A generation that fought World War II is down to its last few thousand. With each passing year, the country loses another living connection to the men who crossed oceans to fight it. On Sunday, it lost the oldest of the Marines still among them. Roy Henry Drinkard died Aug.…

The Washington, D.C. area is not only home to the federal government and the hundreds of thousands of government workers it employs, there’s a strong military and business community that is in many ways interdependent. That’s exactly what three D.C.-area entrepreneurs found as they took their military experience into an…

Steve Doocy thought he had a pretty good idea of what life inside one of America’s military service academies looked like. Then he went to see it for himself. Doocy, the longtime co-host of Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” spent the week visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval…

HONOLULU—A new encryption-based app, Kibu, available to U.S. military operators and foreign military partners, could change the way militaries and consumers communicate.Civilian and government officials are accustomed to using their own phones and tend to rely on commercial messaging apps, even when they shouldn’t. For example, U.S. operators in Poland…

​Troops calling for fire depend on it. So does the pilot navigating to a target, or a ship coordinating its movements with a carrier group. Each of them, in moments that matter most, relies on systems roughly 22,000 miles overhead. Complex systems they will likely never see and may never…

This is the third and final installment of a three-part elk hunting story by FHF founder, Paul Lewis. You can read the first and second segments here.I slid behind the rifle, scanning the dark timber. Silence reclaimed the woods. Then, suddenly, he was just there. He didn’t walk out of…

September is the last full month to stream some great war movies, military dramas and veteran stories before they disappear from major streaming services. The month’s departing titles range from a recent Afghanistan war movie and a road trip involving an Army Ranger and military working dog to World War…

What is the proper thing to do when the American flag passes in a parade or during the playing of the national anthem? Should you stand or salute? Are women required to remove their hats? Can you salute if you’re not in uniform? Conduct During the Passing of Colors Here…

Updated Aug 26, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT By following these guidelines, individuals and organizations show respect for the American flag and the values it represents. The U.S. Flag Code is not legally enforceable, but adherence to it is considered a sign of patriotism and respect. The code formalizes and unifies the…

By the Joint Committee on Printing: Archeological digs in northern India, dating around 3,500 B.C., have uncovered a seal, used to sign documents. The seal shows a procession of seven men carrying square standards, held aloft on poles like modem flags. While these ancient flags were rigid, like boards, and…

Fundamentals Series — Part 8In the previous article, we discussed why we introduce movement early in a shooter’s development at Valiance Firearms Training (VFT).Movement is one of the first ways we begin bridging the gap between marksmanship and practical shooting. Once a shooter understands the fundamentals, we want them learning…

The Department of Defense created the Basic Needs Allowance in 2023 to address a problem that had been quietly acknowledged for years: Some active-duty families, particularly larger households at junior enlisted pay grades, were living below the federal poverty line despite a parent serving full-time in the military. The allowance…

If you’ve spent any time around preparedness-minded people, you’ve probably heard some version of this advice: buy it before you need it.It’s not bad advice.In fact, having supplies on hand when everyone else is scrambling can be one of the biggest advantages of being prepared. The problem is that preparedness…

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