Most people assume the World War II draft began the day after Pearl Harbor. It didn’t. The United States started conscripting men more than a year before it entered the war, and the rules that governed who got called up changed dramatically once it did. Whether you’d have gone depends…
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, sending black smoke above the base and igniting a brush fire near the flight line. The pilot ejected before impact and reached a local hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. The…
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One of the most consistently underused benefits available to service members and their families is also one of the simplest to access: free, confidential, nonmedical counseling through Military OneSource, up to 12 sessions per issue, with no referral, no diagnosis and no reporting back to anyone’s chain of command. What…
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The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, DEERS, is the database that quietly underpins nearly every benefit a military family uses day to day: Tricare coverage, commissary and exchange access, base facility access, and the ID card that gets checked at every gate. It’s also one of the easiest things to…
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For decades, buying ammunition has followed the same basic pattern. You wait for a sale, drive to the store or search online, buy as much as your budget allows, and hope prices don’t spike before your next purchase.Sometimes you score a great deal. Other times, you pay more than you’d…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he decided to pause strikes on Iran to give negotiations another chance, minimizing the prospect of a potential military escalation of the war. Trump said Monday in an interview with Axios that “very deep talks” are taking place with the Islamic Republic and “if they…
A walk through firearms and ammunition historyThis weekend, AmmoSquared is bringing something different to the show floor in Des Moines. In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, we’ve created a museum-style exhibit with eight rifles and their associated rounds of ammunition that span two and a half centuries of American History.…
Published Jul 27, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT Star Wars Zero Company is getting a Collector’s Edition from Limited Run Games, which includes a variety of physical goodies for fans to enjoy. Credit: Image via EA Originally published by Game Rant The Collector’s Edition of Star Wars Zero Company was officially revealed during…
“Move fast and break things” became the motto of the software-defined tech industry in 2014. Mark Zuckerberg coined it for Facebook. Those four words encapsulate the belief that speed beats caution, progress requires collateral damage, and that disruption beats tradition. The belief is that moving fast might break things, but…
You’ve found a great condo, your VA loan entitlement is available, and your finances are in order. Then, your lender delivers the news: the condo isn’t on the VA-approved list. For a lot of military families, this is where the homebuying journey stalls, but it doesn’t have to. The VA…
At Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, on ground the Army’s own contracting documents describe as previously used for grazing, a company owned by two of the largest investment firms in the world is preparing to build a data center. That site sits about an hour’s drive from the nearest community,…
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Every year, thousands of Americans consider serving in the military. You can make the military a very rewarding growth experience if you prepare yourself before joining. Here are the top 10 things you need to consider before meeting with a recruiter: 1. Self-Motivation Joining the military is often a life-defining…
CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after…
A new veteran-founded nonprofit is trying to turn race registrations into a route back to structure, purpose and community. Operation WarriorFit, based in North Carolina, provides free or substantially discounted entries to veterans, active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and first responders. Founder and Executive Director Jonathan…
