Search-and-rescue (SAR) teams prepare for all kinds of emergencies, and they frequently risk their lives to help those in need. But one Colorado SAR team couldn’t hide its frustration this week after responding to an SOS from a solo adventurer. A BASE jumper issued an SOS signal on Monday after taking a big fall, claiming serious injury. But when help arrived at the remote locale in a complicated — and expensive — rescue operation, the BASE jumper changed his mind and refused assistance. In a rare rebuke, local authorities said the man’s behavior showed “a profound lack of respect.” What…

Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is stepping down from his position roughly a year before his term is over. Widmar told ProPublica, the first outlet to report the retirement, that he did not take his decision to retire lightly and that he did so “for personal reasons,” specifically mentioning family challenges. “Earlier this year, my wife and I reflected on the demands of this role, which have required me to live apart from my wife for the past two years and created additional challenges for me and my family,”…

While travelers focus on national parks, big crowds can easily frustrate ready adventurers. Fortunately, there’s a wide-open alternative beyond terra firma. Consider the Marine Protected Area (MPA). While the U.S. boasts 85 million acres of national park land, it has more than 750 million acres within those MPAs. Essentially the aquatic version of a national park, these oft-overlooked conservation zones encompass vast tracts of pristine ocean and coastline. And even though there are nearly 1,000 MPAs in the U.S., many Americans don’t know about them. Fortunately, that’s starting to change — and not just among potential visitors in the general public. Nonprofits and…

The right to keep and bear arms is a right that the Founding Fathers thought was so important that it “shall not be infringed.” Unfortunately, there’s been a lot of infringement over the years, and for a long time, we mostly just had to suck it up. If we could sway a legislature, we might get a vote to overturn it, but the courts weren’t necessarily with us, particularly if you lived somewhere with a particularly liberal circuit court. Heller and McDonald were fairly good for us, and the latter came shortly on the heels…

Jeffrey Dahmer, now best known as the serial killer behind some of the most gruesome murders in American history, served in the United States Army from January 1979 until March 1981 when he received an honorable discharge. How did a man who began his killing spree before his enlistment and continued it for a decade after his discharge get past a recruiter and leave service without a stain on his record? It’s complicated. For those who don’t follow the true-crime genre, Dahmer is popularly known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” a serial killer who raped, murdered and dismembered 17 men before…

Like most other outdoor activities, cycling has boomed in popularity since COVID, and the numbers keep rising. Data shows that around 35 million Americans cycle regularly. In some areas, like the Twin Cities, over 40% of the population rides frequently. Supporting cycling use on public lands, however, can be tricky. Designated wilderness areas do not allow any form of mechanical transport, and cycling can conflict with other trail uses such as horseback riding. In an effort to increase opportunities to use bicycles on public land, the Interior Department will develop specially designated long-distance biking trails from either existing or new…

ATF Director Robert Cekada took to social media on Wednesday to slam MS Now host Rachel Maddow and a former ATF agent now working for Everytown for Gun Safety over claims that a proposed rule allowing some direct sales of firearms will allow criminals to more easily acquire guns.  2/2Most consumers don’t want 1960s-era in-person paperwork anymore. Neither does ATF. But we will ensure every sale still goes through a licensed dealer and every purchaser still has a background check and his identity verified. ATF is modernizing processes, not removing them.— Robert Cekada (@ATFDirectorRC) July…

Military time, also known as the 24-hour clock, is a system the military uses to eliminate confusion between morning and afternoon hours, since the armed forces are in operation around the clock. In military time, the day is divided into 24 hours, beginning at midnight (00:00) and ending at 23:59. Each hour is represented using four digits, with the first two digits indicating the hour and the last two digits representing the minutes. For example, 1:00 AM is written as 0100 hours, while 1:00 PM is written as 1300 hours. Also called the “24-clock,” the format is commonly used in…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  The antidepressant market was valued at $6.9 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $9.37 billion by 2030. Depression diagnosis rates surged from 3.33% to 17.8% among Americans between 1992 and 2025. Pharmaceutical industry funding creates a conflict of interest with FDA regulatory oversight. Gut-brain connection research shows that 95% of serotonin is produced in the digestive system. Nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances and gut health issues offer alternative treatment pathways. The diagnosis explosion: What happened and why it matters A dramatic shift in how Americans understand and experience…

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While I won’t say that everyone believes you have a right to self-defense, most of the vocal anti-gunners will at least claim that you do. They say they’re not trying to stop you from protecting yourself, you see, but they’re all experts on self-defense, apparently, and what you need and don’t need for the task, and you don’t need more than a certain amount of ammo, don’t need certain weapons, and don’t need anything but a certain group of products that they’re also trying to restrict. Luckily, there are less lethal options like stun guns,…

Military members have the option to convert their active-duty Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) to Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) after leaving the service. What is Veterans’ Group Life Insurance? VGLI is a life insurance program that allows service members to convert their SGLI coverage to term life insurance that is renewable every five years. Members with full-time SGLI coverage are eligible for VGLI when they leave the service. VGLI, like SGLI, is overseen by the Department of Veterans Affairs but administered by the Office of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. What Are VGLI Coverage Amounts? VGLI coverage is issued in…