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Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.The United States recorded at least 17 life-threatening casualties during the first phase of the war with Iran, according to newly obtained Defense Department records that provide the most detailed accounting yet of troops wounded in the conflict. More than 400 casualties were recorded between Feb. 28 and April 8, with Army personnel accounting for most of the casualties.The data obtained by The War Horse details the specifics of troop injuries from the beginning of the…

For starters, Dr. Thomas Easterly, known as the Army’s “AI Guy,” has recommended that soldiers transitioning out of the military and looking for a job might want to try turning artificial intelligence loose on the information in their DD-214s. Think of it as “using AI to navigate your next mission,” Easterly said in a June 29 podcast of the Army’s Transition Assistance Program. Troops can feed information from the DD-214, the record of military service, into AI — minus the Social Security number and other identifiers — and give it prompts to decipher what jobs might be suitable, how much…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  AI companies are purchasing millions of physical books from secondhand markets, destroying them after scanning for training data. Federal Judge William Alsup ruled Anthropic’s destructive scanning of legally purchased books qualifies as “fair use” under copyright law. Pre-2022 printed books are sought because they contain no AI-generated text, avoiding “model collapse” during training. ISBNdb and other intermediaries facilitate bulk purchases of 1,000 to 1 million books per order while keeping AI buyers anonymous. Rare, foreign-language, and out-of-print volumes face potential extinction as the last physical copies are destroyed. The…

The Pentagon is moving to rename a joint military base in South Carolina after Lindsey Graham, a Republican U.S. senator from the state who died July 11.Joint Base Charleston, housed in North Charleston, South Carolina, is slated to be renamed after Graham, a U.S. Air Force official told Military Times.Graham spent 33 years in the Air Force as an active-duty staff judge advocate, a South Carolina Air National Guard officer and a senior lawyer in the Air Force Reserve.He died unexpectedly from an aortic dissection at the age of 71. Graham was born in Central, South Carolina, and was elected…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. THE HUGE RAM’S HORNS shone in the sunlight as he slowly turned his head to look across the slopes. The horns were massive and even, and they seemed to be longer than a curl and a half. I was lying on my stomach at the edge of a cliff about 100 yards above him. I chambered a round into my .264 Winchester Magnum and slowly pushed the muzzle out over the edge. The angle was so steep that I had to hold the rifle tightly…

The U.S. Navy announced updates to its policy regarding the temporary transfer of sailors under investigation for sexual assault after a high-profile murder in 2025 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.Military personnel who are being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct, sexual assault or stalking, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, will now only be permitted for brief relocation to shore commands.Previous policy stipulated more broadly that service members under investigation for a crime could be temporarily transferred from their parent command to another command.“This revision was taken as a result of reviews by the Navy in the wake…

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Weather has always mattered to warfighters. Sometimes it changes the outcome of a battle. Sometimes it means the difference between life and death. Eisenhower credited his meteorologists as one reason the Allied invasion of Normandy succeeded. They gave him the information he needed to make a decision at a moment when weather meant the difference between victory and defeat.This underpins a simple reality: Weather does not accommodate the mission. The mission accommodates the weather.That is why the Pentagon should be paying attention to the El Nino forecast now. Whatever one’s views on long-term climate trends, the military still has to…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. On Friday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened a short public comment period to seek information about wetland easements in the Prairie Pothole Region and drainage locations adjacent to those wetlands. While there is not currently any proposal on the table — the USFWS says it’s only looking for input on current policies — conservation groups are on high alert. Organizations like Delta Waterfowl and Ducks Unlimited say it’s essential the policies around federal wetland easements in the northern Great Plains — which have stood…

Anduril’s first Ohio-made unmanned, semi-autonomous aircraft rolled off the production line Monday, just four months after its beginning.The defense company’s first YFQ-44A was built in its Pickaway County, Ohio, manufacturing facility, dubbed Arsenal-1, according to a social media post. Anduril first announced the facility’s construction in January 2025 and slated its first products manufacturing to begin July 2026.In January 2026, Anduril declared that its first product would be the YFQ-44A, a missionized variant of the company’s FQ-44, or “Fury,” autonomous fighter jet, for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.The $1 billion, 5 million-square-foot facility is located near Rickenbacker…

