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As the fifth anniversary of the U.S. military’s chaotic departure from Afghanistan approaches, tens of thousands of the Afghan allies America promised to protect remain at risk — either still under threat in their home country or facing instability and limbo abroad. The veteran-led organization AfghanEvac hopes a new AI-powered…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. This story, “Part 1: Crane Fever — I Hunted to Eat,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. It began with the editor’s note below. Ted Updike, whose picture appears below, is a 69-year-old…
The next step toward further integrating semiautonomous aircraft into the U.S. Air Force and building trust with human operators would be through simulations and training exercises, a former Air Force secretary said.Frank Kendall, the Air Force’s 26th secretary who served under former President Joe Biden, said in a Thursday roundtable…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream. Targeting military assets isn’t going to wreck the global economy, but targeting key infrastructure could. The damage that has already been done to oil and natural gas infrastructure in the Middle East is going to…
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This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. The Department of War has delayed a full review of a U.S. airstrike that struck an elementary school in Iran, killing at least 168 civilians, according to a CNN report published July 8, 2026. [1] The strike occurred on Feb. 28, the opening day of a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, and hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the southern city of Minab, Iranian media reported. [1] Two stages of a battle damage assessment were completed within a week, indicating U.S. responsibility, according to sources cited by CNN. [1] However, officials have not ordered a third standard…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness.But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could increase service members’ risk of infertility or other consequences if testosterone is prescribed inappropriately.The mandate is one of several recent healthcare policy changes implemented by Hegseth and other Trump administration cabinet officers that have sparked debate among experts and raised questions about what scientific basis, if any, supports them.Hegseth has also reversed the military’s long-standing flu…
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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “Comeback of a Heavyweight,” appeared in the July 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. Imagine putting back a 31-inch fish; imagine a 31-inch fish being short of legal size! It happened to me on a fisheries-biologist’s holiday in the 1940’s when I was working on a muskellunge-restoration project at Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State. A few minutes earlier, the light trolling rod had bent sharply and the reel had begun to whir. “You’ve got one!” exclaimed my guide, Dick Arnold. “Start reeling in.”…
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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics During the hot summer months, bluegills are often hard to locate on major, manmade impoundments. Unlike smaller lakes and farm ponds, many major impoundments are deep and clear and that often causes bluegills to suspend well away from the banks where most panfishermen search for them. Unlike smaller bodies of water where recreational boating isn’t a major concern, many of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes were also cleared of timber and brush before the land was inundated, creating a shortage of natural cover for…
Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Anglers love to debate knots, perhaps more than ever now that braids and super lines have practically made monofilament obsolete since they hit shelves roughly 27 years ago. Fewer people may be filling their entire spool with mono these days, but it still has a home in fishing—along with fluorocarbon—as a leader material. And if you ask me, there’s no better way to connect braid to a leader than with an FG knot. Over the years, anglers pledged allegiance to several braid-to-leader knots. You have the…
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