Author: Braxton Taylor
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the white tail woods, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week on the show, I’m joined by doctor Grant Woods. We are discussing the greatest deer hunting lessons that Grant wished. 00:00:32 Speaker 3: He had learned when he was younger. 00:00:40 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back to the Wired Hunt podcast, brought to…
Military spouses face the highest rate of unemployment and underemployment in the nation, but the Military Spouse Hiring Act is a legislative bill set to do something about it. The House of Representatives introduced H.R.1277 Military Spouse Hiring Act in 2023 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The 118th Congress is working to add military spouses to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which also includes qualifying veterans. Military spouses face employment challenges due to childcare, permanent change of station relocations, and instability of educational and career service opportunities. This bill will provide tax credit incentives for organizations that hire…
In 2009, Matt Gibbons’ life was forever altered. Gibbons, a soldier fighting in Iraq, was struck by an exploding antitank grenade, costing him sight in his right eye, and wounding his arm and hand, according to the Altoona Mirror. Along with battling physical scars from the attack, Gibbons had to deal with the mental trauma for several years after leaving Iraq, leading him to nearly taking his own life in the rugged woods of central Pennsylvania. Finally, realizing he needed help, Gibbons received treatment and is now helping other veterans through his work as a social worker for Van Zandt VA Medical…
The Troops-to-Teachers (TTT) program aimed to channel military service experience into public school classrooms, especially those underserved or facing subject-area shortages. It provided counseling, licensure assistance, and job placement help for eligible servicemembers and veterans who wished to teach in K-12 schools. Statutory authorizations defined their purpose, but recent reports show gaps between their promise and their performance. Authorizing Law And Program MechanicsCongress first established the statutory framework for TTT under various education laws. Title 20, U.S.C. § 9302 authorized the funding and administration of TTT for assisting eligible members of the Armed Forces to obtain teacher certification or licensure and to facilitate…
Eighty years ago, U.S. President Harry Truman authorized the U.S. Initial Post-Surrender Policy for Japan. Just days earlier, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, a Canadian diplomat made a slight error that nearly derailed the official end of World War II.On Sept. 2, 1945, Japanese officials were brought aboard the Missouri to formally surrender. In the weeks leading up to that day, Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been reduced to rubble by atomic bombs. Soviet forces had overrun Japanese positions in Manchuria. Chinese troops were pushing forward, and Allied forces were preparing for an invasion of Kyushu.Facing total destruction, Emperor Hirohito took…
Apple PodcastsThe vibe, the headlines, the aircraft, the drones, and the other news coming out of the Air Force Association’s big annual conference at National Harbor, Maryland.Guests: Tom Novelly, Defense One senior reporter covering air and space warfare; And Lauren C. Williams, Defense One senior editor. Read the full article here
When it comes to the civilian job search, most prior military members focus on location, salary, job responsibilities, growth potential, job title, benefits and perks, and the like.But what about a sense of purpose and meaning in the job?A transitioning Marine recently told me, “How can I ensure that my work outside of the Marine Corp gives me the sense of mission, purpose and service that I had while in uniform?”Here’s the advice I shared with him:Your Sense of Service and Purpose Likely Won’t Come Off When the Uniform DoesIn my experience, veterans and military spouses still seek to be…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Special operations airmen are ready for potential missions focused on Venezuela amid President Donald Trump’s controversial campaign against alleged narco-terrorims groups in the region, the leader of Air Force Special Operations Command said Wednesday.While Lt. Gen. Michael Conley declined to specifically disclose if they are supporting operations in Venezuela, he told reporters that his airmen have strike, surveillance, and mobility assets that “any combatant commander would love.” “We are prepped to go where the nation needs us,” he said during a media roundtable at the Air & Space Force Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference. “We are doing things…
ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia—Just minutes after NATO radars detected three Russian MiG-31 aircraft with transponders turned off heading toward the Estonian border on Friday, alarms sounded at this wooded air base about 40 minutes outside Tallinn. Italian airmen scrambled to their F-35s to intercept the Russian jets, taking over for Finnish aircraft that were already aloft. Twelve minutes later, the Italians escorted the MiGs out of Estonian airspace toward Kaliningrad.Col. Gaetano Farina, commander of Italy’s Air 32nd Wing, told reporters Wednesday the incident was more significant than his unit’s similar interception in August. The most recent incursion occurred over land,…
Impressum Media Inc. is releasing the 16th Edition of the “Firearms Guide” by Chris Mijic. This new edition contains a significantly updated guns and ammo reference guide with 2025 guns and ammo calibers added, along with 1,600 newly added gun schematics, blueprints, manuals and old guns and ammo catalogs. An emphasis has been placed on adding original manuals and catalogs from iconic manufacturers such as Harrington & Richardson, Ithaca Gun Co., Iver Johnson, Merwin, Hulbert & Co., Hopkins & Allen, Remington, Mauser, Savage, Stevens, Winchester, Colt, Smith & Wesson, FN, Browning, Mossberg and many others. Published since 2009 at firearmsguide.com…