President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military struck another small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people.“Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” Trump posted on Truth Social.Trump said intelligence confirmed that the vessel was trafficking narcotics and was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks.RELATEDThe strike marks the fifth deadly strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the region. At least 27 people have been killed in the five strikes, according to the Trump administration.The…

Soldiers with the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division recently tested the Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition System during an exercise at Fort Hood’s eastern training area, marking the first time the system has been live-fired on the Texas installation. Soldiers from 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team in September conducted the trial in support of the Army’s Transformation in Contact initiative aimed at modernizing armored formations for future conflicts. Part of that ongoing effort includes familiarization with the Aerovironment-produced system, which has already been put to the test by a handful of Army units, according to a service release. The 2nd Armored Brigade…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Officials in Tennessee certified a new state-record bass Friday after confirming the species in a lab. And while they’re recognizing the latest addition to the record book, they say the fish, an Alabama Bass, shouldn’t be in Tennessee waters in the first place. In a news release, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said local fishing guide Caleb Ball caught the state-record Alabama bass from Parksville Reservoir in Polk County. Bell’s bass weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces — just three ounces heavier than the previous Alabama bass…

The mainstream media is beginning a fear-mongering campaign over seasonal influenza. Many sources claim that, along with the changing weather and declining immunity, flu season is upon us, and this year it could spark a new pandemic. Accoridng to a report by The Times of India, a new pandemic has already been declared in Japan because 4,000 people have been hospitalized. Japan usually reports its flu season at the beginning of November. Rising cases are causing school closures, as concerns surface in Okinawa, Kagoshima, and Tokyo. It is interesting that the flu is back now that the COVID scare is…

It’s been heartening in recent months to see the leading gun-rights organizations working together on several occasions in an attempt to save the Second Amendment, rather than jockeying for position and competing with one another. In fact, I believe such cooperation could be a key to the future of our right to keep and bear arms.   In the latest example of that cooperation, three top gun-rights groups have collaborated to file a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in a critical lawsuit that seeks to end the lifetime ban on gun ownership and possession for those…

More Army Reserve members will soon be eligible for emergency financial assistance from Army Emergency Relief, the nonprofit’s CEO announced Tuesday.Currently, Army reservists must be on Title 10 orders for more than 30 days to be eligible for financial assistance from the nonprofit. In January 2026, that 30-day requirement will be lifted.“We’ll start helping Army Reserve full time regardless of how long they’ve been on orders,” said retired Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, CEO of Army Emergency Relief, at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington.“I’m extremely proud of that,” he said. Grinston said he…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “A Nest of Grizzlies,” appeared in the November 1986 issue of Outdoor Life. When Mark Miner pulled himself out of bed early on the morning of October 20, 1985, he was thinking about pheasants. The thought of bears never crossed his mind. After getting his hunting gear to­gether, Miner, 25, drove over to pick up hunting partner Willie Reed, 24. The two piled their hunting gear into Willie’s truck and drove off in the first light of the new…

As thousands of attendees roam the halls of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during this year’s Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, a handful of agents with Army counterintelligence are working to keep the Army’s secrets safe.“Now more than ever, our adversaries absolutely have a full court press on us in both the cyber domain and physical domain,” said Brig. Gen. Sean Stinchon, head of Army Counterintelligence Command. “They’re coming after our people, networks and critical infrastructure.”Foreign agents attend shows such as AUSA, trying to collect sensitive information and exploit people, Stinchon said.Scott Grovatt,…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOur threat landscape is constantly shifting. Month to month, season to season, the threats we face are continually evolving. Some rise in risk, some fall out of favor, and others stay a threat all the time. This isn’t about theoretical problems or distant concerns—it’s about what’s already showing signs of strain in real life. From wild weather to social tension, economic pressure to digital vulnerabilities, the second half of 2025 is shaping up to be a possible test for many people. If you’re paying attention, you’ve probably felt it and are watching it. Headlines…

The U.S. Army is looking to develop a new “fog of war,” but in order to keep up with ever-evolving technological advances, it is turning to a technology that dates back to the Civil War — smokescreens. The need for obfuscating troops, particularly during more exposed points of contact on the battlefield — namely water crossings and obstacle breaching maneuvers — has become a point of vulnerability for the Army, argues Lt. Col. Michael Carvelli in this year’s spring issue of Military Review. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has only highlighted the growing need for the Army to invest in…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. “The big one is on the left,” my Inuit guide, Amos Irkok, said with a twinge of excitement in his soft voice. I crawled up the back side of a bald, pebble-covered hilltop toward a coffee-table-sized boulder at the peak. When I reached the rock, I peeked around the left side and spotted a giant, barren ground caribou bull bedded 104 yards out, facing directly away. We’d spotted this bull and his buddy from about 3 miles away. Then we crossed…

Former Russian ruler and current Deputy Chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation has delivered a warning to the United States and any other Western country bold enough to attempt to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. The threat came with a nuclear undertone. President Trump’s latest remarks, weighing in on the issue, saw him veil his intentions in usually cryptic wording. Aboard Air Force One while traveling to the Middle East earlier Monday, he had said Tomahawks are a “very offensive weapon,” noting, “honestly, Russia does not need that.” Trump also threatened to send the missiles to Ukraine if the “war…

From cold weather gear to loitering munitions, Program Executive Office-Soldier, the center for all things soldier gear, has been upgrading and fielding new equipment to troops, with more in store in the coming year.This past year, the office has lightened body armor, added blood coolers for lifesaving measures and put together new cold weather gear for soldier testing, among other equipment. Program officers met with Army Times before the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition to showcase some of its equipment.High-tech headsetsThe Integrated Visual Augmentation System is now known as the Soldier Borne Mission Command. The heads-up…

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Former presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, both democrats, have praised current President Donald Trump’s peace deal. Trump had a role in negotiating hostage releases and prisoner swaps between Israel and Gaza. After the swap, a peace deal was signed. It is still unclear if this peace agreement will remain in effect; however, Trump and other mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye signed the ceasefire on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. During the signing ceremony, Trump said that “everybody’s happy” with the agreement, which “has taken off like a rocket ship.” Trump also claimed that the war that has been…

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We reported recently how Minnesota governor and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz was calling a special session of the state legislature to try to get new gun control laws passed and also how he was surprised that Republican wouldn’t just sit back and let the new proposals be passed. Walz brought up the special session following the August 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church, where a trans man fired into the windows of the church during the school’s first Mass of the year. Democrats had said that during the special session, they would be seeking not only the ban on so-called…

The next conflict likely won’t start with bullets or missiles at a distant overseas location, but instead could be a cyber strike on the homeland.“The first shots will be fired in the cyber domain,” said Maj. Gen. Jake Kwon, director of strategic operations for the Army’s Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff. “The Army has to think differently, and we have to fight faster.”Kwon spoke Tuesday alongside Lt. Gen. Jeth Rey, deputy chief of staff G-6, and Brandon Pugh, principal cyber advisor to the secretary of the Army, at the annual Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington.To…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Where I live in the Northeast, crappie fishing is primarily a spring thing. Come April, coves will be ringed with anglers, but once summer rolls in, crappies take a back seat to a plethora of other species. In other parts of the country, however, crappie fishing is a year-round event. The South especially is steeped in crappie culture. It’s true that when crappies move shallow to spawn in spring, they’re pretty easy to locate, but according to my buddy and veteran outdoor writer, Jason Sealock, it’s…

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