What Is DEFCON? DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the perceived threat to national security originated during the Cold War, when fear of communism was at a high.…
Most transitioning service members treat LinkedIn like a second resume: Upload a headshot, job title, rating, MOS, AFSC, or designator, write the About section, copy-paste the Experience section. Done. Except that’s not how LinkedIn was designed to be used. It’s not a copy of your resume or a billboard for…
A VA research team in Madison, Wisconsin, has identified a protein that plays a central role in driving melanoma growth, finding that genetically silencing it dramatically slows how quickly the cancer spreads and survives. The findings, published in the journal Cancers in February 2026, open a potentially new treatment pathway…
Due to poor air quality from forest fires, much of the United States has been under a Code Red alert this summer. You can find out when your area is affected by the seasonal smoke spreading with the wind at the website AirNow.gov. When the smoke is bad enough to…
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Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels: Junior enlisted (E-1 through E-3) Noncommissioned officers (E-4 and E-5) Staff noncommissioned officers (E-6 through E-9) As a Marine moves up the ladder, his or her responsibility and contribution to the mission increases. This also means that those who have…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has detailed four major investments that the state of California is making to improve the lives of veterans, in areas including veteran benefits, housing and legal assistance. California, the country’s most populous state, holds one of the largest raw populations of veterans in the U.S. with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is attending the dignified transfer Wednesday of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East. Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware when the remains of the troops killed in action are returned to their families, the White House said.…
The Starter Edition of Xbox Game Pass has expanded to more players through a new partnership that bundles it with eligible Meta Horizon+ memberships. Xbox Game Pass has recently been changing its subscription offerings and prices as new leadership at the company works to restructure the business. Microsoft first introduced…
I’m a complete topwater junkie. Whether I’m casting dry flies for trout, chucking frogs for bass, or chugging big prop baits for pike, muskie, and even tarpon, I can’t get enough of watching fish explode on baits floating on the surface of the water. Many of my angling friends question…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief. Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country’s outgoing army chief and…
When it comes to fish tacos, I’ll take blackened fillets over fried almost every time. Maybe it’s because I catch and eat a lot of Gulf Coast redfish, the same species Chef Paul Prudhomme made famous with his blackened preparation. But instead of Creole seasoning, I use cumin, oregano, and…
For many Americans, the nation’s 250th anniversary will center on July 4, 2026, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In Yorktown, Virginia, local officials are asking visitors to look further down the road, to the battlefield where independence was secured years later. Yorktown’s VA250 and America250 programming is…
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All of the Pentagon’s drone and counterdrone efforts for air, land, and sea will now fall under a new organization and director who will report to the deputy defense secretary, according to a memo released Wednesday.“Unmanned and autonomous systems are a strategic priority” and “essential to maintaining decisive military advantage,”…
Published Jul 1, 2026, 11:55 AM EDT Recent changes to the real-world Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C. by the Trump administration make it look like Fallout 3. Credit: via GameRant, Bethesda Originally published by Game Rant Recent changes to the real-life Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool enacted by the Trump administration…
GM, Ford, and Ram aren’t the only truck-builders who are rolling out America 250 special edition pickups to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary. Nissan has just announced its own Frontier 250th Anniversary Edition, but if you think that a US-centric truck with a Japanese brand on the side is a…
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Here are some of the most budget-friendly cars for young service members. For many young service members, buying a vehicle after joining the military is an exciting milestone, but it can also feel overwhelming. Whether you’re commuting to base, tackling a PCS move, or exploring a new duty station on…
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The Soulslike genre has evolved significantly since its creation over a decade ago, but one thing that has always been closely associated with it is difficulty. Bosses that take hours to take down, brutal enemies that unleash an array of attacks around every corner, and a world that is more…
The California Fish and Game Commission issued an emergency action that is causing controversy in the Golden State angling community. On June 25, the commission essentially banned shore- and pier-based shark fishing throughout a large swath of its coast to “prevent white shark take and reduce potential interactions between hooked…
