The United States Air Force celebrates its 79th birthday on Sept. 18, the date it was established as a separate military service in 1947. The USAF’s history goes back much further. American military aviation went through the Army Signal Corps, the Army Air Corps and the Army Air Forces before the National Security Act reorganized the military after World War II. This line of succession provides viewers with nearly a century of stories concerning bomber crews, test pilots, nuclear deterrence, combat rescue and remotely piloted aircraft. To mark the Air Force’s birthday, the following eight movies and television programs from…
In 2022, Cam wrote a piece about how a Bloomberg columnist exposed the shady world of garbage anti-gun research. Yes, I’m framing it that way, because, while Cam was more polite about it than I’m going to be, I don’t see how else to frame it. At that time, Cam wrote:One example that Brown raises is the oft-repeated claim that “gun homicides” dropped by 40% after the state of Connecticut adopted a permit-to-purchase law requiring handgun owners to first receive a gun permit from their local police department. This was breathlessly reported back in 2015…
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The loved ones of the 67 people who died last year when an airliner and Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., urged Congress and regulators Tuesday to do more now so other families aren’t left clutching belongings and memories instead of their spouses and children. Several of the victims’ families joined with top lawmakers and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board outside the U.S. Capitol to demand action, but it may be difficult for this Congress to pass anything ahead of the midterm elections. And lawmakers are still trying to draft a compromise bill that will combine elements…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled on Wednesday that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020 as their relations deteriorated following the collapse of nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington. The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court was symbolic as South Korea has no clear way to force the North to pay amid a diplomatic breakdown. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in recent years has suspended all meaningful diplomacy with the South and declared it his most hostile…
A Navy veteran and former CIA officer who was found with more than $40 million in gold bars in his Virginia home is nearing a plea deal. David Rush reached a tentative plea agreement, according to a joint court filing by prosecutors and his attorney. A federal judge extended the deadline to formally indict him to Oct. 8 to give the parties time to finalize it. In their filing, both sides told the court the resolution would serve the public interest, in part because a trial could involve significant litigation over classified material. So far, Rush faces a single charge—theft…
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. This article is for informative purposes only. Use these methods at your own risk and please consult a physician or qualified health provider first. Some of the most incredible advances of the modern age have been in the field of medicine. When we get hurt, we just go to the hospital and a doctor treats us. But as we’ve become more dependent on hospitals, we have forgotten how to deal with many health conditions and injuries on our own. If the day…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presides over a state that is kind of schizophrenic on guns. They are pretty pro-gun in a lot of ways, yet they passed the post-Parkland gun control laws and can’t seem to get them repealed. Still, they got permitless carry, then the courts handed them true constitutional carry, so it’s a state that won’t allow a 20-year-old soldier to buy an AR-15 to take to a private range, but adults can carry handguns without a permit. Weird.And now, we’ve got a second annual Second Amendment sales tax holiday from the good…
A VA loan is one of the most valuable benefits you can earn through military service, letting eligible borrowers buy a home with no money down and often better terms than a conventional loan. Even so, a surprising number of myths still keep veterans, active duty service members, and their families from taking advantage of it, or lead them to think they don’t qualify when they actually do. From assumptions about foreclosed properties to confusion over who’s eligible, these misconceptions can cost you money and opportunity. Here’s the truth behind five of the most common VA loan myths, so you…
When disaster strikes and the water stops flowing, most people are focused on drinking water, food, and safety. But there’s another urgent problem that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: what do you do when you can’t flush your toilet? Sanitation failures are one of the most dangerous and underestimated consequences of any widespread disaster. When running water is cut off and sewer systems are overwhelmed, human waste has nowhere to go. It piles up fast, and the consequences can be severe. I’m not just talking about bad smells here. Improper waste disposal is a direct pathway to cholera, typhoid, dysentery,…
