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After his life as a Navy SEAL ended, Jonathan “Johnny” Wilson found it difficult to function in society. After deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, his mind racked with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Wilson tried healing his wounds with alcohol. He became increasingly isolated. Even his own family couldn’t understand his pain. He looked fine on the outside but was fighting ongoing turmoil on the inside. “That was one of the most challenging experiences of my life,” Wilson told Military.com. “That’s where I really hit rock bottom. I lost purpose, I lost my team, I lost the passion for the job.”…
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The Air Force presented the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award to four airmen at the Pentagon on May 26, recognizing them as the service’s top leaders across its officer and enlisted ranks. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff, hosted the ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe also attended the event. The annual award, established in 1981, is named for Capt. Lance P. Sijan, the first and only Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor. Each year, the service selects one senior officer, one junior…
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured Pacific allies on Saturday that Washington remained committed to the region, but toned down previous comments calling China a threat. Speaking to a group of world leaders, diplomats and top security officials at the Shangri-La defense conference in Singapore, Hegseth said that the region “has profound implications for U.S. security and prosperity” and that Washington’s priority was to “achieve a lasting and favorable balance of power in the Pacific.” It was his second time addressing the forum, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Last year, he raised the ire…
I understand the allure of ballot initiatives for many people, especially those who believe their causes are popular enough to win with the public but controversial enough that no politician will touch them. A ballot initiative puts the matter before the people and lets them decide, and that’s had some interesting results in various places over the years. The problem I have with them is that they also allow moronic people to potentially screw everyone else in the state over.A prime example of this is a ballot initiative in Oregon that reportedly has enough signatures…
Four soldiers assigned to Fort Hood were among 11 men arrested during a recent undercover operation targeting adults accused of attempting to solicit sex from minors online, according to Texas authorities. The arrests resulted from a three-day operation conducted in Bell County by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and several partner agencies. Investigators posed as underage teenagers online and communicated with suspects who allegedly believed they were arranging meetings with children between the ages of 13 and 16. Authorities announced the results of the operation on May 4, with charges varying among the suspects but including online solicitation…
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Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., pleaded guilty Friday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. Military.com previously reported how Wang, the mayor of the five-person city council in Southern California, planned to plead guilty to the felony criminal charge. She had admitted in her plea agreement that she did not notify the attorney general that she was acting in the United States as an agent of the People’s Republic of China, nor did she disclose that she was posting content on Arcadia’s website at the direction of the Chinese government. Wang was elected in…
In uniform, you trained for what would come next. You prepared, planned, assessed and refined until the plan was sharp and you were ready. You may have had doubts, but you know how to act with the necessary skills needed to execute on the mission. As you build your career in the private sector, you realize how different training, skill building, preparation and assessment look. Whether you’re leading a team that operates nothing like a unit, or working in a field far outside your MOS, the disorientation is real. Or perhaps you’re working in a role that’s vastly different from…
Murder is murder, so why is a homicide committed with a gun punished more severely in many places than when a vehicle is involved? It’s a question recently posed by an Ohio television station, but the reality is more complicated than their headline (and news report) suggests). As WHIO recently reported, a murder conviction where a gun or knife is involved will result in a sentence of at least 15 years in prison. But killing someone while behind the wheel can sometimes result in a prison sentence of just a few months.Crystal Heflin is a…
Many who are new to attempting the Murph memorial workout soon discover that they did way too much. Whether you want to try it this year or to start getting ready for 2027, here is the Murph, done in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, along with the post-Murph I recommend if you find yourself incredibly sore because you simply did too much: The Murph 1. Run 1 mile 2. Accumulate the following total repetitions: 100 pullups 200 pushups 300 squats 3. Run 1 mile An extra challenge is to do this with a 20-…
This article was originally published by Lance D. Johnson at Natural News. The United States and Israel have spent years assuming they can strike Iranian targets with impunity, violating ceasefire agreements and assassinating officials without consequence. That assumption just exploded along with a U.S. airbase near Bandar Abbas. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck back at 4:50 a.m. Thursday, targeting the American base it identified as the “origin of the aggression.” The IRGC’s warning was stark: Aggression will not go unanswered, and any repeat attack will draw a “more decisive” response. Key points: Iran struck a U.S. airbase in retaliation…
