Author: Braxton Taylor
Media reports about an initial battle damage assessment of Saturday’s Iran strikes have so rankled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that on Thursday he called the second press briefing of his tenure, just days after the first.Hegseth began his remarks by raging against the press—naming CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post and the New York Times—for reporting on a preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency review of the strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities. The report said the operation appears to have set back the country’s nuclear program only months, not “obliterated” it, as the Trump administration has claimed. “And the reality is, you…
On June 23, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) Deputy Director Robert Cekada signed ATF Ruling 2025-1 and Ruling 2025-2. The documents reverse bans on importation for civilian use of “dual use” barrels and the non-lethal marking rounds often used for law enforcement and military force-on-force training exercises, respectively. The barrel restriction was put in place in 2005. The marking cartridge ban followed in 2023. The reinterpretation of previous BATFE rulings does not require a 90-day public comment period, rendering the decision effective immediately. Barrels The so-called dual-use barrel restriction began when BATFE ruled they fell under…
The state-of-the-art in sports training has progressed by leaps and bounds over previous decades. Athletes can now take advantage of sophisticated, data-driven biometric feedback training regimens which can pinpoint and isolate specific performance areas, allowing the athlete to optimize their training for maximum efficiency. This is essential, because you can’t improve what you don’t measure and record. However, up until now, this data-driven approach to performance improvement is noticeably lacking in the shooting sports. Shooting Is A Sport Marksmanship is an athletic ability. Pressing the trigger without moving the sights takes physical skill, as does repeatable sight alignment and a…
Dirk and Bradley Dammerman of Idaho Whitetail Guides catch up on Bradley’s Spring bear season, and then take a deep dive into a conservation organization that Bradley jus started: North Idaho Houndsmen Association. They talk about conserving the animals hound hunters love to pursue. They also talk about issues Hunting Outfitters here in Idaho are facing with the new tag drawing system nonresidents will face in 2026. Read the full article here
This week on the show I’m joined by renowned historian, best-selling author, and now podcaster, Dan Flores to discuss the rollercoaster history of wildlife and people in America and what that past can teach us as we move forward into the future as hunters, anglers, and people who simply value wildlife and wild places. Read the full article here
The Coast Guard has temporarily relieved the commander of a Portsmouth, Virginia-based ship due to loss of confidence in his ability to “execute the responsibilities of a commanding officer.”Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has been in charge of the medium endurance cutter Tampa since June 2023, was relieved Tuesday, according to the service. Coast Guard officials offered few details for the temporary relief, saying in a news release only that a “thorough” investigation is ongoing.Krolman has held a series of increasingly important positions in the Coast Guard, an indication that he has the potential for promotion to the service’s highest ranks.…
The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities and hand operations to private, for-profit companies.Framed as a modernization effort, the plan could saddle enlisted soldiers, many of whom already struggle with low pay, with even greater costs for meals they are effectively required to buy.So-called “campus-style dining” has been pitched to lawmakers as a way to incentivize private vendors to create Army dining spaces where soldiers want to eat, with longer hours, a better atmosphere, and additional menu variety.Read Next: Military Domestic Violence Conviction Skyrocketed After Commanders Were…
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi, the service’s top enlisted leader, didn’t mince his words in an internal message to top noncommissioned officers last week.”At a basic level, America’s Air Force exists for [a very simple] capability — ‘to kill people and blow sh– up,'” Flosi wrote in a June 19 message to the enlisted leaders, which was shared with Military.com. “I am not being bold, this is not a soundbite. It is the reality of being an airman in the profession of arms — we must be ready.”Flosi’s message, sent just days before Air Force pilots…
A court in Japan sentenced a Marine to seven years in prison on Tuesday after it found him guilty of strangling and attempting to sexually assault a Japanese woman in Okinawa last year, the latest development amid a string of reported criminal misconduct by American troops on the island.The court convicted 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton of “nonconsensual sexual intercourse causing injury,” according to a spokesperson for the Marine Corps; the verdict was first reported by Stars and Stripes on Tuesday.In May, Okinawan government leaders formally protested to U.S. and Japanese defense officials following multiple criminal accusations against American service…
In the days following the historic and unprecedented U.S. military strike in Iran, the top question that has been looming in the minds of experts and politicians has been whether the strike was necessary and if it actually achieved what the Trump administration is claiming — total destruction of the Iranian nuclear program.The administration was quick to claim victory, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Sunday — before the bombers even made it back to the U.S. — that “we devastated the Iranian nuclear program.”However, on Tuesday, multiple news outlets, led by CNN, reported that the Defense Intelligence…