Mohamed Farrah Aidid was one of Somalia’s most dangerous and aggressive warlords. He was instrumental in the overthrow of communist dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. After the ouster of Barre, Somalia fell into a period of civil war, where rival factions competed for power, led by former military officers, who became…
A 53-year-old Army veteran is accused of killing two apartment leasing agents last week in Texas. Derrick Jackson allegedly shot Rosa Linda Ybarra, 67, and Felix Antonio Jimenez-Macz, 47, at the Park at Woodlake in West Houston, prosecutor Simone Colson said Sept. 9 in court, according to the Houston Chronicle.…
Written by Jim Stewart Updated on Sep 10, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT Navigating military homebuyer benefits can feel overwhelming with complex eligibility rules and changing requirements. A VA home loan offers powerful advantages like zero-down financing, lower interest rates, and no monthly private mortgage insurance, making it one of the most…
If you’re a military spouse with little or no credit history, the fastest way to start building credit is usually to get added as an authorized user on your service member’s credit card. It doesn’t require an application, hard credit inquiry, or income verification. Once the card issuer starts reporting…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for the fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure from Russia’s air war, which is using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to pierce…
If you’re shopping for a home and you’re not finding anything on the market that fits your needs, you might consider building your own house. While a VA loan can be used to finance the construction of a brand new home, it can be difficult to find a lender that…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight. NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will no longer serve as active astronauts but will continue to support the moon…
It’s the first collaboration between MeatEater and Bryan Burrough, an award-winning journalist at The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Texas Monthly. Bryan is also the author of eight books, four of them New York Times best-sellers. This new podcast is based on his 2025 book, The Gunfighters: How Texas…
A new letter written to the heads of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide more thorough explanations for promotions and demotions. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot who lost both her legs in the Iraq War, sent…
00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show, everybody. This week, we’ve got a market report on halibut prices and what those prices mean for dudes who fish. Former smokejumper and public lands advocate Sam Forstag is here to give us an update on his U.S. House of Representatives race.…
Brian Bengs says he is running for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota on the “cowboy code of the West,” meaning he will do two things if elected into the exclusive chamber: tell the truth, and take care of neighbors. Bengs is a U.S. Navy veteran who is no stranger…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired2Hunt podcast. 00:00:03 Speaker 2: This week on the show, I’m joined by Dan Ninefingers-Johnson to discuss our goals, hopes, and hit lists for the 2026 hunting season. All right, welcome back to the Wired2Hunt podcast brought to you by Moultrie. This week in…
Michael Barasch has been one of the staunchest advocates on behalf of roughly 500,000 civilians, law enforcement and first responders who have suffered from countless diseases correlated to the World Trade Center attacks 25 years ago. Barasch, an attorney at the New York City-based law firm Barasch & McGarry, was…
When Ryan Manion stands before thousands of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy this September, she will see something that would have been almost unimaginable when her brother Travis attended the academy. Most of them weren’t alive on Sept. 11, 2001. Manion saw that reality clearly at the academy’s 9/11…
Could AI- and robot-made missile components and airframes be the future of aerospace manufacturing? That’s the bet, Machina Labs CEO Edward Mehr said.The Los Angeles-based company plans to break ground on its third manufacturing facility this year, Mehr told Defense One at the Space and Missile Defense Conference last month.That…
A $533 million artillery factory built to help replenish America’s supply of 155 mm shells instead became plagued by robot fires, malfunctioning equipment and production failures, ultimately failing to deliver a single usable shell, according to a ProPublica piece. Outside of Dallas, the General Dynamics facility was intended to become…
Watch full video on YouTube
Watch full video on YouTube
Editor's Picks
As an affiliate partner Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. Military.com is compiling a list of…