Author: Braxton Taylor
As a librarian’s son, Jack Carr developed a passion for learning from an early age. He made frequent trips to the library and was inspired by movies, including “The Frogmen.” Released in 1951, “The Frogmen” is about the Navy Underwater Demolition Teams, the precursor to the SEALs. Carr, who saw that movie when he was 7 years old, later became a SEAL himself before establishing himself as a bestselling author, series co-creator and producer.These days, Carr is a busy man. The author of seven “The Terminal List” books, he has also helped oversee television projects tied to the series. “The…
A day that was supposed to offer both lawmakers and the public new information to address reporting and questions about the effectiveness of the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities ended with little progress for the Trump administration.A Thursday morning Pentagon press conference ordered by President Donald Trump quickly turned contentious, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spending much of his time berating the press over what he felt were poor choices in coverage. Reporting emerged earlier in the week that initial assessments by the Defense Intelligence Agency found Trump’s airstrikes on Iran had likely not eliminated its nuclear program and only…
The Pentagon said Thursday that more than $5 billion is being budgeted in the upcoming year for the Trump administration’s military operation at the U.S. southern border — and that some unrelated military projects may need to be pushed aside.But defense officials, who briefed the press on annual budget plans, said they are betting on a Trump agenda bill in Congress to backfill any money pulled from current military funds to pay for border operations. The services have paid for the deployment of thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and to Los Angeles amid immigration raid protests by shifting…
An Idaho man allegedly at the center of a black market scheme to buy and sell big game tags was sentenced this week, but some Gem State hunters are skeptical that the punishment fits the crime.Karl Studer had been charged with seven felonies and over a dozen misdemeanors for harassing wildlife with a helicopter, poaching trophy-class bull elk, unlawfully possessing a trophy-class antelope, and buying and selling big game tags, among other violations.In a plea agreement struck with the Twin Falls County Attorney’s Office, he pleaded guilty to a single felony count of illegally taking a bull moose. Court documents…
The Pentagon rolled out its $848.3 billion fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request on Thursday, a small real decline from last year’s enacted $831 billion budget—and only the largest chunk of the Trump administration’s plan to spend more than one trillion dollars on defense next year.The balance would come through a one-time, $113-billion infusion from Congress via the reconciliation bill currently in the Senate. The defense budget plus the reconciliation bill would bring total funding for the Defense Department to $961 billion, with the rest going to , which would bring the total to $961 billion for the Pentagon, while…
Liberty Ammo is expanding its product catalog by offering rifle cartridges in 6mm ARC. Originally designed by Hornady, the 6mm ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge) is a new, intermediate bottleneck rifle cartridge that pushes ballistically efficient 6mm bullets weighing around 100 grains to surpass traditional 5.56 NATO ballistics. Hornady designed the 6mm ARC cartridge, and now Liberty Ammo has started loading, selling and marketing this new modern intermediate caliber as well. However, Liberty Ammo’s own 6mm ARC loads are little different. Liberty’s 6mm projectiles are lead-free: Instead of the traditional lead core, Liberty Ammo turns and machines its own copper projectiles…
A ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding, bringing a temporary halt to fighting that many feared would spiral into a regional war. The next challenge is to renew diplomacy amid the region’s new security landscape—and once again, seek a deal to stop Tehran from pursuing nuclear weapons.As the dust settles, it is clear that Iran’s nuclear and conventional warfare capacities have been severely degraded. Key elements of its military infrastructure were destroyed. Its deterrent posture—built on missile arsenals, proxy networks, and the threat of retaliation—has been weakened. And its reputation as a dominant regional actor is under…
The Central Intelligence Agency said it has evidence that Iran’s nuclear program was “severely damaged” by U.S. strikes conducted this past weekend.“CIA can confirm that a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes,” agency director John Ratcliffe said in a Wednesday statement. “This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years.”The remarks were released a day after CNN and others reported that the Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed with “low…
By late June, the Gnome had grown bored of the small fish he was catching. He had a successful spring season and caught and cooked his fill of the local fare—he’d smoked spry trout, fried fat panfish, boiled mudbugs, and even pickled some suckers—but he was hungry for something more.So, as the summer sun grew mean and the creek thinned to a muttering ribbon, the Gnome got to thinking about going up to higher country for cooler temperatures and bigger fish. He’d heard tales of an ancient, uncatchable fish. And that seemed like the perfect adventure for an apathetic old…
Liberty Safes has just announced a new gun cabinet that’s manufactured and assembled in the U.S. Built with 14-gauge steel, these entry level residential security containers from Liberty Safes are designed to hold either 14 or 18 guns. They also present American consumers with a better-quality option for a basic gun storage solution that is made to higher standards, as opposed to most competing mass-produced gun cabinets that are manufactured overseas. As entry level firearms storage security containers, these are affordably priced with the MSRP of the 18-gun model at $399 and the slightly smaller 14-gun cabinet at $359 and…