In a cruel irony, just days before we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the creation of the United States of America, which could not have happened without thousands of able-bodied men bearing their own arms to defend their freedom and liberty, the state of Rhode Island will make it illegal to purchase or sell the modern version of a musket. AR-15s and other semi-automatic firearms labeled “assault weapons” will be prohibited for sale beginning on July 1, and some Democrats are demanding the state go even further and ban their possession as well. In Virginia,…
Shot down in a hostile landing zone, blasted apart, and stabbed through the leg, Gary Wetzel still fought his way back to an M60 machine gun. What happened next earned him the Medal of Honor and made his Vietnam story almost impossible to believe. Gary Wetzel’s Medal of Honor Fight Began in a Huey Gary Wetzel was born in 1947 in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1965, he was an 18-year-old soldier working in ordnance. He enlisted for three more years to serve as a door gunner on UH1 Huey helicopters in Vietnam. Wetzel was assigned to the 173d Assault Helicopter…
Summary: Daniel Defense used to make this choice pretty simple. Now the DDM4 family has grown into a full rack of hard-use rifles and pistols, from the 18 inch V7 Pro 3-Gun dominator to the compact PDW in 300 BLK and the bolt-action Delta 5. Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from the original Daniel Defense M4V7 Pro review to include expanded 2026 buyer’s guide content, current lineup context, added model comparisons, and updated purchasing guidance. Daniel Defense Buyer’s Guide 2026: The DD Family Got Crowded To learn more about the original M4V7 Pro, visit Daniel Defense. To purchase…
This article was originally published by Jacob Thomas at Natural News under the title: Alberta Wildfires and U.S. Sanctions Deliver One-Two Punch To Canadian Energy and Critical Minerals Sector Wildfires in Alberta have halted 344,000 barrels per day of oil production, affecting 7% of Canada’s total crude output, with major producers like Cenovus, MEG Energy, and Canadian Natural facing disruptions. Shell issued a force majeure at its 300,000-barrel-per-day Scotford, Alberta, upgrader after a unit tripped, cutting March deliveries by approximately 20%. Sherritt International has shut down its Fort Saskatchewan cobalt refinery due to expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba halting feedstock…
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took an interesting position in her Wolford dissent. In it, she actually argued that measures enacted prior to the 14th Amendment, which were meant to disarm black Americans following the Civil War, should be viewed as constitutional, if for no other reason than they didn’t explicitly say they just applied to black people. But the thing is, we all know what they were about.Cam hit on that on Thursday shortly after the decision came down.Over at The National Review, Dan McLaughlin also had thoughts about the inane commentary from…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman for both inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with…
The gun control lobby had unprecedented access to and sway over the executive branch of the federal government during the Biden administration, but those days are over and the anti-gunners are livid over their loss of power. The Trump administration closed the doors to the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and booted gun control activists from their paid positions within the federal government. ATF Director Steve Dettelbach, who was the Biden administration’s second choice after gun control lobbyist David Chipman failed to garner enough votes to be confirmed by the Senate, stepped down…
BEIRUT (AP) — As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and a half ago and formed a new government would do a better job of rooting out Hezbollah than the Israeli army. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has said he has no interest in doing so, and has asserted that Trump’s comments were misconstrued. But…
Texas has the second-largest population of former military service members in the nation, with more than 1.5 million veterans. More veterans in the Lone Star State will have access to mental health services as the nation honors Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. That is due to a partnership involving the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (EHVP), part of the Wounded Warrior Project’s Warrior Care Network. The program is especially looking to connect with post-9/11 veterans and current service members by offering free therapy sessions to combat PTSD and other military-related mental health problems. Since the collective outreach effort launched…
Craig Ridenhour said military suicide is a “personal” issue for him. Ridenhour is chair of the Tampa, Fla.-based nonprofit organization Stop Soldier Suicide, which works to dedicate each day to stopping soldier suicide. Studies, some released by the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies, have shown suicides being overwhelmingly linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His concerns are being heeded especially this month, as June marks PTSD Awareness Month. Specifically, June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. “For me, this is personal. My brother served in the Marines, and his service is why this matters to me,” Ridenhour told…
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