The Defense Department is expected to release its anticipated cyber strategy early next week, according to three people familiar with a plan that officials argue will more tightly integrate digital operations into U.S. military campaigns.One predicted the strategy would be released Tuesday, though the other two said the date could change.…
A built-in support system often does a lot of the heavy lifting for military families with a neurodivergent member. The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) flags your family’s needs and factors them into assignments. Tricare and its Extended Care Health Option cover therapies that would cost a fortune anywhere else.…
A federal appeals court has ruled that a district judge lacked the authority to throw out the 2017 court-martial conviction of former Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bowe Bergdahl left his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by Taliban-allied fighters for about…
The RAB Super Stealth 360 is the wired outdoor motion sensor I keep using where AC power is available. I installed my first one in 2010, and I’ve since installed several around the house, garage, shop, and other outbuildings. What keeps me using them is the sensor performance. The RAB…
A federal judge has upheld a multimillion-dollar jury verdict, effectively awarding a U.S. Army veteran $6.6 million in damages stemming from a 2019 encounter with Los Angeles Police. The veteran, Slade Douglas, 49, was successful in his case after U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong rejected a bid by the…
In a scene reminiscent of Star Wars, the U.S. military’s Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB) carried out a futuristic technological mission last week. U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) used a high-energy laser system pointed to the sky over the U.S.-Mexico border to disable and ultimately down several drones linked…
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…
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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…
Three Stars and Stripes journalists fired by the Pentagon last week have sued the Department of Defense, seeking to block their terminations. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, Middle East reporter Lara Korte, and publisher Max Lederer filed the 45-page lawsuit Thursday in Washington. Among the defendants named were the Defense Department, Defense…
The U.S. military purchased satellite images that identified Chinese aircraft carrier positions and Ecuadorian airstrips allegedly used for drug trafficking, a new report from the Government Accountability Office revealed. But despite those and other examples of prior use, the Space Force still hasn’t fully embraced commercial intelligence, the watchdog said.“Some…
You cannot simply run a munitions line faster. There is no switch to flip, no second shift that doubles the output overnight. Building missile propulsion takes specialized facilities. It involves chemists who spend careers learning their craft, and an area engineered to handle energetic materials without catastrophe. It takes years…
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Used vehicles can be an excellent choice, especially for military families with PCS moves, long-distance drives, around-town commuting, and other military obligations. However, considering the average price of a used car is currently hovering around the $27,000 mark, according to KBB.com, you might think that shopping on a tighter budget…
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One Tennessee man recently lost his hunting privileges for life. A tip to a wildlife hotline led game wardens to Austin Hale’s home, where they found 18 deer mounts, 52 turkey beards, 84 turkey spurs, and one fan mount. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) says the vast majority of…
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the…
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