What Is DEFCON? DEFCON, short for Defense Readiness Condition or simply Defense Condition, is the U.S. military’s ranking system for defense readiness for a potential nuclear attack. The system of ranking the perceived threat to national security originated during the Cold War, when fear of communism was at a high.…
Most transitioning service members treat LinkedIn like a second resume: Upload a headshot, job title, rating, MOS, AFSC, or designator, write the About section, copy-paste the Experience section. Done. Except that’s not how LinkedIn was designed to be used. It’s not a copy of your resume or a billboard for…
A VA research team in Madison, Wisconsin, has identified a protein that plays a central role in driving melanoma growth, finding that genetically silencing it dramatically slows how quickly the cancer spreads and survives. The findings, published in the journal Cancers in February 2026, open a potentially new treatment pathway…
Due to poor air quality from forest fires, much of the United States has been under a Code Red alert this summer. You can find out when your area is affected by the seasonal smoke spreading with the wind at the website AirNow.gov. When the smoke is bad enough to…
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Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels: Junior enlisted (E-1 through E-3) Noncommissioned officers (E-4 and E-5) Staff noncommissioned officers (E-6 through E-9) As a Marine moves up the ladder, his or her responsibility and contribution to the mission increases. This also means that those who have…
I funded my extended stay in college by working at a local gunshop on weekends and semester breaks. For five or so years I saw thousands of guns come through those doors. I had the privilege of shouldering a handful of rifles I knew I’d never own. Some of them…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A senior Polish defense official said Wednesday that the United States has expressed interest in potentially establishing a permanent U.S. military base in Poland. Cezary Tomczyk, Poland’s deputy defense minister, spoke to The Associated Press a day after the Polish government approved steps to allow such…
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held its latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Coastal Plain on June 5, offering 58 tracts within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The sale comes as federal agencies move forward with new directives and legislative requirements aimed at expanding oil and gas…
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security. “This will be a real review. It will be designed…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely in a major concession from Washington, according to details released…
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00:00:00 Speaker 1: Thirty five yards down. He starts aiming straight towards in front of me and going like up the hill, trying to figure out where how is It’s like, no way this is gonna happen. I’m like, why is this working right now? I’m like this is awesome,…
At an age when many people step away from demanding careers, U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. David Westerberg chose the opposite route. The dentist with Marine Forces Reserve earned the Fleet Marine Forces (FMF) qualification insignia pin on June 11 at Marine Force Support Facility New Orleans. At age 67, the…
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The Defense Production Act has entered the munitions chat even as concerns persist about weapons stockpiles spent in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. “It’s not a sudden shift, it’s taken us nine months to make this work,” Michael Cadenazzi, the Pentagon’s industrial base policy chief, said during an event Tuesday at…
Despite making up about 31-43% of all active-duty service members in the U.S. military, minority personnel often feel underrepresented and overlooked. However, through a spoken word series, “Stories, Our Truth: A National Tour Honoring the Legacy of Us,” minority veterans are getting an opportunity to share deeply emotional, thought-provoking stories…
