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Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don McPherson. He was 103.McPherson stands out among the “Greatest Generation” as the last American pilot credited with five aerial victories to earn the status of “ace.” Perhaps appropriately, he got them all during the war’s last major campaign: Okinawa. Born in Adams, Nebraska on May 25, 1922, Donald Melvin McPherson grew up working on his family’s farm during the Great Depression. He was trying to raise money to go to college when World War II broke out.…

President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police operations center in one of Washington, D.C.’s most dangerous neighborhoods. As the cameras rolled, he offered a stark message about crime, an issue he’s been hammering for decades, as he thanked them for their efforts.“We’re not playing games,” he said. “We’re going to make it safe. And we’re going to then go on to other places.”The Republican president is proudly promoting the work of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops in the city, loaned by allied governors from at least…

The U.S. Navy announced in a memo earlier this month that it will not rename a ship named after a famous American civil rights leader and Navy veteran amid lawmakers’ concerns about a potential change.In an Aug. 1 memo addressed to Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., Navy Secretary John Phelan confirmed that the Navy had no plans to rename the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship Cesar Chavez.“The names of all future vessels and pre-commissioning units in the ship building pipeline will reflect the Commander-in-Chief’s and SECDEF’s priorities, our Nation’s history and the warrior ethos,” the memo read.The memo comes after…

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to correct Allvin’s title.The U.S. Space Force published a new rulebook outlining distinctive new dress and appearance regulations. Released Aug. 15, the Space Force Instruction (SPFI) 36-2903, Dress and Appearance manual sets a new standard for guardians as the service departs from Air Force norms it has leaned on since its founding in 2019. “The Space Force is a distinct military service with just under 10,000 uniformed Guardians, each of whom has an outsized impact on the mission. Every Guardian’s military presence and appearance are a critical and visible demonstration of our professional…

A new U.S. Army special operations forces manual has a mission: to convince the regular Army that the Green Berets have value for conventional combat operations. It’s a signal that the days of cowboy special operators are over. As the U.S. military switches from small-unit counterinsurgency to big-unit mechanized warfare, ARSOF wants to show that it can contribute to the joint fight.The focus now is, “How do we show our value to the Army, and how do we help the Army show its value for the Joint Force?” Kimberly Jackson, a researcher at the RAND Corp. think tank, told Defense…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “He lived three doors down in the Alaskan Army barracks. Now, I carry his ghost in my pocket.” Subscribe to their newsletter.Active-duty service members and veterans thinking of harming themselves can get free crisis care. Contact the Military Crisis Line at 988, then press 1, or access online chat by texting 838255.October 19, 2019A bus ride outside Atlanta international airport. A sea of confused, perspiring faces. We were on our way to training, uncertain of what…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  I have to admit that I am feeling pretty frustrated today.  Last week, there was so much optimism that we could finally see peace, but now “war fever” has returned with a vengeance.  The situation in the Middle East threatens to spiral out of control; there is a very real possibility that the U.S. military could soon be conducting operations in Mexico and Venezuela, and it appears that our last chance for peace with Russia could be going up in smoke.  I was writing about a coming…

Got an opinion on Tricare.mil, the Defense Department’s military health care benefits website? Want to help improve it? Now’s your chance to provide feedback on the usability of the site and suggestions for improving it.The Defense Health Agency Usability Lab is looking for Tricare beneficiaries to participate in research via remote meetings between Aug. 25 and Sept. 5. The lab will hold several studies, asking participants to test out specific scenarios. Each session will last about one hour. Officials want feedback on the content, navigation, visuals and layout of the website.It comes at an opportune time, as Tricare’s open season…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story, “The Old Saddle Carbine,” appeared in the December 1952 issue of Outdoor Life. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act wasn’t established until 1940. I had climbed the Walker Rim before daybreak, working up the thousand-foot face of the cliff through tangles of chaparral and bitter brush. The dawn was but a faint promise in the haze that hung over the Cascade Range. It was the opening morning of Oregon’s deer season. The Walker Rim, a massive barricade tossed across the jackpined…

Let’s be upfront about this: this review will be a bit biased. I admit it. I own a S&W Bodyguard 2.0. I bought the review gun when I did that piece a year or so ago. The gun just seemed to nestle into my hand almost perfectly, and it behaved well when I shot it. Plus, its 10- and 12-round capacity magazines were a big draw. I know I’m not the only gun writer to like this gun… when it came out in July of last year, many gun writers and YouTubers jumped on its bandwagon. S&W has hit one…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official.Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.#BREAKING DIA spokesperson tells me that Lt. Gen. Kruse is no longer the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Deputy Director Christine Bordine has assumed the role of…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics The six-man crew aboard the Trading Desk, a 60-foot Hatteras, left Alabama’s Orange Beach Marina around mid-morning on Aug. 14. They ran straight offshore into the Gulf’s blue waters and started trolling. “We wanted marlin, but that day we caught some dolphin, blackfin tuna and a 35-pound wahoo,” one of the anglers, Robert Fritze, tells Outdoor Life. “Later that afternoon we hooked a barracuda. As we were bringing it in, a 200-pound-class blue marlin chased the hooked ‘cuda and tried to eat it, but unfortunately we…

Amid controversy over his decision to deploy National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Friday signaled he is already looking at sending American military forces to other U.S. cities to help deal with crime issues. During an Oval Office press conference, Trump praised the work of National Guard troops around the nation’s capital and said that “after we do this, we’ll go to another location.” He specifically cited Chicago, attacking the mayor for allowing crime rates to rise there. “We’re going to make our cities very, very safe,” he said. “Chicago is a mess … Probably that’ll…