Articles by Dave Patterson

Astronomers have discovered another “moon” orbiting the Sun with the Earth. It’s small and asteroid-like with a track similar to Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Astronomers have named the object 2025 PN7, informally referred to as “Buwan,” which is Tagalog… Read More

The US Navy is having a birthday – a significant birthday, at that. Two-hundred and fifty years ago, the Continental Congress on Oct. 13, 1775, passed a resolution that established the Navy by funding “a swift sailing vessel, to carry… Read More

The Berlin Airlift is one of the most significant military operations in history, noted for its logistics prowess and life-saving results. When World War II concluded in May 1945, the loser, Germany, was divided into four zones of occupation. West… Read More

Following his historic summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Donald Trump took the next step in what is shaping up to be a three-phase journey to peace between Russia and Ukraine. On Monday (Aug. 18), the commander-in-chief… Read More

America’s Revolutionary War for independence from Great Britain was fomented by English colonists, many of whom had braved the perilous sea travels from England, who were unhappy being subjugated to the power of an empire. The grievances were “taxation without… Read More

As Liberty Nation GenZ: News for Kids continues its history of the US military, looking back on some of the key engagements is instructive – and the Spanish-American War doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves. Most people think of… Read More

When President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard to put down riots in Los Angeles in 2025, many in the media called it unprecedented. It was not. Only four years after all the states ratified the US Constitution in… Read More

On June 14, President Donald Trump commemorated the birth of the US Army, whose 250th birthday was celebrated with a grand parade in Washington, DC. In a prelude to the event, Trump spoke at Fort Bragg, inspiring young fighting men… Read More

Since the beginning of America, there has been a need for the citizen-soldier. More than three and a half centuries ago, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized and trained what would become the National Guard. On Dec. 13, 1636, the colonists… Read More

The National Security Council (NSC) has been in the news lately. The NSC always figures prominently whenever a national security crisis or issue rises because it is authorized to establish an all-of-government response. National Security Gets a New Organization The… Read More

The calendar announced the year was 1950. World War II was in the rearview mirror. The United Nations was established to avoid another global conflict, and Americans were weary of fighting in foreign countries and were settling in for what… Read More

In today’s accounts of the tensions between the US and China, we often hear the following description: “It’s a new Cold War.” Ok, so what was the “old Cold War”? The end of World War II set the stage for… Read More