Thomas W. Spoehr, a retired Army lieutenant general, is director of the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation.
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Secretary of Defense James Mattis has an important decision to make soon, which may have significant readiness implications for the armed forces On June 30,… Read More
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The House Armed Services Committee scheduled a hearing Wednesday with the chiefs of staff of the U.S. armed forces to assess what the impact of… Read More
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On Monday, President Donald Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, announced that the administration will seek a defense budget of $603 billion for 2018—“one of the largest… Read More
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Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is a perfect fit for the position of national security adviser, and it is no surprise that his selection by… Read More
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America lost a role model on Saturday when Hal Moore passed away at the age of 94. Harold “Hal” Moore was a retired three-star Army… Read More
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On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an exceptionally important executive order initiating both the beginning of the rebuilding of the U.S. armed forces and the… Read More
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John Glenn, an American icon and longtime U.S. senator, died Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. In his 95 years, Glenn held three distinguished careers as a… Read More
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Friday is Veterans Day. We celebrate Veterans Day on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, the day the guns fell silent… Read More
