Lt. Col. Paul Darling says it's time to let servicemembers on bases and forts carry firearms to defend themselves and prevent further shootings like the ones we've seen in recent years.

LTC Paul Darling on the history, theory, and strategy of Airpower and getting back to using America's Air Force for what it was conceived to do.

Lt. Col. Paul Darling requests of the would-be China dragon slayers, on behalf of the men and women who will fight that future war and the taxpayers who will fund it, to first demonstrate the courage of your convictions.

Army Lt. Colonel Paul Darling on the interaction of modern Chinese and American nuclear deterrence strategy.

Lt Col Paul Darling says the Army is rightfully committed to organic fixed wing aviation in combat operations, which would give it better capabilities at a lower cost in anticipation of future reduced fleets.

To avoid nuclear proliferation in the region, the United States should stay out of Iraq and let Iran's proxies and ISIS fight it out, argues Lt Col. Paul Darling.

To deter China from claiming the Spratleys, as Great Britain discovered with the Falklands, LTC Paul Darling argues we should more robustly arm our Pacific allies.

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Darling argues that the U.S. military must rethink its dated benefits system and how it attracts troops and structures their benefits in order to meet the nation's fiscal challenges today.