From the Western Plains of the U.S., the beaches of Europe to the Pusan Perimeter, Buffalo Soldiers have played an integral part of U.S. military history.Now, the Army is saying goodbye to one of the cavalry units whose lineage draws a straight line to the original Buffalo Soldiers.On Sunday, soldiers assigned to the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division gathered to honor the squadron’s 160-year legacy during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, according to a recent release. Conducting a final formation before its deactivation on July 29, soldiers of the 4th…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Patrick Babcock, owner of Cree River Lodge, has seen a lot of exotic fishing lures come through his remote northern Saskatchewan pike camp, where sow-bellied fish weighing up to 30 pounds are caught every year. Giant swimbaits. Clacking spinnerbaits. Topwater plugs of all designs, sizes, and actions. In-line spinners. All manner of diving crankbaits. And flies with more Mylar, sparkle, and glitz than a Junior Miss pageant. But he knows that for giant Canada northern pike, the simplest fishing lure can be the most effective. When…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” after calling for the Israeli ruler’s arrest. Mamdani has described Israel’s military campaign against Palestine as genocide and called the Israeli prime minister a “war criminal.” The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024 over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the enclave, including “starvation as a method of warfare” and “other inhumane acts.” Obviously, neither has been arrested, and Netanyahu and Gallant are still out committing the crimes they’ve been accused of.…

U.S. sailors tasked with protecting global communication networks and the flow of data will be given a new moniker for their career field, the Navy announced Sunday.Service members previously known as information professionals will now be referred to as communications systems warfare officers.“The title ‘information professional’ no longer captures the strategic reality of a community charged with stewarding our digital environment and delivering the maritime information advantage from seabed to space,” a Navy administrative message reads.The career field, which has been around for 25 years, must adapt to the ever-evolving character of international conflict, and the title redesignation is a…

U.S. Central Command and the United Arab Emirates will establish the first bilateral task force aimed at boosting the development of military artificial intelligence applications.The team, dubbed Task Force Talon Synapse, is slated to launch in the “coming weeks,” according to a Tuesday release, and will focus on incorporating AI applications into intelligence support, protecting critical infrastructure and monitoring the regional security environment.“This will be a historic milestone as we work with one of our most capable regional partners to rapidly deliver evolving AI advancements to our warfighters,” Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said in the statement.“Together, we and our…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Best Pocket Kit ESEE Knives Kit Best Small Pouch SOL Scout Kit Best Large Pouch Everlit Survival Survival kits are purpose-built for a very bad day, yet these kits don’t have a gloom-and-doom vibe for most outdoor enthusiasts. In fact, they usually evoke the opposite feeling. My survival students often describe these kits as offering hope and possibilities (not to mention some cool gadgets). Personally, I love buying and building survival kits and wouldn’t want you to think of them as a bad luck charm.…

A fuel tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen was hijacked by Somali pirates.  The Tanzanian-flagged fuel and chemical tanker MT Asana has a crew of 20 on board and was seized on Friday. Iran Accuses The US Of Acting Like “Pirates” After departing the Yemeni port of Mukalla, seven armed pirates reportedly boarded the MT Asana and forced it into Somali territorial waters near Puntland, according to the Associated Press, which cited anonymous sources familiar with the incident. While Tanzanian authorities have not confirmed any details yet, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has stated…

South Korean authorities ordered brief neighborhood evacuations on Tuesday after a leak of white phosphorus inside the U.S. Osan Air Base south of Seoul, the Safety Ministry said.No casualties were reported and the evacuation notice for residents was lifted after about half an hour, as South Korean fire authorities and U.S. forces carried out decontamination work, Yonhap news agency reported. “At 1708 (0808 GMT), due to a ground mishap and out of an abundance of caution, Osan AB (Air Base) established a 1,000-foot safety cordon to protect base and local populace,” the base said in a statement. “Our emergency response…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. I have an orchard and garden that I put a lot of work into. Unfortunately, every summer the local squirrels, opossums, and raccoons really appreciate all that work as they help themselves to my fruit and tomatoes. I’ve yet to have one of my home-grown peaches because both of my trees get stripped before the fruit has a chance to ripen. All my attempts to use netting, sprays, and sonic deterrents have failed. I’ve tried diplomacy, and now I must go to war. ​The Air…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Is it just my imagination or are an awful lot of folks on the trail, at the shooting range, and at hunting camps wearing some kind of parachute cord bracelet nowadays? What started a few years ago as a practical way for soldiers, firefighters, and outdoor adventurers to carry some extra 550 cord has mushroomed into a multi-million dollar business serving fashion-conscious urbanites and true wilderness aficionados alike. Since bracelets and jewelry were invented, they have been worn mostly for looks. Decorative wear typically doesn’t…

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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: This Super El Niño May Be “The Strongest By A Truly Mind-Blowing Margin” And Could Cause The Most Economic Damage Ever We are literally watching a slow-motion apocalyptic event play out right in front of our eyes, but most people in the general population don’t seem too concerned even though we are being warned that this apocalyptic event could cause trillions of dollars in economic losses. Large numbers of fish are being cooked to death, unprecedented wildfires are ripping across the United States and…