe serves as a bedrock to Sun Tzu’s over...

07/14/2021

The hiker was found near the Fena Valley Reservoir by a UH-72 Lakota helicopter and its seven-person crew, a spokeswoman said.

07/12/2021

The soldier's unit was attacked in North Korea and he was reported missing in action Dec. 12, 1950.