War begets acronyms.

You knew we were in trouble when roadside bombs became “improvised explosive devices” early in the Iraq war. IEDs have gotten so bad that the Army is planning an OCP TECD next week. That’s an …

Why are military veterans so under-represented in Congress? Should we care?

Provocative piece by a history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy – and a Marine reserve officer, to boot – in Monday’s New York Times.

Aaron B. O’Connell rues what he sees as the “spiritual effects of permanent …

I’ve weighed the ethical issues in post-traumatic stress disorder care in my last few posts, focusing on:

— Military medical personnel having dual agency (serving both individual Soldiers and the military at large).

— …

Various yardsticks suggest the U.S. military — or at least the officer corps, which accounts for 17% of the 1.4 million–strong active-duty force — leans Republican.

The nation’s 24 million troops and veterans account for …

The American calibration of threats-vs.-the-forces-to-deal-with-those-threats has been a Battleland focus since the Cold War’s end two decades ago.

We remain somewhat dumbfounded by the seeming inability of the nation to …

FOB SHANK, AFGHANISTAN — The afternoon was quiet and hot, and the men of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment were standing guard and shoveling rocky dirt into sandbags. Suddenly the heavy chatter of …

The Air Force loves radar. It uses on the ground, in the air, and even in space to track its own, as well as enemy, armor, planes and missiles. It helps win wars.

The Air Force has begun investing in a new kind of radar. …

Sure, we’ve all heard of that “for want of a nail” after-action report. It’s a fable dating back to the 14^th Century that makes clear that today’s little actions, or, more likely, inactions, can have big impacts …