Kirk Offel

Kirk Offel is a Navy nuclear attack submarine veteran and the CEO of Overwatch Mission Critical, a Texas-based Service-Disabled Veteran Owned data center company that trains and hires future leaders for high-skill jobs in the data center industry. He is a Top 10 ranked global voice on data centers

Rows of headstones are pictured in a grassy cemetery with leaves.

Opinion

May 26, 2026

The day after Memorial Day, America’s debt to the fallen still remains

Memorial Day asks Americans to confront a hard truth: freedom was built through sacrifice, and honoring the fallen requires more than remembrance.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaking during an interview

Opinion

April 24, 2026

The legacy of 'Eagle Claw': How failure helped build America's elite special forces

The rescue of two U.S. airmen in hostile territory is the direct legacy of Operation Eagle Claw's 1980 failure that forged modern Special Operations.

Welder Cedric Smith

Opinion

October 11, 2025

Why America needs to tax-incentivize tradesmen, not just college graduates

America needs tax incentives for skilled tradesmen like electricians and welders to address critical labor shortages.

Woman carries umbrella while in cemetery on Memorial Day

Opinion

May 26, 2025

Freedom isn't free: Honor those who never came home on this Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a time to honor the sacrifice of those who served, reflecting on their courage and the freedoms they secured for us all.