Medal of Honor Monday: Captain Lance P. Sijan’s Final Flight and the Standard He Set for the Rest of Us
He crawled through the jungle on willpower alone, proving that character can outlast bone, muscle, and even the certainty of death.
Guy D. McCardle
Morning Brief: Pearl Harbor Ceremony Marks Passing Era, US Deports More Iranians, Thailand–Cambodia Border Clash Flares
Pearl Harbor milestone, Miami cocaine bust, Thailand-Cambodia border clashes dominate. Here’s your Monday morning brief, December 8, 2025.
Remember Pearl Harbor: From Battleship Row to China’s New Challenge in the Pacific
The last time a rising power gambled on a surprise strike to shove America out of the Pacific, it torched an anchored fleet, killed 2,403 Americans, and rewired the world order overnight.
Did Pete Hegseth Really Push Admiral Holsey Out? Inside the Fight Over the Caribbean Boat Strikes
If senior officers learn that asking hard questions is a career risk, not a professional duty, we will not need an enemy navy to sink us; we will do it ourselves from the inside out.
Evening Brief: US Conducts 22nd Anti-Drug Boat Strike, US and Ukraine Resume Florida Peace Talks, Pakistan and Afghan Forces Exchange Fire
Army overhauls command structure as global tensions flare from Europe to South Asia. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
How Army Special Operations Forces Are Rewiring Green Berets and Rangers for the Next Great Power Struggle
The next Army special operations fight will unfold in the shadows of a digital battlespace, where dispersed teams use drones, data, and deception to stay alive inside a peer adversary’s sensor net.
Morning Brief: Lawmakers Split After Classified Strike Video, Trump Set to Announce Gaza Plan Phase Two, Russia-India Ties in Focus at Putin-Modi Summit
Lawmakers split on strike video as global tensions rise from Gaza to New Delhi. Here’s your Friday morning brief, December 5, 2025.
Evening Brief: Navy Admiral Denies ‘Kill Them All’ Order, Putin Rejects Parts of US Peace Plan, UK and Norway Sign Major Defense Pact
Bradley denies “kill” order as probes widen, Times sues Pentagon, US allies boost defenses. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
The SIG Sauer M7 Rifle Evolves: Soldiers Push the Army’s Most Ambitious Weapon Toward Its Final Form
Soldiers are pushing the M7 through real field conditions, and the rifle is changing fast because the people who carry it refuse to accept anything less than combat ready performance.
Morning Brief: Admiral to Brief Congress on Controversial US Strike, EU Plans Ukraine Aid Using Frozen Russian Assets, China and France Pledge Closer Ties
Hegseth scrutiny deepens as Congress probes strike, Houthis free mariners, EU splits on Russia assets. Here’s your Thursday morning brief, December 4, 2025.
Evening Brief: Pilot Ejects Safely During F-16 Training Crash, NATO Chief Urges Stronger Support for Ukraine, Houthis Release Mariners Held Since July
F-16C jet crash, Pentagon scrutiny, new sanctions, and rising global security tensions. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
The Next Benghazi: Are U.S. Outposts Still Soft Targets?
Out in the world’s forgotten corners, America’s outposts still bet their lives on walls too thin, warnings too late, and the dangerous illusion that lightning never strikes the same place twice.
