If President Donald Trump opts to launch military strikes against Iran, hostile forces in the region likely won’t be able to launch direct attacks against the U.S. homeland. But American military targets in the region will face significant dangers. During questioning from senators Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said officials are providing a number of possible options regarding Iran to Trump, while also focusing on the safety of American forces.“We have maximum force protection in the region at all times being maintained,” Hegseth stated. Even with recent withdrawals of U.S. troops and personnel from the region, significant assets remain. About…

Navy Secretary John Phelan took to social media Wednesday evening to announce that the Navy had reached its enlistment goal for fiscal 2025.The Navy met its goal three months ahead of schedule, recruiting 40,600 sailors, according to a post on X.“This is a critical time in history, the world is more complex and more contested than it has been in decades and our ability to respond starts with our greatest asset, our people,” Phelan said in a video accompanying the post.Phelan touted the milestone as emblematic of the service’s recruiting efforts. The service has implemented changes in recent years, including…

Forty percent of Americans expect a civil war to break out within the next decade. In a poll, which surveyed 3,375 adults, almost half were convinced that a civil war was “somewhat” or “very” likely within the next decade. The poll, conducted by YouGov and released on Tuesday, underscores widespread anxiety over the nation’s deepening political divisions. The outcome of this poll also comes on the heels of a wave of unrest in the country, including violent protests against federal deportations and nationwide demonstrations aimed at President Donald Trump. Recently, Trump has taken to totalitarian control using the National Guard and Marines to…

U.S. Marines and sailors worked alongside Latvian Army troops recently to clear woods and build a warren of trenches for countering potential drone threats — both as practice for real-world deployments and to test new battlefield tactics.Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion and Seabees with Naval Construction Battalion 14 performed trench-building and fortification activities in an exercise in Skrunda, Latvia, according to a Navy release.“These field fortifications are built to reduce detection, limit exposure to unmanned systems, and enhance force protection across the battlespace,” Lt. j.g. Wiatt Lewis of Naval Construction Battalion 14 said in the release. Service members…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Florida guide Laurel David and Capt. Richard Fairbanks are second-generation fishermen who’ve spent their whole lives in the Ft. Lauderdale area. But neither of them were ready for the rare and otherworldly-looking fish they caught on a charter trip on Father’s Day. The 148-pound opah, also known as a moonfish, was the first one they’d ever held in person. And as far as they know, it’s one of the only fish of its kind ever caught off the Florida coast. “It’s kind of like a unicorn,”…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  EPA scraps Biden-era carbon and mercury limits for power plants, citing economic and energy reliability concerns. The rollback reverses 2024 Clean Air Act amendments, drawing support from coal-dependent states and industrial leaders. Environmental advocates warn against increased emissions, public health risks, and climate repercussions. Legal battles loom, with groups arguing EPA’s proposal violates its duty to regulate pollutants under existing law. The move marks a Trump administration shift toward fossil fuels and a rollback of federal climate policies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a sweeping plan to eliminate caps on…

The U.S. Navy successfully located a sailor who went missing 12 days after leaving his station, the service confirmed.Culinary Specialist Seaman Sergio Valoura departed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on May 30 and never returned for his assigned duties. Personnel aboard the ship conducted a search but were unable to find Valoura, and subsequently informed the Navy Criminal Investigative Division and local authorities, a Naval Air Forces spokesperson told Navy Times in an emailed statement.“USS Abraham Lincoln leadership is thankful for the professionalism of NCIS and LAPD in ensuring Seaman Valoura’s safety and well-being,” the spokesperson said.NCIS agents spotted…

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. I froze as the buck did, looking at his broadside silhouette through the tall prairie grass. Experience told me it was over before he bounded past the horizon. I would need to take about six steps to a clear shot. It might as well have been sixty. I’d never make them before he leapt out of sight. So I just watched. It would have been…

Two U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in non-combat incidents, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, of Pullman, Michigan, died Tuesday in Erbil, Iraq, officials said in a brief release. Sgt. 1st Class Emmett Wilfred Goodridge Jr., 40, of Roseville, Minnesota, died Sunday in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, according to a separate release.The DOD releases did not provide additional details on the soldiers’ deaths, which are under investigation. Gonzalez was assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for The Gear Shakedown Hands-on gear tests for hardcore adventurers. As mountain biking has evolved over its few decades of existence, different categories of bikes have begun to emerge. Where there was once only one category — mountain bike — bike builders began to realize bikes could be built to serve specific purposes. Trail-capable bike categories branched out, laying a solid foundation that we still follow today. While some of the differences in these categories are obvious — a…

