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As the U.S. Space Force enters 2026 amid escalating threats from China and Russia, the service faces a pivotal year as it transitions to full-spectrum warfighting. Recent assessments from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s 2025 annual report underscore the challenge ahead. According to the report, “China is aggressively positioning itself as a global leader in space technology and exploration, seeking to reshape international governance, influence standards, and displace the United States as the world’s premier space power.” The report notes China’s operational satellite fleet exceeded 1,060 by mid-2025, with hundreds dedicated to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.Chief of Space…

In October, President Donald Trump stated that the United States would resume nuclear testing “immediately,” a claim he made as the U.S. had adhered to a voluntary moratorium since 1992. Nearly three months later, it is not clear what, if anything, has been done to advance the president’s intent. His brief announcement nonetheless sent the arms control community into an apoplectic frenzy. Critics deem a resumption of testing unnecessary and certain to trigger a new arms race. Neither claim withstands scrutiny, but they have succeeded in diverting attention away from common sense arguments in favor of testing. The claim that…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Andrew and Austin King attended a wedding celebration on Nov. 22 — so they almost didn’t go hunting that next morning. But the rut was on, and the brothers decided to hunt some public land in Kingsbury County, which lies in east-central South Dakota — roughly a 2-hour drive from the wedding venue. “We knew good bucks had been roaming on some public land that we knew well,” Andrew says. “I’m glad we decided to go.” The brothers headed to the…

This article was originally published by Ava Grace at Natural News.  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized by U.S. forces in Caracas, with President Trump announcing his arrest and extradition to face charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy. Moscow denounced the operation, demanded an urgent UN Security Council meeting, and framed the U.S. justification as baseless, accusing Washington of regime-change motives. Venezuela is a key Russian ally, with deep military and economic ties. The capture risks escalating tensions further amid existing disputes over Ukraine and could harden Russia’s stance globally. Prior to his arrest, Maduro declared a state of emergency, urging Venezuelan…

A U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve member is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant this month as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative. Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker was selected from applicants to be the first to benefit from the pilot program, according to a late December DVIDS memo. The aim of the program is to grant new leadership opportunities to experienced Marines and give them greater control over their careers.“I came into the Marine Corps from a place of uncertainty, but it gave me a chance to build a life and purpose…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A suspected fatal mountain lion attack that left one hiker dead in northern Colorado on New Year’s Day has raised plenty of unanswered questions, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. If confirmed, the attack would be the first time a cougar has killed a human in the state since 1999. CPW says it is still investigating the incident, which took place on the Crosier Mountain Trail near Glen Haven in Larimer County. The agency explained in a news release that it…

Editor’s note: This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.An image circulated over media the weekend of Jan. 3 and 4 was meant to convey dominance: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, blindfolded and handcuffed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. Shortly after the operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would now “run” Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition” could be arranged.The Trump administration’s move is not an aberration; it reflects a broader trend in U.S. foreign policy I described here some…

The fleet of aircraft that took part in the U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro included bombers, fighters and surveillance aircraft from multiple services — and reportedly one of the Air Force’s secretive recon drones.Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a Saturday news briefing with President Donald Trump that more than 150 aircraft took off from 20 locations on land and sea to support Maduro’s capture.The airborne element of Operation Absolute Resolve, as the U.S. government dubbed the mission, included F-22 Raptors, F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, F/A-18 Hornets and B-1 Lancer bombers,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requiring Colorado Parks and Wildlife to produce a detailed report of gray wolf management in the state by mid-January. If the state agency fails to do so, USFWS will terminate the agreement that gives Colorado the authority to manage its experimental wolf population. CPW plans to comply with the request within the 30-day deadline, and continue to coordinate with USFWS on wolf management in the state. This request was detailed in a letter signed…

In the aftermath of the attack on Venezuela, U.S. ruler Donald Trump has not only threatened to take over Greenland. He also said that a raid on the Latin American country Colombia “sounds good.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said Colombia is “run by a sick man,” referring to President Gustavo Petro, whom he labeled a “drug leader.” The U.S. president suggested that Petro, whom he sanctioned last year, could be removed from power too. “Colombia is very sick… run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he’s not…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X the expanding punishments for Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who participated in a Nov. 18 video that pleaded with service members to refuse illegal orders.Kelly, a retired Navy pilot — along with five other Democratic members of Congress — released the video amid a barrage of U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The video came 10 days before The Washington Post published an article that called into question the legality of an order that led to the killing of two survivors from the Sept. 2 strike. The…

With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy — which the Obama administration declared dead in 2013. “We have superseded it by a lot,” Trump told reporters Saturday. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again,” he said.First articulated by President James Monroe during a Dec. 2, 1823, congressional address, Monroe warned European powers to accept that the Western Hemisphere was solely within America’s sphere of interest and it “soon became a watchword of…

United States ruler Donald Trump renewed his calls for the takeover of Greenland as a major U.S. military operation ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at his order. The U.S. has effectively taken control of Venezuela as of the weekend. The ruling class didn’t stop there either. Secretary of State Marco Rubio additionally warned that Cuba’s Communist government is “in a lot of trouble.” Trump Wants To Takeover Greenland For “National Security” After admitting that the U.S. military operation in Venezuela was all about the oil and other resources, Trump is saying a takeover of Greenland is about war strategy. “It’s…

BANGKOK — On paper, the U.S. security alliance with Thailand is one of the strongest in Asia, dating back seven decades and backed up by military exercises each year with thousands of troops from both countries and many others.Thailand’s drift toward China over the past decade, though, is turning the alliance into more of a paper tiger, some analysts say, with military and strategic consequences for the United States across the region.“Thailand’s increasing ties to China accelerates the trend of the U.S. losing strategic influence in Southeast Asia,” Emma Chanlett-Avery, director of political-security affairs at the Asia Society Policy Institute…

United States ruler and war monger Donald Trump said that he wants to use “law and order” to rule over Venezuela. He finally came clean and admitted what we all already knew, too: that this was all about natural resources. “Law and order” will be required to take advantage of the Latin American country’s resources. Following the U.S. military intervention over the weekend, the country must first be restored to “law and order” and economic discipline before any future elections can be considered, according to Trump. The military campaign has been criticized worldwide, and Trump is painted broadly as a…

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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 story, “My Toughest Hunt Ever,” appeared in the August 2006 issue of Outdoor Life. When my editor suggested I write a column about my toughest hunt ever, I immediately took it for a tall order. After all, I’ve been in the fields and forests for almost half a century and have experienced a lot of difficult hunting conditions. But when I added high levels of frustration and stress to the equation, one hunt jumped out — a brutal 1977 desert…

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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  The dramatic events that just occurred in Venezuela have shocked the entire world.  But almost everyone is missing the bigger picture.  A very tense geopolitical game of chess is playing out right in front of our eyes, and the stakes are incredibly high. The Trump administration would love to push the Chinese and the Russians out of the western hemisphere, and setting up a new western-friendly government in Venezuela would be a huge step in that direction.  Most people do not realize this, but Venezuela actually has…

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Many preppers keep ready-to-eat foods, such as canned goods, protein bars, and dried fruits, for emergencies. But at some point, you will want a hot meal, especially if the emergency lasts more than a day or two. Without an electric stove or microwave, your options may feel limited to eating the same instant foods day after day. But there are ways to safely cook food without electricity, even in a small space. The key is knowing what you can cook, either indoors or outdoors. During several hurricanes in Houston, many families opted to use their barbecue grills outside, particularly to…