Airborne troops are extremely vulnerable when they are descending in their parachutes. To compensate, their intense combat training is designed to take charge from the moment their boots touch the ground… whatever that ground may be. One of the many cases in point is that of PFC. Manuel Pérez Jr.Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1923, Pérez was raised in Chicago, Illinois, after the death of his mother, Tiburcia, when he was just two years old. After graduating high school, the young Pérez worked at a time for Best Foods Inc., but in January 1943 he enlisted and,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Hawaiian Hara-Kiri,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. Raymond Arraujo and I climbed up a dry watercourse on the leeward coast of Hawaii Island, following Ray’s dog Phil, who was sniffing his way along the maze of old tracks in the sand. Phil wasn’t showing much enthusiasm, and neither were we. The tracks were old, and it was hot. There was hardly a breeze in the sun-baked gully, and it was like climbing in an oven.…

United States envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker has likened NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) European members to children, who must eventually leave parental care and get a job. Whitaker said that while the U.S. “still loves” its allies on the continent, they need to grow up. At the presentation of an annual report on Monday, the organizers of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) said, “for decades, Europe thrived under an American security umbrella that allowed it to prioritize integration and prosperity over hard power. That era has ended.” At that same presentation, Whitaker said, “I completely reject everything I just…

Soldiers may have the option of ordering beer and wine at some chow halls of the future, but it will be up to their installations’ senior commanders. “Senior commanders own the stick on this one,” said Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, which is spearheading the effort to improve food for soldiers. Mohan said he expects beer and wine to be a point of discussion with Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral, the commanding general of Fort Hood, Texas, where 42 Bistro, the first of five pilot locations, will bring the new campus-style dining beginning on Feb. 18.The…

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to block a major bridge between Canada and the United States over ownership concerns. The bridge is suspended between Michigan and Ontario, and Trump is demanding ownership of at least half of the crossing. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump said he would not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, to open until the United States is “fully compensated” and Canada treats its neighbor with what he described as “fairness and respect.” “With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps,…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Everybody knows the Florida Keys are a popular winter escape. It’s logical — the farther south you go, the warmer it is. But what many anglers miss is this also applies to the southern coast of Texas. In fact, if you look at a map, Texas dips even closer to the Equator than Florida. The Lone Star State also offers some amazing saltwater fishing, but it’s arguably most famous for its trophy speckled seatrout. The best part is that the winter months aren’t a shoulder season…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn preparedness, your mindset is the foundation for every action you take. It can be the tool that ensures your safety or the trigger that invites disaster. As preppers, we often talk about having the right gear along with tactical and homesteading skills, but what happens when your own thinking becomes the biggest threat? This isn’t about complex survival scenarios. It can happen on any given morning when a simple decision goes wrong. It’s easy to get locked into a false sense of “I’ve got this,” where you override your better judgment. This is…

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This article was originally published by Micahel Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: Kick Off Event Incoming: Israel Is Going To Attack Iran Even If The U.S. Does Not – A Major Showdown In The Middle East Now Appears To Be Inevitable One way or another, it appears that a final showdown in the Middle East is going to happen. The tyrants that are running Iran have slaughtered tens of thousands of protesters, they have just deployed ballistic missiles that travel so fast that they can reach Israel in 10 minutes, it has been reported that…

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A U.S. Marine was awarded the service’s highest non-combat award on Feb. 6 for heroic actions in 2024, when he saved another Marine’s life following a motor vehicle accident. Staff Sgt. Billy Scafidel, an armory chief with the 7th Engineer Support Battalion in the 1st Marine Logistics Group, received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California, according to a release.On Sept. 1, 2024, Scafidel was working outside of his home near the installation’s Del Mar Boat Basin when he heard a loud splash in the ocean. Upon investigating the sound, he discovered a truck…

The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers — as seen now in the American military buildups off Venezuela and Iran.Adm. Daryl Caudle’s vision — what he calls his “Fighting Instructions” — calls for the Navy to deploy more tailored groups of ships and equipment that would offer the sea service more flexibility to respond to crises as they develop.The new strategy comes as the Trump administration has moved aircraft carriers and other ships to regions around the world as concerns have cropped…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.On the morning of May 25, 2006, I didn’t go out. Capt. Doug Dicenzo invited me to come along to meet some local Iraqi leaders, and I had previously shown him the safer routes to take. But on the day of the meeting, I had other duties to attend to. Truthfully, I had survived enough near misses and just didn’t want to go.Doug and his gunner, Robert Blair went and were killed by a roadside bomb.…

Soldiers and families at Fort Hood, Texas, will be the first to sample the Army’s new campus-style dining as part of a pilot program designed to promote access to a variety of healthier, tastier foods. The 42 Bistro, named after the 1942 establishment of the camp, is scheduled for a grand opening on Feb. 18 and will be accessible seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.Soldiers on the Essential Station Messing program — especially those in the barracks using a meal card — will have an entitlement of $39, or “freedom dollars,” per day to use at…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. As disagreements over restoring free-roaming bison to the West grows more heated, dozens of tribes are weighing in. The united front from more than 50 Native American tribes comes in direct response to a recent decision by the Interior Department to revoke American Prairie’s bison grazing leases on several Bureau of Land Management parcels in Montana. On Friday the conservation nonprofit followed through on its promise to challenge that decision, delivering an official letter of protest to the BLM’s state director…

This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. Introduction: The Great AI Deception of 2025 Last year, pundits and skeptics declared artificial intelligence had hit a wall. They claimed the AI bubble was deflating, that machine cognition had plateaued, and that human ingenuity would remain irreplaceable. They were catastrophically wrong. The year 2026 has arrived, and with it, a seismic shift. The narrative of a stalled revolution was a comforting illusion for a workforce unprepared for the reality now unfolding. Human cognition, long celebrated as our crowning achievement, is being objectively dwarfed by silicon-based intelligence. This isn’t…