JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—Some 300 days after leaving Hawaii, the guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. was welcomed home Monday with delighted cheers, jangling cowbells, handmade posters, and fresh flower leis. The ship—part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group—did 40 days of combat operations and spent six months in…
The rush to build the next generation of military technology has drawn startups, Silicon Valley investors and former employees of companies such as SpaceX into the defense industry. One longtime investor says some newcomers are entering a field they barely understand. Van Espahbodi, a former Raytheon employee who was a…
New legislation in Congress calls for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rural veterans with direct loans so they can build their own homes. U.S. House Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Veterans Owner-Buider’s Rights Act on Monday to expand VA home loans…
Four U.S. Navy personnel and two sailors suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier suffered an undisclosed “mishap.” The Navy said in an X post Tuesday morning that issues affected the two-seater plane when it was trying to land on the ship off the coast of…
FAIRFORD, England (AP) — A surprise decision by the U.K.’s counterterror police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot targeting a U.S.-operated air force base in England has raised questions and concern from many, including U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of…
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Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy. The latest decline came just 27 days after…
Classic deer cartridges didn’t cement their legacies overnight. Instead, decades of deer camps, proven track records, and crowded meat poles speak to why these rounds remain reliable favorites even today.If you’re the camp member that’s been using the same rifle since there was an East and West Berlin, you’re in…
BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over individual deals. A record $14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled. The minister’s remarks come as concerns mount that President…
A few years ago, I spent my whole opening week in Kansas hunting a green soybean field full of browsing scars but didn’t see a single deer. When I finally stepped into the woods to find them, I found an area that looked like a feedlot—trampled to bare dirt with…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adjusting its guidance on prescribing psychotropic medications. The VA announced Monday that it would put in place guidance on informed consent which it said would increase transparency for veterans before they receive psychotropic medications, which include antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxioloyctics and opioids. Psychotropic…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: On June 9, 1844, a squad of 15 Texas Rangers was patrolling the hill country northwest of San Antonio, looking for Comanche raiders. This was during the years when Texas was still an independent country, eight years after the Alamo, still a year before it would enter…
Wyoming-based Big Horn Armory has now expanded its Model 89 Series to include a new variant: the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Take Down Tactical Lever-Action carbine. It has a 16-inch barrel and is chambered the powerful .500 S&W Magnum cartridge. This variant of the Big Horn Armory Model 89…
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00:00:01 Speaker 1: What is going on? Welcome back to Refresh. I’m Jake Hoofer. In this week. We have a great episode as we are inching in on the end of December, and we have some great intel and information for anyone that stills tagging the pocket or wants to…
Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd appears to be the Trump administration’s pick to fill the months-old vacancy atop the National Security Agency and U.S.Cyber Command. On Monday, the White House formally asked the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees to approve Rudd’s promotion to the four-star level needed for the double-hat command.Rudd, who is deputy…
When you do not have time to exercise, you need to make time to exercise. I know that sounds easier said than done, but the No. 1 excuse to skip the gym is, “I don’t have time to go to the gym.”The good news is that you can save a…
The BMP-23 is a 5.56mm pistol that retains the innovative design elements of its predecessor while incorporating modern enhancements. Featuring an 11.5” chrome-moly barrel and an AK-47-style gas piston operating system, the BMP-23 delivers reliability and performance in a compact, lightweight aluminum and steel construction weighing just 5.2 lbs. Built-in…
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say this about a stranger, “they looked so nice” or “I bet they don’t have a mean bone in their body.” When I hear things like that, I ask them, “how can you tell?” They usually answer with “they…
00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Jannis Brody, Chili, Randall, cal and Seth. Now, this is normally a ten round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals which…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a blockade of sanctioned oil tanker ships to and from Venezuela in a post on social media Tuesday evening, one week after the U.S. seized an oil tanker allegedly carrying oil to Iran from Venezuela. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in…
When Everything Goes Dark: Why Communication and Navigation MatterPicture this: you’re heading out on a weekend adventure or, worse, you’re in the middle of an emergency and suddenly your phone shows no bars. Your GPS stops responding. The familiar digital lifelines you rely on daily have vanished. It’s a sobering…
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Joseph Henry Suina grew up in a Native American community in the 1940s, buried by his own people’s trauma while not yet realizing the baggage he carried.Suina, 81, is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was born in 1944 and served two tours in Vietnam. He grew up in the…
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—Some 300 days after leaving Hawaii, the guided-missile destroyer Frank E.…