This article was originally published by Michael Snuder at The End of the American Dream. When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she would be resigning from Congress, it shocked everyone. When I initially heard the news for the first time, I didn’t believe it at first. But now that I look back, I have to admit that I shouldn’t have been surprised. If you go to Washington, D.C. and try to be a rebel, you won’t last long. Both parties want members of Congress who won’t cause controversy and who will quietly do what they are told. Meanwhile, our nation…
Recently, I watched a video/podcast featuring a survivor of the Abby Gate attack during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Of course, most of us can still remember the footage of that whole chaotic situation, and it was an absolute trainwreck, but I thought it marked the end of Afghans killing Americans. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.On Thanksgiving Day, an Afghan national who came to the US under a Biden-era program killed two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C.The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday was granted asylum…
At dawn on October 25, 1944, the U.S. Navy escort-carrier group “Taffy 3” sighted the Imperial Japanese Navy’s remaining battleship fleet approaching from the northern horizon off Samar—four battleships, six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and 11 destroyers led by Vice Adm. Takeo Kurita.Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming the Philippine beaches, not to duel a surface fleet that included the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built. But there was no one else between Kurita and the invasion fleet in Leyte Gulf.An American Destroyer at the Battle of Leyte…
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Power outages are becoming more and more common, especially in rural areas. Where I live, the power goes out many times per year, either temporarily or for an extended amount of time. Most rural homesteaders live far away from neighbors or town, which can make self-reliance that much more critical. Making a lights out box is a great way to prepare in case you find yourself in the middle of the night with no power. It lowers the chance of tripping in the dark and keeps panic to a minimum, especially if you have kids, pets, or elderly family members.Here’s how…
SOCOM recently announced that Sons of Liberty Gun Works was awarded the contract for its Combat Assault Rifle (CAR) program. If you’ve been a fan of AR-15 development for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the term CAR before. Originally, CAR stood for Colt Automatic Rifle. In simple terms, the CAR-15 line was Colt’s attempt to rebrand the Armalite Rifle (AR-15) after acquiring the design from ArmaLite. Marketing intent aside, the rifles developed under that banner shaped the way specialized AR variants evolved. The lineage starts with the Model 605, widely considered the genesis of the AR “carbine.” The…
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In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed through the Gazala line, captured Tobruk, and sent the British reeling back toward Egypt. Among the soldiers scrambling to retreat in the desert heat were three American tanks with American crews — an improvised “detachment” that may have fired the first U.S. shots against German troops in World War II.The Senator’s Detachment of Tanks in LibyaThe Americans weren’t officially supposed to be there. Washington had not yet ordered U.S. ground forces into the theater. Operation Torch — the invasion…
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If you are training for special tactics officer (STO)/combat rescue officer (CRO) selection and your base pool only goes to 5 feet, it’s understandable to be concerned about your ability to practice key water confidence skills that typically require deeper water. However, you still have effective ways to prepare, even with these limitations. Here is a question from an Air Force officer looking to transition into Air Force Special Warfare:Stew, I am aiming to go to STO/CRO selection in five months; however, the pool here at my Air Force base does not have a deep end for treading and water…
A leaked document has reportedly exposed Russia’s hand in the original U.S. peace plan for Ukraine.The original 28-point plan drew heavily on a Russian-written proposal that reportedly included territorial concessions long demanded by Moscow, now causing Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials to rush to rewrite the framework.Washington, Kyiv and European capitals are scrambling after talks in Geneva triggered a revised Ukraine peace plan, following the disclosure that Russian-authored language shaped key parts of the original draft and sparked backlash from lawmakers, allies and security analysts concerned about sovereignty, security and global precedent.Military.com reached out to the White House, State Department,…
Coffee cups, suitcases and tired smiles are filling highways, airports, bus terminals and train stations across the country as Americans push through one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel periods in over a decade.Drivers and flyers across the United States are confronting what the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said is slated to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in 15 years. The holiday follows a record-long government shutdown that put great stress on federal agencies and employees, including on airports nationwide due to a shortage of air traffic controllers and other salaried workers.Airports from New York to Los Angeles, and Chicago…
How many times have people tried to sell you on the idea of a ban on so-called assault weapons by saying they’d not just reduce the number of mass shootings, but the severity? Can you even remember? It’s a common enough narrative, and one that’s been pushed for years.Some anti-gun voices can’t even remember a mass shooting that didn’t involve an AR-15 or some similar style of rifle. They literally can’t recall any such incident, though they happily scamper out of the discussion quietly but abruptly when you provide examples of such incidents, including Virginia…
Former White House adviser and conservative commentator Steve Bannon wants an expedited review of Sen. Mark Kelly, telling Military.com that he expects the Arizona lawmaker to be imprisoned for remarks he made towards U.S. military members.Bannon, in a phone conversation on Wednesday with Military.com, said that the punishment for Kelly and five other Democrats he refers to as the “seditious six” should be “severe” and time sensitive. Kelly and colleagues have been caught in a firestorm over remarks they made about the Trump administration and encouraging troops to refuse so-called illegal orders.The other Democrats are Sen. Elissa Slotkin (MI) and House Reps.…
Four New Mexico teens between the ages of 14 and 16 are accused of breaking into a gun store in Las Cruces last weekend; the latest in a string of incidents around the country where juveniles are committing brazen burglaries of gun shops. In this particular case, Las Cruces police say while four suspects are in custody, they believe other teens were involved as well. An officer who happened to be in the area heard an alarm from the store and discovered the break-in after the suspects fled. Other officers arrived within minutes, police said. The suspects…
