George F. Will, Washington Post
A project to transform the Marine Corps and redefine its mission has run into choppy seas.

Beege Welborn, Hot Air
Generals like Berger (author of the highly controversial Force Design 2030, essentially a redesign of the entire USMC mission) and the perniciously woke…

Earl G.

Astor Lu, RealClearDefense

RCD

Army general Christopher T. Donahue, whose picture as the last man to board the final C-17 out of Afghanistan became an iconic image of the American withdrawal from the country, was nominated to be promoted to the rank of four-star general and become the commander of U.S. Army Europe-Africa, according to a Pentagon list of general officer promotions released Friday.
Donahue spent most of his field and company-grade officer years in special operations, including within several assignment’s within the Army’s secretive Delta Force.

On Nov. 12, 30 fighter pilots and airmen were recognized for missions during the largest air-to-air enemy engagement in over 50 years, according to the Air Force. The crew of one F-15E, pilot Maj. Benjamin Coffey and Fweapon systems officer Capt. Lacie Hester were awarded the nation’s third-highest valor award, the Silver Star.
With that award, Hester is the first woman in the Air Force to receive the Silver Star and the 10th woman in the Department of Defense’s history. Together, the Air Force said Coffey and Hester shot down 70 drones and three ballistic missiles.

A Navy veteran and current chaplain in the Air Force Reserve is on track to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Doug Collins to the post this week, though critics question whether Collins may move to privatize VA services.
“We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need,” Trump said on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was investigated in 2017 for sexual assault, according to police in Monterey, California.
Monterey police confirmed Thursday that they had investigated an alleged sexual assault in October 2017 that in which Hegseth was named, according to a release from the California police department. The original investigative report was not released and the release did not discuss how Hegseth was involved in the incident.

This video describes the military situation in

Tulsi Gabbard made waves in the world of American politics during the 2024 presidential election after her own candidacy in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Her selection by President-elect Donald Trump for the role of National Intelligence Director is bringing increased attention to the career of the former Congresswoman from Hawaii. Throughout her concurrent time in uniform and public office, Gabbard has broken one glass ceiling after another.
Gabbard served in the House of Representatives from 2013-2021 (U.S.

Three British Army healthcare corps have been o

King Charles has presented the King’s Bad

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. *** Iran The election of Donald Trump has prompted a cautious response in Iran. Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, have stated that “it does not matter” who holds the U.S. presidency, reaffirming that Iran’s priorities remain guided by its national interests.

International hackers infiltrated Hungary’s defence procurement agency seeking to extort them with its Army programme contracts.

Three British Army healthcare corps have been o

“Office Joe” Explores the Hilarious Challenges of Life After Service in a One-of-a-Kind Show
Office Joe Trailer
Chapel Hill, NC — Veterans Day 2024 — Diesel Jack Media released “Office Joe,” a fresh and comedic take on life after the military. Premiering on Veterans Day Weekend, November 8, 2024, this six-episode series offers a hilarious and heartwarming look at the transition from battlefield to boardroom through the lens of one Army veteran’s quest for Tribe, Purpose, and, most importantly, Acceptance.

Whether you’re a hunter, outdoor enthusia

Welcome back to The Pentagon Rundown! The big news this week was that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who served as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard from 2002 to 2021, as the next defense secretary.
Hegseth’s recent appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show provides an idea of what his priorities would be if confirmed by the Senate, including firing general and flag officers involved in what he calls “woke s—t,” and the military’s diversity and inclusion efforts. He also voiced his strong opposition to women serving in combat roles.

For the past decade, the A400M Atlas has been a

The Government of Canada has awarded two contracts to Rheinmetall Canada for the acquisition of Enhanced Recovery Capability (ERC) vehicles and in-service support (ISS).

The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reached an agreement worth more than €60m ($63.38m) for the manufacture and delivery of 56 additional Patria 6×6 armoured command and control vehicles.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin departed early Friday morning on his twelfth and final trip to the Indo-Pacific region, where he will engage in a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings with some of his closest colleagues across Australia, the Philippines, Laos and Fiji. 
“During this trip, we will deliver results to advance cooperation, strengthen our relationships, and build an enduring network of allies and partners. I am proud of the historic progress we’ve made over the last four years and the depth of continuing U.S.

