The U.S. Army released a spirituality guide to help soldiers gauge their spiritual fitness, much like they would their physical fitness.The 112-page guide lays out spiritual fitness principles, stages of development and training among other areas across nine chapters.In addition to the guide, the Army also released a Battle Book — a type of workbook companion to the guide and the first volume of a graphic novel series titled “Will to Fight.”“It’s for every soldier and every leader regardless of religious background,” said Sgt. Maj. Meaghan Simmons. The concept is to support spiritual readiness much like other sources support physical…

The U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command announced a new policy that allows Navy graduates to spend time off base, according to a service spokesperson.Sailors who have completed boot camp and are heading to advanced training school are now eligible for overnight liberty, an approved period of leave that allows service members to spend the night off base. Service members will be granted authorized time off from Thursday night until 9 p.m. Friday on the day after graduation.“As part of our on-going commitment to Sailor quality of service across all ranks at RTC, the Navy values the accomplishments of our Sailors…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Jody Hopkins and his son Oden were fishing 33 miles from Ocracoke Island off North Carolina’s Outer Banks on July 13. They were in their family boat, deep jigging in about 700 feet of water. “They were using heavy ‘glow’ torpedo jigs, trying for deep water fish species,” Amada Macek, a sportfishing specialist with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, tells Outdoor Life. “Jody enjoys catching oddball types of deep saltwater fish, and he’s doing a pretty good job of getting them.” That day, Jody…

A Marine sergeant died last month after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida, according to a recent Naval Safety report.Sgt. Gordon Reed, a motor vehicle operator with 4th Marine Logistics Group, collapsed at the Navy Reserve Center Orlando during a PFT on June 24. He was transported to a local hospital where he died, according to the safety report and Marine officials.The death is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as well as a safety investigation by Marine Forces Reserve. A command investigation will begin once NCIS has completed its investigation, 1st Lt. Quiarra Barros…

A Chinese blockade could cut Taiwan’s electrical generating capacity so much that the island is unable to function, according to war games conducted by a U.S. think tank.“Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warned the report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. “The overwhelming preponderance of energy must be imported and is thus vulnerable to a blockade.”China could supplement a blockade with attacks on Taiwan’s electrical grid, as Russia has done with some success in Ukraine.“Total electricity production might be reduced to 20 percent of pre-blockade electricity levels,” CSIS said. At that level,…

President Donald Trump is proposing an executive order to levy fines of up to $1.5 million per port call on Chinese-built ships arriving at US ports, effective in 2025. A majority of cargo ships globally in use were built in Chinese shipyards. The order’s origin started with the Biden administration. Trump’s US Trade Representative’s press release of March 21, 2025, provides the proposed Chinese ship levy background: Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), is designed to address unfair foreign practices affecting U.S. commerce. Section 301(b) may be used to respond to unreasonable or discriminatory foreign government acts,…

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — In the dawn light of July 24, Japanese and American amphibious vehicles churned through the sparkling coastal waters of the Coral Sea, before emerging onto the sands of a central Queensland beach in Australia.Two hours to the east, another amphibious lodgment was occurring simultaneously at Freshwater Beach. This time the main participants were Australia and South Korea.The two events, part of a combined joint forcible entry operation, formed the culminating activity for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, held in Australia from July 13-27. They were the most sophisticated amphibious landings ever attempted in the eleven iterations of Talisman…

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The Marine Corps is looking for volunteers in the enlisted ranks to get their discharge early.The offer is part of a new program for active duty enlisted Marines who already had an “end of active service,” or EAS, date in fiscal year 2025, according to a Marine Corps Administrative Message posted online Thursday. Marines approved to leave early will separate sooner than the end date of their current contract but will still be considered to have completed their full active duty service. The program does not apply to Marines in the Marine Corps Reserve.The early release could impact separation benefits…

British, French, German, Spanish and Dutch navies ringed the harbor surrounding the Mexican port of Veracruz in observation of America’s soon-to-be, short-lived occupation of the city-state. The gathering marked one of the last peaceful interactions between the navies for half a decade. The date was June 30, 1914, and the sailors were getting blitzed, courtesy of Uncle Sam and his teetotaler secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels.On April 16, 1914, Daniels issued the infamous Order No. 99, mandating all U.S. Navy ships become dry by July 1, 1914. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (U.S. Navy)“The use or introduction for…

Retired Air Force Col. Nicole Malachowski recalls the terror of being in the cockpit of her F-15E Strike Eagle during a training mission and experiencing a wave of brain fog that left her temporarily unable to locate the radio switch — on a control panel she’d been using for 15 years — to answer a call from air traffic control. It was one of more than five dozen symptoms, ranging from neurological issues to night sweats, that would emerge in 2012 and 2013, halting her flying career and nearly ending her life. It would take years, and appeals to medical…

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This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News.  Canadian officials secretly fast-tracked hundreds of military shipments to Israel despite publicly claiming a pause, including more than 420,000 bullets and F-35 jet components. A watchdog report exposes systematic deception, revealing Canada used loopholes and pre-approved permits to maintain arms exports while misleading the public. Canadian firms supplied critical F-35 parts, enabling Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, including a July 2024 bombing that killed 90 Palestinians in a “safe zone.” Military cargo was smuggled on passenger flights, with bullets and jet parts loaded onto commercial airlines like Air Canada and…

The Pentagon said Thursday it is ending the deployment of all but 250 National Guard troops that were originally sent to Los Angeles to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered 1,350 National Guard members to leave this week. The rest will remain to protect federal personnel and property, according to the statement attributed to Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesperson.Roughly 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles in early June over the objections of state and local officials. Half of the Guard were pulled back roughly two weeks ago,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. It was already snowing in the White Mountains when Jackie Hughes got a call from one of her cowboys last December. They’d caught five horses in a bait trap on the Apache Forest near Big Lake, but the snow was piling up quickly and they were worried about their trailer getting stuck. “I said, ‘Just get the horses and get off that mountain,’” Hughes recalls. “Well, they got the horses into holding, but the next morning they went up to check…

Republican senators on Thursday confirmed senior Veterans Affairs advisor Cheryl Mason as the next top watchdog for Veterans Affairs programs, despite objections from Democratic lawmakers who questioned her ability to be an impartial investigator of the department. Mason — who previously served as the first woman ever to chair the Board of Veterans Appeals — was approved for the VA Inspector General post by a 53-45 margin, with all of the opposition coming from Democrats. He and seven other fired federal watchdogs have sued the White House over their dismissals, claiming they were done without proper reason or notification. That…