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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A Canadian hunter who was mauled by a grizzly bear died on Saturday, three weeks after the attack near Fort Steele, British Columbia. Sixty-three-year-old Joe Pendry died of a suspected blood…

The U.S. Marines conducted a landmark training exercise which saw them fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time while near the base of Mount Fuji, Japan.Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division unleashed HIMARS missiles during live-fire training at Camp Fuji on…

A minor strain of the avian influenza, H9N2, could mutate to infect humans and cause a pandemic, according to experts. They claim that this strain of the bird flu virus has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. This milder strain of bird flu…

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If the government shutdown continues, military commissaries should be able to keep their shelves full and “sprint through Thanksgiving,” commissary officials said.Officials expect to maintain “as normal operations as possible” through closing on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, said John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency, during a Oct. 24 webinar with members of industry, organized by the American Logistics Association. “We want to serve our customers as well as we can, as if we’re in normal times. Then we’ll figure it out,” said Hall. Currently officials have enough cash on hand to operate all the military discounted grocery stores…

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The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to a Christian nationalist pastor with extreme views on the role of religion and women.In the post, Hegseth commented on an almost seven-minute-long report by CNN examining Doug Wilson, co-founder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC. The report featured various pastors of the denomination advocating the repeal of women’s right to…

CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday.“Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount,” NASA said. “We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.”One of NASA’s most traveled astronauts in the agency’s first decade, Lovell flew four times — Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and…

The Marine Corps is looking for Marines to laterally move to more than a dozen positions in an effort to boost retention.The move is laid out in Marine Corps Administrative Message 365/25 for Marines who have yet to reenlist or if their primary military occupational specialty is closed. Marines in their first or subsequent terms can apply for the following 12 specialties:Avionics/maintenance technician, unmanned aircraft systemUnmanned aircraft mechanic, MQ-9Tactical air operations/air defense systems technicianTactical data systems technicianGround control station technicianExplosives ordnance disposal technicianACV repairer/technicianAmphibious combat vehicle crewmemberInfluence specialistCritical skills operatorReconnaissance MarineCounterintelligence/human intelligence specialistMarines in their first term of enlistment can…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The greatest conservation achievement of the first Trump Administration is in jeopardy of being undermined by the second. Earlier this week the Washington Post reported there’s a plan to divert funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and use them to pay for backlogged maintenance on national parks and other federal sites. This would effectively limit the federal government from purchasing more public lands next year. The Department of the Interior had hinted at this idea in its June budget…

This article was originally published by Finn Adereen at The Mises Institute.  There have been many comments in the last year about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, from such AI luminaries as Elon Musk, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Gary Marcus, and others. But they might not be the right people to listen to in this regard, because the threats of AI are fundamentally political. Most scientists and technical experts, however intelligent, do not have training in politics. They generally do not have the mindset to think about politics, with the exception of the regulatory impact on their sector. Nobody expects an…

The Defense Department has begun construction on what defense officials claim will be the largest detention center for detained migrants in the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced at a press briefing Thursday. The facility will be located at Fort Bliss, Texas, and is expected to have the capacity to hold 1,000 people by the end of August. This capacity will be grown to 5,000, Wilson said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already approved access to the base and use of the site by the Department of Homeland Security, Wilson told reporters.“Upon completion, this will be the largest…

A hydraulic system failure caused a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s landing gear to collapse in 2022, which sparked a ferocious fire that led to the aircraft’s retirement, an accident investigation board found.The accident investigation report, which the Air Force released Tuesday, also faulted a design flaw with the B-2’s landing gear and a firefighter commander’s mistaken decision not to use fire suppressant foam right away.The B-2, which was from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and dubbed the “Spirit of Hawaii,” took off the morning of Dec. 10, 2022, and later began to fly back to…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Anglers aboard the Prime Time were fishing in an Alabama saltwater tournament last week, targeting tuna and swordfish about 120 miles off Mobile. It was during the wee hours of Aug. 1, and the anglers had settled down for the night. But before they went to sleep, they’d put a live bait out in deep water. “I got up about 4 a.m. and went out on the stern deck and I heard fishing line being taken off the rod we’d put out that deep bait on,”…

The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of another airman, which involved a Sig Sauer M18 and led the service to suspend the use of the pistol following the incident.In a Friday statement, a Department of the Air Force spokesperson said that the unidentified arrested person is accused of making a false official statement, obstruction of justice and involuntary manslaughter.Air Force Global Strike Command pulled the M18 from use after Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old remote targeting engagement system operator in the 90th Security Forces Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne,…

ARLINGTON, Va. — Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total, a U.S. Army official said Wednesday — the latest development in a Trump administration effort to combat what it calls “erasing American history.”Once back in the cemetery, the monument — described a few years ago as “problematic from top to bottom” — will also feature panels nearby that will offer context about its history, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity about a project still in progress.The Pentagon expects it to take…

The U.S. Air Force is looking to add two Tesla Cybertrucks to its precision munition weapons testing program at New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, according to recently submitted contracting documents. The request, submitted by the Air Force Test Center, singled out the vehicle by name among a 33-vehicle procurement list while citing the Cybertruck’s unique design and growing relevance as a potential battlefield threat. While most of the listed vehicles are standard sedans, pickups and SUVs, the Cybertrucks, known for their stainless steel exteriors and sharply angular design, are the only brand-specified models requested for target practice. Military planners…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Walleye rods are like golf clubs. Sometimes you need a driver, and other times, a five iron, a sand wedge, or a putter — and all the clubs in between. Like golf clubs, there’s really no one best walleye rod that does everything perfectly. Some get close to being the ultimate versatile walleye rod, but today’s walleye fishing is very technique specific.  I’ve spent the last year testing a wide variety of walleye rods on waters ranging from the Mississippi River, St. Croix River, Mille Lacs…

Bill Hemmer of Fox News discussed Israel’s war against Hamas, starvation claims in Gaza, and plans to take full control of the Gaza Strip after the conflict with the current ruler. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the interview on Thursday that Israel has no intention of keeping Gaza or “governing” the region. Netanyahu has repeatedly said that he wants to eliminate Hamas in Gaza. “We intend to, in order to ensure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza [Hamas] and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not…

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the death of a Marine corporal in Cuba from non-combat injuries, officials said Thursday.Lt. Col. Rob Dolan said in a statement to Stars and Stripes that Cpl. Santiago Llanes was found unresponsive in his barracks room Sunday and pronounced dead at the scene. Llanes was assigned to Marine Corps Security Force Company in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He served as an assistant administrative chief and joined the Marine Corps in 2022.“I can confirm that NCIS is conducting an investigation to determine the facts surrounding the death of Marine Cpl. Santiago Llanes, as we do…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.