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Host L Todd Wood speaks with BG Christopher ‘Mookie’ Walker (USAF, Ret) on the prospects of removing DEI from DOD…can it be done?

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As we close out 2024, War on the Rocks reflects on the stories and analyses that resonated most with our readers during a year marked by evolving geopolitical tensions, transformative military technologies, and the enduring echoes of history. From strategic challenges in Europe and Asia to the complexities of warfare in Ukraine and Gaza, our top articles reflect the depth and breadth of both our interests and the turbulence of our world.

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We are, unbeknownst to most Americans, in an undeclared war with Russia. A war that doesn’t make sense to any of its participants. A war that we the people did not vote for and never wanted. Yet the war goes on regardless. At the time of this article’s publication, Joe Biden approved the firing of long-range missiles that are killing Russians in Russia. As a result, we are closer to nuclear war than at any time in history, far closer than we were during the Cuban Missile Crisis.”
Always listen to the guys on the ground.

An Indiana Army National Guard soldier died on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Department of Defense announced today.
Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, died “as a result of a non-combat related incident,” according to the department. Hart served with the 38th Infantry Division’s headquarters battalion as a quartermaster officer and was deployed to Iraq to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. 
The Department of Defense did not share any details into the circumstances of Hart’s death. The incident is under investigation.