Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The hunter with the strongest legs and lungs and solid pair of elk-hunting boots usually wins. That’s the mantra I apply every fall as I migrate off the grid, and do my best to notch my elk tag that I keep buried deep in a specific pouch in my pack. I don’t own horses, mules, or llamas, or favor areas where motorized vehicles can travel. I prefer a DIY approach. But that’s just me. However, strong legs and lungs can only get you so far…

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An Arizona lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would prevent veterans from being surprised when the Department of Veterans Affairs docks their disability payments to recoup military separation pay they received at the end of active-duty.Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has proposed barring the VA from collecting voluntary or involuntary separation pay from veterans who are approved to receive disability compensation. The bill also would allow veterans who later qualify for military retirement pay to remit the net amount they received instead of the gross amount so they don’t end up paying more than they actually received after taxes.Gallego, a former…

A C-17 Globemaster III that was facing two years out of service is airborne again after the U.S. Air Force built a replacement part itself, using a robot.The airlifter, tail number 01-0194, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was parked overnight at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas on March 4, 2025, when severe storms and microbursts of up to 80 mph sent two private Bombardier Challenger jets careening into it.Video shot that morning showed one of the business jets come to rest beneath the C-17’s wing. The same storm system damaged…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Foraging for common types of edible mushrooms is all the rage these days. The pastime is gaining attention on TikTok and growing in popularity nationwide, driving more folks to discover the appeal (and challenge) of locating and identifying wild mushrooms. And as hunters descend on the turkey woods, it’s hard to resist keeping our eyes peeled for a lone, wrinkly morel or a meaty chicken of the woods. But like identifying any kind of wild food, foraging for edible mushrooms requires extensive knowledge on how…

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 fall lasted only seconds, but the consequences would span a lifetime. Under the cover of darkness in Balad, Iraq, Army Sgt. Will Fisher was moving into position for an overnight mission. He fell roughly 40 feet and landed on his feet while wearing about 100 pounds of gear. The force of the fall crushed the talus bone in his right ankle and broke his back. He was medically evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in…

The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms” — can be used safely and effectively to address veterans’ treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.The trial, known as the Psilocybin Intervention for Veterans Overcoming Treatment-Resistant Depression,” or PIVOT, study aims to include at least 240 veterans, all of whom have difficult-to-treat major depressive disorder and some who also have PTSD.The study will take place at five VA medical centers through June 2031 and will assess patients’ levels of depression before and after treatment, side effects and overall response among participants.“Far…

U.S. Southern Command has activated Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, a new operational headquarters the command says will synchronize U.S. military operations with allies and partners across the region, replacing Operation Southern Spear.Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, directed the activation Tuesday, describing Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, or JTF-WHEM, as a purpose-built joint task force that will provide unified command and control at the tactical and operational levels, while integrating military capabilities with the 18 partner nations of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, or A3C.SOUTHCOM Media Relations Officer Steven McLoud told Military Times the activation of…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Is there a pint-size piece of fishing water in your neighborhood that you’ve passed up for years because it didn’t seem big enough to bother with? If so, better give it a whirl on your next fishing jaunt. You may have been missing a big bet. A lake doesn’t have to be big to be productive. It’s true, of course, that one acre of water won’t support as big a fish population as ten acres. But it’s likely to harbor as many fish proportionately, and they…

The official in charge of tracking the Navy’s finances mocked the smell, weight and appearance of subordinates and made hiring decisions that appeared to show bias in favor of other African American women, a new report from the Pentagon’s top watchdog finds.The 42-page probe concludes that Donjette Gilmore, auditor general of the Navy Audit Service, made a habit of harassing and belittling subordinates, creating a hostile work environment and reducing some employees to tears. Of 27 witnesses interviewed by the Inspector General, 23 said they had personally witnessed, experienced or heard about this behavior.Specific comments alleged by witnesses included, “Oh,…

The U.S. Air Force has committed $75 million to an initial production run of a jet-powered guided bomb that can fly more than 300 nautical miles, Boeing said Wednesday. Boeing’s BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit is a wing-and-turbojet engine kit that converts a 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) into a long-range JDAM (JDAM LR) dubbed the GBU-75. The result is a gravity bomb with the reach of a cruise missile. Boeing said it has spent nearly $100 million of its own money on the program. “Scaling production of the GBU-75 will provide the fleet with an affordable, sustainable solution designed…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Sierra Adamson of Beverly, West Virginia, was fishing from shore with her boyfriend Ronald Davis on the Tygart Valley River the morning of July 14 when she topped a brand-new fishing record. “It was the second spot we’d fished that morning, right after I got off work from Walmart,” Adamson tells Outdoor Life. “That shoreline place has been a good one for us. We catch bass early in the year there, plus some big panfish now – usually bluegills, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish.” Adamson said…

Iran has made a concerted diplomatic push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless they persuade Donald Trump to end U.S. strikes on Iran and instead seek a negotiated end to the war.The warning envisaged attacks on the energy facilities, oil fields, refineries, electricity grids, water infrastructure, transport networks and other strategic assets of Washington’s closest Arab allies, according to a senior Iranian official.The message, part of a broader Iranian effort to deter further U.S. military action by raising the prospect of severe economic disruption across the Gulf, was delivered…

Eight months after her appointment as the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems in December 2025, Rebecca J. Gassler was removed from the position on Wednesday, per a Navy release. In addition to the removal, the service announced the establishment of the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems, aimed at correcting “years of fragmented requirements, resourcing, and acquisition practices that dispersed accountability, complicated industry engagement, and slowed delivery to the warfighter,” the memo states. Christopher Miller was selected to serve as the acting DRPM RAS and will concurrently take over Gassler’s previous role as Portfolio…