Author: Braxton Taylor

00:00:03 Speaker 1: Smell us now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia podcast. Welcome to Meet Eater Radio Live. It’s eleven am Mountain Time, that’s one pm for our friends in Howard, Pennsylvania on Thursday, August twenty first, and we’re live from Mediater HQ and Boseman. I’m your host, Spencer, joined today by Seth and Brody. On today’s show, we’ll interview Jared Westbrook from the American Chestnut Foundation. Then we’ll be reviewing some gear that’s currently on sale, followed by the Price is Right, and finally we’ll be joined by Pat Dirkin in Minnesota for one minute fishing. But first,…

Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state last year, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel confirmed to Military.com on Thursday.Cpl. Pedro Angel Ruiz, Pvt. 2nd Class Deron J. Gordon, Spc. Jadon Bosarge and Pfc. Kallon Curiel are accused in a sexual assault of one person that happened Oct. 27, 2024, Michelle McCaskill, the spokesperson for the special trial counsel, said in an email.”The charges are allegations and CPL Angel Ruiz, PV2 Gordon, SPC Bosarge and PFC Curiel are presumed innocent…

Modern whitetail hunters worship treestands like they’re God’s gift to deer hunting, but plenty of hunters have killed deer with their boots on the ground. Just because those old-timers who chain-smoked in red plaid decided to hunt at eye level doesn’t make it outdated.It can be a great strategy when you need to move fast and stay flexible. Luckily, it doesn’t demand much. As long as you understand the wind direction, scent (definitely ditch the Camels), and you have a good grip on the terrain, you can get some of the best shot opportunities with your boots firmly planted on…

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced a slew of recent busts of illegal marijuana busts—and they included eye-popping wildlife infractions impacting some of the Golden State’s most iconic rivers.According to a Facebook post, “during the week of August 11, wildlife officers with the CDFW Cannabis Enforcement Program executed search warrants in the Ukiah and Laytonville areas of Mendocino County to investigate the illicit cultivation of cannabis with impacts on sensitive fish and wildlife habitat.”Mendocino County is north of San Francisco and includes some of the best hunting and fishing access for sportsmen in the populous Bay…

CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana–The Pentagon has been talking about rapidly scaling up drone forces for years—efforts that so far have produced interesting new prototypes and lively demonstrations. But while the services conduct experiments using small numbers of drones, there has not been a clear sense of how the United States would conduct sustained drone warfare, or how closely it would resemble what is happening today in Ukraine. However, a combination of recent developments, tech breakthroughs, and policy changes suggests that could soon change. And the picture that has emerged is that future U.S. drone warfare will look like Ukraine—if Ukraine had had…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which has already shrunk its workforce by about one-quarter this year, will lose another 200 workers in coming weeks under an “ODNI 2.0” restructuring, the U.S. spy chief said Wednesday.The office had slightly less than 2,000 employees at the start of the Trump administration and now has around 1,500. The additional cut would bring the year’s total reduction to about 35 percent.In a press release, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the changes would “reduce ODNI by over 40%” by Sept. 30 and “save taxpayers over $700 million per year.”Gabbard said ODNI, which was established after the September 11 attacks to lead…

The Army’s fleet of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters will be able to launch drones while in flight next year, thanks to a modernization contract with manufacturer Sikorsky announced Wednesday.The $43 million deal will include software and hardware upgrades that will allow Army air crews to simultaneously operate drones, part of a larger push toward so-called “launched effects,” one of the cornerstones of the Army Transformation Initiative. “Sikorsky is ready to implement new technologies that will strengthen the combat-proven Black Hawk helicopter and give U.S. Army soldiers greater advantage in areas like the Indo-Pacific,” said Hamid Salim, Sikorsky’s vice president of  Army…

Beretta USA has just launched a new version of its A300 Ultima Patrol that comes equipped with Chisel Machining’s aftermarket metal pistol-grip equipped stock. The A300 Ultima Patrol is a semi-automatic tactical and defense 12-gauge shotgun based on Beretta’s most-trusted gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun actions. Beretta launched the A300 Ultima Patrol in 2023, with the shotgun making its first public appearance at SHOT Show. These shotguns were introduced to offer Beretta’s customers a more affordable but still high-quality tactical shotgun other than the company’s flagship 1301 Tactical shotgun series. Though both the A300 Ultima Patrol and the 1301 Tactical have a…

The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle Wednesday night off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.U.S. 7th Fleet officials said the fire began at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon while the ship was anchored off the White Beach Naval Facility.The crew quickly responded, assisted by sailors from another San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, the USS San Diego, which was moored at the naval facility. Service officials said an investigation is underway as to the cause of the fire.Read Next: Jury Convicts Chinese-Born US Navy Sailor of Espionage, Spying for ChinaThe crew…

Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin’s abrupt retirement wasn’t driven by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but by growing frustration with the service’s priorities, according to multiple people familiar with the decision. On Monday, Allvin announced his plans to retire after serving just two years as the service’s highest-ranking officer, typically a four-year job. No reason was given in the Air Force press release that contained his announcement. The first months of the second Trump administration have seen an unprecedented purge of senior military officers. In February, Hegseth fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Allvin’s vice chief, Gen. James Slife; the…