by Dave Patterson | Mar 18, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
On March 11, the Biden administration sent its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget Request (PBR) to Congress. Within the whopping $7.3 trillion proposed in outlays is the defense budget. The request for a base funding level of $850 billion for defense is in...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 20, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Pentagon executive charged with explaining unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) offered an unexpected and troubling observation. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), has publicly commented that national security...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 11, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
If you want to polarize a conversation in a room of young adults, bring up compulsory military service – the draft. The arguments for and against will be plenty. Those in favor generally suggest that serving the country should involve all of society – from the poor...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 13, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Has the Department of Defense found a new shiny object in artificial intelligence for its wish list? Weapon systems have come a long way since “fire and forget” was a new concept. Now you fire, and if you forget, the weapon system reminds you what...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 10, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Pentagon is rightfully concerned over press reports that leaked documents on US plans for supporting Ukraine appeared on the social media platforms Twitter and Telegram. The Biden administration has been criticized for not having a strategy for Ukraine, so...