A Closer Look at Preventing Veteran Suicide
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — On September 17th, 1945, just weeks after the Japanese surrender that marked the end of the Second World War, a Connecticut […] More
Memorial Day
Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is an Operating Executive at The Carlyle Group. His is the author […] More
A Day to Remember
Memorial Day began as a way to remember those who died while in military service to their country. Here at The Cipher Brief, we wanted […] More
A Tradition of Serving with Honor
Admiral James ‘Sandy’ Winnefeld served for 37 years in the United States Navy. He retired in 2015 after serving four years as the ninth Vice […] More
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Christian Pike’s Ultimate Sacrifice
Rick Ledgett served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from January 2014 until his retirement in April 2017, culminating a nearly 40 […] More
Memorial Day: How it has Changed for All of Us
Rob Lively retired after 28 years of military service, as the Command Sergeant Major of a Special Missions Unit within The United States Army Special […] More
From Military to CIA, the Sacrifice is often the Same
John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He served as the Deputy Director of the […] More
Why We Call it the Army Family
Lieutenant General Guy C. Swan III (Ret.) currently serves as an AUSA Vice President. During more than 35 years of active service he commanded at […] More
The Debt that We Owe to the Fallen
Jimmy Hatch served 25 years and 11 months in the US Navy. The majority of that time was as a part of Naval Special Warfare. […] More
The Stars on the Wall
Kevin Hulbert is a former senior intelligence officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations who retired in June 2014, having served multiple overseas tours as […] More
Memorial Dogs
Memorial Day brings a set of complex emotions. I think about the thousands of Americans who gave their lives so that we could live free. […] More
Soldiers Without Uniforms: How the CIA Remembers Its Fallen
There’s one group you almost certainly did not hear mentioned as the news media and others on Memorial Day lauded, honored, and remembered our richly […] More