Joining the military gives young service members steady pay and access to financial tools built specifically for the military community. That combination makes it one of the best times in your life to build a strong credit score, but it won’t happen automatically. You still need to open the right…
Cory Geisler is the new commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), overseeing approximately 1.3 million members. The Hartland, Wis., native was elected July 29 during the organization’s 127th National Convention at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Nevada, making him the veterans’ service organization’s 118th commander-in-chief. His election, approved…
If you’re worried about missing a mortgage payment, it’s important to act fast. Acting now, while you’re still current on your loan, gives you access to options that disappear once you’re 30, 60 or 90 days behind. The single most effective form of missed mortgage payment help is calling your…
Ah, the “evil all along” twist. Not every story needs one, and not every one pays off, but they are wildly memorable when done right. Games are better suited than any other medium to pull off this storytelling trick, forcing players to confront the mayhem they have spent the last…
The Navy is offering free screenings of Spider-Man: Brand New Day to sailors in pay grades E-1 through E-6 at 14 Morale, Welfare and Recreation theaters in the United States and overseas. The screenings are part of the launch of an expanded Virtual Single Sailor Program, an online resource connecting…
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A gearbox failure forced a Marine Corps V-22 to make an emergency landing on Feb. 3, days before Navy leaders briefed lawmakers on fixes being implemented for the troubled tiltrotor aircraft.A MV-22B with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing landed in the Tactical Flight Training Area on Oahu, Hawaii, “after experiencing…
Measuring the frequency of words and themes in a document can offer insights, reveal underlying messages, and even illuminate what’s on the minds of its writers. The 2026 National Defense Strategy is meant to help align ends, ways, and means, and to signal goals and values. But to find the…
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The U.S. Army and its NATO allies in Europe are honing their ability to to fight back against an incursion by throwing enough artillery at an enemy so stop them in their tracks for good, most recently during the annual Dynamic Front exercise with the Germany-based 56th Multi-Domain Command earlier…
SAN DIEGO, California—Boston-based Blue Water Autonomy aims to take its 190-foot robot patrol craft from prototype to production this year, joining a newly crowded field of startups and established players trying to get their unmanned surface vessels in front of U.S. Navy buyers, commanders, and operators.“Right now, the focus really…
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Border patrol agents prompted the extraordinary U.S. airspace closure over El Paso Tuesday night and into Wednesday after using a high-powered laser to shoot down what was later revealed to be a party balloon that had drifted into the sky near the U.S.-Mexico border. Initially, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed the…
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is prosecuting its first drone poaching case, the first since the recovery of game with drones was legalized in March of 2024. However, it is illegal to use drones to search for, scout, or detect deer during the hunting season or for 14…
Authorities in California have disrupted an overseas wildlife poaching operation after seizing hundreds of illegal animal parts.According to a press release, in the early weeks of 2026, an investigation began after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intercepted a falsely labeled package en route from Thailand to Fresno, California. The…
