Author: Braxton Taylor

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Podcast, your guide to the whitetail 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 my longtime prior co host, Dan Johnson to discuss our goals, hopes, and hit lists for the twenty twenty five Seasonally all right, welcome back to the Wired to Hunt podcast, brought to you by First Light and their…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Change that stimulus up, change up. You know, he was, oh, we’re shooting. He’s like tapping us in the freaking head with an arrow and like just slowing down, concentrating on the things in front of you. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: And it was kind of crazy. 00:00:11 Speaker 1: You know what he had us do with the bow without drawing or anything. He’s like, all, right, cover up the eyeball of the We had an elk out there, and you know, you think, oh, I can’t get there, but you’re you naturally just always come back…

As stories of military family members being detained by immigration authorities pile up, dozens of Democrats are launching an investigation into how the military’s traditional protections against deportation for noncitizen service members and their families are crumbling under the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.The investigation kicked off with a letter, signed by 61 Democrats from the Senate and House, sent Tuesday to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other immigration officials.In the letter, the Democrats demand that the DHS and Pentagon answer dozens of questions by mid-September, including how many noncitizen service members, veterans…

The Coast Guard is ending years of debate over whether it should require all members to take a physical fitness test, or PFT, announcing Tuesday that it will implement mandatory tests for all military personnel starting next year.In a service-wide message, Deputy Commandant for Personnel Rear Adm. Charles Fosse said all members must complete an initial physical fitness assessment by Dec. 31 based on the Coast Guard’s boat crew physical fitness standards to prepare for the required PFT in 2026.The Coast Guard, the only armed service housed outside the Defense Department, is also the only military arm not to require…

Less than 10 weeks after the State Department laid off hundreds of Foreign Service Officers, citing bureaucratic bloat, it is beginning to bring nearly 100 new ones on.Last week, the Office of Talent Acquisition began notifying new employees that their orientation class will begin Sept. 22, according to an email obtained by Government Executive. About 99 new employees will join the Foreign Service class, according to people involved in or familiar with the plans. In July, State issued reduction-in-force notices to 1,350 employees, including about 250 FSOs.Current and laid-off employees wonder why cuts were made if State planned to begin hiring again so soon. Foreign Service…

The maker of F-35 jets is getting paid for on-time delivery, even though it’s not delivering the aircraft on time and without the required upgrades, a government watchdog agency said. “The F-35 program office compensated Lockheed Martin with hundreds of millions of dollars of performance incentive fees while the percentage of aircraft delivered late and the average days late grew,” according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.  Both Lockheed and engine-builder Pratt & Whitney have received incentive fees, but the money has been “largely ineffective” at holding the contractors accountable, according to GAO. The structure of the incentives has…

Computers with components made of diamond are being installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee in a bid to marry quantum information technologies with classical computers, the lab announced on Tuesday. Quantum science promises advances in fields from cryptography to chemistry, but realizing that promise depends on finding a way to connect quantum and classical systems. “By hosting a Quantum Brilliance system on site, we’ll be maturing the real mechanics of hybrid computing — co‑scheduling, end‑to‑end performance tuning, data and workflow orchestration, workforce development and more — so we can eventually move HPC-quantum integration from a conceptual pilot to a fully embedded capability within…

Mission First Tactical is unveiling a new translucent EXD magazine for the increasingly popular, larger framed AR-10/AR-308/SR-25-pattern semi-automatic rifles and carbines.  These new rifle magazines are available to customers with either an opaque clear or smoke tint and a matte surface that reduces glare and shine. Mission First Tactical’s EXD magazines are manufactured from a military-grade proprietary co-polymer material which differs from the traditional translucent or transparent polycarbonate material detachable magazine. This material is designed to withstand a wide range of temperatures and harsh environmental conditions, including UV rays, known to break down polymer materials over time. In addition to…

The night before a military fitness test can be a swirl of emotions. Knowing what to eat — and, just as importantly, what to avoid — can add to that anxiety. Here is a question from a reader who is preparing to take a fitness test to enter a military diving program:Stew, I have a fitness test in 5 days and will likely take a day off prior, but I was wondering if you have any advice on what I should eat the night before the morning test and for breakfast that day? Any foods to avoid? Thanks, SamGreat question, Sam! When you’re…

Daniel Defense recently introduced a special edition large-format pistol, the new Clint “Magdump” Morgan Signature Series MK18. This project represents a special collaboration between Daniel Defense and Clint Morgan. The Clint Morgan MK18 consists of a Daniel Defense MK18 RIS II upper built on a Daniel Defense DD4 lower finished with a customized woodland Cerakote finish. The right side of the lower receiver includes a specialized emblem done in bold white. The rifle is sold as a kit that also includes an olive-drab green hard-side storage and carrying case, a custom pocket size print edition of the US Constitution and…