HONOLULU—The better the U.S. gets at fighting in conventional ways, the more likely it is that adversaries will avoid a conventional conflict, the head of Special Operations Command Pacific said.But that doesn’t mean they will avoid a fight altogether, Army Brig. Gen. Michael Rose said at the Indo-Pacific Irregular Warfare…
On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, shared publicly for the first time, alongside Army Reserve Lt. Col. Marvin “Lee” Chase, the full account of a rescue that unfolded — from Gonzalez’s perspective — almost entirely over the phone,…
President Donald Trump’s mandate for a new “Space Academy” puts defense leaders under a NASA-led initiative that could mean military service requirements for the future school’s graduates.Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during a ceremony where he presented the Congressional Space Medal…
Written by Jim Stewart Published on Aug 28, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT Buying a high-value property doesn’t have to mean liquidating your savings for a massive down payment. With a 2026 VA Jumbo Loan, qualifying Veterans and active-duty service members can secure luxury real estate exceeding standard conforming limits; often with…
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A veterans group has received a building after a retired couple donated it to them, in a measure which will help the non-profit fulfill its functions. Retired dentist Karl Kerstein and his wife, Lynda, the former office manager at his dental surgery, donated their former dental office to the Combined…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2:…
Many military veterans rely on service dogs to help them in their post-service years. A newly announced partnership between a pet insurance company and two organizations aims to endure the impactful owner-canine relationship, coming right after a service dog’s recent death. Embrace Pet Insurance is investing $60,000 through partnerships with…
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Marvel Studios put the X-Men at the center of D23 2026, revealing a new cast that includes Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor X and Marine vet Adam Driver as Mister Sinister. The announcement opened another chapter for characters that Stan Lee and…
The Marine Corps has awarded a $19 million contract for 10 Tempest counter-drone vehicles that are deliberately built to shoot and then leave. The system fires AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles at Class 2 and Class 3 drones, then withdraws while the missiles are still in flight so the crew spends…
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Confusion around Department of Veterans Affairs footwear benefits is common, and understandably so, since there isn’t just one program. Two separate benefits actually get lumped together in conversation, plus a broader clinical service coordinates both. Here’s how the system works. Any VA-enrolled veteran whose VA clinician determines therapeutic footwear is…
I built the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification because self-attestation was failing our war industrial base. Contractors could simply promise they were following basic cybersecurity practices, with no verification behind that promise. Our adversaries noticed that gap long before Washington did—and they have not eased up since. If anything, the opposite is…
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