Before he served as a combat medic and sniper on Navy SEAL teams in the Middle East, before he ever thought of becoming an officer or going to medical school, and before he even dreamed he’d become a NASA astronaut, military benefits were the “last thing” on Jonny Kim’s mind. In fact, when he enlisted in the Navy as a seaman recruit in 2002, Kim “specifically did not want to go to college,” the now-lieutenant commander with the rare dual designation of flight surgeon and naval aviator told Military.com in a recent interview. But after serving in Iraq — and…

The United States ruling class has banned Americans currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo from leaving the country amid an increasingly spreading Ebola outbreak. About two dozen Americans are now stuck in DR Congo as healthcare workers struggle to contain a Bundibugyo outbreak of the Ebola virus. Washington has already tightened restrictions on those coming from Ebola-stricken areas of the DR Congo. Back in May, when the outbreak began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised its travel warning for parts of the DR Congo and Uganda, while the Department of Homeland Security directed travelers arriving from…

I do my best to spend the entire summer outside. I am either keeping up the yard, picking berries, or puttering around and fixing things. I also do a bunch of hiking, off-roading, and enjoy a good book or beer from the comfort of my hammock. And I’ve always got at least two knives on me: a folder for my back pocket and a fixed blade on my hip. Since the beginning of May, my fixed-blade belt knife has been the F3 by Reiff Knives. With an overall length of 6.7 inches, full-tang MagnaCut construction, and Micarta handle scales, it’s…

If you think carrying a firearm into a Texas bar is a simple yes-or-no question, think again. According to Armed Attorneys, some of the state’s carry laws are so tangled that even many lawyers misunderstand them. During a recent deep dive (see below), attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes unpacked everything from the infamous “51% sign” to what they describe as legislative mistakes that still haven’t been cleaned up. The takeaway? Don’t assume the sign on the door tells the whole story. What Makes a Bar Off-Limits? Texas law prohibits carrying firearms inside businesses that earn 51% or more of…

Lots of ways exist to get a full-body workout with little to no equipment. The one below only requires a place to run and a pullup bar. In my program, we often do these on an outdoor pullup bar or a playground with monkey bars, or you could build your own pullup bar or run on a treadmill in a gym. The beauty of this workout is that it works the entire body: push, pull, legs, core and cardio. Here is how it works: The Warmup Calisthenics Half Pyramid With 100-Meter Jogs Plus a 1-Mile Run The warmup is a…

You’ve heard of Yellowstone. You’ve seen the Grand Teton postcards. Now it’s time to find the Wyoming that most visitors never do — where the trails are empty and the peaks are all yours. Wyoming is the least-visited state in the contiguous U.S. — which, when you consider what’s here, makes it the country’s best-kept secret. And those who do visit go to the same predictable places. But, aside from that tiny northwestern corner, Wyoming is wide open, a place where you’ll be all alone in pristine wilderness, surrounded by cirques carved by glaciers, alpine lakes the color of the…