My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.
In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.
Opinion
El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.
The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.
This is the Navy’s plan for launching its new community college
A pilot program is set for January 2021, while full-scale operations are planned by 2023.
The Theodore Roosevelt episode was no isolated incident, but a portent of worse to come
Unfortunately, this astonishing episode was no isolated incident, but rather another disturbing manifestation of the current administration’s drive to politicize the military.
Don’t get complacent in the fight against COVID-19
The greatest challenge now is the potential for complacency, particularly for those locations that remain COVID-19 free.
Airmen and space professionals fight COVID-19
COVID-19 arrived and quickly erupted into a pandemic. Characteristically, the Department of the Air Force swung into action supporting America’s response.
PTSD, Stigma, and My Uber Ride
After my driver asked me what I did for a living and found out I support the mental health programs at WWP, the discussion moved predictably to the topic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mobilize veterans to fight COVID-19
We should issue a call to action in our communities for veterans to step back onto the front lines and join the fight in the face of this danger.
Battling COVID-19, is DoD prepared for an onslaught of disinfo and propaganda from foreign competitors?
Until DoD shifts its paradigm for information, it will continue to lag behind not only China, but also Russia and extremist groups with a more systems level approach to national information strategy.
Patriot deployment to Iraq is helpful, but insufficient against Iran
Iran understands that Patriot air defense systems limit its options for additional aggression. But it also knows that the systems cannot defend against the rockets that Iran's proxies in Iraq have repeatedly lobbed with deadly effect at U.S. and coalition troops.
COVID-19 reality — a paradox for airmen
I would never call myself a “Trekkie,” but during my research for this piece, I searched “unwinnable situation” and the internet hit on the Star Trek II training scenario “Kobayashi Maru.”
