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Pvt. Spencer Howe aspires to be an Army chaplain someday — but for now, his day job involves wearing sequins and rhinestones and doing synchronized spin jumps on ice.The 29-year-old soldier and Olympic pairs skater currently preparing to compete in the Milan Cortina Games is the first figure skater in…

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.Over the last quarter-century, especially since the war on terrorism began, the United States has produced a quiet army of combat veterans. Many carry injuries you…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. The first centerfire rifle I ever laid hands on was a lever action, a .30/30 Model 94 that was produced in Winchester’s factory less than 20 minutes from my childhood home outside New Haven,…

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The U.S. Navy wants long-range strike drones that can be launched from destroyers and other warships that lack large flight decks, according to a Defense Innovation Unit solicitation.The concern is that the Navy lacks enough aircraft carriers, aircraft and missiles to sustain an extended conflict against an adversary armed with long-range antiship missiles. Thus, the service is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers.“Naval surface combatants are constrained in their ability to support long-range strikes over extended combat operations due to reliance on single-use missile systems, with limited…

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The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol on Tuesday declined to comment on the January killings of Minneapolis protestors Renée Good and Veterans Affairs nurse Alex Pretti, citing ongoing investigations into their deaths. During a House Homeland Security Committee oversight hearing on immigration enforcement operations, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott refused to answer questions regarding the deaths, which occurred last month during protests in Minneapolis. Pretti, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, was shot and killed…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Buried deep inside a 456-page bill that aims to reform or eliminate dozens of superfluous boards and commissions in Indiana is a stunner: inclusion of the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, the high-profile board that establishes rules governing everything from deer season dates, fishing limits, and license fees. The bill, Indiana House Bill 1003, passed the state’s House of Representatives last week by a commanding 67-29 margin and now heads to the Senate, where opponents hope to either kill it entirely or…

The Navy presented two recipients with an esteemed award that recognizes the best surface warfare officer from each coast, according to a Navy release.Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Bystrom received the honor for her service with Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, while Lt. Cmdr. Brian Van Metre earned the Atlantic Fleet’s Surface Warfare Officer of the Year award. “This prestigious distinction honors those who embody the core values and ethos of the SWO community — demonstrating exceptional leadership, professionalism, and warfighting proficiency,” the release said.Bystrom was awarded for her time aboard the USS Spruance as the vessel’s plans and tactics officer.…

As the Chinese People’s Liberation Army edges toward its goal of invading Taiwan by 2027, experts argue that Washington must reexamine a long-standing U.S.-Japan blueprint that aims to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa.The Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI) — intended to make the U.S. military presence less burdensome for the island’s residents — will instead dangerously weaken deterrence against Beijing, according to a report for the Atlantic Council from Lt. Col. Caleb Eames, a senior Marine Corps fellow, and Amy Cowley, an assistant director at the council’s Forward Defense program.The time for the U.S. to adjust its posture…

President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S. needs to acquire Greenland to protect itself against missile attacks. It does not, and forcing the issue actually weakens U.S. national security. Much of this is tied to the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, though specific details of the program have yet to fully emerge. House and Senate appropriators noted in the fiscal defense appropriations bill that “due to insufficient budgetary information, the House and…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Sam Darnold just WON the Super Bowl…and LOST $71k because it was in California Watch as Boomer Esiason explains why the players should block any future Super Bowls in California… Here’s SchiffSovereign’s James Hickman to explain the farce… Yesterday, the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. From a financial perspective, each Seahawks player will take home $178,000—payment for that particular game. Now, given that the Super Bowl was played in California—and the players earned money playing in the game— it’s reasonable for…

SAN DIEGO — The Navy announced that the second phase of their female sailor uniform update is available for purchase at select in-person Navy Exchange Service Command locations, as well as online.The optional service dress white long-sleeved overblouse, for wear with the service dress blue uniform, is available in Virginia at NEX Norfolk and NEX Arlington and in NEX San Diego, California, uniform shops, according to a Navy Exchange Service Command release.Global NEX uniform shops will receive shipments of the update in summer 2026.“The goal of the modernization of sizing and fit is twofold,” said Dr. Brianna Plummer, group leader…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. After a controversial and much-protested reopening of Florida’s black bear season in December, the state has released a harvest report for its first bear hunt in a decade. Overall, 52 bears were legally harvested in the state’s 23-day season. That comprises 30 percent of the 172 permits issued, almost all of which were harvested with a rifle on private land. These results have been anticipated by hunters and wildlife managers who have been eager to address growing bear-human conflicts in the…

Jeffery Epstein’s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, has offered to deliver “exonerating” information on both Donald Trump and Bill and Hillary Clinton in exchange for a full pardon. Maxwell was the ex-girlfriend of Epstein and is currently serving 20 years in jail for multiple offenses. Both Trump and Clinton are pictured and mentioned in the Epstein files, but they all deny any wrongdoing. Maxwell has come under new scrutiny in recent weeks as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years. ”Both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any…

Airborne troops are extremely vulnerable when they are descending in their parachutes. To compensate, their intense combat training is designed to take charge from the moment their boots touch the ground… whatever that ground may be. One of the many cases in point is that of PFC. Manuel Pérez Jr.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1923, Pérez was raised in Chicago, Illinois, after the death of his mother, Tiburcia, when he was just two years old. After graduating high school, the young Pérez worked at a time for Best Foods Inc., but in January 1943 he enlisted and,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Hawaiian Hara-Kiri,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. Raymond Arraujo and I climbed up a dry watercourse on the leeward coast of Hawaii Island, following Ray’s dog Phil, who was sniffing his way along the maze of old tracks in the sand. Phil wasn’t showing much enthusiasm, and neither were we. The tracks were old, and it was hot. There was hardly a breeze in the sun-baked gully, and it was like climbing in an oven.…

United States envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker has likened NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) European members to children, who must eventually leave parental care and get a job. Whitaker said that while the U.S. “still loves” its allies on the continent, they need to grow up. At the presentation of an annual report on Monday, the organizers of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) said, “for decades, Europe thrived under an American security umbrella that allowed it to prioritize integration and prosperity over hard power. That era has ended.” At that same presentation, Whitaker said, “I completely reject everything I just…

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.