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The congressional fight over proposed changes to veterans’ disability benefits has largely centered on two conditions: sleep apnea and tinnitus. But the Veterans of Foreign Wars says the bigger issue is what could come next. In an exclusive interview with Military.com, VFW Executive Director Ryan Gallucci warned that a provision changing how future sleep apnea and tinnitus claims are rated could establish a precedent for Congress to intervene directly in how veterans’ disabilities are valued. “Our objection squarely centers around Section 108,” Gallucci said, pointing specifically to “the precedent that it would set for Congress to circumvent the regulatory process.”…
Aero Precision was a big enough name in the gun manufacturing space that it’s going away made some news. For a lot of people, that was bad news. They liked the company for low-cost AR-15 components. While they weren’t the only source for these, more sources mean more competition, and that’s generally better for everyone. But then they went away.Yes, it was a bummer, but as you’ve already learned from the headline, they’re coming back.We’re coming back.The past few years have been challenging. Financial and operational challenges affected our ability to manufacture products, fulfill orders,…
The Pentagon has temporarily rescinded the mandatory testosterone-screening guidance it issued just a day earlier, removing the document from its website while saying interim guidance remains in effect. Posted Wednesday by the Defense Health Agency, the clinical guidance had made a testosterone blood test a required part of the annual health assessment for service members. But by Thursday, the memo and an accompanying statement from Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell had been taken down. Links to both the Pentagon and Defense Health Agency websites returned a “Page Not Found” message. A U.S. official told Reuters that “the draft (document) published on…
There were long lines at gas pumps, turning each fill-up into an ordeal. Flights to vacation destinations were canceled, delayed or rerouted. Online orders were disrupted as e-commerce hubs were set ablaze by buzzing drones. It’s been a difficult summer for Russians — a season of almost daily turmoil, frustration and anxiety. The war that President Vladimir Putin unleashed on Ukraine 4½ years ago has come home and is harder to ignore. Nightly swarms of drones closed Russian airports, struck oil refineries or set ablaze the warehouses of retail giants Wildberries and Ozon. Over 43,300 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over…
When a study says static stretching does not prevent injuries and makes you weaker when lifting, it is usually referring to all injuries, such as fractures, scrapes, or contusions. Stretching does not help prevent these, and measuring injury prevention is another science unto itself. The science that documents temporarily losing strength is well-founded, as static stretch holds do, in fact, make you weaker. Here is a question from a reader who enjoys stretching but is conflicted by anecdotal and scientific evidence about how helpful stretching is: Stew, I’ve heard a lot of mixed things about how stretching doesn’t prevent injuries…
Things are up in the air about suppressors and short-barreled long guns right now. Some of us have what I jokingly call a “get out of jail free” card because of our memberships in certain organizations or their affiliates, and can buy suppressors and short-barreled long guns without a Form 4. And not go to prison for it. But others can’t yet, and they don’t want to join an organization just to exercise their rights, which is fair.Which has some officials asking questions on people’s behalf. When those officials are on a House subcommittee for…
A U.S. Air Force base has ceased extending religious greetings at its gates to uniformed members following the reported intervention of an anti-discrimination organization. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which has more than 100,000 members including both active-duty and veteran service members from different services and myriad ranks, said Thursday that it intervened following nearly three dozen received complaints about religious-oriented greetings at Kirtland Air Force Base’s front gates. MRFF said in a Sept. 3 press release that it ultimately received 34 complaints dating back days and even weeks, including from 24 individuals who identify as Christian. Officials at…
I won’t call this a mass shooting, even if the media is, but it’s still a horrific enough scene in Minneapolis this morning. Two people are dead, and six others were injured, including three police officers, in an incident that had the police showing up to something that was probably a combination of a TV cop show scene and something out of their professional nightmares. It also appears that, thankfully, the gunman was also killed.Officers confronted a barrage of gunfire, their vision clouded by a haze, as they responded to a shooting at a Minneapolis…
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In this episode of Mike Glover Reacts, I break down the Medal of Honor ceremony recognizing Chief Warrant Officer 5 Slover, the … Watch full video on YouTube
KUOPIO, Finland (AP) — In a civil defense shelter hewn into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish conscripts wearing hazmat suits and breathing masks are measuring radiation levels as they take part in an exercise to turn a cave into a place of safety for thousands of people. Inside, in what is normally a sports hall, hundreds of people are sleeping overnight on trestle beds. More than 2,000 people including volunteers and students are taking part in the biggest civil defense exercise in Europe since the end of World War II. In the…
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Stephanie Fussell is one of the leading minds at the intersection of science, technology and aircraft, working for the past decade to better understand and provide guidance on how extended reality (XR) can reshape workforce training, aviation and defense in a safe and effective manner—with humans at the center of leading the charge. She’s contributed to the FAA’s first formally published guidance on using XR in qualified commercial flight simulation training devices, as part of a broader framework for integrating virtual, augmented and mixed reality into commercial pilot training. Fussell, a scientist at Aptima, has spent years researching how extended…
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Although the pain that goes with a 100% disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs is jarring and life-altering for a veteran, some benefits of having one often go unnoticed. Many times, a monthly VA disability compensation is just the tip of the spear. For homeowners, some of the most valuable ones are buried deep in state property tax laws. States like Texas, Florida, and New Jersey offer qualifying disabled veteran exemptions that can wipe out property taxes on a primary residence. Other states also have their own state-level reductions, and some are available to those with a less…
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