Founding ZADDIES
This Commander-in-Chief preferred to be addressed as "his excellency."
George Washington
This role grants the President authority as the highest ranking military official.
This acronym, reflecting a recent name change, is the department of the U.S. government responsible for military operations.
DOW (Department of War)
This war was the first and only to invoke NATO Article V (for now).
The War in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)
This critical maritime chokepoint, through which roughly a fifth of global oil passes, has been at the center of tensions in the Iran conflict.
The Strait of Hormuz
"I feel the need... the need for speed"
Top Gun
This founding father negotiated the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
John Jay
This post-9/11 authorization has been repeatedly used by presidents to justify military operations without a formal declaration of war.
Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)
This joint combatant command is responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
What is CENTCOM?
This battle between the UK and Argentina was fought over territory home to 5 species of penguins.
Falklands/Malvinas War
This 2026 U.S. military operation to capture Venezuela’s leader was at the center of a scandal involving a servicemember betting on its outcome.
Operation Absolute Resolve
"You can't handle the truth!"
A Few Good Men
This founding father famously said "I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy."
John Adams
This federal law, established in 1973, is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
The War Powers Resolution, or War Powers Act
This 2016 agreement was an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions.
JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)
This war forced Russia to abandon it's East Asia expansionist policy in the early 1900s.
The Russo-Japanese War
This Gulf nation recently announced its departure from OPEC.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning"
Apocalypse Now
This founding father advocated for escalation during the "Quasi War" with France.
Alexander Hamilton
This Cold War-era law allows the president to regulate commerce and impose sanctions after declaring a national emergency.
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
This intelligence-sharing alliance between the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is known by this cutesy nickname.
FVEY (Five Eyes)
This war is often described as the "frozen conflict," as the two sides have technically been at war for over 70 years.
The Korean War
The Pentagon recently proposed tens of billions in funding to accelerate development of this emerging warfare domain?
AI/Autonomous Warfare
"What do you mean, 'you people'?"
Tropic Thunder
This informal doctrine describes the expansion of presidential power in foreign affairs, often justified by the need for speed and secrecy in national security decision-making.
Imperial Presidency
This mission, typically executed by the Navy, enforces the UN law of the sea to promote its namesake.
FONOP (Freedom of Navigation Operations)
This 1944 battle was the last one fought with battleships on both sides.
The Battle of the Surigao Strait (Leyte Gulf)
This military exercise, led by Denmark and supported by European allies, was launched in 2026 to deter escalation over tensions surrounding Greenland.
Operation Arctic Endurance
"The only good bug is a dead bug"
Starship Troopers