Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics By now most Americans know Connor Hellebuyck, the Michigan-born hockey goalie who helped carry Team U.S.A. to its gold-medal victory against Canada Sunday. Hellebuyck’s legendary performance included 41 saves, a new Olympic record that cements his place as one of the greatest goalies on ice. For those who were paying close attention, Hellebuyck’s clutch factor shouldn’t come as a surprise. He is, after all, a fisherman. The giveaway was right there on the left side of his custom helmet: a big largemouth bass in mid-air with…

There aren’t a ton of Veterans Day sales that apply to prepping supplies and survival gear. It’s close enough that many retailers just wait for the post-Thanksgiving holidays.Veterans Day is on November 11th, as always, which falls on a Tuesday this year. Sales have already started, and a few run through the end of next week. Like most roundups, we’ll keep updating as sales come and go throughout the period, so check back periodically to catch new deals. Contents (Jump to a Section) Check back through the Veterans Day period for updates. When you buy through our links, we may…

A North Carolina-based company providing insect-prevention treatment to Army combat uniforms settled a lawsuit alleging it had manipulated and failed to perform proper testing on garments. Insect Shield and the estate of its co-founder, Richard Lane, who died in 2022, agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve the case, the Justice Department announced earlier this month. In the lawsuit, the government claimed that Insect Shield failed to follow the Army’s permethrin testing requirements between 2015 and 2021. According to the company’s website, permethrin is an insect repellent treatment that helps protect against mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers and midges.The government…

Water is a basic human need and key to survival. Methods to gather, store, and sanitize water are all important, but knowing how much water you may need is important as well. Water is heavy and takes up a lot of space when it is stored, so knowing exactly how much you need can help you plan for preparedness.That’s why we’re going over the gear that can help you store, filter, and sanitize water, as well as sharing a calculator (and the general math behind it) that will help you store the correct amount of water based on your needs…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Have you ever wished the size limit on walleyes was just an inch or two shorter? Have you ever wanted the number of crappies you can keep per day to bump up a bit? In the opposite direction, have you ever thought allowing anglers to keep five bass or six trout was surely going to deplete the lake or river of fish you love? If you’re a diehard angler, it’s highly likely that at some point, there has been a size or bag limit that you…

Many survival kits and emergency plans rely on travel to escape threats. Having technology to guide you is always nice, but it’s not necessarily reliable during a disaster. This is why navigation gear and map-reading skills are important focuses for your preparedness.GPS is everywhere- in your vehicle, on your phone, and even in your watch (for some models). It’s great for convenience, but paper maps, compasses, and low-tech gear are more reliable if you know how to use them. Map reading can be simple with a bit of practice, and all low-tech navigation gear is relatively inexpensive.I’ve taught land navigation…

The United States’ relationship with Canada has deteriorated in the aftermath of the trade war started by Donald Trump. The president has also been calling Canada the 51st state, irritating the Northern neighbor. But the insults continue, as the U.S. mocked Canada’s loss in the Olympic the gold metal hockey game. Trump Suggested Canada Become The 51st State The mocking post went up on Sunday, referring to the US’s 2–1 overtime win in the gold-medal game. It also included an embedded year-old tweet from then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reading: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our…

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have agreed to increase production capacity for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber by 25%, speeding up delivery of the service’s next-generation long-range strike platform, the service announced in a Feb. 23 release. The deal applies $4.5 billion in funding previously authorized and appropriated under fiscal year 2025 reconciliation legislation, commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The move accelerates the approved acquisition profile by increasing annual production capacity by 25%, compressing delivery timelines while maintaining cost and performance discipline. The B-21 Raider, built by Northrop Grumman, is currently in low-rate initial production,…

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This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  In a Monday televised speech on the occasion of Russia’s “Defender of the Fatherland Day,” President Vladimir Putin declared that the development of the nuclear triad “remains an absolute priority” for Russia, coming soon on the heels of the collapse of the New START nuclear treaty with the United States. The nuclear triad serves as the ultimate guarantee of Russia’s security and allows the effective maintenance of strategic deterrence and the balance of power in the world, explained Putin, calling it “our absolute priority”. Countries like Russia, which are seen by the…

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It is the greatest concentration of American airpower in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq — assembled to prepare for possible military strikes on Iran, even as diplomacy continues.Two carrier strike groups are converging on the region. Fighter squadrons are flowing into bases from Jordan to Qatar, bridged across the Atlantic by aerial refueling. Submarines and destroyers armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles patrol nearby waters. Patriot and THAAD batteries have been rushed forward. B-2 stealth bombers stand ready in Missouri.Now consider how long it has taken to assemble.The buildup began in late January. The full force will…

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CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has agreed to pay at least $420,000 in damages to service members whose vehicles were allegedly illegally repossessed, the Justice Department announced Monday.According to the consent agreement, CarMax repossessed the vehicles of “at least 28 service members who were in military service or had been called to military service,” during the period from March 1, 2018, through at least Oct. 24, 2023. Each service member will receive $15,000, plus any lost equity in the repossessed vehicle.CarMax will also pay a civil penalty of $70,380 to the U.S. government.RELATED“The Department of Justice is…

For decades, cigarettes were as common in uniform as a canteen and a helmet liner.In World War II, tobacco was not treated as a vice; it was a comfort item. Cigarettes were packed into rations as morale boosters, something that could steady nerves between missions, the Imperial War Museums note. The image of a soldier lighting up in a muddy trench or on the deck of a ship became inseparable from the mythology of the American warfighter. The phrase “smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” became a broader cultural idiom, according to the Army Historical Foundation. That normalization lasted for…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. There’s no shortage of opinions when it comes to wolves and their place in the environment. In a time with increased introductions of wolves and natural expansion of introduced populations, human-wolf conflict will likely continue to increase in many forms. But how likely is it that people will be attacked and killed by wolves? In 2010, a school teacher in rural Alaska was killed and eaten by at least two wolves while out jogging, and in the early 2000’s, a wolf…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The conclusion of the Army’s inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition saw soldiers awarded in Best Operator, Best Innovation and Best Tactical Squad categories. On hand to present awards to the winners, who were selected from more than 200 competitors during the Feb. 17-19 event, were Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence. Driscoll, who flew to the Huntsville, Alabama, ceremony after participating in Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, spoke to Military Times about the significance of the event and how it will inform…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Email address Sign Up Thank you! By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Spring is just around the corner, and with that, so is most folks’ fishing seasons. The ice recedes, the birds come out, and fish start moving into warmer waters. That is unless you’re fly fishing for mountain browns. Then you’re probably already out on the water.  But with the country slowly thawing out, and people getting ready to get back outside and…