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Search and rescue teams safely recovered a Navy pilot Wednesday off the coast of Virginia after the pilot ejected from an F/A-18E Super Hornet at 9:53 a.m. Eastern time.The Strike Fighter Squadron 83 pilot, who was on a routine training flight, was rescued at 11:21 a.m. and taken to a…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This year’s collection of binoculars in our optics test is all over the place. We have a pair of compact binos, some stabilized units, a handful of large-frame binoculars, and probably…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “‘No Purging on my ship.’ She hid an eating disorder and lost her Navy career. It saved her life.” Subscribe to their newsletter.Leah Stiles kept a…

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United States ruler Donald Trump is facing backlash after he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war hero”. In an interview with right-leaning commentator Mark Levin on Tuesday, Trump called Netanyahu “a good man” who he said is “there fighting.” “He’s a war hero. I guess I am too… [but] nobody cares… I sent those planes,” Trump said, referring to American strikes he ordered on Iranian nuclear facilities back in June. Netanyahu and the other members of Israel’s ruling class have moved ahead with plans for a new military occupation of Gaza City. The plan has sparked nationwide demonstrations, with tens…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Liberal journalist Jim Acosta “interviewed” the artificially animated avatar of deceased teenager Joaquin Oliver to promote a gun control message on Monday.Working with the gun control group Change the Ref, founded by Oliver’s parents, Acosta had conversation on his Substack with an avatar created by the father of the son, who was killed in the Parkland high school shooting in 2018. He would have turned 25 on Monday.”I would like to know what your solution would be for gun violence,” Acosta asked.”Great question. I believe in a mix of stronger gun control…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Hollywood has unexpectedly entered the wolf hazing business. As federal wildlife managers and ranchers work to find new ways to scare wolves away from livestock operations, they’re experimenting with different audio recordings played by overhead drones. The voice of A-list actor Scarlett Johansson is one of the recordings they’ve had success with, according to The Wall Street Journal.   The recent experiment in Oregon, which was led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was part of a study into the use…

The Pentagon awarded $7.8 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation at the end of July to produce thousands of new missiles for the Air Force and Navy, as well as a host of international allies. The contracts include $3.5 billion to RTX Corporation for the AMRAAM Air-to-Air missile, reported to be the largest contract in the history of the AMRAAM missile program. The contract also includes telemetry systems and engineering support products. The AMRAAM is a flexible, powerful and lightweight missile that can be equipped by a wide breadth of warplanes for air-to-air combat strikes. It can…

Authorities in South Africa’s Western Cape have confirmed new bird flu outbreaks while urging the public to stay alert but not alarmed. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been spreading rapidly throughout the United States’ poultry and dairy cattle, and while that outbreak seems to have abated for now, South Africa is experiencing an increase in the virus’s prevalence. HPAI has been responsible for mortalities in Great White Pelicans near Malmesbury and Hartlaub’s Gulls in the Cape Town area, accoridng to a report by the Western Cape. These are the first wild bird cases reported in the Western Cape…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A traveling NHL mascot got the full Alaskan fishing experience last week while filming a promotional video in Katmai National Park. The resulting viral video clip shows “Buoy,” the mascot for the Seattle Kraken, getting bluff-charged by a bear and chased off a salmon-filled stream. In addition to entertainment value, the clip provides a fundamental lesson about Alaska’s brown bears: big furry things tend to draw the attention of other big furry things.  At least that was the takeaway for John…

A U.S. security forces airman at RAF Lakenheath in England died early Sunday morning in an on-base vehicle accident, the base said.A spokesman for the base said Airman 1st Class Immanuel Arrington Jr., 20, died in a crash that was not related to his duty. The accident took place at about 2 a.m. Sunday.Arrington was assigned to Lakenheath’s 48th Security Forces Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing. “We are heartbroken by the loss of Airman 1st Class Arrington,” wing commander Brig. Gen. Jack Arthaud said. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and unit during this difficult time. We…

In the face of horrific conscription, Ukrainian soldiers are also deserting the army in droves. Over 400,000 Ukrainian soldier have abandoned their units, including volunteers, with no plans to return to the battlefield. It is difficult to fight a war for a side that is simply not going to win. The only thing Ukraine can do is keep the war going as it burns through its financial and military aid given to it by the West. “Many will never return, because it is principled… You can’t treat like animals those who volunteered, fought for three years without seeing family,” Ukrainian…

An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, landed safely despite a missing landing gear wheel, the Air Force’s 18th Wing said Monday morning.The two airmen flying the fighter were uninjured in the emergency landing, the Air Force said in a statement, with emergency personnel responding to the scene. The 18th Wing said the wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean. The wheel was discovered missing while the F-15 was in mid-flight, and landed at Kadena at about 6:40 p.m. local time — or just before…

On the heels of fielding the military’s first attack drone team, the U.S. Marine Corps added another weapon to their drone-fighting arsenal: a 90-page handbook all about employing small, unmanned aerial systems against the enemy and integrating them into formations.The 1st Marine Division Schools’ Small UAS/Counter-small UAS Integration Handbook was published in June and approved for public release. It’s intended to support the 10-day sUAS/C-sUAS Integration Course recently launched at Camp Pendleton, which expects to see a throughput of about 400 students by the end of the year, according to a report from USNI News.A foreword to the handbook is…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Editor’s Note: This story originally published in the December 1992 issue of Outdoor Life. The IGFA currently recognizes Cal Johnson’s 67-pound, 8-ounce muskie as the world record. September 1957 had been, Art Lawton recalled, a “miracle” month of muskie fishing. The muskies in New York’s St. Lawrence River had been on a feeding ramp age, and Lawton along with his wife, Ruth, had been there to intercept them. The couple had taken 30 muskies weighing from 18 to 49 pounds in one week of fishing. And…

United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that voters declared they wanted an end to foreign wars when they voted for Donald Trump. She added that to continue to fund Ukraine is a “betrayal to the majority of Americans.” Greene made the comments recently after a group of U.S. senators introduced a bill to allocate $54.6 billion in aid to Ukraine over the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. President Donald Trump has repeatedly opposed more US aid to Kiev, arguing that European nations should cover those costs. “Funding, fueling, and ultimately fighting Russia in Ukraine would be a complete…

The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News in a statement.In 2023 the service announced a plan to add a 16th battalion, but it will now bolster a force stretched thin with two additional battalions. Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus announced earlier this month that the Patriot force would grow by “up to four” battalions.Additionally, the Army is planning to build an Integrated Air and Missile Defense battalion for Guam. The Guam Defense…

Veterans Affairs officials on Monday formally moved to end all abortions at department facilities, calling policies that provided the services at federal hospitals them “legally questionable” and unnecessary.That policy marked the first time VA physicians were permitted to perform abortions on federal property, even in states where it had been outlawed. The new interim rule revokes that authority, and will require patients seeking abortions to seek that medical care outside the VA system. In a statement accompanying the proposal, department officials said the move is designed “to ensure that VA provides only needed medical services to our nation’s heroes and…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  If you have applied for hundreds of jobs and still find yourself out of work, you are certainly not alone. In many industries, it is absolutely brutal out there right now. U.S. employers have been laying off hundreds of thousands of workers in 2025, and there is immense competition for any good jobs that do happen to be available. So if you have a good job that you highly value, I would hold on to it as tightly as you can, because you don’t want to end up…

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.