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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The pressure is on in Montana, where two candidates from different parties and with military backgrounds are attempting to defeat a Donald Trump-backed Republican in a U.S. Senate race. Concerns are rising about potential vote splits come November, with a pivotal deadline fast approaching. Seth Bodnar, an independent, graduated from…
National Purple Heart Day falls on Aug. 7 every year, honoring the men and women wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It’s an unofficial observance — businesses and government offices don’t close — but it’s marked widely in practice, with states and cities pausing in recognition…
Seasats CEO Mike Flanigan isn’t really interested in building ship-sized drone boats. “We don’t plan to build bigger systems,” Flanigan told Defense One. Instead, Seasats is all in on small unmanned surface vessels with three variants: Lightfish, which is about 12 feet long; the 20-foot Quickfish; and Heavyfish, the company’s largest offering…
The U.S. military has always trained around the weather. This has not changed. What has changed is how often the weather influences commanders’ adjustments to their mission set. Over the past several years, record-breaking heat has changed the schedules of physical training, altered field exercises, and changed how troops operate…
Congress is throwing its weight behind artificial intelligence tools designed to identify veterans at high risk of suicide, backing a controversial Department of Veterans Affairs program that has flagged more than 130,000 veterans since 2017 while also attracting criticism over its treatment of women.The fiscal 2026 Military Construction and Veterans…
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When most shooters evaluate performance, they focus almost entirely on averages: average hit ratios, average split times, average group size. But, averages only tell part of the story. For defensive gun use (DGU), where every shot may determine survival, consistency is just as important—sometimes more important—than peak performance. That’s where…
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Volunteers across the country honored veterans by placing holiday wreaths on their gravesites during National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 13. In 2024, an estimated 3 million wreaths were placed at more than 4,900 cemeteries throughout the U.S. In New York, a whopping 7,500 wreaths with bright red bows were put…
MDT Sporting Goods is releasing the new MDT Titanium Hunting Brake, created to deliver maximum recoil reduction in the lightest possible package. Designed specifically for lightweight rifles and NRL Hunter competitors, this brake helps shooters stay on target and spot their own impacts without adding unnecessary weight. Machined from Ti-6Al-4V…
Rob Reiner spent half a century teaching America how to talk about itself; that’s why the news out of Brentwood last week has landed with such force. Tragically, Reiner, 78, and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead at their home on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Their…
Martin Tuason 1974-2025 Martin Tuason, president and CEO of Rock Island Armory and Armscor, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 19. He assumed the helm of both firms in 2012 and continued a family legacy that began more than a century ago when his grandfather, Celso Tuason, transformed a small retail…
