A Very Quantico Christmas After a snowstorm prevents all the presents from being delivered to base, two rival marines must team up for a special mission…to save Christmas. Photo: Parker Young, Janel Parrish Credit: ©2025 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes (Used under fair use) In “Christmas on Duty,” Hallmark’s latest Christmas romp, director Jake Van Wagoner takes audiences to Quantico, Virginia, for a holiday caper that tackles a subject all too familiar to many Marines and veterans: Standing duty on Christmas. While the cozy flick features many of the standard-issue tropes that the holiday romance genre is known for, the Marine…
When five Chinese nationals were caught allegedly taking photos near classified military equipment at Camp Grayling in Northern Michigan in 2023, it wasn’t an isolated incident.Instead, it’s part of a “constant probing” of military installations, the head of the Michigan National Guard told state lawmakers Wednesday, Nov. 5.“The People’s Republic of China are very active in their information gathering, intelligence collection,” said Major General Paul D. Rogers, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard. “You see it through businesses, you see it through military sites, training. It’s not uncommon. I’d almost say it’s pretty routine for Chinese nationals ……
The warnings of war continue as NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) chief Mark Rutte has claimed that a confrontation with Russia won’t end once the conflict with Ukraine ends. Rutte added that NATO member-states must boost military production to be ready for a prolonged standoff with Russia and others. While speaking to Western defense contractors at the NATO-Industry Forum in Bucharest on Thursday, Rutte told the bloc’s arms makers that “there is more cash on the table and even more will flow” amid NATO’s rearmament push. According to a report by RT, Rutte also said that the fighting between Moscow and…
There’s an assumption people make about outdoor gear that prioritizes circularity and sustainability. Many people expect to sacrifice durability and performance in exchange for these “greener” designs. Osprey and Houdini wanted to change that. So this season, the two brands teamed up to design a line of four-season technical packs, dialed for backcountry skiing, climbing, hiking, and other outdoor activities. The packs are made from recycled materials, repairable, and (according to the brands) fully recyclable at the end of their useful lives. On November 6, Osprey and Houdini unveiled the Allt pack line. (Photo/Osprey) “Allt is proof that circularity-focused products…
Two recent court decisions in Florida have declared parts of the state’s gun laws unconstitutional, shaking up the legal landscape in one of the nation’s most firearm-friendly states and prompting calls for lawmakers to act. Despite Florida’s reputation as a pro-gun state, its Republican-controlled Legislature passed several restrictive measures after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Those included raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21 and maintaining a ban on open carry. Now, both of those laws are under fire, and the courts appear to be siding with the Constitution. Broward County…
Enlightened Equipment: 20% Off Sitewide (Photo/Tucker Adams) Sleeping quilts are all the rage among backpackers for their warmth and weight savings, and now one of the biggest names in the product is offering big discounts. Save 20% on Enlightened Equipment’s entire site, including quilts and apparel. Shop Enlightened Equipment BOTE: Up to 30% Off (Photo/BOTE) It might be too cold to paddle now, but that also means it’s a great time to save on gear for next summer. BOTE is slashing prices on a ton of paddleboards, kayaks, and inner tubes. Shop BOTE Sale Backcountry: POC Tectal Helmet: Up to…
Yeah, yeah, I know the headline got a lot of y’all riled up. After all, didn’t Mayor-elect Zorhan Mamdani explicitly say he wanted to ban all guns? Well, yeah. And Governors-elect Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spangberger both have called for gun control in their own rights, as has homicidal Attorney General-elect Jay Jones. They don’t like the idea of us having guns at all, and they support all manner of gun control.But that doesn’t mean they’re really anti-gun. To explain what I mean, I have to hand it over to the folks at News2A for…
Voters in Maine have approved Question 2, adopting a red flag law that will replace the state’s current “yellow flag” process for temporarily removing firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night, with the measure passing by a comfortable margin. Supporters celebrated the result at an event in Portland led by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. Speaking to the crowd, board member Nacole Palmer called the vote “a choice for a safer future,” saying Mainers had rejected the idea that “gun rights and gun responsibility” are mutually exclusive. The new…
The United States’ impending resumption of nuclear testing after more than three decades is being touted by President Donald Trump as a method to challenge adversaries. Nuclear experts question the timing behind such aspirations, telling Military.com that yield-producing nuclear testing has not occurred since 1998 and that an international framework already exists to deter threats.Trump made the surprise announcement ordering the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing after 33 years while onboard U.S. Marine One last Thursday, while on his way to meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, as part of a days-long policy trip throughout Asia.”Because…
When looking at public school systems, one thing you often hear is that the safety of students and staff is of the utmost importance. That’s supposedly job number one. And I’m sure that at many schools, that’s absolutely true.But for one teacher at a school in Newport News, Virginia, that didn’t seem to be how her school looked at it. This, of course, would be the teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student who brought his mother’s gun to school, and who somehow made it past literally every administrator who had been told he…
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This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. “But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around—they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don’t recognize them for what they are until it’s too late.”—Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Monsters don’t always come wrapped in the trappings of horror or myth. Most often, monsters in the real world look like ordinary people. They walk among us. They…
As I sink into the driver’s seat and adjust the rear-view mirror, I only see the back seat, no window to view the rear of the car. But flip the lever at the base of the mirror and transform it into an illuminated screen showing a clear, zoomed-in view of what’s behind. I put it in reverse, and the 15.4-inch center display gives additional vantage points for a panoramic scene of what’s behind. I counted nine cameras on the Polestar 4 in total. It sees all. Polestar’s fourth model takes a crossover SUV coupe shape, but with more fastback sedan-like…
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We turned a 35lb bone-in rear elk quarter into a fall-apart feast using a simple low and slow plan, a butter plus apple juice finish, and patience. Bring friends. You will need them. Why a Whole Rear Elk Quarter Works So Well I am fortunate that my family generally kills multiple elk a year. I will kill a bull with my bow, and my wife will kill a cow or bull with a rifle. It’s also not uncommon for a landowner to give us a landowner cow tag. In any given year, we will put two to three elk in…
Old School Cool – Part 1Old School Cool – Part 2Old School Cool – Part 3 Three classic Marlin 336 builds put meat on the ground and smiles on faces. From a rescued 30-30 to a do-everything 35 Rem and a thumper 50 Alaskan, here is how old school still wins. Old School Cool Marlin 336: Optic-Ready, Hard-Hitting, Still Relevant The Marlin 336 is a great iteration of the traditional or old-school lever action. The solid top provides for side ejection and allows for easy optic mounting. The 336 evolved from the 36, which was a flat bolt style, rather…
