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How fashion borrowed military aesthetics and lost the context
“What was once functional equipment tied to service, sacrifice and sometimes trauma is now treated as visual shorthand for toughness or rebellion.”
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After 30 years, an Army colonel asks: Who am I without the uniform?
“The Army had been more than a job; it was my compass,” writes retired U.S. Army Col. Alan M. Evans.
Commentary
Opinions on war, Pentagon policy, pay and benefits, deployments, uniforms, weapons and more.
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I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.
“So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down.”
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Tuberville’s stall tactics harm junior troops and senior leaders
Military readiness is paramount, and politicians should step back and let the DoD focus on preparing for future wars.
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Pentagon’s suicide prevention blueprint lacks focus on brain injuries
Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.
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Justice is long overdue for LGBTQ+ veterans
Tens of thousands of veterans who were discharged due to their sexual orientation did not receive an honorable discharge.
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Learning from Russia’s war on Ukraine
By sharing these hard-earned lessons of war, Ukrainian military professionals are helping our military get ready for future wars that will inevitably come.
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The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
We need to finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.
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Is the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy sustainable?
The Biden administration’s Ukraine strategy is increasingly being tested by political, policy and resource constraints.
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It’s hard times now — and ahead — for US-Russian nuclear arms control
U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control, as it has been practiced for the past five decades, may have run its course.
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Keep Congress, and all politics, out of VA facilities
If lawmakers are allowed to set up offices in VA hospitals and clinics, it politicizes a federal space, which violates the Hatch Act.
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Banning gender affirming care impacts service members and families
Conservative lawmakers are trying to turn back the clock, when it’s clear the majority of Americans, and troops themselves, support transgender troops.
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Adm. Franchetti, Biden’s pick for CNO, should focus on the short game
The Navy has suffered through a decade of worsening training, maintenance, morale and recruiting.
