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U.S. Army officials identified the soldier who died this week from injuries sustained during an accident at an on-post motor pool at Fort Knox, Kentucky.Staff Sgt. Deonte Lamar Davis, assigned to the 19th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVII Airborne Corps, died on Tuesday at Fort Knox, Kentucky, according to…
The Pentagon is temporarily rescinding recently published clinical guidance for a new, mandatory testosterone-deficiency screening policy for service members aged 30 and older, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Pentagon posted the “Clinical Guidance for Health and Human Performance Optimization” on its website. By Thursday, the…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. You never forget the really bad things that happen to you — it’s like they’re branded in your mind. Two years after his friend was almost ripped apart by a crazed sow grizzly, Alaskan hunter…
The U.S. Marine Corps announced that it is currently evaluating the newest entry into the long lineage of its combat utility uniforms.The newest iteration was designed with feedback from service members to provide lightweight material and an updated fit for future field training and military operations.“Equipment must evolve continuously to…
The wife of an active-duty soldier was deported to Honduras on Monday, her husband confirmed.ICE agents detained Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo in July. She spent more than two months detained at Camp East Montana, a detention facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, where her husband, Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juárez, is stationed.Turcios said he talked with his wife after she was deported. “She is okay,” he told Military Times.The couple had been legally married since 2022 and share a young daughter, who was in the car when agents detained Villafranca Trejo after a family trip to Walmart. Villafranca Trejo was…
Sign up for the Deer Camp Newsletter Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. The most important factor in successfully killing a deer with archery equipment is shot placement. You want your sharp broadhead to hit the heart or both lungs. And ideally, you want to create an entrance and an exit wound. That’s because your bow, arrow, broadhead, and fletching won’t matter if you don’t know where to aim to hit those vital organs. Here’s a guide on the basics for making a clean, lethal shot this season. Bowhunting Shot…
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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in Thailand next week, a Thai official said on Tuesday, following a prolonged deployment in the Middle East and reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions on board.The Lincoln, which left the Middle East on Saturday, has not made a port call in over 200 days, setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea, according to Democratic lawmakers.The ship, which has roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, will be in Thailand for “rest and recreation after their long sea journey,” the official said, asking not to be named.Thailand’s Navy confirmed…
Sign up for the Deer Camp Newsletter Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. Early season deer hunting can be tough. Mature whitetail bucks aren’t driven to breed (the way they are in the rut) and weather conditions aren’t forcing them to food (the way they are in the late season). Plus, conditions change rapidly in the early season. Bucks change their main food sources and sometimes even their core areas as summer turns to fall. On the upside, early season whitetails haven’t been hit with hunting pressure yet. So dedicated…
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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Maybe your kid wants to level up from worms and bobbers to more “serious” bass tactics. Perhaps your non-fishy neighbor just watched the Bassmaster Classic and now he wants to join the fun. Or maybe someone in your life wants to learn to catch bass but you’re not that into fishing yourself. So, where do you begin? After all, the sport can be as complex and technical as you want to make it. There are more bass-specific rods, lines, and lures out there than for any…
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Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.The United States, which has been at war with Iran since Feb. 28, requested their temporary deployment under an agreement governing the joint use of military facilities. Iran said at the time that their deployment would constitute complicity in “aggression and war crimes”, a charge that Sofia dismissed.The two U.S. Air Force KC-135 planes left Bulgaria on Friday, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters.The U.S. authorities could not be immediately reached for comment.…
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The Marine Corps and Navy will require personnel to undergo annual gas mask fit training beginning at the end of August, a move the services say is intended in part to “reinforce grooming compliance.”The Aug. 21 announcement links the Marine Corps’ “uniform grooming standards” directly to “operational readiness and compatibility with protective equipment.”In practical terms, the policy is intended to ensure Marines and sailors can establish a proper seal between their faces and gas masks, demonstrating that the fit is not compromised by facial hair.The new requirement comes about 18 months after the services tightened restrictions on shaving waivers for…
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