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Court overturns 2023 ruling that wiped Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction

A federal appeals court restored Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction on Tuesday, undoing a 2023 decision that wiped away the court-martial of the former U.S. Army soldier who walked off his base in Afghanistan, kicking off an intensive search that wounded other troops.On Tuesday, a three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit ruled…

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US Army launches laser production with $465M contract award

The U.S. Army awarded a $464.8 million production contract to AeroVironment, Inc., this week for the Enduring-High Energy Laser program (E-HEL), marking the first production contract for a directed energy system in the U.S. military’s history, the company stated in a release Wednesday.Rather than deploying missiles to shoot down unmanned…

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The Army shut down a specialized drone unit. Legislators want to know why.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing the Army to explain why it is shuttering a specialized drone battalion less than a year after establishing it, a move that comes as conflicts across the world have become increasingly defined by unmanned aerial systems and electronic warfare.The 600-member “Unmanned Assault Battalion,”…

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Fort Knox soldier identified after fatal motor pool accident

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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 a Wednesday statement.“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Staff Sgt. Davis,” Col. Jeff Burges, commander of the 20th Engineer Brigade, said in the release. “He was an outstanding Soldier and leader, and will be deeply missed by all his family, friends and fellow soldiers across the formation.”Davis…

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‘We Released It.’ Minnesota Angler Sets Largemouth Bass Record

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics It was late May on southern Minnesota’s 1,360-acre Lura Lake, and Andy Kilen was enjoying a spring morning of fishing with his two grandsons Gabriel and Elijah Schouten. They’d launched Andy’s 16-foot Ranger boat into the lake that morning and had caught a few fish. Soon they would make Minnesota bass fishing history.  “The lake is really weedy and has a nice population of northern pike and largemouth bass,” Kilen tells Outdoor Life. “We used 3/8-ounce spinnerbaits because it’s so weedy, and we caught a few…

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Behind the $1 million viral moment: The life of Navy veteran and ‘Beast Games’ standout

Harrison Schoen spent three months on the USS New Orleans staring at the ocean, watching for anyone who might fall overboard, when he decided his life needed to change. That decision eventually led him to a spotlight moment on national television, where he turned down $1 million rather than betray 60 strangers who had trusted him with the choice. Enlisting in January 2016, Schoen served four years as a logistics specialist aboard the USS New Orleans and the USS Theodore Roosevelt before separating in January 2020. It was during a deployment on the New Orleans, however, standing lookout watch for…

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‘Unlike Anything Our Biologists Have Witnessed.’ Bison Die-Off Causes Emergency Changes for Utah Hunt. Meanwhile, Drought Conditions Mean More Cow Elk Tags

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. Eight months after a new bison hunt in Utah was approved for 2026, the opportunity is now off the table for 2027. That’s because pneumonia has ravaged the herd. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reporting a significant bison die-off in late July; almost 40 percent of the wild, free-ranging adult bison are dead in one of two Book Cliffs bison hunting units.  “In 20 years of GPS collaring bison in the Book Cliffs area, this kind of die-off event has never occurred in…

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