Every active and reserve Marine now owes an annual Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) protective mask fit and seal test. The Marine Corps made the requirement service-wide in MARADMIN 384/26, signed Aug. 21 by Lieutenant General Jay M. Bargeron, the deputy commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations. The change turns mask seal validation into a named, tracked annual task for the Total Force. The status will follow a Marine in the Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS). The practical test is a simple one: get a seal on an M50 or M53A1, clean-shaven at the respirator seal surface…
A Girl & A Gun® is the largest all-women’s shooting organization with over 30,000 members. President & CEO Robyn Sandoval talked about her journey and the organization during our April interview. While attending the 2026 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, Sandoval stopped by to discuss A Girl & A Gun. This interview was made possible by Beretta Holding, the sponsor of the Voices of the Second Amendment at the NRAAM.Sandoval says she’s just “another gun girl, another woman on the range,” but in reality this mother of three is one of the most accomplished and…
It may be the Fifth Circuit, but it’s first in the hearts of many Second Amendment advocates simply because of how many solid victories the appellate court delivers. Today a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit sided with Firearms Policy Coalition, Elite Precision Customs LLC, and two individual plaintiffs who had challenged the federal prohibition on interstate handgun sales. The panel reversed a district court decision in favor of the government, which argued that the ban doesn’t violate the Second Amendment because regulations on the sale of firearms presumptively fall outside of the Second Amendment’s…
If I could offer advice to our Founding Fathers, other than to ditch slavery right away, it would be to just skip the militia clause of the Second Amendment. While I understand they were explaining why the right to keep and bear arms needs to be preserved, they didn’t foresee the legions of morons who think that clause means the exact opposite of what we know their intentions were. But now the anti-gunners’ efforts to use that clause are going to backfire on them, as the Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association notes on its…
A pilot safely ejected from a crashing F-16 Fighting Falcon on Thursday in Grand Traverse County, Mich. The jet, part of the 149th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National Guard, was “on a routine training mission from the Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center, in Alpena” during the incident, the Texas Air National Guard said in a statement, cited by Stars and Stripes. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. and the pilot ejected safely. The incident came as the Texas Unit is in Michigan to take part in annual training at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. The…
A West Virginia man already serving life in prison for murdering his wife pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than $354,000 by falsely claiming he had post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Justice Department. Zachary Hess Dawson, 39, currently an inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, pleaded guilty Sept. 2 in federal court to theft of public money. He admitted that he fraudulently obtained $354,813.98 in VA benefits over roughly eight years, from about January 2017 through September 2025, prosecutors said. Dawson claimed the benefits by asserting that he had PTSD resulting from…
Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun quietly firing recruits it hired during last year’s rapid expansion, reportedly including a Marine reservist and father of two who died by suicide days after being told he would lose the job, according to an investigation by The Washington Post. Joseph Moore, 38, of suburban Philadelphia, had spent years trying to build a career in law enforcement. He died Aug. 28 outside ICE’s Philadelphia field office, according to the Philadelphia medical examiner’s office, which ruled the death a suicide. Moore died three days after ICE…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia plans to launch “hybrid-style” drone and missile strikes against nations supporting Ukraine, including NATO-member Poland, as the war enters its most crucial phase. The Kremlin’s main goal now, as supported by evidence gathered by intelligence services, is to destroy Ukraine’s economy and logistics and weaken NATO’s resolve by attacks on its member states, Tusk said in parliament on Thursday. This is the “most likely scenario,” the premier told lawmakers ahead of his planned visit to Ukraine on Friday. Poland, as a key transit route for aid to Ukraine, has suffered a spate of…
While the Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, the sport itself is a key part of our American heritage and should be protected. Where the two overlap is in using guns to hunt, something Americans of all ethnicities have done on these shores since they could first get their grubby little paws on firearms. But like so many other things that touch the Second Amendment, there are those who want to step in and tell everyone how it’s going to be. This is what governments do, and while it can be fine in…
