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The Defense Department has added more context to provocative comments Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made about aggressive and even physical troop training in his address to the military’s general officers and admirals in late September.In a letter responding to queries from a coalition of lawmakers, Anthony Tata, the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness said that “hazing and bullying have no place in the U.S. military,” despite comments from Hegseth that appeared to blur the lines on acceptable training.“The definition of toxic has been turned upside down, and we’re correcting that. That’s why today, at my direction we’re undertaking a…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I’LL NEVER FORGET my first trapped coyote, because it was actually my third. When I started canine trapping years ago, I caught a big male coyote that I could hear howling from the field behind my house at 1 a.m. the night I caught him. I had to wait to retrieve him because back then our legal trapping hours ended at dark. As a new trapper, I had yet to learn how strong coyotes are, and I was using too small…

This article was originally published by Lance D Johnson at Natural News.  Minneapolis Public Schools canceled in-person classes and offered remote learning following the fatal ICE shooting of American citizen Renee Nicole Good, citing safety concerns. Officials cited an “abundance of caution” due to “incidents all around the city.” Federal ICE officials claim the shooting was made in self-defense, alleging Good attempted to use her vehicle as a weapon—a narrative vehemently rejected by local officials and eyewitnesses. If Good really wanted to use her vehicle as a weapon (if that was her intent), she could have run over Agent Ross…

The U.S. Navy has reported there were 61 service member deaths in fiscal 2025 from events such as vehicle crashes, aviation incidents or off-duty recreational activities. The Naval Safety Command data charts “Class A” incidents, those leading to at least $2.5 million in damage and/or the destruction of an aircraft, and to a death or permanent total disability.The U.S. Naval Institute first reported on the data on Jan. 8.Off-duty motor vehicle accidents caused 46 of the deaths, most from motorcycle crashes. The Navy recorded 30 deaths from two-wheel vehicle incidents, 15 from car crashes and one from an individual hit…

Airmen are once again allowed to wear patches indicating their primary job, reversing Air Force leadership’s move from a year ago to bar them.The Air Force included the reinstatement of duty identifier patches in an update to its dress and personal appearance regulation released Friday, and said it was one of the most significant changes to the standards.“I’ve decided to bring duty identifier patches back because the Air Force is made up of many different specialties, each with a unique role in our mission to generate airpower,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said in a statement. “We…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. An Idaho man has lost his hunting privileges for life after pleading guilty to roping a bull moose by the neck and leaving it there to die during the summer of 2025. Spencer Oldham, 39, appeared in Custer County Court on Dec. 15, where he was sentenced by a judge as part of his plea deal, according to East Idaho News. Court records show that Oldham pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges: unlawful taking of game animals, unlawful possession of wildlife,…

The Army has formally inactivated the Security Force Assistance Command based in North Carolina, eliminating the headquarters that for years oversaw brigades tasked with advising foreign militaries. The one-star command, located at Fort Bragg, was created in 2018 to help sustain the Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigades, specialized units built to assist partner forces worldwide. The unit’s closure comes amid a broader service-wide restructuring effort intended to prioritize combat capabilities. The unit’s commander, Col. Mathew Bunch, praised its legacy during the inactivation ceremony Thursday.“Through planning, coordination, and an unwavering commitment to readiness, this headquarters empowered our brigades to operate in…

According to a CENTCOM statement, the US carried out “large-scale strikes” against multiple IS targets across the country. “The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future attacks, and protect American and partner forces in the region,” CENTCOM said. The United States and its partner forces fired more than 90 precision munitions at more than 35 targets in an operation that involved more than 20 aircraft, an official told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The unspecified partner forces took part in the attack known as Operation Hawkeye…

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders.Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured Kelly over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.Hegseth said the censure — by itself simply a formal letter with little practical consequence — was “a necessary process step” to proceedings that could result in a demotion from Kelly’s retired rank of captain and subsequent reduction in…

Legislators in the House and Senate have introduced bills that would give veterans wider access to treatments for brain injuries at facilities outside the Department of Veterans Affairs. Reps. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Sarah Elfreth, D-Md., rolled out their proposed “Beacon Act” on Friday, aiming to foster partnerships with academic institutions and providers for treatment and finance research into alternative treatments for mild to moderate traumatic brain injury, or TBI. During a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Cole Lyle, the American Legion’s veterans affairs and rehabilitation director, said the legislation is needed because current treatments, including medication, often…

The rhetoric around Greenland is becoming increasingly absurd. United States ruler Donald Trump’s special envoy, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, has said that Denmark is occupying Greenland, in violation of United Nations (UN) rules. On Sunday, Trump said the US will acquire Greenland – an autonomous territory of Denmark – “one way or another.” He also argued that Copenhagen is unable to provide security for the world’s largest island, quipping that it is only defended by “two dog sleds.” After initially stating Trump would “pay off” the citizens of Greenland in order to buy it, he doubled down on a possible attack. Trump Mulls…

The National World War II Memorial in Washington, dedicated to the 16 million members of the U.S. military, will be closed for the next five months, the National Park Service said last week. The agency said the closure is set to address “aging infrastructure, improve reliability, and enhance the appearance of the memorial.” Construction to modernize the fountains and lighting at the site is also planned.Dedicated on Memorial Day weekend in 2004, the memorial stands at the heart of the National Mall and draws millions of visitors yearly. Designed by Austrian immigrant Friedrich St. Florian, the memorial, a bronze and…

United States ruler Donald Trump has threatened Cuba, giving the country an ultimatum. Trump wants Cuba to strike a deal with Washington “before it’s too late.” American rhetoric toward Havana has sharpened in recent weeks, unfortunately, as the war mongering spreads. The U.S. has kept a comprehensive trade embargo on the Caribbean nation since the 1960s. While the Obama and Biden administrations took steps to normalize relations, Trump reinstated Cuba on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Cuba, which is a close ally of Venezuela and a major beneficiary of its subsidized oil, has seen supplies from the…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Agua Prieta. In English that means “dark water,” an ominous name for a town. It sits on the border between Mexico and the U.S., a region that’s had more than its share of darkness in recent years. This is drug-cartel country. I look up and see Mexican tricolor flags snapping in the dry, dusty, cool Sonoran breeze. A few years earlier, banners with the name “El Cadete” painted on them hung along the streets here. That was the nickname for the…

PARIS — Russia and China are increasingly working together in the Arctic region, and their presence there will be a growing threat to NATO allies, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaking at a Swedish national security conference on Sunday.As Arctic ice recedes and access to the region improves, Russia and China are cooperating with joint patrols not only on the north coast of Russia, but also north of Alaska and near Canada, Grynkewich said at this year’s National Conference organized by Sweden’s Folk och Förvars.“It’s not for peaceful purposes,” Grynkewich said. “They’re not studying the seals…

Not content with launching a dizzying cascade of international conflicts, Trump just lobbed a nuke at the Fed. While Trump’s vendetta against the Fed’s Lisa Cook set for a January showdown before the Supreme Court, the Trump admin dramatically raised the stakes on Sunday when the NYT first reported, and minutes later Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed that the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, in what Bloomberg said was a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the Fed. As the NYT first reported, the US attorney’s office in the…

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