Author: Braxton Taylor

Real Avid has developed a comprehensive Master Maintenance Collection to assist Glock pistol owners in upgrading and cleaning endeavors. The Master Maintenance Collection for Glock brings together all the essential Real Avid tools required to perform common upgrades, cleaning, maintenance and tuning of your Glock pistol. Sight work is a frequent focus with Glock pistols. Whether you need to slightly drift a sight to achieve zero with a particular load or want to replace the factory sights with high-visibility tritium units, the Master Maintenance Collection for Glock has you covered. Other tasks, such as swapping triggers or installing a reduced-weight…

Jennifer Barnhill is a columnist for Military.com writing about military families.Military spouses are often encouraged to pursue volunteerism as a way to stay professionally relevant during relocations and career disruptions. But while organizations benefit from a steady stream of unpaid, skilled labor, the payoff for spouses is far less certain. Are they getting the same return on investment — or just filling in the gaps in Defense Department programming?Natalie Worthan, founder and CEO of Veterans Collaborative and a veteran Army spouse who was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2007, began volunteering with Army Emergency Relief (AER) after arriving…

The Michigan State Police has fully transitioned to the SIG Sauer P320/M18 pistol with a SIG Romeo M17 optic and FoxTrot2R light for its primary issued handgun system. The smaller, more concealable SIG Sauer P365 is now the agency’s secondary firearm. “We are proud the Michigan State Police chose SIG Sauer as its primary and secondary sidearm,” began Tom Jankiewicz, executive vice president of Law Enforcement Sales for SIG Sauer. “The Michigan State Police conducted an exhaustive testing process to determine the selection of SIG Sauer pistols. The Michigan State Police was established in 1917. Today it has roughly 1,900…

Finding the right everyday carry (EDC) knife can feel like hacking through a jungle of options in a world overflowing with blades of every shape, size and steel construction. Whether slicing open boxes or gearing up for backcountry tasks, the right tool makes all the difference. Let’s simplify the chaos by breaking down EDC knives by size and purpose, so you’re not just carrying a knife, you’re carrying the right one. What’s an EDC Knife? An EDC knife isn’t just a blade—it’s a compact, versatile problem-solver that earns its keep daily. Here’s what makes it worth carrying: Utility on demand:…

A lot of deer hunting media includes B-roll footage of huge farm equipment creating massive food plots. It paints a cool story that supposedly shows the hard work that went into killing a certain big buck. However, that reality doesn’t relate to most hunters. If anything, it makes food plotting feel unattainable.The truth is you don’t need large acreage or large equipment to create a small food plot for whitetails. With a few acres and some hand tools, you can plant a food plot in no time. Whether you’re making a small kill plot for your kids or beefing up…

Department of Veterans Affairs research into dementia, substance abuse, strokes and more continues to be disrupted by ongoing delays in federal hiring, senators warned in a recent letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins.The letter from a trio of Democratic senators coincides with warnings from researchers and others familiar with the situation that there is still effectively a hiring freeze on VA researchers.In their letter, the senators called on Collins to “build back VA research” after a series of “self-inflicted issues.”Read Next: Additional Military Bases in New Jersey, Indiana Set to Host Migrant Detention Camps”To rebuild this cornerstone of the United…

This week Reid and Dan host #1 artist, Drew Baldridge out in God’s Country. The three of them cover an array of topics from deer hunting in Illinois to taking chances to make your dreams come true. Drew breaks down how he’s the first independent artist to have a song go #1 at country radio. He shares how his wife has been steady throughout this entire process and how she inspired “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” from the beginning. Read the full article here

An incident involving an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and a regional Delta airline passenger jet in North Dakota has now prompted multiple investigations after the bomber appeared near the plane’s flight path and the commercial pilot was suddenly forced to evade the military aircraft.SkyWest flight 3788, operating Friday as a Delta connection between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Minot, North Dakota, “landed safely in Minot after being cleared for approach by the tower but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path,” the regional airline said in an unsigned statement to Military.com on Monday.The aircraft the passenger jet…

This week, Tony explains how we should view the various aspects of scouting and hunting as challenges, and not focus on what we perceive to be nearly unsolvable problems. Connect with Tony Peterson and MeatEater Tony Peterson on Instagram and Facebook MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater Merch Read the full article here

Hundreds of Marines sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-immigration raid protests are set to head home after a little more than a month in the city, according to the Pentagon, ending a controversial domestic deployment of active-duty troops not seen in more than three decades.Roughly 700 troops with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines — an infantry unit out of Twentynine Palms, California — rapidly left their installation bound for LA early last month after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put them on a heightened alert status in response to protests in the city.It was days until a contingent of the…