Carey D. Lohrenz
@careylohrenz.bsky.social
One of the US Navy's 1st Female F-14 Fighter Pilot, Author of TWO WSJ Bestsellers #FearlessLeadership & #SpanOfControl, Keynote Speaker, #CEO, #Veteran, Mom to 4
On Memorial Day, we honor the brave women & men who gave their lives in service to our country.
Their courage in the face of danger, & unwavering commitment to freedom remind us of the true cost of liberty.
Today, take a minute to remember their sacrifice with gratitude & reverence.
Their courage in the face of danger, & unwavering commitment to freedom remind us of the true cost of liberty.
Today, take a minute to remember their sacrifice with gratitude & reverence.
May 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On Memorial Day, we honor the brave women & men who gave their lives in service to our country.
Their courage in the face of danger, & unwavering commitment to freedom remind us of the true cost of liberty.
Today, take a minute to remember their sacrifice with gratitude & reverence.
Their courage in the face of danger, & unwavering commitment to freedom remind us of the true cost of liberty.
Today, take a minute to remember their sacrifice with gratitude & reverence.
FACTS:
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
FACTS:
Carrier aviation is, and has always been, a dangerous endeavor.
Extended deployments have increased risks.
Also: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has TWICE extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week…
Extended deployments have increased risks.
Also: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has TWICE extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week…
Breaking: Another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, per 4 people familiar w/the incident. 2 aviators ejected and were recovered by helo with minor injuries. www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier | CNN Politics
Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with ...
www.cnn.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Carrier aviation is, and has always been, a dangerous endeavor.
Extended deployments have increased risks.
Also: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has TWICE extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week…
Extended deployments have increased risks.
Also: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has TWICE extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week…
Our legacy media is FAILING us.
May 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our legacy media is FAILING us.
When pressure hits, fear fills the space that trust should occupy.
Your job as a leader?
Make sure there’s no room for fear.
Your job as a leader?
Make sure there’s no room for fear.
April 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When pressure hits, fear fills the space that trust should occupy.
Your job as a leader?
Make sure there’s no room for fear.
Your job as a leader?
Make sure there’s no room for fear.
Reposted by Carey D. Lohrenz
"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview transcript
As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civil...
www.cbsnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
Across the country, stories of women, people of color, & other marginalized voices are being erased from classrooms, bookshelves, leadership training, & public discourse.
This is about power, identity, and whose history—and whose humanity—gets to be remembered. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
This is about power, identity, and whose history—and whose humanity—gets to be remembered. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities
The 10-month Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, includes multiple major projects in its curriculum, including two essays students were expected to work on for several months.
www.military.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Across the country, stories of women, people of color, & other marginalized voices are being erased from classrooms, bookshelves, leadership training, & public discourse.
This is about power, identity, and whose history—and whose humanity—gets to be remembered. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
This is about power, identity, and whose history—and whose humanity—gets to be remembered. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Banning books does NOT make us more lethal.
It's the fastest way to stifle critical thinking, stunt developing leadership skills, & allow for historical amnesia to weaken our force.
Shame on the United States Naval Academy. What a failure of leadership.
It's the fastest way to stifle critical thinking, stunt developing leadership skills, & allow for historical amnesia to weaken our force.
Shame on the United States Naval Academy. What a failure of leadership.
April 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Banning books does NOT make us more lethal.
It's the fastest way to stifle critical thinking, stunt developing leadership skills, & allow for historical amnesia to weaken our force.
Shame on the United States Naval Academy. What a failure of leadership.
It's the fastest way to stifle critical thinking, stunt developing leadership skills, & allow for historical amnesia to weaken our force.
Shame on the United States Naval Academy. What a failure of leadership.
I KNOW the chaos is overwhelming.
But, it’s been 20 days since Signalgate & zero accountability. Since then, at least 20 MORE illegal Signal chats have surfaced.
Pete Hegseth (SecDef) needs to resign.
Don't forget, don't let YOUR representatives forget. Congress must investigate.
#Signalgate
But, it’s been 20 days since Signalgate & zero accountability. Since then, at least 20 MORE illegal Signal chats have surfaced.
Pete Hegseth (SecDef) needs to resign.
Don't forget, don't let YOUR representatives forget. Congress must investigate.
#Signalgate
April 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I KNOW the chaos is overwhelming.
But, it’s been 20 days since Signalgate & zero accountability. Since then, at least 20 MORE illegal Signal chats have surfaced.
Pete Hegseth (SecDef) needs to resign.
Don't forget, don't let YOUR representatives forget. Congress must investigate.
#Signalgate
But, it’s been 20 days since Signalgate & zero accountability. Since then, at least 20 MORE illegal Signal chats have surfaced.
Pete Hegseth (SecDef) needs to resign.
Don't forget, don't let YOUR representatives forget. Congress must investigate.
#Signalgate
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I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
We’re in for a REALLY bumpy ride…
“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
April 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We’re in for a REALLY bumpy ride…
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April 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
100%
But... will that happen? Or will they comply?
But... will that happen? Or will they comply?
