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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.Active-duty service members and veterans thinking of harming themselves can get free crisis care. Contact the Military Crisis Line at 988, then press 1, or access online chat by texting 838255. People who are not in the military can also call 988.I started calmly. Politely, even. The first recording asked me to select from a list of options. I listened to all of them. Pressed the numbers that seemed closest to what I needed.Thank you. Please…

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The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, culminating an unusually public clash between the government and the company over AI safeguards.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from working with the company.Hegseth’s remarks, delivered in a social media post, came shortly after the Pentagon’s deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences — and nearly 24 hours after CEO Dario Amodei said his company…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I’m sure you’re familiar with the phrase “adult-onset hunting” by now. They’re the words that describe the sport of hunting as taken on by a person later in life. I’m not fond of the description. It makes it sound like someone is experiencing a side effect resulting from the use of a prescribed medication. But ever since becoming an adult-onset hunter, I’ve been inundated with so many stories of why hunters hunt. I’ve read about the budding conservationist who learns how…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  Negotiations with Iran have reached a breaking point just as a parade of 6 planets is appearing in the night sky and a major blood moon eclipse is approaching next week. The skeptics will continue to insist that this is “just a coincidence” even as the missiles start flying. The third round of talks between the United States and Iran has ended in Geneva, and they produced nothing. The U.S. wanted Iran to transfer all enriched uranium out of the country, to cease all future uranium enrichment,…

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Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Pentagon in January, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit badge, introducing a Military Service merit badge and waiving registration fees for the children of military personnel.Under Hegseth, the Pentagon has taken aim at the military’s partnership with Scouting America, decrying its historic rebrand in 2024 from the Boy Scouts of America and…

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has replaced the director of Defense Department-run schools for military children. Defense officials announced Feb. 20 that Beth Schiavino-Narvaez will step down from her role as director of the Department of Defense Education Activity on March 6. Paul Craft, a retired Army colonel, will step into the role effective March 9. No reason was given for the change. But in announcing the appointment of Craft to the position, Hegseth stated, “He is the right leader to swiftly reorient [DOD] towards patriotic values and classical learning, consistent with the Department’s focus on merit, standards, and excellence.”Some military…

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A West Point cadet used artificial intelligence to create a nude image of a woman and threatened to release it if she did not respond with explicit photos. In return, he received a general court-martial that ended with his dismissal from the Army.During a judge-alone trial at West Point earlier this month, former cadet Cayden Cork pleaded guilty to charges tied to the manipulated image and his extortion attempt, according to the Army. A charge sheet provided by the United States Military Academy alleges that in 2024 Cork used AI to alter a publicly-available photo of the victim, creating a…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Rising Terror,” appeared in the April 1955 issue of Outdoor Life. Our home is on Herriott Creek, half a mile from where it empties into the Churchill River in northern Manitoba. This creek drains 1,000 square miles, and my wife and I are the only two people living in the entire drainage. The nearest town to our cabin is Churchill, located where the river enters Hudson Bay 25 miles below us. But it’s a familiar life — I’ve been…

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The U.S. Marine Corps has revised its body composition rules to go one step further than the Pentagon guidance released in January: Marines are expected to be slightly slimmer than the Department of Defense’s overall requirement. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Marines will be evaluated twice a year to ensure personnel meet the new waist-to-height ratio that is a bit lower than the Pentagon’s, according to a Marine Corps statement issued Thursday.“The Marine Corps remains committed to upholding our warrior ethos, which requires being physically fit,” Gen. Eric Smith, Marine Corps commandant, said in the statement.“This change to body composition program…

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Ever since the Army’s first campus-style dining location, 42 Bistro, opened at Fort Hood, Texas, on Feb. 18, celebrity chef Robert Irvine says he’s been getting regular data readouts showing how many soldiers are eating there and what they’re ordering.The British-born Irvine, best known as host of Food Network shows such as “Restaurant: Impossible,” has a longtime relationship with the U.S. military that includes more than a dozen USO tours and a foundation that awards need-based grants to active-duty troops. His Pentagon restaurant, Fresh Kitchen, has been serving healthy fare to service members, contractors and federal employees since 2016.Irvine’s name…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics It was late in the day on Feb. 11, and Jake Drahota had just set up his ice-fishing gear on Big Elk Lake. The lake, part of the Briggs Lake Chain in Sherburne County, Minnesota, is near Drahota’s hometown, but he’d never fished it previously. He was hoping to catch a few pike. “It was a pretty warm, sunny day, and there was slush on the ice,” Drahota tells Outdoor Life. “The ice was two feet thick, but the sun made the surface sloshy and slippery.”…

According to one mediator, the United States and Iran have made significant progress in talks with Iran. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi was the mediator for these discussions and said that they lasted nearly six hours. A senior U.S. official told Axios the discussions were “positive,” though sources said American negotiators were initially disappointed with Iranian positions presented earlier in the day before the tone improved during afternoon sessions. -RT These negotiations are taking place amid heightened tensions after U.S. ruler Donald Trump increased military deployments across the Middle East. Washington has repeatedly stated that it would not allow Iran…

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The Marine Corps is opting to keep the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle rather than adopt the Army’s higher caliber M7, a service spokesperson confirmed in an email to Military Times. Lt. Col. Eric Flanagan, a public affairs officer for Marine Corps Combat Development Command, confirmed the decision, stating the M27 is well-suited “for our close combat formations as it best aligns with our unique service requirements, amphibious doctrinal employment of weapons and distinct modernization priorities.” Flanagan added that the M27 ensures “seamless interoperability across the Joint force and with coalition partners.” “We will continue to monitor development of the M7…

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