The Defense Department has sent Congress an action plan to address the shortfalls in mental health care identified in June by the DOD Task Force on Mental Health, a Congressionally chartered group. The task force made 95 recommendations, including a need for a culture change to remove the stigma associated with seeking mental health care. The 37-page action plan states that “DOD has embraced the vision and the spirit embodied in the recommendations.” The plan notes that the Pentagon and individual services actually began steps to “create a culture that develops and supports a state of robust psychological health” immediately after the task force released its report.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…


