Before most of Washington was awake May 21, nearly 1,500 soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to begin Flags In, the annual tradition of placing a small American flag at the base of every headstone in the cemetery ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Of the more than 260,000 graves at Arlington, every one gets a flag. The soldiers work in organized groups moving section by section across the cemetery’s 639 acres, pulling flags from their backpacks, placing each one exactly one boot length in front of and centered on the headstone. The flags must…

While smartphones will get the job done, they can’t match the enhanced capabilities of a dedicated GPS device. We’ve been putting the best handheld GPS to the challenge for almost a decade. Lead tester Nick Belcater’s recent testing slate saw three new units tested across 127 miles (exactly) of Washington’s North Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. Knowing what you’ll use a GPS for is the first step in snagging one, and there are specialized units ideal for backpacking, hunting, and even off-roading. Our top pick, the Garmin GPSMAP H1i Plus, is the GPS your pops dreamed of, with all the…

If a robotics company starts making drones that come armed, you can bet that they’re going to be marketed to the military, not to you and me. While I think we should be able to buy dual-machinegun-weilding drones that look like the Terminator if we want, and do so without jumping through a bunch of hoops, the reality is that we’re not likely to see that happen. But, Americans are an enterprising lot, and even if the drones you can buy aren’t armed, we’ll put a gun on it because American, baby!That’s apparently too much for…

The New York Times may have accidentally wandered into one of the most awkward Second Amendment admissions imaginable this month: the AK-47 isn’t some fringe battlefield relic. It’s basically Americana now. That realization came after the paper published a feature titled “Where Did All the AK-47s Go?” lamenting the shrinking availability of imported AK-pattern rifles and ammo in the U.S. market. Where Did All the AK-47s Go? Lol Let’s just say i have more than one. Notice how they admit these guns are “ubiquitous”? That means “everywhere.” That means, “common.” As in, protected under the 2A. Silly lamestream media, saying…

The remains of 44 people believed to have been associated with the Continental Army were interred Wednesday at a new memorial in Lake George Battlefield State Park in upstate New York, 250 years after they likely died of smallpox at a military hospital on the southern shore of Lake George. A motorcade of nine Korean War and Vietnam-era military trucks reportedly carried the 44 wooden caskets 60 miles north from the New York State Museum in Albany to the park along Route 9 on May 20. Members of the NY-Penn Military Vehicle Collectors Club operated the trucks, with New York…

Satellite messengers are popular for backcountry communication but satellite phones still have a place in our expedition tool kits. And with subscription plans becoming downright affordable — with some even offering a free phone — why text when you can make a voice call? We’ve been using satellite phones since before (and now after!) they were cool, and we’ve watched the technology advance over that time. Our most recent field testing saw mountain guide Eli Spitulnik make a first ascent in the Alaska Range and on Denali in the same season, while testing two of the best sat phones on…

The Left and its media lapdogs say “MAGA is dead,” but anyone with eyes can see that President Trump’s mission to Make America Great Again is more alive than ever before. President Trump is the undisputed leader of the party and is wielding his political power like no other Republican before him.RINOs are finally learning a brutal lesson and being put on notice. As Townhall’s Matt Vespa opined on Tuesday, if Republicans in Congress and state legislatures across the country want to keep their seats, “follow the leader of the party or be destroyed.”In just…

Hollywood has officially entered its annual “guns are terrible… unless the paycheck clears” phase. This time, the target is Julianne Moore, who recently announced at the Cannes Film Festival that she no longer wants to appear in movies featuring guns, explosions, or violence. Which is a little like a guy leaving Taco Bell after 30 years and announcing he’s morally opposed to burritos. According to an NSSF commentary by Matt Manda, Moore’s sudden discomfort with cinematic violence comes after decades of starring in films packed with murder, shootings, and general Hollywood chaos. Moore told reporters: “I don’t like someone being…

Sandbags, whether store-bought or homemade, are highly versatile and functional training tools that can help you simulate lifting exercises and load-bearing events that enhance the entire body. The entire core system, grip, legs and shoulders can benefit from this simple training tool. It simulates log PT, boat carries and buddy carries and is even part of the new Army Combat Fitness Test, which includes a sandbag event. Here are several ways you can add sandbags to your training, plus the exercises that can help you better prepare yourself for a wide variety of load-bearing events in the military: 1. Put…

We’ve been deep in the backcountry for years. Our team of guides and intrepid wanderers has tested the best satellite messengers on both professional and casual expeditions. Our most recent testing adventure saw GearJunkie Editor Nick Belcaster complete a 115-mile packraft circuit above the Arctic Circle, tracking and sending messages all along the way. While satellite messaging capabilities are coming to mobile phones soon, we still see great utility in carrying a solid device like the Garmin inReach Messenger, our top pick. And if you just need a simple backup device, the budget ZOLEO Satellite Messenger is a solid companion. When push…

Look at any report in the mainstream media about so-called gun violence and it’ll become clear that this is a massive problem in the United States. It’s why the gun control organizations out there keep pushing their anti-gun narrative. It’s all an attempt at identifying the alleged problem and trying to offer a solution to said problem. And let’s be real here. There’s no acceptable amount of “gun violence.” On murders, with a gun or anything else, the only acceptable number is zero. While that’s not realistic, it’s not something we should just shrug off,…

It started in a cemetery after the Civil War. It took a century to become a federal holiday. Now it’s the last Monday in May, and at 3 p.m., the whole country is asked to stop. Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, 2026. It is a federal holiday, the last Monday in May, and the day the United States sets aside to honor the military personnel who died in service to this country. Not veterans broadly. Not currently serving troops. The fallen, specifically — the more than 1.1 million Americans who have died in the nation’s wars since the American…