By the Joint Committee on Printing: Archeological digs in northern India, dating around 3,500 B.C., have uncovered a seal, used to sign documents. The seal shows a procession of seven men carrying square standards, held aloft on poles like modem flags. While these ancient flags were rigid, like boards, and…

Fundamentals Series — Part 8In the previous article, we discussed why we introduce movement early in a shooter’s development at Valiance Firearms Training (VFT).Movement is one of the first ways we begin bridging the gap between marksmanship and practical shooting. Once a shooter understands the fundamentals, we want them learning…

The Department of Defense created the Basic Needs Allowance in 2023 to address a problem that had been quietly acknowledged for years: Some active-duty families, particularly larger households at junior enlisted pay grades, were living below the federal poverty line despite a parent serving full-time in the military. The allowance…

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The Department of Defense (DOD) must assess the resources needed to monitor its research into military blast exposure.That is the key finding of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study published on Tuesday, which investigated the department’s ability to monitor occupational blast exposure—a condition thataccumulates over time when military personnel…

Question: Should I use a mechanical or fixed blade broadhead, and what brands do you recommend?Answer: If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked this question, I could probably start manufacturing my own broadheads. Back when I was more of a fixture on the seminar circuit, I…

Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico has outlined key pledges to support veterans living in the state. Talarico, a state lawmaker, is facing off against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a pivotal midterm election. Paxton has been endorsed by President Donald Trump but is locked in a tight…

Andrii Pidlisnyi has fought nearly every year for the Ukrainian Armed Forces dating back to 2014, telling Military.com that he believes the outcome of the current iteration of the war against Russia will echo previous military conflicts while hoping that the United States will stay by Ukraine’s side. Pidlisnyi spoke…

​A Montana National Guard combat medic has received the Soldier’s Medal for a rescue in which he shielded two critically injured hikers with his own body. He stayed with them on a frozen mountainside for more than 48 hours. Sgt. Adam M. Lee received the medal during a ceremony at…

The Marine Corps is fielding tracked robots that crawl the seabed, transit the surf zone, and hunt mines and unexploded ordnance on the beach itself. The Bayonet Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicles give explosive ordnance disposal teams a way to survey and clear the most dangerous stretch of the approach without…

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