Why Micro-Nuclear Power Plants Could Be America’s Secret Weapon in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond
By General James Jones The U.S. military’s reliance on current energy sources constrains its ability…
Commentary
The Future of Warfare
This is a work that I began mentally composing when I left government service in early 2017 and largely completed before taking office as Secretary of the Air Force in the summer of 2020. The views within are thus my own and do not represent the official position of the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense.
Future National Security Requires Commercial Space Integration Today
To navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, the incoming Congress must urgently focus on the integration of commercial earth observation technologies toequip our warfighters for the challenges ahead.
Commercialization of Hypersonic Air Transport
Driving Down the Cost of Military Applications of Hypersonic Technology By Kevin W. Billings OBE…
A Prophet of Power for Our Times
By Steve Deal As a new Lieutenant (junior grade) Navy pilot flying the P-3C Orion…
Small Ties Bring Great Opportunities
By Christine Arakelian and Michael Rubin With threats from Russia, China, Iran and its proxies…
Give Marines the Sea-Going Tools They Need to Pack a Punch
By Mackenzie Eaglen When war broke out in Gaza and shortly thereafter Houthi fighters threatened…
Commentary: Don’t Pull the Plug on Our Veterans
A new veteran opens her laptop to tune in to her online class. A Vietnam War veteran checks his insulin levels in a diabetes management app. A recently laid-off veteran applies for new jobs online and trains on new skills. In today’s world, connectivity is essential to our daily lives. For more than 750,000 veterans across the United States, this connectivity is all made possible thanks to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – and unless Congress funds this essential program, those veterans will be cut off by Spring.
What is Broken About Naval Education
By Steven Deal We’ve read a lot over the years about naval education as a…
A National Defense Strategy that is Viable and Affordable
Like past US strategic documents, including the National Security Strategy, the new National Defense Strategy will have three fatal flaws. First, the two past NDS’s have not fully achieved their aims. Second, each was unaffordable. And, last, recruiting and retaining sufficient personnel to meet the needs of the NDS may no longer be possible.