The Space Force must expand in order to accomplish its mission, says the service’s new Objective Force plan, a 100-page document outlining a vision for its structure and doctrine through 2040.“The Space Force will require significant additional manpower and specialized expertise to generate Space Control forces able to conduct sustained operations at a global scale,” the plan says.For example, the Space Domain Awareness mission “will demand additional analysts, operators, and engineering support with a projected growth of approximately 30% in personnel.” The Space Force currently has around 15,000 military and civilian personnel.The Space Force also anticipates operating — and tracking…

This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News.  Introduction The Trump administration signaled a potential diplomatic breakthrough in talks to end the ongoing war with Iran on Wednesday, while simultaneously delivering a stark warning to foreign purchasers of Iranian oil. Officials from both the White House and the Treasury Department framed the dual approach as a combination of optimistic negotiation and continued economic pressure. The development comes as a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect, a central component of a military campaign that began in late February. U.S. and Iranian negotiators are considering a…

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The U.S. Air Force is looking for better infrared countermeasures for its HH-60W, the service’s prime combat search-and-rescue helicopter.Most recently, two of the helicopters were used in the high-profile rescue of downed American pilots over Iran, with one HH-60W taking multiple hits from Iranian small-arms fire, wounding crew members aboard, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.But the HH-60W Jolly Green II lacks a capable advanced infrared countermeasures system, according to a Sources Sought notice from Air Force Material Command.“This absence significantly increases the risk of infrared-guided missile engagement, jeopardizing mission success, aircraft survivability, and crew…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I split my time between smallmouth and muskie in rivers, largemouth in reservoirs, and a wide variety of saltwater game fish in the Chesapeake bay. I also travel down throughout the east coast to fish for fresh and salty fish. While the species I go after changes, often times the lures don’t. I’ve found there are plenty of freshwater lures that not only work in the salt, but are just as effective as anything you’ll find in a coastal tackle shop.  …

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A U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the Arabian Sea enforced the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports on Sunday when it fired on a cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port. The Iranian-flagged M/V Touska was transiting the north Arabian Sea toward Bandar Abbas, Iran, when it was intercepted by the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance and issued warnings that it was in violation of the blockade, U.S. Central Command announced on Sunday. “After Touska’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period, Spruance directed the vessel to evacuate its engine room,” the CENTCOM release stated.…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics In the world of bass fishing, you can try hundreds of techniques and thousands of baits. This can make it challenging to find your tried and true favorites, but it seems that most bass anglers I know have two or three techniques and baits that they lean on when the bite gets tough. For me, a Neko rig with a soft plastic stick bait is one of those mainstays. I openly admit that I’m not very patient, which might not make me the best angler in…

Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. This story, “Which Way Out? Grizzlies in My Path,” appeared in the June 1974 issue of Outdoor Life. The author’s record is now ranked No. 7 in British Columbia and tied for 28 in the world. About the only conclusion I’ve come to after quite a bit of contact with grizzly bears in British Columbia is that you can’t generalize about them or predict their behavior. After almost 30 years in grizzly country and several hundred sightings and meetings with them, I’ve met with only three…

United States President Donald Trump threatened Cuba with war earlier this week. He said that “we may stop by Cuba after we’re finished with this,” referring to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump has already been involved in Cuba. He imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in February, while also repeatedly hinting at a possible regime change operation against the socialist island, located 93 miles (150 km) from Florida’s coast. He’s also already stated that he intends to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba” by military force. Trump: “I Do Believe I’ll Be…Having The Honor of Taking Cuba” However, Cuba’s…

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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast and cutthroat trout throughout the Rockies. “Wild trout” refers to fish that were introduced by humans at some point and now maintain their population and reproduce naturally. (Believe it or not, brown trout are from Europe and would exist nowhere in the U.S. had they not been implanted.) Stocked…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Keeping up a home, homestead, or hunting property requires plenty of work, and having the right tool for the job can make that work easier and faster. You need chainsaws and axes for trees and firewood, hand saws and hatchets for big limbs and smaller trees, and loppers for saplings, overhead branches, overgrown bushes, and more.  Loppers are the right tool for a lot of jobs outside. Saplings growing up through a chain link fence? Loppers. Overhead branches that move when…

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