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 | Jan 8, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Pentagon was without a resident Defense Secretary for almost a week – and no one knew. According to reports from inside the beltway, the highly unusual situation was made all the more peculiar because Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III was in the hospital, and...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 29, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Biden national security team is learning a hard lesson the hard way. Forming an international force to patrol and defend a body of water takes leadership, a clear objective, and a willingness to take the fight to the enemy. The US, up to this point, has done none...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
In an apparent effort to exacerbate the division running rife in America, the Pentagon again raised its fist, defying congressional intent — this time, slating the removal of an Arlington National Cemetery monument dedicated in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 6, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Intelligence, Opinion
Recent reporting reveals Americans employed by the departments of State and Defense are working on behalf of Iran. Even more troubling is that, in one case, the suspected friend of Iran still has a high position in a Pentagon office managing America’s most...