Military Strategy Insights

Arlington VA -- As we all celebrate and marvel over the successful outcomes of Operation Absolute Resolve (Venezuela, Jan 2026), Operation Midnight Hammer (Iran, June 2025), and most recently Operation Epic Fury, I can’t help but reflect on Operation Eagle Claw (Iran, April 1980) and its disastrous outcome. While the three recent operations produced magnificent results - strategically, operationally, and tactically - the first operation, now almost 46 years ago, led to eight

Grand Rapids, MI -- In early 1977 I returned from 3 years in Germany. I became the Middle East War Planner for US Readiness Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Iran was our ally against the Soviet Union. Western companies worked in Iran to develop their oil industry...

Recently, six currently serving US Senators, all Democrats, including retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly from Arizona, released a video addressing the military community. In the video, they emphasized that service members should not obey any illegal orders from their leaders. This principle is universally understood—illegal orders should never be obeyed. However, it is worth noting that those who refused to comply with the order to receive untested COVID shots faced punishment