In the 1960s, America underwent the trials of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, both of which Col. Paris Davis took head-on. He was one of the first Black officers to earn the coveted Green Beret of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces.
“I said, ‘Look, you can call me Capt. Davis, but you can’t call me a n****r,’” he said of his experience as a Black officer. Despite the discrimination that he faced, Davis was a bona fide hero.
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Dr. Ryan Burke is a Professor of Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA).
Dr. Burke teaches classes on international security studies, military power projection, military affairs, and defense policy, per the Academy website.
Dr. Burke has a long academic resume and has combat experience.
Dr. Burke wrote what is in my opinion a seditious oped at Real Clear Defense. You can read it here.
To quote his oped, “When ostensibly serious people refer to the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” we are no longer being precise.
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.
The US Army has entered into an agreement with Czech manufacturer U&C UAS for the delivery of specialised drones to its units stationed in Europe.
The UK MoD has chosen four companies to progress the development of drones to operate alongside British Army Apache attack helicopters.
Another Air Force general now has a large sword.
This past week, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy was inducted into the Air Force’s Order of the Sword, the service’s weapon-themed society that honors leaders for their work, the Air Force announced.
Healy, the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command since 2022, was inducted into the Order of the Sword on May 14, 2026 in a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Chester Bowles did not feel well on March 6, 1967.
Bowles, the United States ambassador to India, was home battling the flu when his phone rang. The caller informed Bowles that a Russian woman arrived at the embassy that evening and sought asylum. Not only that, but she claimed she was Joseph Stalin’s daughter.
Also Read: The United States created rules for encountering a Yeti during the Cold War“I don’t think Stalin has a daughter,” the ambassador responded.
Bowles was mistaken. Svetlana Alliluyeva existed, all right, and she was not lying.
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Earlier this year, the Army stood up the Capability Program Executive Office for Mission Autonomy (CPE Mission Autonomy) to interconnect all unmanned operations in the…
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