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August might mean new backpacks and school supply runs for most Americans, but for the military and veteran community, it signals something else entirely.This is not just back-to-school season. It is the start of admin hell — the time of year when benefit deadlines, readiness checks, enrollment certifications and medical…

Armies should train for the battlefields they fight on. But the U.S. Army’s training sites don’t replicate the terrain that the Army is most likely to fight on, such as the Baltic states, Korea and Taiwan, warns a U.S. Army officer.For example, the Army’s largest training site — the National…

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The U.S. Navy held an assumption of command ceremony Saturday to usher in new leadership for the service’s legal branch, according to the Navy.Navy Secretary John Phelan welcomed Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh as the next Judge Advocate General, or JAG, at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington.“He is a proven warfighter, a seasoned leader, warrior and patriot of the highest order,” Phelan said, according to the release. “With his selection, a Marine once again takes the helm of the JAG Corps, only the second time in its history and the first since Col. Remey was appointed as…

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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 Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. With plenty of collective experience hunting from tree stands, we’ve been around long enough to remember when hunter safety classes focused mainly on firearm safety. In those days, tree stand safety was treated as more of an afterthought than a priority. Today, tree stand hunters are more likely to wear a harness while hunting, and with the increase in demand, the industry…

United States President Donald Trump seems to want to both start a bunch of wars and get a Nobel Peace Prize. He’s actively threatening tariffs while agreeing to arm Ukraine and giving Moscow an ultimatum. But Trump probably shouldn’t be too concerned. It isn’t like Nobel Peace Prizes are awarded to those who actually seek peace anyway. Remember, Barack “drone bomber” Obama received one. In fact, Obama dropped over 26,000 bombs without congressional approval. So Trump should have nothing to worry about. The current ruler is arming Ukraine and gave a weak “ultimatum” to Russia, basically resulting in Russia laughing…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Can we admit here that trucks are a rolling contradiction? On one hand, we love them because they’re versatile pack mules that can tackle any job we throw at them. On the other, the bed that defines them can be a pretty unforgiving place for gear we care about. Maybe you need to keep stuff from getting blown out of your bed, extra security for expensive gear, or keep luggage from getting drenched. Either way, you need a truck cover. We…

A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him.George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, said he was arriving at work on July 10 when several federal agents surrounded his car and — despite him identifying himself as a U.S. citizen — broke his window, peppered sprayed him and dragged him out.“It took two officers to…

The U.S. Marine Corps will field smart scopes to help shoot down moving targets, such as drones, in the coming months.“Multiple units across all elements of the [Marine Air-Ground Task Force] will receive this technology with priority going to those units that are deployed or deploying soon,” Lt. Col. Eric Flanagan, spokesman for Combat Development and Integration, told Marine Corps Times via email.Flanagan declined to share quantities due to security concerns but said the fielding would begin in fiscal 2026, which starts Oct. 1, as part of a program to counter small, unmanned aircraft systems.“The SMASH 2000L will give the…

Israel’s military attacked Damascus, Syria, twice on Wednesday, striking the Defense Ministry. Clashes between the Syrian army and Druze fighters in southern Syria in the country’s deadliest violence in months. On Wednesday, the Syrian government and one of the three spiritual leaders of the Syrian Druze community announced a ceasefire. It was unclear if the truce would hold, however, as another spiritual leader, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, vowed to keep fighting, calling the government a collection of “armed gangs.” The Druze, a religious minority in Syria and the wider Middle East, make up the majority of the population of Sweida province…

The one-year American Service Fellowship program is being run through the Harvard Kennedy School, which focuses on public policy issues. Officials expect at least half of the new class to be veterans and the rest to be made up of individuals with seven years of experience in public service jobs. In a letter sent to students and faculty Thursday morning, Dean Jeremy Weinstein said the new fellowship is launching now “because in this moment of political division, unprecedented challenges, and declining in government, there has never been a more important time to invest in the next generation of America’s public…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Last Day of the Wardens,” appeared in the July 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. It was written while Claude Dallas remained at large and game warden William Pogue’s body had not been recovered. This story was published with the following editor’s note: Editor’s Note: This story was obtained from interviews with various law­ enforcement officials in Idaho, includ­ing state Fish and Game officers, an Idaho Bureau of Investigation agent, and the Owyhee County sheriff. The accounts of the shooting and…

This article was originally published by Lance D. Johnson at Natural News.  For years, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has haunted the corridors of power, implicating billionaires, politicians, and royalty in a sordid web of underage sex trafficking. Now, Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein’s convicted accomplice — claims she’s ready to spill the “truth” about his infamous client list. But can this self-serving manipulator, dubbed “Prison Karen” for her relentless demands, really be trusted? Or is this just another calculated move to minimize her own role in one of history’s most grotesque criminal enterprises? While Maxwell languishes in a Florida prison, serving…

WIESBADEN, Germany − NATO’s top commander said he is under guidance to move as quickly as possible in transferring more Patriot air and missile defense systems to Ukraine.“I won’t go into a ton of details on any of that, I’m not going to tell the Russians or anyone else the exact numbers of weapons that we’re transferring or when those will happen,” U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said at the Association of the U.S. Army’s inaugural LandEuro conference in Wiesbaden, Germany, July 17. “We’re also looking at other capabilities and what those needs are and…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.