Editorials

Calls for action, change and accountability, written by the Military Times editorial board.

MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.

9 years ago
EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?

It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.

9 years ago
Trump’s Navy: Military operations other than war [Commentary]

In the final part of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. president’s policies and what they see as the needs of the Navy.

9 years ago
Trump’s Navy: The service’s view [Commentary]

In Part II of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. Navy’s viewpoint on President Donald Trump’s policy of military growth.

9 years ago
What’s the purpose of President Trump’s Navy? [Commentary]

In Part I of this three-part commentary series, the writers ask: Why 350 ships?

9 years ago
Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans

The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.

10 years ago

MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?

It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.
Trump’s Navy: Military operations other than war [Commentary]

In the final part of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. president’s policies and what they see as the needs of the Navy.
Trump’s Navy: The service’s view [Commentary]

In Part II of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. Navy’s viewpoint on President Donald Trump’s policy of military growth.
What’s the purpose of President Trump’s Navy? [Commentary]

In Part I of this three-part commentary series, the writers ask: Why 350 ships?
Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans

The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.

MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?

It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.
Trump’s Navy: Military operations other than war [Commentary]

In the final part of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. president’s policies and what they see as the needs of the Navy.
Trump’s Navy: The service’s view [Commentary]

In Part II of this three-part commentary series, the writers discuss the U.S. Navy’s viewpoint on President Donald Trump’s policy of military growth.
What’s the purpose of President Trump’s Navy? [Commentary]

In Part I of this three-part commentary series, the writers ask: Why 350 ships?
Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans

The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.