If the U.S. military is given direct orders to seize Greenland—pull down another nation’s flag, and then claim the ground in the name of the United States—every senior commander has a moral obligation to refuse to accept or support such a command.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Are No Joke
The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans.
www.theatlantic.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
100%
But... will that happen? Or will they comply?
But... will that happen? Or will they comply?
Courage is contagious.
Don’t be afraid to go first.
Don’t be afraid to go first.
When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Courage is contagious.
Don’t be afraid to go first.
Don’t be afraid to go first.
Brace yourselves: the economic fallout from this would be staggering.
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Brace yourselves: the economic fallout from this would be staggering.
SignalGate needs to stay a top story WITH accountability.
That OPSEC was so casually shattered, put THOUSANDS of troops at unimaginable risk.
Do. NOT. Move. On. Demand resignations & accountability.
That OPSEC was so casually shattered, put THOUSANDS of troops at unimaginable risk.
Do. NOT. Move. On. Demand resignations & accountability.
Fighter pilots say Pete Hegseth’s text messages put troops at risk and challenge the argument that SignalGate text messages were not classified. "It's appalling," said Richard Westmoreland, who flew similar missions over Iraq.
'Appalling': Fighter pilots say Hegseth's Signal texts put troops in harm's way
Former F/A-18 combat pilots were astonished that Defense Secretary Hegseth texted details of planned airstrikes.
www.usatoday.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
SignalGate needs to stay a top story WITH accountability.
That OPSEC was so casually shattered, put THOUSANDS of troops at unimaginable risk.
Do. NOT. Move. On. Demand resignations & accountability.
That OPSEC was so casually shattered, put THOUSANDS of troops at unimaginable risk.
Do. NOT. Move. On. Demand resignations & accountability.
This is gutting—understandable, but gutting.
These are our closest allies, friends, and family who have NEVER said ‘no’ when we’ve asked for help.
These are our closest allies, friends, and family who have NEVER said ‘no’ when we’ve asked for help.
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is gutting—understandable, but gutting.
These are our closest allies, friends, and family who have NEVER said ‘no’ when we’ve asked for help.
These are our closest allies, friends, and family who have NEVER said ‘no’ when we’ve asked for help.
100% THIS.
The leadership and security failure is STAGGERING.
The leadership and security failure is STAGGERING.
Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
100% THIS.
The leadership and security failure is STAGGERING.
The leadership and security failure is STAGGERING.
100% THIS 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
It’s worth stating this simply: For literally anyone in the US Govt from 1945 to 2025, Signalgate would require an instant resignation—and a criminal investigation. It would be a matter of personal *honor* to resign. The fact Mike Waltz & Pete Hegseth are choosing to fight it out is a terrible omen.
March 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
100% THIS 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Do not let the animated denials distract you from what they did.
18 National Security ‘leaders’ intentionally broke the law.
18 National Security ‘leaders’ intentionally broke the law.
18 USC 793(f) makes it a crime to remove national defense information from its proper place through gross negligence. Doesn’t matter whether info was classified. Signal chat is not a proper place.
Signal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Do not let the animated denials distract you from what they did.
18 National Security ‘leaders’ intentionally broke the law.
18 National Security ‘leaders’ intentionally broke the law.
Yes they were.
And on an UNSECURE PLATFORM.
This is illegal, and dangerous.
And on an UNSECURE PLATFORM.
This is illegal, and dangerous.
Pete Hegseth: "Nobody is texting war plans. Well I noticed this morning, out came something that doesn't look like war plans. And as a matter of fact, they even changed the title to 'attack plans,' because they know it's not war plans."
March 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yes they were.
And on an UNSECURE PLATFORM.
This is illegal, and dangerous.
And on an UNSECURE PLATFORM.
This is illegal, and dangerous.
The consequences of their choices could have had catastrophic consequences.
They don’t care.
Not one of those ‘leaders’ should still have a job.
They don’t care.
Not one of those ‘leaders’ should still have a job.
March 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The consequences of their choices could have had catastrophic consequences.
They don’t care.
Not one of those ‘leaders’ should still have a job.
They don’t care.
Not one of those ‘leaders’ should still have a job.
Integrity means having the wisdom to understand what is right and what is wrong.
Then having the courage to stand firm in your principles and speak the truth, even in times of crisis or at great personal risk.
Then having the courage to stand firm in your principles and speak the truth, even in times of crisis or at great personal risk.
March 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Integrity means having the wisdom to understand what is right and what is wrong.
Then having the courage to stand firm in your principles and speak the truth, even in times of crisis or at great personal risk.
Then having the courage to stand firm in your principles and speak the truth, even in times of crisis or at great personal risk.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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There simply is no bottom.
UNLESS our elected officials start to show some courage.
The whitewashing of US history continues at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
UNLESS our elected officials start to show some courage.
The whitewashing of US history continues at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
There simply is no bottom.
UNLESS our elected officials start to show some courage.
The whitewashing of US history continues at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
UNLESS our elected officials start to show some courage.
The whitewashing of US history continues at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...