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This is the grim state of our military’s readiness: An Air Force F-15C that broke in half during flight, two F-18s that have caught fire aboard ships, every single cruiser with cracks in its hull, A-10C Warthogs with fuselage cracks, the UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter fleet that is regularly grounded, and over half the navy’s deployed aircraft not ready for combat. That is the picture of the U.S. military in disrepair—what The Heritage Foundation’s Mackenzie Eaglen calls a “readiness crisis” among all U.S. military services, including the National Guard and reserves. Readiness is “dangerously lower,” she writes, leading to “delayed,...

The arrival of summer brings command-change ceremonies on military installations around the nation, but the one Monday at Fort Sam Houston was historic. Blue Air Force uniforms dotted the post's sprawling MacArthur Parade Field, rather than Army green. An Air Force general presided over a 46-minute ceremony that saw a fellow airman, Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, turn over command of Joint Base San Antonio to Air Force Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter. Patrick, who will lead the 2nd Air Force in Biloxi, Miss., has spent the past year leading a new kind of installation ordered by the 2005 Defense Base Closure...

Today is Silver Star Service Banner Day and the start of Military appreciation Month.

We've seen Camp Lejuene Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and now they are joining the fight against Libya. About 2,200 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit will take part in support operations based aboard USS Kearsarge at sea. Those support operations have thus far included air strikes and one rescue operation. The overall mission is to help end the violence directed at the Libyan people. "The ability to launch these and other missions directly from naval vessels illustrates the unique and valuable capacity of the Navy/Marine Corps team called 'sea-basing'", said Captain Timothy Patrick, spokesman for II Marine Expeditionary...

The national decline in education standards is starting to affect national security. “Almost a quarter of young people who tried to join the military between 2004-2009 did not pass the entrance exam, according to a study released last month,” according to a story which appeared in The Education Reporter in January. “The dismal pass rate is causing concern among military leaders about national security.” “The 23% military exam failure rate is even more disturbing because the exam is only given to people who meet other requirements; the Pentagon reports that 75% of 17- to 24-year olds don’t even qualify to...

President Obama's repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is already damaging the U.S. military. An Army lieutenant colonel has asked to be relieved of command rather than order his troops to go through pro-homosexual indoctrination following the repeal of the policy, which required homosexuals to keep silent about their sexual preference. Currently the commander of a battalion-sized unit in the Army National Guard, the officer also has threatened to resign his commission rather than undergo "behavior modification" training intended to counter his religious convictions about homosexuality.

At a time when the economy is in total meltdown mode, when Phoenix police officers and Arizona border patrol agents are being slaughtered by a drug war Obama refuses to fight, Congress focuses on gays in the military while it has no ability to help us win the wars we are waging or turn the economy around. Isn’t the whole point of being gay that you are attracted to same sex individuals? With the repeal of DADT (Don’t ask don’t tell) in the military, individuals who are gay will no longer have to hide that fact. In other words, the...

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who doubles as President Barack Obama's point man on Gulf Coast oil spill recovery, is pressing America's armed services to consume as much Gulf seafood as possible. Navy Capt. Beci Brenton said Monday that Mabus has talked with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the secretaries of the Air Force and Army, and his staff has talked to the Defense Commissary Agency, which operates a worldwide chain of stores for military personnel, making the point "that we should be buying Gulf Coast seafood." In a meeting Monday with Ewell Smith, executive director of the Louisiana Seafood...

A military recruiter was stabbed Tuesday at a career center in Illinois, ksdk.com reports. The attack reportedly occurred at the Armed Forces Career Center near St. Clair Square Mall in Fairview Heights, Ill. Lt. John Proffitt of the Fairview Heights Police Department told the station that a man walked into the center Tuesday to inquire about enlisting. The suspect then reportedly used a pair of scissors to stab the recruiter in the back.

Fax Sent To All U.S. Senators By Vietnam Veteran Against Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' Fax Numbers Available Upon Request. FAX SENT IN CAPS DEAR HONORABLE SENATOR @R; I AM NOT LADY GAGA, BUT I AM A DISABLED MARINE VETERAN MEDEVACED OUT OF VIETNAM IN 1970 AND WAS DISABILITY RETIRED FROM THE MARINE CORPS IN 1975 FOR "NERVOUS CONDITION." I MAY NOT HAVE THE CLOUT OF A LADY GAGA, OR HOLLYWOOD, OR THOSE LEFTISTS WHO INSIST THAT THE AMERICAN MILITARY SHOULD OPEN ITS ARMS TO SODOMY - AS WILL CERTAINLY BE THE CASE IF DON'T ASK DON'T TELL IS...

As the combat mission in Iraq draws to a close for the United States and the president prepares to address the nation tonight, the Obama administration is attempting to rewrite history by taking singular credit for our accomplishments in Iraq. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recently claimed it was President Obama who laid out the plan for a responsible end of the war in Iraq. But that's not the whole story. As we mark this milestone, let us remember the real history of Operation Iraqi Freedom and give credit where credit is due - to the American service members,...

Control of the House, and possibly the Senate, could come down to tough races in states like Wisconsin, Colorado, Washington, and Florida. In close races, absentee and military ballots can play a large role in determining the winners. However, some states may not get the ballots to military voters and their families in time to be counted despite the passage of legislation that require states to have a 45-day window on ballot delivery, as Fox News reported early today: Sens. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Michael Bennet of Colorado are just two incumbents locked in tight re-election races in states...

When Massachusetts High School students, faculty members, and parents gathered to celebrate and honor the students among them who decided to serve in our armed forces, there wasn’t a thought that anybody would use the moment for a political protests. It was a moment, where many students were getting achievements for a year well-done and with a special honorary moment and plaque going to the group of students who had chosen the most honorable career in our country, the United States Military. What should have been an inspiring and special moment for those students and their families was ruined by...

Description: When I first came across this groups link, it had already been taken down by Sgt Stein. I did not have the opportunity to read any of the posts by Sgt Stein. I only read that he felt like he was forced to remove the group. I was curious as to what rules or laws he had broken by having this group. Was it the associatio...n of the Armed Forces with the Tea Party movement? I continued this group because I felt like it should continue to be a forum for anyone to express their opinion on any subject....

Insults against West Point by MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews are part of a pattern of left-wing denigrations against Americans serving in uniform. It's a motif indicative of an anti-military mind-set that is as dangerous as it is rude. Discussing the West Point audience's response to President Obama's speech about Afghanistan, Mr. Matthews quipped on Tuesday: "I saw a lot of, if not resentment, skepticism. I didn't see a lot of warmth in that crowd out there that the president chose to address tonight. And I thought that was interesting: He went to maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his...

...the thought occurs to me how thankful I am for the unprecedented President Barack Obama and the bumbling Democrats who support his agenda. Hang in there, patriots...

The State of Virginia has argued in a federal court filing that they can legally send out absentee ballots to active duty soldiers the day before an election. Restated again, the Democratic Chairwoman of the Virginia State Board of Election (appointed by the Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine, in his capacity as Virginia Governor) Jean Cunningham just claimed a legal basis for massively raising the barrier to voting for soldiers at war.

Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 1, 2009 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT Pride...

Today is Armed Forces Day! Thank a vet for what they have done, are doing, and will do to defend our United States of America!

Keeping the Military Free Written by John Horvat II    Thursday, April 23 2009 If anyone should know how to run the military, it is those who have years of experience at leading men at every echelon in both peace and war. It is these proud Americans who have served our country with honor who are now petitioning the President and members of Congress to keep our military free of the politically-motivated agenda of homosexual right activists and their allies. Among the 1,115 signatures can be found a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several Service Chiefs,...