CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks this week, escalating the conflict between them and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and raising fears of a wider regional conflagration. The attacks have killed dozens of civilians and troops and also targeted Saudi tankers in transit…
Some military photographs make their importance obvious, while others look ordinary until you learn the story behind the image. Five brothers pose aboard a Navy cruiser. Women sort packages in a crowded warehouse. A pilot stands among children near an airfield. At first glance, photographs could be routine snapshots of…
Widows of service members who died while serving our country are often faced with a difficult choice, years after their loss. By federal law, a financial benefit known as Dependency and Indemnity Compensation or DIC, equating to about $1,700 per month, ends as soon as a surviving military spouse remarries,…
On July 31, the Bureau of Reclamation released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the future management of the Colorado River through Lake Powell and Lake Mead. This 10-year plan will replace the 2007 operating guidelines currently in effect.This marks the first instance of the federal government stepping in…
U.S. Navy veteran John Donovan is the newest national commander of the nearly 1 million-member DAV (Disabled American Veterans). The Arkansas native, who himself is disabled, was unanimously elected Aug. 5 during the organization’s 104th national convention, held in Orlando, Fla. He was previously elected as national senior vice commander…
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President Donald Trump has said he will use frozen Iranian assets to pay for any damages to ships and cargo sustained during the war as Iran continues to attack ships. Iran has attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a key passage for international trade, as US military strikes…
Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and other related ailments could benefit from new federal research programs after the House authorized the creation of the so-called Blast Overpressure Task Force in its annual defense policy bill. The House of Representatives approved its version of…
Four forgotten rifle cartridges. Three American families. One international nightmare.When American hunters are arrested in Turks and Caicos after airport security discovers forgotten ammunition in their luggage, they expect a fine and a missed flight home. Instead, they find themselves facing up to 12 years in prison, trapped inside a…
Image stabilizing binoculars have been around for a long time. In January of 2009, the Department of Homeland Security published what amounts to a taxpayer-funded review of some of the most popular stabilizing binos. Some, like the Fujinon Techno-Stabi, the Nikon StabiliEyes, and the Canon L IS WP, are still…
Air Force Master Sergeant Logan Ireland told Military.com that a federal court’s dismissal of a Justice Department motion is a “meaningful victory” for him and 17 other airmen embroiled in a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Ireland is at the center of the lawsuit, Ireland v. US, along with 17…
In less than two weeks the Department of the Interior (DOI) made three significant changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The first alters the definition of harm. A week later, the second and third changes were announced, which removes blanket protections from threatened species and determines how critical habitat…
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The conflict has flared again over the past…
00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to this country Life. 00:00:06 Speaker 2: I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trot lighting and just in general cuntry living. 00:00:12 Speaker 1: I want you to stay a. 00:00:13 Speaker 2: While as I share my experiences in life lessons. This…
In a country where divisions are pronounced and agreement is minimal, a growing number of Americans have found common ground on a particular issue: privacy. The technology many citizens have rebelled against is the automated license plate reader. The company at the center of the fight is mostly Flock Safety,…
The Army has activated a new psychological operations company focused on Africa, expanding the military’s ability to influence foreign audiences as terrorist organizations and governments compete for support across the continent. Delta Company, 7th Psychological Operations Battalion, was activated July 15 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Known as “Drongo Company,”…
FARNBOROUGH, England—The German navy is buying eight submarine-hunting P-8A aircraft, but it would welcome more, said the nation’s head of naval air warfare. “No, eight is not enough. Give me 10, and I will say I need more. And give me 12, I will say give me more,” Capt. Broder Nielsen,…
