Author: Braxton Taylor
Traveling out of state to turkey hunt is one of my most favorite activities, especially when I get to go somewhere I’ve never been before. I always come home with something, and more times than not, it’s a turkey. This time was no different and I brought back two things–one was an unused turkey tag and the other was a greater appreciation for home and family. On this trip, I met folks who value people and places just like I do and it wouldn’t have been better had I punched that tag. It’s turkey time in Alabama on MeatEater’s “This…
Hosts Brent Reaves, Clay Newcomb, and Mark Kenyon crash the Bozeman HQ to chat episodes v. films, hear Reed Barganier’s (@ReedsPianoNews) latest turkey jam, play 1-Minute Fishing with Trout Unlimited’s Tanner Belknap, and show & tell of some prized possessions. Read the full article here
Air Force Special Operations Command said it fired its top enlisted leader this week amid an ongoing investigation.Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was fired from his leadership position on Monday by Air Force Special Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Mike Conley, citing “a loss in confidence” of his abilities.Rebecca Heyse, a command spokesperson, told Military.com on Thursday that Green is “in the process of being reassigned outside the headquarters pending completion and disposition of [an] investigation.” The nature of the probe was unclear.Read Next: Former Air Force…
Veterans are planning a massive rally in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere June 6 to protest cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs and call for the protection of veterans’ benefits and jobs, which they say are being hurt by the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.The Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally, scheduled for the 81st anniversary of D-Day, aims to be a nonpartisan call to preserve veterans’ jobs and benefits and promote the protection of democratic principles, according to its organizers, the Unite for Veterans Coalition, a group of veterans from various advocacy…
Mentions of race, gender and, in some cases, disabilities have been scrubbed from an upcoming report from a federal task force aimed at improving veterans’ access to parks and other outdoor recreation, according to copies of different versions of the report reviewed by Military.com and a task force member who resigned in protest of the changes.The censored report from the Interagency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans is the latest example of how the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail what it frames as diversity efforts run amok have, in reality, resulted in women, minorities, LGBTQ+ people and people with…
“Your resume is kind of all over the place.” That’s what a recruiter told me recently after I applied for a job I was perfect for. This stranger only knew me from two pages on a computer screen in front of him — a cover letter and a résumé. What looked “all over the place” on paper was actually a life of service, adaptability and leadership across wildly different, but deeply connected spaces. I laughed nervously and stumbled over my words as I tried to explain that my résumé looked the way it did because I’m a military spouse. Supporting my husband’s…
A small office in the State Department tasked with monitoring foreign disinformation threats was shuttered Wednesday by the Trump administration, the latest in a series of steps the White House has taken since January to dismantle entities that monitor foreign influence and information campaigns, or respond to them. As that effort continues, experts say, the United States and audiences around the world could be left virtually defenseless against increasing Chinese and Russian efforts to turn global populations against the United States. But that’s not how the administration sees it. “Over the last decade, Americans have been slandered, fired, charged, and even…
The Army is offering soldiers just days to decide whether to reenlist if they hope to secure bonuses, preferred assignments or other extras typically associated with continued service, according to internal documentation reviewed by Military.com.Under the policy, troops whose contracts are set to expire before the end of September must commit to reenlistment by Monday to remain eligible for such incentives.While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little heads-up on the matter. However, it was unclear if the service hit its retention goal. The Army declined to…
The Pentagon has officially eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion jobs, to comply with White House executive orders, according to a watchdog report. But Congress had already done the heavy lifting last year.The Defense Department went from 115 to just 41 DEI jobs by July 2024 per a provision in the 2024 annual defense policy law, according to a Government Accountability Office in a report released Thursday.The Defense Department “reduced its civilian workforce” after implementing section 1101 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which put a cap on civilian personnel pay grades assigned for diversity, equity, and inclusion roles…
More than a month after announcing an indefinite bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Defense Department has offered little information and the command overseeing the campaign is refusing to answer even basic questions on what U.S. forces have accomplished in the area or whether troops have been under fire or injured.U.S. Central Command, which oversees all military operations in the Middle East, has spent the past 30 days making near-daily social media posts about its operations against the Houthis, but those posts have been little more than videos of flight operations on the aircraft carrier in the region…