An Air Force officer who was arrested after calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment has been recommended to stand trial by general court-martial—the military’s most serious level of trial—on most of the charges against him, according to his attorney. Maj. Jason Watson was arrested in uniform on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in July as he called for Trump to be impeached, arguing that the president had violated the Constitution and that Trump and Vice President JD Vance should be removed from office. Watson has said he acted not out of partisanship but to uphold his oath to defend…
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has already successfully gone after the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department over its unreasonable delays in processing concealed carry applications and recently targeted San Jose, California over its excessive fees for concealed carry permits, but now the division is seeking to strike down another local law on the books in San Jose. The Justice Department filed its first complaint against the city’s $1591 application fee a couple of weeks ago, but on Tuesday the agency filed an amended complaint this week that challenges San Jose’s requirement that concealed carry applicants undergo…
The U.S. Marine Corps is following the Department of Defense (DOD) and Air Force, issuing new deadlines for service members to revise their religious affiliation as part of a major shift in the U.S. Armed Forces that began months ago. On Tuesday, the Marine Corps published its own official Marine Corps Administrative Message (MARADMINS) implementing the policy change that will affect personnel. This MARADMIN “announces implementation of the revised Department of War Religious Affiliation Codes (RAC) and directs Marines to review and update their religious affiliation information.” Military.com was the first to report how DOD dramatically reduced its official number…
Post from MilitaryByOwner Each time we make a move with the military, we have one huge decision to make: Do we live off base, or do we live on base? In my experience, there are 7 things to consider before living in military housing—both pros and cons. 1) You may give up some privacy. We can be a nosy community. Combine that with living a few feet from each other, and you soon have a community that knows everything about you, right down to your daily routine. But don’t be fooled; you’ll soon know just as much about your neighbors,…
An Illinois woman’s quest to enact new gun regulations through court action appears to have hit another brick wall, this time courtesy of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Shanice Mathews has been waging her court battle against the state of Illinois and the Illinois State Police for eight years now, with the help of Brady’s legal team at times. The hearing before the appellate court on Tuesday involved her fourth amended complaint seeking injunctive relief, and each and every time the courts have turned her away. Mathews is seeking a court-imposed order to FFL’s in…
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has removed U.S. forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, in a move that concludes the Operation Inherent Resolve mission in the country. The U.S. launched Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014 to defeat the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Some 2,000 Americans went to the country to participate in the mission, officials said at the time. The U.S. and its allies dismantled a brutal ISIS “caliphate” by training and advising over 250,000 local security forces, shifting the region from active conflict to stabilization while permanently anchoring Iraqi independence and regional security. In…
Two former Navy sailors face years in jail and millions in fines after they pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl to active-duty sailors stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Bailey Szramowski, 29, and Johannese Poomaihealani, 25, who are married and live in Hawaii, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in San Diego to selling the pills, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Calif. Citing court records, the office said Szramowski provided a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln with 10 pills in December 2022. This individual, known only…
We know that the Department of Justice declined to ask for a stay of a federal judge’s injunction that ruled the registration requirements for NFA items including suppressors and short-barreled firearms, but there have been questions about whether the DOJ would actually appeal Judge J. Wesley Hendrix’s decision in the Jensen/Silencer Shop cases. Rep. Andrew Clyed (R-GA) posted this on X a little more than a month ago. 🚨 BREAKING: I’ve received confirmation from the Trump Administration that the DOJ will NOT appeal our historic court victory against the NFA.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP and Attorney General Blanche,…
When applying for a security clearance, just about every aspect of your life gets scrutinized. You might worry that investigators will find something that disqualifies you, and that can lead to temptation: Why not just lie about one or two small things that might get you in trouble? The fact of the matter is, lying at any point in your application is a big problem. You’ll most likely get caught, and at best, the fabrication will be a red flag to investigators. At worst, you can face prosecution. Potomac Patch reports a Potomac, Maryland, man is facing a $30,000 fine…
John Gately served in his state’s military while also working for a statewide military agency. He’s now suing his now former employer, claiming that an off-duty political post led to his termination. Texas resident John Gately filed a federal lawsuit June 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, against the state of Texas and the Texas Military Department (TMD), claiming that the TMD fired him after 10-plus years of employment and a flawless employee record after he refused to remove a press release he published in his personal capacity as Republican precinct chair…
A bipartisan group of 17 lawmakers is pushing Congress to give the nation’s military service academies a dedicated source of infrastructure funding and make it easier for them to use private donations to build new facilities. Nine House members and eight senators have signed a letter asking congressional defense leaders to preserve two provisions as they negotiate the final fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, a retired Air Force colonel and former F-22 pilot, says the Air Force must modernize faster to counter growing threats from China. (pfluger.house.gov) The first would establish a dedicated Facilities, Sustainment,…
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There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the correct number of people killed by an intimate partner is zero. However, until humanity improves, I’m afraid all we can hope for is “better than last year.” And for a group with a name like “Violence Policy Coalition,” you’d expect them to be interested in taking a good, hard look at violence in all its forms, especially in cases where someone is killed by their significant other.In truth, they only care about violence that involves guns, and they’re really bad at hiding that fact. That’s based on…
New guns aren’t cheap. Firearms, however, are durable goods that can last generations if well cared for. I mean, I’ve got a semi-auto .22 that was my great-grandfather’s. I don’t know if it shoots anymore because they stopped making the ammo for it ages ago, but if I could find some, I bet it would run fine. That’s how a good gun works. So, used guns are a great source of firearms for many of us. My Taurus revolver was a pawn shop buy. The CZ-75B that I’ve gifted to my son recently was as…
