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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics THE AUGUST SUN BLAZED DOWN and turned the wooded ravine into a long green oven. Even the sound of water tumbling over rocks didn’t relieve the sensation of humidity and heat. I gave the oars a pull and guided the aluminum boat down the last few yards of a riffle into a quiet, shady pool. Visions of frosty glasses of beer danced through my head as I cast a floating plug toward the limestone bluff bordering one side of the pool. What happened next made me…

Veterans organizations are deeply divided over the Taking Care of America’s Veterans Act as Congress proposes paying for parts of the legislation with projected savings from a long-pending Department of Veterans Affairs disability ratings rule.At the center of the debate are proposed changes affecting conditions such as sleep apnea and tinnitus, a funding mechanism that supporters and critics interpret very differently, and competing versions of the Major Richard Star Act.The legislation would combine roughly 60 veterans bills into a single package affecting veterans, surviving families, caregivers and medically retired service members. It includes caregiver reforms, survivor benefits, mental health initiatives,…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics As the old adage makes clear, “records were meant to be broken” – and that’s just what Dale Hoffman of Ramsey, Minnesota did on July 7. Hoffman caught a whopper bluegill weighing 2.21 pounds from Big Stone Lake, located on the Minnesota-North Dakota state line near the town of Ortonville, Minn. Hoffman was using a slip-bobber rig set up with red worms when he caught the huge panfish in 10 feet of water, according to Artie Arndt, who owns Artie’s Bait & Tackle at Big Stone…

U.S. Marines on Guam recently fired the service’s new Medium-Range Intercept Capability system, representing the validation of the Corps’ first medium-range air defense system since the divestment of the service’s legacy HAWK platform in the 1990s. The ongoing Exercise Valiant Shield became the proving ground for III Marine Expeditionary Force personnel, as Marines at Camp Blaz successfully used the MRIC to intercept an aerial target on June 30, 2026. The MRIC is a “significant leap in operational capability,” a service release stated. The system bridges the gap between the shoulder-fired Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System and the long-range Patriot missile…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. There are many options for magnum long-range cartridges, but two commonly compared are the .300 Winchester Magnum and the .338 Lapua. This is understandable, as each has been around for decades and has seen military service by some of the most legendary snipers of their time. Before pulling the trigger on an expensive rifle chambered in one of these cartridges, it pays to know the pros and cons of each. Let’s take a look at each in depth. .300 Winchester Magnum The .300 Win.…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine will hold its first coalition meeting on a homegrown ballistic missile defense system in France “in the coming days” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, advancing Kyiv’s yearslong effort to begin producing a domestically made counter to Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles.The push follows this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, where allies pledged €70 billion ($80 billion) in military aid for Ukraine this year.U.S. President Donald Trump also pledged to allow Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot interceptors, a long-awaited goal of Kyiv. “We’ll give them the right to make Patriots,” he said.“This is a…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. These days you can spend $4,600 on a brand-new crossbow, and there are a lot of premium bows around $2,500. Those options have excellent scopes, shoot arrows at high speeds, and represent the current peak of engineering. Don’t get me wrong, I think they’re very cool, and if you’re passionate about hunting with a crossbow, you can justify going for the very best. ​But most people…

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot interceptors would grant a manufacturing right the United States currently extends to only a handful of allies. It is one Kyiv has eyed since the war began, though it could be years before a homegrown iteration defends a Ukrainian city.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, detailing the deal on Thursday after he and Trump met at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier in the week, said the two have resolved it “as leaders” and that Ukraine has been “recognized by America as a country…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  The EPA faces an emergency petition to require cancer warnings on pesticide labels after a Supreme Court ruling limited lawsuits from cancer sufferers. The EPA has approved over 200 active pesticide ingredients it links to cancer but has placed cancer warnings on only 1.4% of “likely” carcinogen products. A California federal judge recently ruled the EPA does not have to force disclosure of toxic “inert” pesticide ingredients, shielding health risks from the public. Environmental groups argue the EPA has “consistently failed” to warn consumers about known cancer risks for…

A retired U.S. Army officer will take the helm of the Defense Commissary Agency and its 235 military discount grocery stores worldwide on Sept.18, defense officials announced. William G. “Bill” Fitzhugh, who has served as the agency’s deputy director since June 29, will transition to the new position when the current director, John E. Hall, retires. Most recently, Fitzhugh served as acting principal deputy for the assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs, where he was instrumental in advancing the commissary’s supply chain transformation, officials said. He has held various leadership positions at the Defense Department and the…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. A controversial program that pays the Montana state prison to raise pheasants that are then released for hunters could expand to private and federal lands, if the state’s game commission green-lights the program for another five years. Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider a proposal on Aug. 19 that could double the number of release sites of these pen-raised pheasants that are intended as easy targets for beginning hunters. The program’s name, “Roosters for Recruitment,” gets at its intent, but critics of the arrangement…

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects cancer cases to soar all over the globe. The WHO made this announcement in a report released on Wednesday, in which the agency said cancer remains the world’s second-leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease, claiming more than 26,000 lives daily. But by 2050, cancer will affect 90% of the population either through diagnosis of themselves or a close relative. WHO estimates that there are currently nearly 10 million deaths and 20.6 million new cases of cancer annually. The agency is warning that without urgent action, the latest figure will rise to 35 million by…

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider will operate with a two-pilot crew, the service announced Thursday.The service determined that a two-pilot configuration would best fit the country’s newest long-range strike bomber’s “mission profile,” according to the release.The Air Force is also creating a pilot transition program from select weapons system officers, or WSOs, and combat systems officers, or CSOs. The officers will be chosen to attend the program with a follow-on assignment to the B-21.“To maximize the lethality and survivability of the Raider, it is imperative to retain the deep tactical and combat experience currently residing within the WSO and…

Fourteen years after leaving Mongolia on his own to pursue an education in the United States, Sgt. Munk Munkhzaya returned home in a U.S. Army uniform to support Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 as a translator and cultural liaison.Munkhzaya, a finance technician assigned to the 125th Finance Battalion, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, returned to Mongolia for the multinational exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces and co-sponsored by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The exercise brings together military personnel from 18 nations to improve United Nations peacekeeping training.“Khaan Quest gives service members from multiple nations the opportunity to meet each other, share cultures…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Awhile back For The Win ran a story about angler Adam Young, who was fishing in Florida when he caught a largemouth bass on—of all things—hotdogs and bread. The fish only measured 16 inches, but it made the news because of the video Young shot as he pulled a 22-inch garter snake out of its throat. Whenever a critter is discovered in a fish, it tends to get its 15 minutes of fame on social media, even though anglers understand fish are opportunistic and will…

The Pentagon said the suspension of Apache pilots involved in a beach flyover last week has been lifted after videos of the helicopters flying low over a beach packed with onlookers circulated online and local news reported that the soldiers were subject to an investigation. In a statement on social media, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said “carry on Patriots,” after announcing that “the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted.” Late Thursday evening, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted “We’ll fix this. Carry on, Patriots,” in response to a video of the incident posted by a social media…