FORT STEWART, Ga. — Spc. Lathan Thomley enlisted in the Army to become a cavalry scout. Now, he spends hours practicing on a laptop simulator before piloting drones over Fort Stewart’s training area.Thomley is part of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team’s Transformation in Contact initiative, or TIC, where junior soldiers on the ground are at the forefront of experimenting with new drone capabilities and helping to drive the direction of Army doctrine from the ground up. In armored brigades built around tanks and heavy firepower, the approach reflects how lessons from Ukraine are pushing leaders to rethink how formations move…

Russia has drawn a line in the sand, issuing a warning if European nations arm Ukraine with nuclear weapons. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Vassily Nebenzia, denounced the plan as “irresponsible.” Russia has specifically warned France and the United Kingdom that alleged plans to provide Kiev with nuclear weapons could trigger severe global consequences. Nebenzia also accused the Western European powers at the UN Security Council of pursuing a dangerous escalation in the Ukraine conflict. “Such plans are not only irresponsible and dangerous but also a direct violation of Article I of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The Department of the Interior finalized its overhaul of the nation’s bedrock environmental law on Monday, which loosens oversight on logging, mining, oil and gas development, and other industrial projects. The changes strip the National Environmental Policy Act of about 80 percent of its preexisting regulations, which have been crafted over the past 50 years. Some of the biggest changes include shortening the time projects are open for public comment, fast-tracking projects, and removing the requirement to announce when the federal…

This article was originally published by Frank Shostak at The Mises Institute.  In the late 1960’s, Edmund Phelps and Milton Friedman challenged the popular view that there can be a sustainable trade-off between inflation and unemployment. In fact, over time, according to Friedman, expansionary central bank policies set the platform for lower economic growth and a higher rate of inflation (i.e., stagflation). A famous case of stagflation occurred during the 1974-75 period. In March 1975, industrial production fell by nearly 13 percent year-on-year, while the yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) jumped to around 12 percent. Friedman’s Explanation of…

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Signs can say a lot. You can probably spot many top security company signs without realizing it. Convicted burglars have confessed that security signs (among other things) are effective at making them skip over a home. Specialized signs and some generic signs can be conditional deterrents as well. If you’re ready to put up a sign to keep intruders at bay, all you’ll need to do is pick out the best.This is where we come in. We’ve researched the best security signs, compared them, and now the results are in: the overall best, a generic option, and a dog warning…

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.Some say the situation feels hopeless. Battered by decades of sanctions, heightened by Trump’s 2018 decision to withdraw from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, Iranians also just suffered through the bloodiest crackdown on dissent in the country’s modern history as security forces…

Respiratory protection masks are useful for many tasks and projects, but we’re looking at them with emergencies and preparedness in mind. Disasters are dusty, dirty messes with plenty of situations requiring breathing protection. There are hundreds of masks to consider with a range of NIOSH ratings, and that’s not even counting full-face gas masks.This is where we come in. We’ve researched the best masks, compared them under a survival and prepping scope, and now the results are in: the overall best, a collapsing option, and an upgrade solution. If you need respiratory protection during emergencies, our picks will protect you…

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet Tuesday with the CEO of Anthropic, with the artificial intelligence company the only one of its peers to not supply its technology to a new U.S. military internal network.Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, declined to comment on the meeting but CEO Dario Amodei has made clear his ethical concerns about unchecked government use of AI, including the dangers of fully autonomous armed drones and of AI-assisted mass surveillance that could track dissent.The meeting between Hegseth and Amodei was confirmed by a defense official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke…

Instagram has stood the test of time, with everyone and their mother sharing photos, reels, and stories since 2010. This includes preppers, who have been having a moment lately. Prepping is a broad topic, and some Instagram creators go above and beyond to find interesting angles to share. It’s not all for preppers by preppers- the best Instagram prepping accounts teach the importance of preparedness to the masses.This group of high-quality creators highlights how prepping can be approached from many different angles to appeal to a wide range of people. If you are looking to refresh what shows up in…

President Donald Trump presented Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot wounded in the audacious raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with the Medal of Honor on Tuesday during his State of the Union address.As Slover and his wife entered the chamber, they received a standing ovation and chants of “USA, USA, USA.” Trump credited Slover for helping plan Operation Absolute Resolve and for serving as the flight lead aboard the first Chinook helicopter to approach Maduro’s heavily fortified Caracas compound under the cover of night. RELATEDThe president described the mission as “very dangerous” because…