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This week, Cal covers a fishing controversy in Maryland, criminal duck hunters, Neanderthal art projects, and getting hit on at the grocery store. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal’s Week in Review Merch Read the full article here
Most commonly when folks hear the word “bison” they think of the American West. It is rarely, if ever, recognized that there was once a population of bison in the East. In this episode of Understand The Wild we will take a deep dive into the history of bison East of the Mississippi River. We will learn about them as species, we will gain an understanding of their deep impacts on the country’s landscape, and ultimately, we will find out what led to their demise. Read the full article here
My uncle passed away and left me and my brother his semi-automatic-pistol collection along with a lot of equipment and accessories that go with them. In addition to the paraphernalia were two big boxes of pistol magazines. Some were new, and some were well worn to the point that they had little finish left on them. Our dilemma is trying to determine what magazines go with what guns, and whether the previously used magazines could be salvaged. Is there a function check or inspection procedure that could be followed to determine the serviceability of the magazines we have? Ben and…
American reticence and Russian aggression have created a sense of urgency for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, where leaders plan to redouble efforts toward digital transformation and multi-domain operations. That’s according to French Gen. Philippe Lavigne, a former chief of staff of the French Air and Space Force and a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for transformation. Defense One sat down with Lavigne as part of a series of podcasts ahead of the 2025 Globsec Forum, taking place in Prague from June 12 to 14. Here are a few highlights from that discussion. The new NATO “is stronger than the…
Robot-boat startup HavocAI has built 42 autonomous vessels in 18 months. And now, as the military focuses on deterring China, the company is working to finish a 100-footer by the end of the year. “We’re going to take a 42 foot vessel that is built for the Pacific, and we’re going to make it autonomous…and collaborate with the Rampages [HavocAI’s small USVs] to do missions. And by the end of 2025 we’ll put [a] 100-foot USB into the water,” Paul Lwin, HavocAI’s CEO and co-founder, told Defense One.Thirty-two of Havoc AI’s robot boats are already with DOD customers across the globe—in…
“Are you happy traveling this road?” the old man asked surprisingly. He has thinning white hair; his face is a mass of wrinkles and he moves like everything hurts, but I have seen him in action and he is a poet with any firearm. “What road?” I asked him. “The Gun-Guy road, this thing you are thinking about, even if you don’t know it. I suspect it’s the only thing you ever think about.” I turned from the bench and put the screwdriver down. “What the hell are you talking about?” I asked. “I am trying to get a scope…
Earlier this week, Military.com broke the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. Hegseth’s decision to do so during Pride Month was reportedly intentional: The USNS Milk commemorates the life of the Navy veteran and LGBTQ+ rights activist.After Military.com’s reporting, CBS confirmed the defense secretary’s plans and listed seven other naval ships who honor civic leaders and activists that would also be renamed. The USNS Milk is a John Lewis-class oiler; more than half of the currently named ships in the class are slated for renaming, although there are…
One of the Army’s largest installations has disbanded its teams responsible for routine and preventative maintenance of soldier housing, according to a service spokesperson, a move that comes amid a federal hiring freeze and deep cuts to the government workforce.Fort Cavazos, Texas, home to the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, phased out its “dedicated barracks sustainment team.” The decision leaves no staff to perform routine or preventative maintenance on troops’ living quarters.”The Fort Cavazos senior commander directed that the dedicated barracks sustainment team be phased out,” Chris Haug, a base spokesperson, said in a statement. “Maintenance for soldier…
The deadline for transgender service members on active duty to voluntarily leave the military arrived Friday, setting the stage for the Pentagon to soon begin kicking out those troops.For the transgender service members faced with the decision to leave or be booted later, Friday — which also marks the first full weekend of Pride Month when many cities around the country, including Washington, D.C., will be holding parades and festivals celebrating LGBTQ+ rights — was an agonizing day.One of the service members who has decided to leave is Maj. Erica Vandal, a West Point graduate and field artillery officer who…
The White House made the unusual move of reaching out Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for advice on who should serve as the next NASA administrator, causing experts to worry about military influence on the civilian space agency.At a news conference Thursday, President Donald Trump said that “Gen. Caine is going to be picking somebody” for the top role in NASA, which is separate from the Defense Department, and that somebody “will be checking them out.” It was unclear who Trump was referring to in regards to checking candidates, or if any other military…