Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday he is working to fix telecom issues flagged after a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump last week came too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport.The incident raised serious questions about why the passenger airplane was allowed to depart while ​Marine One was nearby, a time when commercial traffic is typically halted. Following a January 2025 crash between a ​military helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration barred mixed helicopter ⁠and jet traffic around the airport.“There have been some telecom issues,” Duffy told…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. The best meat I have ever tasted was Dall ram backstrap skewered onto green branches and cooked over an open fire. The only seasoning was a touch of salt. After a challenging and successful hunt, it tasted heavenly. What is the best eating wild game? Obviously, the question all comes down to personal taste. However, with the great diversity of meats I’ve tried over the years, I have come to some solid conclusions about which ones taste the best. To say I like wild game…

Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U.S. officials said.The White House and the State Department had urged Moscow to release Robert Gilman, 32, so he can receive medical treatment in the United States.Gilman was being held in a prison in Voronezh, about 340 miles south of Moscow. The exact circumstances of his health are unclear.But Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, an advocacy group representing Gilman’s family, told Reuters last week that Gilman was moved…

Annabelle Loma has spoken with her husband only a few times since he attempted to jump overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during his current deployment. Communication has been difficult to come by, and he is now on medical hold.Loma, who lives in San Diego, said her husband had been repeatedly overextended before he tried to jump from the carrier.“He’s scared,” Loma said. “He thinks he’ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out, his 13-year career is ruined, just like that. That’s not fair, that’s not right. That’s not what he should be worrying…

Roughly 80% of mental health appointments made in the Veterans Affairs’ Community Care Program are scheduled within the department’s 30-day wait-time standard, but VA schedulers still struggle to meet the seven-day requirement for making these appointments, the VA Office of Inspector General has found.The VA’s watchdog evaluated mental health referrals for community care at 133 VA medical systems and found that just five met the seven-day metric for scheduling the appointments.But the inspectors also found that despite those delays, 80% of the referrals received appointments within 30 days.Of those that didn’t meet the requirement, the average wait time for an…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Steven Vicknair had to work late as a lower Mississippi River tugboat captain on July 9, so he couldn’t get offshore to compete in the 2026 Blue Boot Rodeo with his fishing crew family until the next day. But when he finally did get out on the water, he had a record-breaking day.   “We headed offshore on my father-in-law’s 36-foot Cape Horn boat he calls ‘Butcher’ because he owns a butcher shop,” Vicknair tells Outdoor Life. “My 12-year-old daughter Nora and my fianceé Ellen Voiron were…

The U.S. Air Force selected over 12,500 senior airmen to be promoted to staff sergeant in the 2026 cycle, a decrease from last year’s promotion cycle.The service chose 12,671 senior airmen out of the 39,774 who were eligible for promotion, resulting in a selection rate of 31.86%, according to a Monday Air Force Personnel Center release.The 2026 staff sergeant promotion list will be made publicly available on Thursday, according to the statement. In 2025, nearly 15,900 senior airmen were promoted out of approximately 47,000 eligible, resulting in a selection rate of 33.81%, marking the largest number of staff sergeant promotions…

Boeing revealed an ultra-low-cost radar seeker Tuesday as this year’s Space and Missile Defense Symposium kicked off in Huntsville, Alabama, pitching it as a way to get missile guidance on more weapons for less money.Installed in the nose of a missile or bomb, the seeker locates the target and guides the weapon toward it. Seekers are among the most expensive parts of a guided weapon, and Boeing’s argument is that their cost is what limits how many the military can buy.Boeing’s Ultra Low-Cost Seeker, or ULCS, is an active seeker, meaning it emits its own radar signal rather than relying…

