Military drone and counterdrone demand is booming amid a rush to spend funds before the end of the fiscal year—but the Pentagon’s drone marketplace is making it a little easier, defense officials said. “These contracts are available to everybody. And so what we’ve seen across the department is a surge of…
News broke Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to order the elimination of one-fifth of the U.S. military’s general and flag billets. There is a legitimate case for examining whether the Armed Forces have have become too top-heavy. There is also a legitimate reason to be concerned about…
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If I’m being honest, the whole idea for this article came from something that is totally understandable but also kind of annoying. People love to ask me what it’s like to hunt with Steve Rinella, and I get it. He’s one of the biggest names in the sphere, and he…
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A jailed veteran has accused a veterans affairs coordinator of stealing approximately $65,000 from her while she was incarcerated. The unnamed victim allegedly hired Jessica McVay, a veterans affairs coordinator at the public defender’s office, to handle financial administration like paying her bills while she was in Manatee County Jail,…
A jury has convicted the owner of a Texas mental health clinic for a $26 million TRICARE fraud, kickback and money laundering scheme. Licensed professional counselor Kevin Curry, 64, of Frisco, Texas, was found guilty Sept. 24 in Fort Worth of health care fraud, kickbacks and money laundering, according to…
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…
Yes, a butane stove can be used indoors when proper ventilation is available and the stove is designed for indoor-safe use.Butane burns cleaner than propane or white gas, making it one of the safer portable fuel options for indoor cooking when used responsibly. Can You Use a Butane Stove Indoors?…
There’s something unmistakable about the crack of a Lee-Enfield. Even if you’ve only heard it at a range or in a war movie, that sharp report carries the weight of an entire era. For more than half a century, the .303 British was the backbone of the British Empire’s armed…
At AmmoSquared, customer support isn’t a department — it’s a relationship. Meet Andy and James, two dedicated shooters-turned-experts who help members get the most out of their ammo plans, answer questions with real-world experience, and deliver the kind of service only true enthusiasts can provide. Our Customer Engagement Spotlight, Pictured…
On Nov. 26, as Americans prepared for Thanksgiving, extremist militias in Iraq launched drones and rockets at the only U.S.-funded gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Khor Mor. This attack was an assault on the democratic values of the Kurdish people, who share the same values as America; and it was a…
The Pentagon wants to eliminate Chinese military companies from the defense industry’s supply chains, so it’s preparing to alert contractors next year of any possible ties before a Congress-mandated ban takes effect, a defense policy official said Wednesday. The Defense Department keeps a public list of banned “Chinese-military companies,” which it…
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In Texas, a state known for its lack of public lands, the tide may be turning. Though only four percent of land in the state is publicly owned (and of that, only 1 million acres are open to hunting), those numbers are set to grow substantially in coming years.That’s thanks…
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Military drone and counterdrone demand is booming amid a rush to spend funds before the…