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Picture this: You are driving home from work, or maybe you are sitting in the living room with your family on a humid spring afternoon. The sky suddenly takes on a strange, bruised green color. The wind stops, and an eerie silence settles in. Then, the distant wail of a warning siren cuts through the quiet. When a tornado is imminent, there is no room for guesswork. You do not have time to scroll through your phone for advice or to debate where to hide. It is hard to know what to do when chaos hits your neighborhood. Panic is…

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An Alaska-based squadron developed a new combat course aimed at furthering arctic combat capabilities as the region becomes increasingly relevant geopolitically.The 673d Security Forces Squadron, located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is currently running trial courses of the Arctic Combat Development Course until the region’s winter conditions thaw, most likely through mid-May, according to an April 24 release.The five-day course teaches topics such as basic arctic medicine and combat patrolling on snowmachines, among other subjects, prepping the service members going through the course to be ready to support the nation’s Last Frontier, the statement says.“The goal is to better equip…

The Marine Corps is updating its Marine Reconnaissance training curriculum through the launch of a new Ground Reconnaissance Course, according to Training and Education Command. As the new initial course in the recon training pipeline, GRC is one of two programs, alongside the Amphibious Reconnaissance Course, replacing the service’s Basic Reconnaissance Course. The new curriculum, which was launched April 27 at the Camp Pendleton-based Reconnaissance Training Company, was developed following analysis of how recon training can best support the service’s Force Design initiatives. The Reconnaissance Training Company, or RTC, trains Marines who will fight as part of scout or reconnaissance…

For soldiers stationed in some of the world’s most expensive areas, an important financial buffer meant to offset high prices may not always reflect the cost of living, a government watchdog found. The Department of Defense uses location-specific surveys and price and military spending data to set cost-of-living allowances, known as COLAs. In a report released on Thursday, the Government Accountability Office found that the department used a mix of unsound sampling practices and inconsistent processes to set COLAs, raising questions about whether payments reflect local expenses. Service members stationed in places like Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, Germany and Virginia —…

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as the next chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, the service announced Friday.His nomination now goes to the Senate for confirmation. If approved, Schiess would become the Space Force’s highest-ranking officer and only the third person to hold the title of chief of space operations.He would take over for Gen. Chance Saltzman, who is expected to retire this year after serving four years in the role.”If confirmed, I will focus on sharpening our lethality and accelerating the delivery of space capabilities to the warfighter, keeping the Space Force…

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating the U.S. in talks to end the two-month-old war and that he did not see what exit strategy Washington was pursuing.A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said recent German rhetoric had been “inappropriate and unhelpful.”“The president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. It was 53 years ago this spring when Vermont held its first turkey season after a period of live-trapping and translocating wild birds from other areas. This was part of a larger effort by state wildlife agencies to bring America’s largest native game bird back to the landscape. In hindsight, the wild turkey’s comeback is one of the great conservation milestones in our country’s history. And on April 18, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department hosted an event in Pawlet to…

An “engineering casualty” broke out on Tuesday on the USS Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer currently deployed in the Indo-Pacific, Navy officials confirmed to CNN. The incident was immediately contained by the crew, and there are no reported injuries as of Friday, according to the Navy statement.While the Navy did not explicitly use the term fire, CBS News, citing unnamed U.S. officials on Thursday, described the situation as a fire limited to one piece of equipment that did not spread flames.However, the incident knocked out the ship’s electricity and propulsion for “several hours,” according to the CNN report. The…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics When you’re fishing a new body of water, the first things you should look for are rocks, docks, and boat ramps. The reason why is pretty straightforward. All three are structures that give fish ambush points, safe haven from predators, and protection from the sun on hot summer days. In my experience, the rocks and boat ramps portion is incredibly effective in the early spring, when water temperatures are still chilled off from the passing winter and the rocks and boat ramps are holding heat from…

The U.S. Marine Corps has accumulated thousands of first-person view drones over the span of several months, with thousands more on the way, the service said Thursday.The meteoric rise of the service’s autonomous weapons stockpile was a result of a clear edict from the top down and service member adaptability, according to Commanding Officer of the Weapons Training Battalion Col. Scott Cuomo, who spoke at the Modern Day Marine exposition in Washington.“Rewind your brain to October,” Cuomo said. “We had zero FPV attack drones in the United States. We have over 3,500 right now.”First-person view drones allow operators to watch…