Earlier this year the National Rifle Association sued their subsidiary organization the NRA (1791) Foundation in federal court. As we previously reported, the judge dismissed some portions of the suit because they felt D.C. Superior Court was the most appropriate venue. The NRA has now filed its complaint in D.C,’s local courts, and in it the NRA alleges that the NRA Foundation — now rebranded to The 1791 Foundation — engaged in trademark infringement, cybersquatting, and claimed their sister organization was withholding funds from the NRA proper. The Foundation claims that they have been upholding…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of his European counterparts expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey. But host Recep Tayyip Erdogan has drawn on his close ties with the U.S. leader to secure his presence at the Ankara event — an appearance that may even come with a significant gift related to Turkish defense. Trump has frequently praised Erdogan, calling him a “hell of a leader” and a good friend. “I would not have gone for most people,” Trump said last week. “But he called me up. He said: ‘Please, I have…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Months after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader at the start of its war with the United States and Israel, mourners will hold a dayslong funeral and burial for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The mourning period will see Khamenei’s body carried through cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq. Iran’s theocracy likely will encourage the public, government employees and paramilitary forces to fill the streets in his honor. Khamenei, who led Iran for nearly four decades, was killed on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel jointly launched the war. The funeral was…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: Not Just A “Super El Niño”: A Record-Setting Worldwide Ocean Heat Wave Is Causing Insane Weather Chaos All Over The Globe The oceans on our planet have never been this hot, and this is causing explosive weather throughout the world. Record high temperatures are being set all over the northern hemisphere; we are witnessing absolutely crazy storms, and gigantic wildfires are erupting at a blistering pace. We have never experienced anything quite like this before, and it is going to be very…
Gun sales in Virginia were 241% higher in June than they were one year ago, and Rhode Island sales weren’t far behind, with a 201% increase compared to June, 2025. The National Shooting Sports Foundation reported the staggering figures on Thursday afternoon, with Managing Director of Public Affairs Mark Oliva declaring, “this is what freedom looks like.” Our right to keep and bear arms begins at the gun counter and states like Virginia and Rhode Island chose to throttle the Second Amendment rights of their citizens by ending the legal sale of the most-popular selling centerfire…
LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers. Then one day last May the retired insurance executive made a discovery of his own while sifting through the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain. There, attached to a report on the capture of the American privateer Dalton on Christmas Eve 1776, was an enclosure identified only as “another paper.” Carefully unfolding the document, Scurr stopped when he saw the word “Declaration” printed across the top. “I thought, oh,…
For Andrew Song, joining the military was a byproduct of his upbringing plus a drawing of inspiration from a select group of individuals. Song, 26, a junior commissioned officer (O-2) in the U.S. Navy, spoke to Military.com while stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor with USS Nevada (SSBN-733). He graduated from Yale University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in global affairs, where he served as the battalion commander his senior year in charge of roughly 40 midshipmen. They were awarded the Department of Defense Partnership Excellence Award in 2022 under his leadership as the best ROTC unit in the nation.…
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As the country marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Soldiers’ Angels is launching a campaign aimed at turning the milestone into support for service members, veterans and military families. The San Antonio, Texas-based nonprofit’s “250 Years of Service” campaign allows supporters who donate at least $25 to add a personalized star to an honor wall at Soldiers’ Angels headquarters. The wall is meant to recognize current and former service members, military families, loved ones who served, and others connected to the military community. Supporters can dedicate a star in their own name, in honor of a service member or…
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There’s an effort underway in Washington to strengthen military combat casualty care while bolstering national medical readiness. The House Appropriations Committee has taken the first major step toward these goals by including $20 million dollars in legislative funding as part of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) draft making its way through Congress. “We are deeply grateful that the committee has prioritized this investment,” Jonathan Miller, president of RESPOND‑US, told Military.com. “Their leadership makes clear that Congress understands the stakes—that medical readiness is not a luxury, but a war-fighting requirement.” U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Civil…
