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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This editorial appeared in the September 1942 issue of Outdoor Life under the title, “Outdoor Life Condemns Walt Disney’s Film Bambi as Insult to American Sportsmen.” The magazine would’ve begun arriving…
In the early American military, specifically the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, food, logistics, medicine and morale were inseparable. Chocolate and cocoa fit that world neatly. They were calorie-dense, easy to transport and more shelf-stable than most comforts soldiers could count on.By the middle years of the Revolutionary War,…
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. While we’re seeing a handful of brand-new introductions at SHOT Show 2026, most of the ammunition we’ve noticed are line extensions. There’s also a good sprinkling of commemorative and special edition ammo celebrating America’s 250th anniversary this year. So, here are a few highlights we’ve seen so far, and we’ll add more as we find them. Remington 7mm Backcountry See It Federal’s launch of the…
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I was in southern Afghanistan in May 2014 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near me while covering a routine patrol as a public affairs specialist.It was something I had a dozen times before, but in a flash I was on my back, ears ringing, lungs full of dust.The blast knocked me out cold. When I came to, nothing was where it had been. The explosion left me with a traumatic brain injury and partial deafness in my right ear, with tinnitus that still rings to this day. I deal with memory loss, light sensitivity and sudden moments of…
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KYIV, Ukraine — As U.S. President Donald Trump started the new year by flaunting American military power in Venezuela, the episode has left Ukrainian officials wondering whether Washington would exhibit a similar brand of decisiveness in 2026 to end Russian attacks on Ukraine.The Jan.3 U.S. raid to capture Venezuelan strongman president Nicolás Maduro was over before dawn, drawing praise from military leaders in Washington for its flawless execution.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched from Kyiv and didn’t bother to hide the message Ukrainians heard.“If you can do that with dictators,” Zelenskyy told reporters later, “then the United States knows what to…
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This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute. Since the 1960s, when racial turmoil exploded in the United States, there have been reparations demands, with groups representing black Americans calling for massive wealth transfers from whites and other economically successful ethnic groups to account for black chattel slavery in the US and the policies of Jim Crow. For example, during their heyday in the 1960s, the Black Panthers in 1966 called for a number of measures, including reparations, to bring about what they saw as justice. They included: We believe that the federal government is responsible…
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PARIS — NATO is ready to engage in a potential Arctic mission, but hasn’t started planning one as there has been no political guidance to do so, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, after a meeting of the organization’s top military leaders on Thursday.“We’re aware of discussions about this, of course, and therefore we’re doing some thinking about how we would organize for it, but no planning has started yet,” said Grynkewich, a United States Air Force general, at a press briefing in Brussels.Grynkewich said NATO’s military headquarters has “a ton of expertise” that could be used…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis weekend’s winter storm is going to be a doozy for many areas. We are looking at a convergence of atmospheric conditions that threatens to disrupt infrastructure across a massive swath of the United States. For those who track weather patterns as part of their ongoing prepping assessment, the data indicate a multi-hazard scenario involving Arctic temperatures, heavy snow accumulation, and, most critically, a significant ice storm. Preppers know the drill: Panic is what happens when preparation hasn’t been made. As a prepper, or at a minimum, a preparedness-minded person, you’re ready for whatever…
The U.S. Space Force officially activated its southern component in a ceremony on Wednesday, formalizing Space Forces Southern’s role in space capabilities across the Western Hemisphere.During the ceremony at its headquarters of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, SPACEFOR-SOUTH was formally recognized a month after it was first operationally effective, according to a Space Force statement.SPACEFOR-SOUTH became operationally effective on Dec. 1, 2025, but the ceremony marked the formal recognition of the activation with the assumption of command by Col. Brandon P. Alford.“This new organization reaffirms our commitment to address local threats of all shapes and sizes, ranging from malign…
The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of an Army military police brigade who are stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina have been given prepare-to-deploy orders.If deployed, the troops would likely offer support to civil authorities in Minneapolis, according to the official, who stressed that such standby orders are issued regularly and they do not necessarily mean…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A South Carolina hunter who was arrested by game wardens during a 2024 sting operation in Greenville County is now suing the state’s Department of Natural Resources. The charge against the hunter, Shane Huffman, was dismissed due to insufficient evidence, and Huffman is now claiming in the lawsuit that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. That lawsuit is moving forward, according to one of Huffman’s attorneys, Lori Murray, who says it could eventually go to trial before a jury. But…
Under the Trump administration, wait times for mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs have increased while morale among employees has plummeted with the loss of 40,000 people, Senate Democrats said in a new report released Thursday. Actions taken by President Donald Trump, VA Secretary Doug Collins and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, in the past year have affected services and research at the VA, harmed workers and delayed care and benefits to veterans, said Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. According to the report, appointment wait times for new…
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