by Dave Patterson | Dec 25, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
War is no respecter of peoples’ aspirations, values, or the days they commemorate. Take Christmas, for example. As we approach the celebration of the birth of Jesus, US service members are deployed away from family and home. Many are in hostile areas under...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 16, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
How safe would Americans feel if a sizeable portion of the military were made up of people whose first act in this country was to break its laws? A pair of Illinois Democrats, Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, are pushing a bill that would allow illegal...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 13, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Wisdom and experience meet youth and exuberance, or that’s what the US Air Force hopes as it attempts to meet recruiting goals by raising the maximum age limit for entrance. To a greater extent than the other services, the Air Force has a range of required...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 29, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The adage “An army marches on its stomach” may need to be changed to the US military rolls on its stomach — as in roly-poly. Many progressive Department of Defense and congressional leaders wish the military would reflect American society more generally. Well,...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 23, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Military Affairs
The United States is increasing its power projection capability with a force build up in the Middle East. Primarily, these new additions are to prepare for operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, but other potential enemy state threats exist as well....