From My Stack of Stuff

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Air Power for Peace

All caught up with the Michigan Wolverines taking the National Championship and the political dueling in Iowa and New Hampshire, the story of the testing of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber wound up on my stack of stuff. 

THE B-21 RAIDER (Photo by Andrew Kenei)

The initial B-21, one of six pre-production models the Air Force plans to acquire, has been making test flights out of Edwards Air Force Base in California since November, but only became known to the public recently.… read more

How Taxpayers are Funding Research Supporting the Administration’s Agenda in Climate Change and DEI

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Years ago, when concern for global warming began to heat up – pardon the pun – and climate change became part of the terminology, I recall writing about the plethora of studies coming out of our universities and think tanks that supported the government’s environmental agenda.

The U.S. has funneled billions, yes, billions, to the United Nations to fund the work of the International Panel on Climate Change, where funds go to hundreds of climate scientists in the development of their annual report, designed to scare the hell out of us.… read more

Biden Shaping Future Military Leadership a Scary Proposition

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Since authoring my blog piece, “Watching the Deterioration of Our Military on President Biden’s Watch,” October 27, 2022, sadly, my concern for the lives of our service men and women has worsened, while our readiness is highly questionable.

While several military items have landed on my stack of stuff, it was this week’s  Wall Street Journal story, “President Weighs Joint Chiefs of Staff Pick,” that triggered my decision to do a follow up.… read more

Watching the Deterioration of Our Military on President Biden’s Watch

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As a proud Air Force veteran, who has frequently written about the value of that experience in my career, regular readers may also recall my commentaries in which I have been highly critical of what was happening to our military under President Biden.

It has been disheartening to see how Biden has allowed our military to deteriorate as he invoked policies that involved using our military service men and women as his experimental subjects in quasi clinical studies.… read more

Another Look at Responsibility and Accountability

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Just as I respond to opposing opinions, I like to occasionally call your attention to other writers who agree with me.

Checking my archives in each of the first three months of this year, I devoted space to the subject of responsibility and accountability, usually in disgust of leaders, military and civilian, who failed to accept either.… read more

More Than Ever, Our Military Service Men and Women Need the Change We Can Bring About in the Midterms

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“… and may God protect our troops.”

And so, President Biden regularly concludes another speech.  Just words.

I’m not questioning his appreciation of the troops, but as a veteran who supports a strong military, I have never been more disheartened by what has been taking place in the Pentagon since Biden came into office. … read more

Sleep Well Tonight, or Maybe Not, Knowing Our Navy is Focused on the Existential Threat, Climate Change

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Regular readers may recall my criticism of President Biden’s remarks at the Naval Academy’s graduation and commissioning ceremony during which he failed to mention how China is ramping up its navy while we are reducing our inventory.

Upon receiving a copy of “Climate Action 2030,” recently released by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, in which he identifies climate change as an “existential threat” to the U.… read more

Beware the ‘Been There, Done That’ Talking Heads

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Just two months ago we were treated to a series of interviews with former Attorney General Bill Barr, reviewing his book, “One Damn Thing After Another.” Now it’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s time in the spotlight with his book, “A Sacred Oath.”  Both gentlemen provide viewers with their opinions of former President Trump that are, for the most part, critical.… read more