The U.S. Navy confirmed the 34th chief of naval operations during an assumption of office ceremony Monday, according to a Navy release.Adm. Daryl Caudle, who previously led U.S. Fleet Forces Command for nearly four years, replaced acting CNO Adm. James Kilby at an event at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Kilby took over for Adm. Lisa Franchetti, whom President Trump dismissed in February without a stated reason.“The Sailor will be front and center in my vision throughout my tenure as CNO — hands down, no exception,” Caudle said during the ceremony, according to the release. “To ensure that…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said plans to rename his agency as the Department of War are “coming soon,” but it remains unclear whether the executive branch can make such a move without congressional permission. During a White House press event on Monday, Hegseth spoke about the deployment of National Guard troops throughout Washington, D.C., and along the southern U.S. border. President Donald Trump responded to the remarks by complimenting the service members but complaining that the Department of Defense name “didn’t sound good” to him. “Department of Defense, I don’t want to be defense only,” he continued. “We want defense,…

The state of Massachusetts’ ban on what the state calls “assault-style” firearms has been a sticking point with gun-rights advocates since its passage last year. Not only does the law infringe on the constitutional rights of lawful citizens in the Bay State, but it also gives a lot of interpretive leeway to anti-gun politicians to determine which guns are actually illegal. On August 21, the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, East Division, challenging the ban. Joining the NRA in the action, named Hanlon v. Campbell, are the Gun Owners’…

Authorities are investigating a fire on board a CH-53E Super Stallion that caused the crew to evacuate.The helicopter, assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was conducting routine operations at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on Friday, Aug. 22 when the fire broke out, resulting in a ground mishap, according to a statement provided to Marine Corps Times on Monday.The fire, captured briefly on video and shared on social media, shows the grounded helicopter engulfed in smoke and flames. “At approximately 1:10 p.m. PDT Aug. 22, 2025, a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing experienced…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “The Lost Sheep,” originally ran in the September 1964 issue of Outdoor Life. While it is, in many ways, a classic big-game hunt of its era, this story also shows how hunting ethics have changed over the decades. The article originally ran with a companion piece advising hunters how to get into shape for hunts like this. It should have included a third column discussing the do’s and don’ts of long-range shots while hunting. THE PICTURE was one that…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not done funding Ukraine, even though peace talks appear to be making progress. Even Ukraine’s ruler, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he would consider territory concessions to end the war that he cannot win. Zelensky Could Concede Land NATO’s Military Committee Chairman Giuseppe Cavo Dragone stated that NATO has already provided more than $33 billion since January and plans to raise the total to $50 billion by the end of the year. Ukraine Not Invited to Crucial Trump & Putin Peace Talks Accoridng to a report by RT, when asked about the alliance’s stance…

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics on Monday, the largest single illegal drug dump in Coast Guard history.The illegal narcotics surrendered by the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton in Port Everglades are valued at $473 million, according to a statement from the Coast Guard.“This combined illegal narcotics offload prevented the maritime flow of approximately 23 million potential lethal doses from reaching the United States,” it added.The largest Coast Guard offload prior to Monday was in 2021 when the Coast Guard Cutter James crew offloaded 61,130 pounds of illicit drugs.The latest seized contraband was the result of 19…

The U.S. Navy on Friday awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth up to nearly $2.9 billion to build more engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.Pratt & Whitney, which is a subsidiary of RTX, will produce and deliver 141 F135 engines to go into new F-35s for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as partner nations in the F-35 program and foreign military customers.The Navy expects Pratt to finish these engines by February 2028. Work on the engines will be spread among multiple Pratt facilities in Connecticut, Indiana, Washington, Maine and other locations.These engines will…

After reporting that it had been struck with a cluster bomb, Israel has resumed attacks on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a terrorist group known for its opposition to the war in Gaza. The Israeli military claimed that the Houthi strike had been the first use of such bombs by the Iran-backed Houthis during the current conflict with Israel. Local media and the Associated Press reported that the strikes occurred in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. The Israeli military is also reportedly investigating why it was unable to intercept the missile carrying the munitions, which are banned by more than 100 countries. The United…

A gun-rights organization is sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice’s strategy in its challenge to the ban on interstate handgun sales. On August 21, the Firearms Policy Coalition issued a press release detailing the DOJ’s recently filed brief in the case Elite Precision Custom v. ATF. The case is FPC’s challenge to the federal interstate handgun transfer ban. At issue in the case is whether the ban meets the Supreme Court precedent that requires the government to assess whether modern firearms regulations are consistent with the text and historical understanding of the Second Amendment. According to the plaintiffs,…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I’ve owned hundreds of knives over the last ten years. I’ve been through the overbuilt knife trend, seen the first really good flippers, and bought all the hype knives I could get my hands on. But out of the heap of knives I own, there are only a handful that I carry daily. They are the knives I like the most, and the ones I’d most recommend to a fellow knife nut or anyone looking for one good EDC blade. All-Around…

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A District Court judge in New York has ruled that the state’s restriction on concealed carry by nonresidents violates the Second Amendment rights of visitors to the state. On August 20, Judge Mae D’Agostino of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York weighed the standards set down in the critical 2022 case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and determined that the law doesn’t meet legal muster. Incidentally, Judge D’Agostino was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama. In his ruling in the case Higbie v. James, Judge D’Agostino wrote: “Guided by…

Some National Guard members have started carrying their service-issued weapons around the nation’s capital.“Starting the late evening of August 24, 2025, JTF- DC (Joint Task Force – DC) service members began carrying their service-issued weapon,” the Guard said in a statement late Sunday.“Task force personnel operate under the established Rules for the Use of Force, which allow the use of force only as a last resort and solely in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm,” the Guard added. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo late last week authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington,…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  The DOJ has just released transcripts and audio from two days of interviews last month with Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who said that President Trump was “never inappropriate with anybody” while he and Epstein were associates, and that her father was an intelligence asset. “Did you ever hear Mr. Epstein or anybody say that President Trump had done anything inappropriate with masseuses or with anybody in your world?” asked Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in Tallahassee, Florida, last month. “Absolutely never, in any context,” Maxwell replied. “I never witnessed the President in…

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The USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has left port in Norfolk, Virginia, after returning days earlier to avoid Hurricane Erin.The three amphibious ships, which the Navy says are carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines, could be seen leaving Norfolk on Sunday in video and imagery posted on social media. An official, who spoke to Military Times last week on the condition of anonymity to discuss the deployment, said the ships had planned to enter Caribbean waters under the command of U.S. Southern Command when they initially deployed on Aug. 14, but had been delayed by the storm.The…

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Hurricanes pose a large threat to those who live near the coast. Between the high wind and massive amounts of rain, they can cause various types of damage that can exceed $150 billion each year.I’ve lived through several hurricanes of all categories and dealt with flooding, wind damage, power outages, and more. In North Carolina, we don’t have it quite as bad as Florida, but less prepared communities can have even tougher times with large storms.Many people around the world and in the US aren’t affected by hurricanes, so this list isn’t for everyone. But, if you live on the…