by Joe Schaeffer | Feb 15, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
A U.S. Navy commander who is opposed to the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate testified in a federal courtroom that he was treated with open hostility by his superior officers for pursuing a religious exemption. Rather than disavow such a climate of...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 22, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Last November, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks announced the Pentagon’s plan to fleet up with electric vehicles (EV), replacing all the approximately 170,000 “non-tactical” cars and trucks. The idea inside the five-sided building is to jump on President...
by Keelin Ferris | Jan 1, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Recently, the United Nations hosted a Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), featuring experts in artificial intelligence, military strategy, humanitarian law, and disarmament, to discuss the future of “legal autonomous weapons systems” (LAWS) – what...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 17, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Sometimes the solution to a problem has been in plain sight all the time. For example, while world leaders attending COP26 dithered over how to reduce reliance on fossil fuel, the U.S. Air Force has taken the initiative to explore powering Eielson Air Force Base in...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
All Americans who have performed military service have a common bond: They are veterans. They gave some of themselves to the country’s call. And, unfortunately, too many made the ultimate sacrifice. Our nation sets aside a day of remembrance for their personal and...