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Melanie, Chris, and Zack debate the findings of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy. They agree that there is a mismatch between U.S. defense strategy and the resources required to execute it, but they disagree on whether and how to adjust the strategy or resources to align the two. Chris laments the saga of the failed Gaza pier, Melanie gives an attaboy to Tyler Cowen, and Zack commends the Ukrainian military for striking a blow against Russia. Episode Reading “Commission on the National Defense Strategy,” RAND Corporation, 2024.
This video describes the military situation in
This video describes the military situation in
A group of 13 women with over 100 years of military service between them are raising money for VA hospital programs with a 50s-style pin-up fashion calendar.
The 2025 Pin-Ups For Vets’ calendar features two Purple Heart recipients, an Army Lt. Colonel who served 39 months in Iraq on three deployments, and a 25-year Marine Corps veteran who lost their arm.
The calendar, in its fourth year, previously donated more than $120,000 to VA hospitals for new rehabilitation equipment.
Army Ranger Master Sgt. Joe Thach was driving to work Friday morning when traffic began to slow and billowing smoke erupted just ahead of him. It was, he realized, a car beginning to burn, with the driver stuck inside. The senior Ranger NCO leaped into the fiery wreck and pulled out an entrapped driver, almost certainly saving the man’s life.
Thach is no stranger to such moments.
For one, he’s an 18-year Army vet, with more than half that time at the 75th Ranger Regiment. His combat awards include a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with V device.
Celebrating a military retirement – whether it’s yours or for your spouse – is a monumental occasion, marking the end of a dedicated career and the beginning of a new chapter filled with freedom, endless possibilities, and maybe a little bit of panic at the thought of navigating civilian life. There’s no better way to honor this milestone and kick off terminal leave by embarking on an epic vacation.
After a big move, one of the worst parts is not having “your people” there with you. Whether that means laughing about the local town gossip or meeting up for a quick bite, to backyard barbeques where everyone hangs out and relaxes, these activities are best done with friends.
The problem, of course, is not having friends once you move. You may have people from work, or those who are nice enough to invite you.
This is Chapter 2 in the Grief Memoir. Read Chapter 1 here.
After leaving my mom at the end of September 2019, life seemed to go back to normal and the fall passed by quickly. Mom’s radiation went well, family and friends helped her go to appointments, brought food and visited her. My family went on our annual Friendsgiving vacation with our Army friends. My mom slowly went back to work part-time after radiation, and continued to be the same. I could tell she was tired but for the most part I wasn’t too worried.
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Guest post by Greg Salsbury
Now that she has been picked as a presidential candidate, Democrats as well as their friends at The Washington Examiner, CNN, CBS, NPR, Reuters, MSNBC, and elsewhere are suddenly furious that some people have referred to Kamala Harris as a “DEI hire.” At his recent appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists conference earlier this month President Trump was grilled by ABC’s Rachel Scott about this trend and asked whether he agreed with other Republicans calling Vice President Harris a DEI hire.