Ed Bambas was down on his luck. Bambas, an 88-year-old Army veteran, had worked hard most of his life, and after becoming financially secure, retired in 1999. But then the General Motors plant he had worked for went bankrupt, wiping out his pension in 2012. To add more stress, his wife became ill, medical bills piled up, and the couple had to sell off most of their assets to make ends meet. After Bambas’ wife died seven years ago, he eventually went back to work, logging eight-hour shifts, five days a week at a Meijer grocery store in Michigan just to…
Bonnie McClure was just a young girl when her uncle, Clifford Keeney, an Army Airman fighting in World War II, was shot down in Germany while on a mission in 1944. Keeney was listed as killed in action, and he was buried in a cemetery by enemy forces in Germany. Despite the obstacles, McClure vowed, even as a youngster, to one day bring her uncle home. She didn’t realize it would take more than eight decades. Keeney’s remains were finally recovered, and the Army veteran was given a proper military funeral in York, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 28. While they painstakingly waited 81…
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We attended the invite-only Gen6 technical event to break down what’s new and how the G17, G19, and G45 Gen6 pistols perform on the range. Glock has introduced a 6th generation of pistols, starting with the classic G17, the mass-market G19, and the popular G45. The standard slide, compact frame G49, is being launched for the international market, but I think if we keep asking Glock nicely, they will bring that model to the US as well. A nice stable of popular 9mm pistols. The last we heard from Glock was the announcement of discontinued pistol models and the Gen5…
While the method remains somewhat controversial and mysterious, Matthew Buckley swears by it – psychedelic therapy can save veterans’ lives. In 2021, he said it saved him. “Whiz” Buckley served in the Navy, becoming an accomplished fighter pilot. He flew F/A-18 jets and found himself in scary situations often. Serving in the Navy, consumed by high-stress missions, provided an adrenaline rush and a sense of pride. However, after he left the service, he struggled at times to adapt to civilian life and noticed he wasn’t alone. Many of his Navy buddies were also fighting new challenges. To help fellow veterans connect to alternative…
You can’t get an MRI without a six-week wait, your insurer denies the medication your doctor prescribed, and the bill for your “free annual checkup” shows up three weeks later for $487.63 — but sure, let’s talk about banning rifles again. That’s modern politics in America: when the system’s bleeding out, the government argues about the bandages. Gun control is the perfect distraction — cheap, emotional, and endlessly reusable. It costs nothing to propose, polarizes the public on cue, and lets politicians look like they’re “doing something” while the healthcare system quietly collapses under the weight of its own insanity.…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — an effort that could deliver more than 300,000 small drones over the next several years. The initiative, known as the Drone Dominance Program (DDP), shifts defense procurement toward inexpensive, rapidly fieldable systems that can be produced at scale and used in high-threat, attritable environments.The Scope of the BuildupBased on current internal planning and industry documentation, the early production targets are aggressive: approximately 30,000 drones delivered by July 2026, followed by a ramp-up to well over 200,000 units by 2027,…
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The trade association for the firearms industry is lauding the Trump Administration’s decision to set up a special office within the Department of Justice dedicated to protecting Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In a December 2 news item, Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), said that for the first time, the Civil Rights Division is being “directed to treat the Second Amendment as what it is: a civil right deserving active protection.” That’s a big departure from the Biden Administration. “The contrast with former President Joe Biden’s White House Office of Gun…
The YETI Roadie 24 is one of those upgrades that actually matters. The brand didn’t change much because there wasn’t much needed to make it better. But by adding a drain plug and swapping the old handle for a shoulder strap, YETI made its already excellent mid-size cooler noticeably better in day-to-day use. You’ll often see this updated Roadie 24 referred to as the “Roadie 24 2.0,” even though that’s not its official name. No matter what you call it, I tested the new Roadie 24 for 6 weeks during the fall in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. In testing, daytime…
This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. “The United States boldly broke with the ancient military custom of swearing loyalty to a leader. Article VI required that American Officers thereafter swear loyalty to our basic law, the Constitution… Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law… This nation must have military leaders of principle and integrity so strong that their oaths to support and defend the Constitution will unfailingly govern their actions.”—“Loyalty to the Constitution” plaque located on the…
It’s that time of year again: When strange ski collaborations get dropped, like the latest The North Face collaboration with chic Kim Kardashian brand SKIMS or a grungy Arc’teryx ski capsule designed alongside Atomic Skis. Did we mention a new brand making ski mitten covers with prints of ski resort maps? Yeah, that’s in here, too. That’s not all, though. We’ve also got an electric café racer in a vintage design, a new book about one of the “last wild rivers in the West,” and another bright fleece collection from Cotopaxi. Find it all in Emerging Gear. Ski Map Mittens…
Delaware isn’t a state that’s friendly toward the Second Amendment. If you look at the laws on the books, the only two that are remotely pro-gun are that there’s no requirement to have a license to own a firearm–you need one to purchase a handgun, but not to own it later on–and preemption. That’s literally it. They’ve got everything else anti-gunners could dream of, including a mandatory storage law.Yet, despite the plethora of infringements on people’s Second Amendment rights in the state, they didn’t seem to do a whole heck of a lot to prevent…
The Browning Hi-Power 9mm was a game-changer when it appeared in 1935. It started as what would turn out to be John Browning’s last design. Unfortunately, he died in 1926, before the gun was finished. He had been working with FN Herstal of Belgium, so an FN designer, Dieudonné Saive, finished the gun. What a collaboration that was, even if they didn’t actually work together… the resulting product turned out to be one of the most popular pistols of all time. It was a design ahead of its time. It was chambered in 9mm, not .45 ACP as was his…
Boris Langenstein is the type of skier who pioneers lines on 8,000m peaks. His June descent of Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face is a perfect example of the kinds of objectives this ski mountaineering folk hero pursues. His old-school alpinist demeanor contrasts with his fast-and-loose skiing style. I couldn’t help feeling a little starstruck chasing him around a powder-plastered Chamonix for a few days last winter. On his feet were a mean-looking pair of skis: Volkl’s new (secret-at-the-time) V-Werks Rise 99s. This pair of black carbon knives has subtle branding and an irregular core shape. What Langenstein did with them struck…
