Florida, Virginia and Texas are the three U.S. states that provide the best conditions for disabled veterans, according to a study. Research by SmileHub found that those three states provide veterans with the best health, economic and infrastructure support, whereas Mississippi, Vermont and Delaware provide the least amount of support…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on this Jake Hoefer and welcome to another episode of Back forty. This week we have the same crew. We have Aaron Warburn, Jeff Sturgis, Adam Keith, and Bill Winky providing their insight and information based off of one question, one theme. And this…
A newly reported CIA assessment places several congressional proposals for deeper U.S.-Israel defense integration in an even more troubling context. The assessment, as described to Capital & Empire by several U.S. officials, reportedly concludes that Israeli officials want to replace politically vulnerable military aid with institutional ties that future presidents…
When The Odyssey begins, the war has already ended. Troy has been captured. The remaining Greek ships have set sail for their homes. The songs have started to turn the battlefield into legend. Odysseus is still missing. For that reason, Homer’s poem has a different effect after having served in…
Nearly 50% more U.S. veterans reported they had suicidal ideation in the last five years, according to a recent study done by the Yale School of Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veteran Suicidal Thoughts Increased Over the Past Five Years The study, which was published by the JAMA…
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At least 206 people worked for the Department of Government Efficiency, but much remains unknown about the Trump administration’s government-overhaul effort because federal agencies refused to fully cooperate with a Congressionally-ordered inquest.In a new report published on Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office said it was largely unable to determine whether DOGE employees completed required ethics training…
The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles “within days” of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation. It’s the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical gap. The White House, Congress, and…
Extending the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost approximately $1.4 billion, according to the Department of Defense. The department on Aug. 4 estimated the deployment cost in Fiscal Years 2027 through 2029. It came due to a request by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),…
The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles “within days” of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation—the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical inventory gap. The White House, Congress, and defense…
Many of today’s performance cars are simply loud when they’re standing still. They just look aggressive with their over-the-top aero and yawning grilles, giving away their intent before they even start to move. However, there was a time when manufacturers could be more subtle, and this was the case for…
A U.S. Marine veteran is facing charges related to suspicious behavior and alleged firearm possession at the Trump National Golf Course in Southern California. Authorities claim that over the last few days, 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele twice roamed the golf course grounds in advance of a Trump presidential visit, wearing…
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Anyone planning to spend the weekend ducking behind waist-high walls can mark the calendar. The first multiplayer beta for Gears of War: E-Day begins Thursday, Aug. 6, offering an early look at Xbox’s next cover-shooter. The test includes the new Horde Siege mode and an updated version of the series’…
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the division of the military that oversees activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, has activated a new headquarters to combat drug cartels and other criminal organizations across the region. The Army launched the new Joint Task Force-Western Hemisphere on Aug. 3, replacing Joint Task Force…
Rocket Lab’s announcement that it would launch suborbital rockets from Alaska could ultimately give the Pentagon a much-needed new option for national-security launches, the company and space experts told Defense One.Last week, the Space Force’s acquisitions arm announced a $266 million, multi-launch contract with the California-based rocket company. That will…
Updated Aug 5, 2026, 6:14 PM EDT See how the Air Force incorporated members’ waist-to-height ratio into the service’s Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment. The Air Force modified its fitness test scoring charts and standards in 2026, with new requirements taking effect that include a height-waist body composition score. The Air Force…
The sale of Electronic Arts for $55 billion USD has officially been completed as of August 4. The previously public company will be removed from the stock market, as EA will now be fully private. EA was originally established back in 1982, and has been a publicly-traded company since 1989.…
The Gears of War: E-Day open beta just got a huge new game mode, as The Coalition has added PvP Versus to its early-access weekend following requests from fans. Gears of War: E-Day is the next major installment in Xbox’s long-running third-person shooter franchise, bringing the series back to the…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia fires a ballistic missile at Ukraine, air-defense systems have only minutes — sometimes seconds — to detect and intercept the deadly threat. The lack of time has left Kyiv and other cities increasingly exposed to devastating attacks by the missiles that come down so…
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No one is saying, officially, what was decided when top frontier AI labs—Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta—met with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss voluntary guidelines for testing new models.But Democratic lawmakers described the Trump administration’s approach to regulation as “ad-hoc and unpredictable,” and said it’s likely to boost global adoption…
The modular engineering method in modern car manufacturing is the equivalent of Lego bricks. The same underpinnings can be resized, beefed up, and tweaked to accommodate anything from your yoga instructor’s Prius to the flame-spitting GR Corolla without starting over from scratch. The wasteful era of disposable vehicle platforms is…
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