Opinion
America’s future advantage depends on quick adoption of advanced tech
The U.S. military must learn from Ukraine and accelerate its adoption of advanced AI and robotics, former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper argues.
By Mark T. Esper
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Navy’s recruitment strategy should inspire other branches to act
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales argues all military branches should open recruitment to those without high school diplomas or GEDs in this op-ed.
By Rep. Tony Gonzales
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78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction
A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.
By Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University
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Time to move past ‘Fortress America’ with US military bases
The public seldom interacts with the armed forces – interactions that ultimately ensure support but also inherently help with recruitment.
By Mackenzie Eaglen
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Hiding in plain sight: Warfare in the electromagnetic spectrum
Most weapons systems---radios, ships, tanks, airplanes, drones, satellites, and rockets---depend on the electromagnetic spectrum to operate.
By Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey
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A whistleblower’s advice: Keep the faith in difficult times
National Whistleblower Day is July 30.
By Paula Pedene
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What 75 years of military desegregation means to us
Two Black veterans – now serving as Maryland’s Governor and its Secretary of Veterans Affairs – reflect on Truman's promise of equality in the military.
By Maryland's Gov. Wes Moore and Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony C. Woods
Opinion
To my country with love
Too many of us refuse to hear our neighbors, even though all are promised life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
By Jason J. Galui
Opinion
VA’s small steps are leading to a giant step toward surviving cancer
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been at the forefront of the Cancer Moonshot as a member of the president’s Cancer Cabinet.
By Carolyn Clancy and Michael Kelley
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It’s past time to unleash the defense commissaries
Releasing defense commissaries from government control could give service members and their families more options and save the federal government money.
By Elaine McCusker
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Expanding birth control access for veterans and military families
Congress has the opportunity to advance no-cost sharing for birth control for the members and families of our military.
By Allison Jaslow and Sophia Heimowitz
Opinion
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide
Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.
By David Delgado Shorter, University of California, Los Angeles, Kim TallBear, University of Alberta and William Lempert, Bowdoin College