Editor’s note: This is a developing story.A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed Monday after taking off from a California base, according to service officials.The aircraft crashed shortly after its takeoff on Edwards Air Force Base, located mostly in Kern County, at 11:20 a.m., per a base announcement released Monday afternoon.Emergency crews responded to the crash immediately, with efforts to secure the scene ongoing as of 3:05 p.m., according to the statement.Base officials did not specify the cause of the crash, stating only that more information will be released once it is available. The Air Force has used the Boeing…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. at the end of an intensive semester of instruction in courses in wildlife tracking, big-game anatomy, wilderness first aid, and skinning, students in Africa’s first college-level professional hunter course are blindfolded, gloves are put on their hands, plugs are put in their nostrils, and earmuffs are placed over their ears. Then they are led out into the bush, placed against a tree near a waterhole frequented by leopards, buffalo, hyenas, and hippos, and told to sit for the night. The students…

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been worsening. Right now, the virus is more concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, which accounts for more than 90% of the cases. As cases reach 782, there have been 181 recorded deaths of the Bidibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, according to the Congolese Ministry of Health. NDTV reported that the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed on May 15th, weeks after it is suspected to have begun, and the contact tracing coverage rate is at 56%, a sharp decrease…

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If any kind of aerial drone tries to breach a miles-long exclusion area above World Cup games in Boston and San Francisco, Coast Guard defense personnel will be able to use specialized equipment to seize remote control of the system and land or destroy it. That’s according to Lt. James Hockler, the Coast Guard’s counter-unmanned aerial systems, or C-UAS, program manager. The smallest of all the military services, except the Space Force, and the only one that falls under the Department of Homeland Security instead of the Pentagon, the Coast Guard is nonetheless playing an outsized role in drone defense…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Every angler has a story about “the one that got away.” In some cases that giant bug-eyed bass came off the hook purely due to bad luck. But in many other instances, it’s because you weren’t prepared to catch the fish of a lifetime. To boat a 10-plus pound bass takes an entirely different set of requirements and skill than if a 3-pounder tugs on the end of your line. There are a few things that will increase your chances of catching a personal best, or…

Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on June 8 established the Department of the Navy Communication Strategy, aimed at combat not of the seas, but of information. “We are in a fight for the narrative,” Cao wrote. “Our adversaries compete not only with steel, but with coordinated disinformation designed to undermine our will, divide our alliances, and erode the confidence of the American people. We will not cede the information domain.”The purpose of the overarching communication strategy, according to Cao, is to streamline “enterprise-wide communication posture” in order to reinforce “an unwavering trust with the American people.”Further details regarding the…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “Acapulco, Olé,” appeared in the June 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. “Well, we made it,” I said, as I slowly took in the panoramic view of Acapulco Bay. My wife Joan also was admiring the scenic bay that was fringed by a white ribbon of sandy beach and surrounded by hills covered with lush tropical vegetation. Now, the 4,500 miles of desert, farmland, mountains, and valleys we had traveled from Innisfail, Alberta, in our little sports car seemed insignificant. Here was beauty, mystery, and…

Just after midnight on Monday, July 30, 1945, the first Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS Indianapolis’s starboard bow. Then another. Within 12 minutes, the heavy cruiser sank — taking hundreds of its crew with it. Only 316 men of the original 1,195 were alive, making the sinking the greatest loss of life at sea in American military history. Among those 316 sailors was Seaman Second Class Harold Bray, who today is the last living survivor of that wartime catastrophe.On June 13, Bray’s 99th birthday, the Benicia Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of Benicia, California, honored the former…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics A 12-year-old Minnesota angler has officially one-upped her older sister by catching a bigger rainbow trout and taking her place in the record book.  Minnesota wildlife officials announced Thursday that Sadie Spatafore had set a new steelhead record, and they congratulated the young angler for replacing the catch-and-release record that her older sister Lucy had set last summer, in August. Sadie’s fish measured 30 inches long — just 1.5 inches longer than Lucy’s standing record rainbow. Both catch-and-release records fall short of the certified weight record,…

United States ruler Donald Trump appears to be the only one in power who thinks the Iran deal, scheduled to be signed in a special ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, was a good deal. Israel said that Trump screwed them, while US Congressman Seth Moulton says the deal is a “lose, lose, lose” for the US. Trump’s looming Iran peace deal looks like a “surrender document” to Moulton, a democrat. He said it fails to deliver anything America did not have before the war. The insinuation is that the war was started for no reason, and Americans were forced to pay…

A pilot safely ejected from an F/A-18 Hornet on Saturday after experiencing an aviation mishap 55 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, according to the U.S. Marine Corps.The jet, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was conducting a routine training exercise when it crashed, the service confirmed.“The cause of the mishap is currently under investigation,” the Marine Corps said.The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office received calls around 12:15 p.m. involving a military plane that crashed into a mountain in the area of Rimrock Lake.A law enforcement officer responded to the scene and helped transport a pilot who’d ejected…

The United States and Iran have agreed on a roadmap that will allegedly lead to peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The rulers have agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the conflict. The current war, which began on February 28th with a joint US-Israeli bombing campaign, has prompted Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping. In response to that economically devastating move, the US initiated its own naval blockade. Tit for tat strikes have also been ongoing, even though a ceasefire was agreed to in April. U.S. Begins Blockade of…

The United States and Iran have reportedly agreed to terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, news that brought relief to markets — although the pact may hinge on an end to hostilities in Lebanon and defers talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.While still a framework, the deal marked the biggest breakthrough towards resolving the conflict that has killed thousands and upended energy markets since it began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform at around…

Sign up for the Deer Camp Newsletter Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. This story, “Jack O’Connor’s Last Hunt,” originally ran in the March 1988 issue of Outdoor Life. The whitetail buck was enormous, bigger than any I’d ever seen before. Though I’d hunted around the world many times, I’d never been as excited as I was at that moment. The buck’s rack was high and heavy, with at least 12 points on each side, and his brow tines were each easily one foot long. As an official Boone and…

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