No Limits – Military Motivation
✓ insta

USNI News
ARLINGTON, Va.

CIMSEC
The 2027 scenario rests on the notion that President Xi Jinping has directed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be ready to conquer Taiwan by force no later than 2027.

Andrew Latham, RCD

John Waters, RealClearPolitics
“It’s unexpected to many people, perhaps in the Beltway, who work at think tanks and whose life is politics, though they don’t run for office.

John F.

The French Army and DGA signed two deals to support the nation’s defence industry with a contingency workforce through the RID system.

This video describes the military situation in

Marshall Kosloff talks with Stacie Pettyjohn about the roles of uncrewed systems and artificial intelligence in shaping the future of war. Image: Capt. Owen Dietrich
The post Drones, AI, and the Changing Nature of Warfare appeared first on War on the Rocks.

Sara B. Castro, Mission to Mao: U.S. Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2024); Zach Fredman, The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022). Confucius says, “To have friends come from afar to visit, is that not, indeed, a joy?” Not always, as it turns out — at least when those friends are Americans coming to help in World War II.

This video describes the military situation in

This video describes the military situation in

As they continue to investigate and resolve a growing caseload of hundreds of reports from current and former government officials about encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), personnel in the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) are also launching new projects and resources to declassify materials, promote transparency and enhance collection capabilities.

The best of British Army Sport will be celebrat

The acquisition, technology and logistics arm of U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking micro drones that could be launched from a variety of platforms and operate in multiple domains — including in the air and underwater.
A special notice released Thursday told industry that SOCOM’s program management office for remote capabilities is requesting feedback to help identify Group 1 uncrewed aerial systems that could be evaluated next year.
Group 1 drones are at the small end of the spectrum of UAS that the Defense Department uses.

Suicide rates across the active duty military have increased gradually, but steadily since 2011, according to the Pentagon’s annual review of suicides across the military which was released Thursday.
The Pentagon has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on suicide prevention programs in recent years and has requested over a half billion dollars for 2025. But the number of deaths each year have moved stubbornly upward since 2011.

This video describes the military situation in

Gun salutes have sounded out across the country

China’s J-35A stealth aircraft has made i

In 2018, Jessica Trisko Darden wrote “Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire” where she argued that government-funded development programs intended to counter violent extremism contributed negatively to counter-extremism efforts. Given the continued nonsuccess of counter-extremism and counter-terrorism foreign aid programs, we invited Jessica back to reflect on her article.

A British-supplied Challenger 2 tank has been d

First it was sending ammunition, then troops fo

Ukraine’s defence SME sector is developing low-cost platforms for use in operations on the front lines, but further investment is required.

Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), New York’s highly anticipated night of hope, healing and laughter, returned on Veterans Day for its 18th annual celebration to honor our nation’s veterans and their families at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The event raised awareness and over $29 million for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that our nation’s veterans, service members, and their families — those who stood for us — have stable and successful futures.

John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and one of the most famous. He is the youngest person elected to the presidency, the first Catholic president, and the most recent president to have died in office. Kennedy is also well-known for his Naval service during WWII; his survival at sea and rescue of his fellow sailors following the sinking of their PT boat made him a war hero. As a result of his extraordinary life, items associated with Kennedy command a high price when they are put up for sale.

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday night pledged to intensify their efforts to ensure transparency and enhance public awareness about how the Defense Department is handling reports and evidence of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) that might threaten U.S. national security. 
They did so at an invite-only summit hosted on the Hill by the non-partisan UAP Disclosure Fund, on the heels of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s latest hearing on the issue earlier that day.

The Army’s cavalry scouts are hard to miss. Cav scouts, as they’re often called, are the only soldiers who wear a black cowboy hat, aptly named a cav hat. The hats have a 3-inch curved brim, yellow-braided cord around the exterior bucket of the hat, and a black leather chin strap. It’s unique to cavalry scouts and one of the ways their uniforms pay homage to a heritage that dates back to America’s first horse soldiers. 
But for soldiers in this field, it’s not the hat that makes the cav scout, but the spurs. There are two kinds of spurs: Silver and gold.