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The U.S. military on Monday disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that U.S. Central Command said “violated the ongoing blockade against Iran by attempting to sail to an Iranian port.” The Palau-flagged M/T Marivex, which was reportedly traveling without cargo, was transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman when its crew failed to respond to directions from U.S. forces in the region. A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln responded by firing a precision munition into the Marivex‘s engineering and steering spaces. “Marivex is no longer sailing to Iran,”…

In 2023, the military, under the direction of the Biden Administration, blew up a Boy Scout’s balloon with a $500,000 missile. At the time, the ruling class feared that Chinese spy balloons were floating above the United States. Chinese Spy Balloon Used American Technology To Spy The ruling class was in a rush to eliminate these spy balloons and instead used its access to “intelligence” and technology to take out a Boy Scout’s balloon. The “spy balloon frenzy” kicked off in early February 2023 when a Chinese high-altitude balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina by an F-22 Raptor.…

The Department of Defense — which is poised to slash its number of officially recognized faith affiliations from more than 200 to just 31 — updated its classifications following criticism from Republican lawmakers over its omission of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints from the Christian category.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a close ally of President Donald Trump, says he raised the issue directly with the president, arguing that the government should not be involved in adjudicating doctrinal disputes among faith traditions. Two more Republicans from Utah — Sen. John Curtis and Rep. Mike Kennedy — also urged Defense Secretary…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.The U.S. Navy announced a probe into the Saturday morning death of a service member aboard the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell died following an incident involving a firearm. A sailor is currently in pretrial confinement in connection with the death, the Navy confirmed Monday, but no charges have been filed. “The situation is currently under investigation and further information will be provided once available,” the service said.RELATEDThe carrier recently returned on Feb. 4 to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard in Virginia after…

The U.S. Department of State approved a possible sale of nearly $2 billion worth of counter-unmanned aerial systems to Kuwait.Kuwait requested the c-UAS platforms, built by Anduril, in an effort to improve the country’s ability to counter current and future threats, according to a Friday release. The request followed attacks last week carried out by Iran on Kuwait infrastructure.“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major non-NATO ally that has been an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East,” a…

Ebola cases have now topped 500, and more than 90 deaths due to the virus have been reported, according to the latest figures released by the National Institute of Public Health. This outbreak has proven difficult for health officials to track and contain. On Sunday, the authorities recorded 515 confirmed infections and 91 deaths across the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, bringing the overall case fatality rate to 17.7%. More than half of all patients remain under isolation or hospital care, while only 12 people have officially recovered. “People Are Hiding” During Ebola Outbreak, Making Containment Difficult…

The U.S. needs to ramp up focus on building a variety of cheaper weapons systems at scale to ensure sufficient supply for future fights, according to Anduril’s president and chief strategy officer.U.S. industry became complacent and got “ambushed by the future,” said Christian Brose, who was on hand last week at the Washington Post’s inaugural Building America Summit to discuss defense industry developments. “There was just no way of thinking that this formidable capability institution could be disrupted, and I think that there was a failure of imagination,” Brose said. Brose added that the nation has been “systematically failing” at…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Most anglers don’t know what to think when they walk into a musky shop and are greeted with rows upon rows of strange-looking lures ranging in size, shape, and color. From massive rubber swimmers with multiple tails, to what look like bass jigs on steroids, musky baits are fascinating. A passionate angler can spend a lot of time and money in a tackle shop and still not select the correct lures. How We Tested the Best Musky Lures I’ve put in well over the prerequisite 1,000 casts…

A House panel advanced a measure to increase cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli defense technology sectors after one lawmaker’s Friday attempt to halt the proposal fell flat.The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, part of the House’s version of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill, would codify and increase military technical cooperation between the U.S. defense industry and Israel’s, as well as create a technical liaison position within the Pentagon to support the effort. The House Armed Services Committee approved the measure as part of its National Defense Authorization Act after a marathon debate on hundreds of amendments.Rep. Ro…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “For Big Bass, Fish the Little Lakes,” appeared in the August 1962 issue. The lake wasn’t large or in the least attractive. So far as we knew, it didn’t even have a name. With one end of a barbed-wire fence running into it until the posts were completely submerged, it looked more like a flooded cow pasture than a fishing lake. I unhappily surveyed the shallow rim of the pond, with its grass beds, lily patches, and background of scrubby oaks draped with Spanish…

A flesh-eating parasite has been confirmed in Texas livestock. Canada has now banned the import of United States livestock, including horses, over the screwworm infestation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has condemned Ottawa’s move as an “overreaction,” even though he has already declared a statewide disaster The first case of screwworm was identified in Texas on Wednesday. This marks the first detection of the parasite in the US, roughly 80km (50 miles) from the Mexican border. The outbreak began in Central America in 2023 and has been spreading steadily northward ever since. By late 2025, Mexico had reported thousands of cases…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI’m an adopted, Southern California surfer kid who grew up with an explosive and emotionally unavailable mother who has worked as a lifeguard, paramedic, firefighter, Army Ranger, Blackwater security contractor, and spent over a decade deployed (over 2000 days/five years on the ground in Iraq), eventually resulting in overseeing the guard force at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and some other high-profile jobs. And, as one might expect, after over a decade working in places like South Central L.A., Atlanta, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan—where, in one form or fashion, I’ve been attacked dozens…

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