Thirty-three years after the National Guard was first called to enter Los Angeles, its members are once again back in The City of Angels — this time under different circumstances. Codified in the 1903 Militia Act and the National Defense Act of 1916, the 54 National Guard units of today are a part-time reserve force that serve either the state or federal governments in times of emergency or war.Since then, the vast majority of the Guard’s domestic deployments have been to keep the peace during civil unrest or provide assistance during natural disasters. Presidents have rarely federalized the National Guard…

The Army’s ongoing brigade modernization program is headed to the Guard.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee during a hearing Wednesday that Guard units are being identified for the service’s Transformation in Contact, or TIC, initiative.“We want to do that as fast as we can in the Guard as well,” George said. “They are identifying those units who can do that in the Guard.”The initiative seeks to deliver new equipment — such as Infantry Squad Vehicles, drones, counter-drone equipment and increased electromagnetic warfare capabilities — to operational units as they prepare for major…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news and cutting-edge gear reviews. This story, “Upshot: A Record Bear,” appeared in the June 1969 issue of Outdoor Life. The two dogs took off like twin streaks, and within minutes they were out of hearing. We ran to the truck and drove back the way we had come, stopping now and then to listen. We heard the dogs faintly once and then lost them completely. We backtracked and ended up where Sam had first scented the bear trail. Sam and Blue had chased the bear over the mountain…

United States ruler Donald Trump is asking for an unconditional surrender from Iran, after Israel’s preemptive strike that sparked attacks in a new conflict.  In a series of posts on his Truth Social, Trump also claimed that “we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.” According to a report by RT, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said similar things. He made statements on Monday when he claimed that Israel was “in control of the skies over Tehran” and told the city’s residents to evacuate. “Unconditional surrender,” Trump wrote in capital letters on Truth Social on Tuesday. The…

The Defense Department’s school system for military-connected children is undergoing a reorganization that is designed to increase support for those children, officials said. The changes include adding administrative officers to nearly every school and increasing the number of school psychologists. It also includes eliminating some positions, but it’s not clear yet how many people will be moving to other positions or leaving the school system by the beginning of the next school year.Classroom teaching positions remain unaffected, said Jessica Tackaberry, a spokeswoman for the Department of Defense Education Activity. “Core services and teacher-to-student ratios remain unchanged, ensuring continuity, stability, and…

When we drive a ship, we learn to steer by both the magnetic compass and the inertial navigation system. The magnetic compass always points toward “true north,” based on the Earth’s gravitational field. It’s a relatively unchanging constant that the ship can reliably steer by. The inertial navigation system, on the other hand, is calibrated internally and drives the ship’s motion. In general, these two references — magnetic and inertial — are aligned, or at least close enough that any difference, known as deviation, can be corrected. For 45 years, I followed my magnetic and the Navy’s inertial compasses and…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Adm. Daryl Caudle to serve as the Navy’s next chief of naval operations, according to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Caudle is now in the driver’s seat to replace the acting CNO James Kilby, who stepped into the position after the February firing of Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to serve as a service chief. RELATEDCaudle, a career submariner from North Carolina, assumed command of the Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command on Dec. 7, 2021.Prior to his appointment to that role, he held leadership positions with Submarine Forces,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news and cutting-edge gear reviews. Over the last several years, we’ve done a lot of reporting on how Washington state manages its wildlife. The reason for this is that Washington has been a clear example of how anti-hunting philosophy can creep into a state’s wildlife management strategy and lead to absurd hunting restrictions.  The State’s department of fish and wildlife functions through its wildlife commission, which consists of nine citizen members appointed by the governor. As Andrew McKean reported earlier this year, there has been “simmering hostility over the…

The H5N1 avian influenza has infected a fifth person in Cambodia.  The infection occurred in a 65-year-old woman who had no known contact with poultry, according to an official post on its Facebook page translated and posted by Avian Flu Diary, an infectious disease news blog. Bird Flu Is Capable Of “Airborne Transmission” Her infection was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia on May 12th, and she is still receiving medical care. The woman is from Takeo province in the far southern part of the country. The CDC ADMITS: PCR Tests CANNOT Differentiate Between Coronaviruses! The country has been experiencing…

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This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  In the early morning hours of Tuesday, crude oil tankers Adalynn and Front Eagle collided in the Gulf of Oman, about 24 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, just outside the critical Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. The maritime incident occurred amid ongoing regional instability and increased GPS signal degradation, most likely linked to broader electronic warfare surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. According to a report from Bloomberg, maritime security firms Vanguard Tech and Ambrey have assessed the tanker collision as a navigational accident with no indications of foul play or links to the ongoing regional conflict. Both firms have…

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