# golden dome (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover golden dome. Page: Feed: --- ## [Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/08/14/operationalizing-operator-syndrome-what-the-pentagon-advisory-council-needs-to-get-right/) _2026-08-14 · Mackenzie Witt, Pepper Phillips, Jennifer Byrne, Kelli Cabrera and Kayleigh Bealer · Marine Corps Times_ Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write. ## [If long deployments are the future, endurance can’t be the Navy’s only plan](https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/if-long-deployments-are-the-future-endurance-cant-be-the-navys-only-plan/) _2026-08-13 · Active-duty U.S. Navy sailor · Navy Times_ "If we expect the ship to endure, we have to maintain it. If we expect the crew to endure, we have to sustain them," an active-duty sailor argues. ## [My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2026/07/30/my-little-sister-is-deployed-in-the-middle-east-her-base-was-hit/) _2026-07-30 · Karen Marks · Marine Corps Times_ In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone. ## [El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/el-nino-is-a-threat-indicator-the-military-should-treat-it-like-one/) _2026-07-28 · John Conger · Marine Corps Times_ The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice. ## [How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/how-defense-bureaucracy-is-driving-elite-warfighters-out-of-the-military/) _2026-07-27 · Mariah Wilkins · Marine Corps Times_ An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children. ## [Widespread hormone replacement could yield long-term detriments that outweigh benefits](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/widespread-hormone-replacement-could-yield-long-term-detriments-that-outweigh-benefits/) _2026-07-23 · David Shulkin · Marine Corps Times_ Widespread hormone replacement among troops could yield health and operational risks that outweigh benefits, former VA Secretary David Shulkin argues here. ## [Peace through secure supply chains](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/peace-through-secure-supply-chains/) _2026-07-23 · Peter Navarro · Marine Corps Times_ America cannot dominate the modern battlefield if the Pentagon does not know where its critical materials and components come from, Peter Navarro writes. ## [America cannot surge experience](https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/america-cannot-surge-experience/) _2026-07-22 · Rep. Jen Kiggans · Navy Times_ Fighter pilot retention is no longer simply a military personnel issue. It is a strategic imperative, writes congresswoman and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans. ## [I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2026/06/24/i-once-made-my-va-therapist-cry-then-an-ai-chatbot-got-me-talking-about-war-and-guilt/) _2026-06-24 · Casey Elliott, The War Horse · Marine Corps Times_ Talking with an AI chatbot started as a diversion, but later became a way to confess what I saw and did in Iraq, this veteran writes for The War Horse. ## [Troop cuts in Europe: Giving away something for nothing](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/06/19/troop-cuts-in-europe-giving-away-something-for-nothing/) _2026-06-19 · John R. Deni · Marine Corps Times_ It’s not too late – if Washington is intent on reducing troop levels in Europe, it can still wield this bargaining chip with Russia. ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Q20xYlVdowTz) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Before we move on: 2 painful lessons from the Iran war](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/06/18/before-we-move-on-2-painful-lessons-from-the-iran-war/) _2026-06-18 · Brittney Haddix · Marine Corps Times_ There are two lessons I want my civilian neighbors to carry forward from this conflict: the dangers of gamifying war and of waging it unconstitutionally. ## [Not just a ‘flawed design’: Charting a new course for the GWOT Memorial](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/06/16/not-just-a-flawed-design-charting-a-new-course-for-the-gwot-memorial/) _2026-06-16 · Andrew J. Brennan · Marine Corps Times_ A GWOT Memorial Foundation founder argues in this op-ed that concerns over the proposed memorial extend beyond design and into organizational priorities.