Outside the Beltway

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

“There’s a lot of commander coming.”

A long and unusual speech has implications for civil-military relations.

A reaffirmation rather than a revelation.

Every general and admiral in a command billet has been called for a last-minute gathering about some unspecified topic.

A historically inaccurate bit of symbolic silliness.

Thinking about possible outcomes.

A 20% reduction would require massive changes in law and approach.

Whether it’s a good policy will depend almost entirely on execution.

Perhaps it’s just as well.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

The top uniformed lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force have been relieved.

Oh my.

This time for Secretary of the Navy

Here we go again.

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

An understandable but wrongheaded action.

While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

We finally have a Chief of Naval Operations but the crisis in the top ranks continues.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

Congress is doing something, at least.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

The standoff with Senator Tuberville is reaching crisis levels.

Fun in the sunshine state.

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

Culling for the primary feeder job in American legal system begins in high school.

A look back at two decades of blogging.

Playing two-level games.

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

A major milestone has been reached.

Moscow is playing a very strange game.

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

The service is taking a big risk but not without much discussion.