Mold, asbestos and crumbling walls are only some of the issues plaguing the U.S. military’s Pacific bases, according to a Pentagon watchdog.At Camp Courtney and Kadena and Yokota Air Bases in Japan, investigators with the Defense Department Office of Inspector General found “visible corrosion, visible mold, visible fire damage, visible cracks on the building exterior and interior, visible concrete spalling and exposed rebar, water intrusion, lead‑based paint, asbestos‑containing material and inoperable communication connections.”The findings came during an audit of Pacific Command infrastructure, during which IG investigators visited 11 PACOM bases in May 2025. They examined operations and communications infrastructure, as…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. A Florida woman was with a group of swimmers on August 8 in the Silver River near Ocala when she noticed a large alligator coming toward her. The gator grabbed her right arm and took her down violently. Mike Head was on the river paddleboarding when he witnessed the attack. He rushed over to help the woman.  “It was almost like a missile, and it would just kind of… I could just see the back of it,” Head told Fox35. “I couldn’t swing because I…

Marines have less than two months to select a religious affiliation from a newly condensed list of 30 options the service announced Tuesday, as part of a Pentagon-wide overhaul to reduce the number of faith designations. The new list replaces more than 200 affiliation codes that were previously available to service members, grouping many individual identities into expansive categories. The move comes amid sweeping changes to the military’s religious programs and chaplaincy under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Marines have until Sep. 30 to update their personnel records to reflect the slimmed-down options, the service said in an administrative message.…

The Navy announced that it is delivering live entertainment to 50 installations as part of a program to help service members and their families relax and build community.Operation Morale, Welfare and Recreation is bringing music acts to military facilities through April 2027. The event kicked off on Aug. 8 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island with Fitz and The Tantrums and Alana Springsteen.“Quality of service is about ensuring our sailors and their families have the support, connections and opportunities they need to thrive,” said Vice Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Installations Command. “Programs like Operation MWR help reduce stress,…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. The .22 Long Rifle is the most common cartridge for teaching fundamental shooting skills, but its potential reaches far beyond just new and young shooters. A precision-style 22 rifle, or one that mimics the balance and ergonomics of your hunting rig, can help even high-level shooters and hunters improve their skills. Top-end rimfire rifles can cost upwards of $5,000, which is more than most hunters…

Before Larry Elmore became one of the artists behind Dungeons & Dragons’ popular imagery, he was drawing tanks and rifles for the U.S. Army. Elmore has been drawing for as long as he can remember, but growing up in a family with limited means, he said his family had to ration paper.When Elmore was drafted into the Army after graduating with a fine arts degree from Western Kentucky University, the service gave him the resources to hone his craft. “Once I got assigned, the Army saw my portfolio and realized I could draw just about anything from memory, so they…

MANILA, Philippines — A senior Pentagon official pushed back against reports that the U.S. military’s stockpiles and capabilities are strained following Operation Epic Fury, while reaffirming Washington’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific amid China’s increasingly assertive military activity in the South China Sea.Department of War Undersecretary for Policy Elbridge Colby made the remarks in Manila on Monday amid growing concerns that China has been narrowing the gap — or eclipsing — U.S. military capabilities, as its demands in the Middle East have potentially drained stockpiles.“There’s been a lot of news about the United States military being stretched. Please don’t be misinformed,”…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Age-old hunting advice is to spend more on your optics than you do on your rifle. But that doesn’t mean you need to break the bank, especially with Cabela’s Fall Classic sale going on right now.  The World’s Foremost Outfitter has a bunch of top brands on sale, and they’re offering up scopes, binoculars, and rangefinders at deeply discounted prices. The biggest savings you’ll find are…

Recent combat with Iran has put pressure on U.S. munitions stockpiles as the Pentagon pushes defense companies to accelerate production and delivery of critical weapons.Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg told defense-industry leaders in an Aug. 5 memo that they have 21 days to submit plans for “significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities.”“Years-long development cycles are not acceptable,” Feinberg wrote. “We must dramatically accelerate our program schedules and expand our production capacity now.”The memo also asks companies to propose specific capital investments and facility expansions and to explain how they would work with the Pentagon…

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