Former service members often build second careers using skills they acquired in uniform. Many become airline pilots, defense contractors, consultants, or instructors. Some work overseas. Yet under certain circumstances, providing military-related training or expertise to a foreign military can expose a veteran to federal criminal liability. The legal framework behind…
Allies of Russian leader Vladimir Putin are openly advocating nuclear war and wishcasting for a diminished United States even while boasting about better trade relations.The venue was the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Putin-backed conference that took place on Wednesday against a backdrop of billowing smoke from a Ukrainian…
House Republicans axed a provision to the annual defense policy bill that would have ended the Trump administration’s practice of using the military’s uniformed lawyers from serving as immigration judges and special U.S. attorneys in Democrat-run cities.Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo, proposed the amendment during the House Armed Service Committee’s markup…
Hours after a Blue Origin rocket blew up on a Florida launch pad last month, a SpaceX rocket lofted a military payload from a nearby site—neatly illustrating concerns about whether the commercial launch industry can actually add providers quickly enough to match the Pentagon’s accelerating demands.The incident should be “a…
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Federal prosecutors have charged a California technology executive with participating in a years-long scheme to acquire U.S.-made networking, security and encryption equipment and supply it to customers in Iran, including organizations tied to the country’s nuclear and military establishments. The U.S. Department of Justice announced June 3 that Jamshid Ghomi,…
Two researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been charged with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and giving false statements to federal law enforcement. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe, both researchers at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton, Mont., are accused of lying to U.S.…
One of the biggest paradoxes in fitness is that while nearly everyone recognizes the importance of mobility and flexibility exercises, these are often the first components to be eliminated from a workout. Whether used as a warmup, cooldown or complete workout devoted to mobility, nobody enters the gym excitedly thinking,…
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Following its official announcement, Splitgate studio 1047 Games has released a cinematic reveal trailer for its Titanfall-inspired shooter, Empulse. The upcoming shooter is a new direction for the developer, departing from the Portal and Halo-inspired Splitgate for a movement-focused, mech-centric competitive FPS that could fill the gap Respawn Games left…
A group of 14 bipartisan lawmakers in both the House and Senate want answers on military service members’ protections as the Department of Defense for “the first time” acknowledged how location data is leading to active targeting in war zones. The May 28 letter, signed by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden…
The Tricare Prime travel benefit helps Tricare Prime beneficiaries with the cost of traveling for specialty care. It is designed to remove some of the financial barriers when care can’t be provided within the local network. This benefit applies only in specific cases, so understanding the program is critical. Eligibility…
On January 7th, 2019, Kevin Young received a phone call that would upend his family’s life: his father’s house was on fire, and no one knew where he was. By morning, investigators had found human remains in the garage, and the evidence pointed to something far more sinister than an…
If you’ve looked at the Ford Bronco lineup recently, you may have noticed that it’s available in a bunch of variations. Ford sells seven different trims of the 2026 model. Most of them are the basic Wrangler fighter with different levels of equipment, and a few are quite serious performance…
Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180. The reforms mark the first time the list has been officially revised since a memo was issued March 27,…
In January 2019, retired archeologist Dr. Jon Young was found dead in the smoldering ruins of the adobe home he’d built by hand outside Taos, New Mexico. The fire marshal found evidence of accelerants in five locations. The autopsy flagged a suspicious hole in his skull. A neighbor saw unfamiliar…
Before Ian Fleming created James Bond, he helped build an elite commando unit for a harder kind of spy work: seizing codebooks, machines, weapons-site evidence, and German intelligence that could vanish in the chaos of battle. That unit, 30 Assault Unit, moved into France during Operation Overlord with orders to…
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For members on active duty, Tricare covers one basic eye exam every year for all beneficiaries. Tricare for retirees covers less, and how much less depends on which Tricare plan you choose. Retirees who want more vision benefits have to add another vision insurance plan. Tricare Vision Coverage for Retirees…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.” Some experts still question whether North Korea has functioning nuclear missiles that can reach the…
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…
