U.S. President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week aboard the Boeing 747 Qatari-donated jet for the first time since security concerns caused the president to leave Turkey on a different aircraft, The Washington Post first reported.In July, Trump unexpectedly left the NATO summit in Turkey on a different plane, citing a potential threat as the conflict with Iran escalated. He switched to a smaller military aircraft in secret, using a catering truck for deception.The swap raised further questions about the modified Qatari jet’s security as a presidential aircraft. That same month, Trump announced that the jet would…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it’s seeking additional input on how it defines certain water bodies in the U.S. The supplemental proposal is a continuation of a larger push to redefine which waters of the United States (commonly referred to as WOTUS) can be regulated under the Clean Water Act.  A broader proposed rule — one that could roll back protections for 80 percent of the continental U.S.’ mapped wetlands, according to the EPA — underwent public comment in late 2025 and early…

The U.S. Navy collaborated with 80 female service members to collect feedback as it develops future uniforms apt for the size and fit of the modern sailor.Textile experts and scientists with Navy Exchange Service Command worked on designs from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21 onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story and at NEX Norfolk, Virginia, according to a Thursday release.“We are committed to providing certified, high-quality Navy uniforms so that sailors are comfortable and professional looking so that they can focus on their mission,” Brianna Plummer, Group Leader of Design & Testing Laboratories at Navy Clothing and Textile Research…

“We support our troops”: Some call it patriotism. I call it a hollow slogan.It was introduced to make civilians feel comfortable with what the military asks of its service members, shifting focus from the human beings carrying the weight to the audience watching them carry it. America loves the perfect military family hanging in photos around the world: a service member reuniting with a supportive spouse and resilient kids — all smiles, happy tears and beautifully curated.America kills to see a happy homecoming. We watch from the safety of our couches as loved ones run to embrace their hero.I’ve lived…

Using fake radio signals to spoof the enemy is a common stratagem.The Department of Defense wants to take that idea one step further and wield AI-generated “personalities” to mimic real people — and fool enemy AI trying to identify patterns in friendly cellphone traffic.The goal is to mask “digital exhaust,” the metadata automatically emitted by mobile phones, such as location and specific device IDs. Intelligence agencies, law enforcement, militaries and even criminals have become adept at using this digital debris to locate users and analyze their behavior.In particular, “accessing foreign mobile phone networks exposes individuals and organizations to surveillance and…

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its timeline for a cheaper, more expendable successor to the MQ-9A Reaper, officials said Sept. 3, after combat losses left the service unwilling to wait out the rest of the drone’s life.Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi, the Air Force’s chief modernization officer, told reporters at the Pentagon that a follow-on was already under discussion as the MQ-9 aged out. “Although we have plenty of MQ-9As today, we are going through them at a rate that is concerning to us,” he said, according to Breaking Defense, which covered the briefing.Defense Daily reported that Air Force Secretary…

The unexpected surge of 162,000 jobs added to payrolls last month drove the unemployment rate for the post-9/11 generation of veterans down more than a full percentage point from 4.7% in July to 3.5% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.The unemployment rate for all veterans also came down from 4.2% in July to 3.4% in August — compared to the overall unemployment rate of 4.1%. This comes as the economy rebounded from the negative job creation numbers recorded in July, when employers shed 23,000 jobs.The 162,000 jobs added in August blew past most analysts’ expectations of 53,000…

The rising category of Low Power Variable Optics (LPVOs) continues to enchant and enrage us, the former because there’s so much variation within the theme, the latter because some brands continue to treat their LPVOs as sub-sized versions of higher-magnification rifle scopes.Most optics manufacturers, though, have seen the benefits in sales and brand loyalty of building their LPVOs around purposeful reticles and smart configurations that are sized for AR-15 platforms, shotguns and pistol-caliber carbines. These are the scopes that are winning 3-Gun and multi-gun matches, or they’re taking on bears in North America or dangerous game in Africa, or they’re…

The Marine Corps will offer people entering the service up to $15,000 to enter cyber, crypto and electronics-maintenance jobs as it prepares for FY27, continuing a targeted program to put new Marines into occupational fields important to its future force.The incentives take effect Oct. 1 under a new Marine administrative message outlining the FY2027 Enlistment Option Program and Enlistment Bonus Program.In addition to the $15,000 bonus for Electronic Maintenance and $15,000 bonus for Cyber and Crypto Operations, the Corps is offering $5,000 or $10,000 shipping bonuses, plus up to $15,000 for those who add two years to their enlistment or…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The grizzly bear that attacked a woman near Columbia Falls, Montana, on Monday was acting defensively, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced Thursday. The woman had been walking her dog on the Cedar Flats trail system north of town when she was mauled around 7 p.m. She sustained significant injuries and was transported to Logan Health Medical Center for treatment. The dog was unharmed. That same evening, investigators with MFWP, the U.S. Forest Service, and officials from the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office searched for the bear…

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Vice President JD Vance said the administration would work toward giving the widow of a deceased airman killed during the war in Iran the additional military benefits allotted to families of service members killed during combat. Libby Klinner, the wife of Alex Klinner, turned to social media to share the story of her husband’s passing and the struggles her family was facing in receiving certain additional benefits since the federal government did not officially declare war on Iran. U.S. Air Force Maj. John “Alex” Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama, was among the six killed on March 12 when a KC-135…

Civilizational Comeback It was the culmination of close to 30 years of an international liberal order coming apart. The first mistake was when the American public voted into office Bill Clinton, rather than George Bush, the father. This choice proved the public has pivoted towards something fresh, something new, instead of proven traditional American leadership. Bush represented the CIA, the U.N. and the Cold War, which the U.S. had won, but he also represented carrying a heavy load, living in fear of atomic weapons and sending troops abroad to stop the spread of communism. Americans wanted to turn the page…

Opposition from the United States and Russia has raised doubts that countries meeting in Geneva will on Friday agree on a document that could pave the way to international rules on the use of autonomous weapons, three diplomats said.The 128 states that are party to the Convention on ​Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), an international framework hosted under the United Nations in Geneva that regulates or bans specific types of weapons considered excessively injurious or indiscriminate, have been meeting this week in the Swiss city.They are set to decide whether consensus can be reached on a non-binding text that may usher…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Two potential world-record Shiras moose hit the ground in Idaho this week. The bull tagged by Idaho hunter Shelly Sayer on Sunday could be a new world-record and is also likely the biggest ever taken by a woman. “He was holding pretty tight in this timber so I hadn’t seen him,” Sayer tells Outdoor Life. “I knew he was big, but I didn’t know how big.” The bull’s green-gross score is 212 inches, with a net score of 208 1/2 inches. Its antlers measured 55…

The United States does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in a war with China or Russia, according to a RAND report published Aug. 31.The study, “Breaking Glass, Missing Hands,” asks how quickly the country could replace satellites and supporting systems lost early in a protracted conflict. It sets the benchmark for reconstitution, the term for restoring lost capability, at 12 to 24 months, a pace much more demanding than the decade or so the report says it typically takes to replace an aging satellite. The study examines whether the space defense industrial…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The day after big game hunter Shelly Sayer’s potential world-record bull moose was inspected in Idaho, another hunter’s Idaho bull stretched the tape measure. A Shiras’ moose in velvet arrowed at 50 yards by Drew Stamerjohn of Illinois on Tuesday could be a new world-record bull. “[The bull] surprised us. We don’t have much history on him,” Deadline Outfitters owner Hoby Gartner tells Outdoor Life. “He was so big, we really underestimated him. We knew he would break the record, but we didn’t know how…

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