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Lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress that would fast-track medical care for veterans with infertility linked to hazardous exposures while serving overseas.Rep. Kelly Morrison, an OB-GYN and Minnesota Democrat, has teamed with Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., on a bill that would make infertility a presumptive condition under the PACT Act, the 2022 legislation that expanded health care and disability benefits for post 9/11 veterans and other service members exposed to toxic substances, including burn pits.The Warrior Infertility Act would speed coverage for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments without requiring veterans to prove their infertility was directly tied…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics West Texas fishing guide Tristan Marsh, 23, was out with a buddy on famed O.H. Ivie Lake on Sunday. The two parted ways late that afternoon, and Marsh’s friend dropped him off at a marina near his boat. “I still had some daylight left for fishing, so I headed out on the lake in my boat alone,” Marsh tells Outdoor Life. “I ran to a big flat in the main mid-lake area. It’s deep, at 14 feet, but that’s where big bass bed on Ivie because…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: Hegseth Warns “Most Intense Day” Of Operation Epic Fury Imminent As IEA Plans “Largest-Ever” SPR Dump The most significant development in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday was the start of IRGC naval mining operations, which were met with massive U.S. firepower that destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels. As we continue monitoring the maritime chokepoint this morning after IRGC attacks on three commercial vessels, attention is now shifting to the IRGC’s drone production capacity, which appears to have been degraded. Bloomberg reports that 2,100 Shaheds have been fired so…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine warned allied governments for years to prepare for a new kind of war, one in which cheap, mass-produced drones would overwhelm both the tactics and economics of traditional air defense.“You don’t have time,” Andrii Hrytseniuk, the CEO of Brave1, recalled telling officials in recent years. “Shahed [drones] will come not only to Ukraine, but to other countries. You need to use your time not to stick to previous conventional warfare, but to work on the new era.”Brave1 was established in 2023 as Ukraine’s state-backed defense innovation hub, which funds, tests, and fast-tracks new military technology from…

South Korea’s president said this week that some U.S. air defense systems stationed on the Korean peninsula could be deployed overseas as the United States’ war with Iran intensifies, a move that highlights how the ongoing conflict could force Washington to shift scarce missile defense assets across regions. President Lee Jae Myung said during a cabinet meeting that U.S forces may dispatch some air defense systems abroad, depending on how the Middle East conflict unfolds, despite opposition voiced by Seoul. Lee acknowledged that it cannot bar the U.S. from relocating its own assets, but said that the country’s own defenses…

As the Pentagon increasingly relies on artificial intelligence, a question has arisen: How can one be sure that the AI models are working the way they should? The best way is to test new AI before users get their hands on it. So, the Defense Department — along with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — is seeking a system that can test whether AI models meet specified criteria. “As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities evolve at an extraordinary pace, the government requires evaluation infrastructure that can keep pace by continuously assessing new models against mission-specific benchmarks as they…

Some of Ukraine’s best-known drone military commanders and experts will be visiting Washington later this month to brief policymakers and defense leaders on the rapidly evolving landscape of modern drone warfare. The Ground Truth Symposium will be hosted on March 25 by the Peace Through Strength Institute, a foreign policy and defense think tank based in Washington. The event promises to translate “Ukraine’s frontline reality into clearer congressional understanding of the war, the capabilities shaping it and the conditions required to help bring it to an end on terms consistent with both Ukraine’s survival and United States strategic interests,” according…

As the Ukraine war has shown, drones equipped with thermal sensors have made the battlefield so hazardous that the best defense is not to be spotted at all.Thus, the U.S. Marine Corps is looking for camouflage cloaks that shield wearers from prying eyes and infrared cameras, according to a Marine Corps Systems Command Sources Sought notice. The Multispectral Camouflage Overgarment, or MCO, “is intended to provide individual signature management for Marines by mitigating detection across the visual (VIS), near infrared (NIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectrums as well as suppress thermal signatures in the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long wave…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This survival story, “Ten Terrible Days,” first ran in the July 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I want to say something right at the beginning that has been said 1,000 times before, but I want to say it louder: don’t ever leave camp or walk off a trail in wild country without a map, compass, and matches in a waterproof container. My ordeal started out as a moose hunt that promised to be about as dangerous as a game of ping-pong. It…

This article was originally published by Connor O’Keeffe at The Mises Institute.  After Trump ordered this major joint US-Israeli air campaign on Iran a week and a half ago, several politicians, political commentators, and public figures heaped praise on the president for the “remarkable courage” he showed to finally take on the Iranian regime. To capitalize on and utilize all the praise, the White House cobbled together and published a long document full of quotes celebrating how great Trump was for doing this. It included members of Congress like Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham, Rick Scott, and David Rouzer lauding Trump for his courage and…

The U.S. Navy seeks better retention among Training and Administration of the Reserve naval flight officers and naval aviators through a fiscal 2026 retention bonus program worth $40,000 per year for a total of $120,000 during the three-year program.The Training and Administration of the Reserve Aviation Retention Bonus is meant to incentivize TAR naval aviators and naval flight officers with the rank of commander who have screened for “aviation milestone command” to choose to remain on active duty, according to a Navy Administrative message released Monday.“A vital part of developing a total force strategy and maintaining combat readiness is to…

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has been named CEO of Feeding America, a non-profit network of more than 250 food banks, regional cooperatives, agencies and food bank associations. McDonough will take the helm of the organization April 14, according to a Feb. 25 announcement by its board of directors. Since leaving the VA in January 2025, McDonough has maintained a low profile, declining media interview requests and serving as a scholar-in-residence at his alma mater, Saint John’s University, in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is currently teaching a course on health care finance and policy at the school. Last year, Feeding…

A former Air Force engineer who was charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed 16 service members was acquitted Thursday.James Michael Fisher, a former Robins Air Force base employee, was found not guilty on all charges at trial last week, according to court records. The 2017 Marine Corps Reserve plane crash killed 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman.Fisher, a C-130 propulsion engineer at the Georgia base’s Warner Robins Logistic Center at the time of the crash, was arrested in July 2024 for allegedly knowingly concealing…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. For the last five years, a stream of hopeful kids and grown men alike have filed on stage to compete in the natural-voice Owl Hoot Contest in Northwest Arkansas. In competition, these turkey hunters (both seasoned and aspiring) deliver performances that are much flashier than the calls they make when hunting. Still, even an amateur can learn what works, and what doesn’t, from listening to dozens of competitors hooting, cackling, and laughing like a fired-up barred owl.  2026 Grand National Calling…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.