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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 hunt heavily pressured birds, and I’m not a naturally gifted turkey killer, which means I need every trick I can get. I’ve made it an annual ritual to abuse my position as an Outdoor Life editor to talk to the best turkey callers in the world in order to get the advice I need. Fortunately for you, I’m also willing to share those secrets.  This year I was lucky enough to talk to a bona fide pot call expert, Dustin…

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The U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point.The service confirmed this week that in July 2025, it established a rotational presence in the Southeast Asian nation. The roughly 50-person force is operating under U.S. Army Pacific with coordination through Task Force Philippines, a spokesman said Wednesday. The move marks a change in how the Army engages with the sprawling archipelago, the service said.“While the rotational force is not permanently assigned, this represents a shift from previous year’s iterative engagement cycle to a more sustained rotational presence, enabling deeper and more…

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — After a U.S. warship visited the Chinese-built Ream Naval Base on the south coast of Cambodia last week, analysts warn the government here should brace for a response from Beijing.The port call by the USS Cincinnati came amid a warming of relations with Washington after a decade of sour ties that took an unwanted toll on Southeast Asia, as Phnom Penh eschewed the West and embraced Beijing, its money, its influence and did its bidding.“China will be quietly displeased and doubtful of Cambodia’s real intentions,” Deth Sok Udom, professor of international relations at Paragon International University…

The U.S. Navy purchased a new contract for helmets meant to replace ones that have been around for decades and improve the safety aboard all fixed-wing jets, a Navy release announced.The service awarded a $22.6 million contract to Gentex Corporation for more than 5,000 Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet, or NGFWH, systems to be utilized inside all Navy fixed wing aircraft.“By utilizing a lighter, more balanced carbon-fiber shell, we are significantly reducing the long-term physical toll on our aviators,” said Capt. Joseph Kamara, Naval Aircrew Systems program manager. “This isn’t just a piece of safety gear; it’s a modular platform that…

U.S. and Iranian officials convened in Oman on Friday, opening the door to a modest easing of tensions even as American warships mass in the Arabian Sea. The talks, arranged by regional power brokers, brought together President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in an effort to stave off a wider war in the Middle East. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, was also part of the U.S. delegation in Muscat, an American official told Military Times. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated between the…

The U.S. Air Force is prohibiting the use of smart glasses while airmen are in uniform, citing security concerns.In a dress and appearance policy update, the service banned the use of smart glasses with photo, video or artificial intelligence capabilities while in uniform.The Jan. 9 memo did not specifically list the reasoning behind the move, but an Air Force spokesperson told Military Times Friday that the change is being made for operational security purposes.Other statements from Air Force leaders signal the concern for operational security requirements in military environments.Dana Thayer, 104th Fighter Wing information chief, wrote in a statement on…

Sailors who served aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke have been awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal for their support and execution of ballistic missile defense operations in 2024 and during last June’s “12-Day War” between Iran and Israel, the ship said in a Facebook post Wednesday. RELATEDSailors who served aboard the vessel from Aug. 15, 2024, to Dec. 16, 2024, or during the 12-day armed conflict from Jun. 12, 2025, to Jun. 24, 2025, are eligible, according to the post.Sailors who qualified under both stretches would receive the medal and a subsequent award.The medal is authorized for service…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story originally ran in the January 2015 issue of Outdoor Life. I never got to hunt Old Africa. That point was made clear on my first safari in 2004, which took place in the Limpopo province of South Africa. My hunting partner and I had split up; he went with our guide and I took off into the bush with our tracker. The tracker and I didn’t share a spoken language and had to rely on hand signals and other gestures as we…

The Navy’s top civilian leader was listed on a passenger manifest list for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane, documents reportedly show.According to a flight manifest, Navy Secretary John Phelan traveled from London to New York City on March 3, 2006, on the disgraced financier’s private jet, CNN reported Friday.Epstein was awaiting trial for child sex-trafficking charges when he was found dead in his jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. His death was ruled a suicide by medical examiners.A close friend of Phelan’s confirmed to CNN he was on the…