Two former members of the U.S. Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal jail after they participated in a $2.4 million cyber fraud scheme. Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu, 25, and Harafat Mogaji, 26, both Airmen at the time of their offenses, were sentenced Sept. 25 to a combined 189 months in federal prison. They were legally found to have diverted more than $2.4 million via wire transfers from two victims into bank accounts controlled by their conspirators, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Iowa. “When cyber intrusion schemes target businesses…
It seems self-evident that the Constitution would apply in all U.S. states and territories, but according to the High Court of American Samoa, the Second Amendment is utterly meaningless in the territory. Two years ago, the Court concluded in a case called Wiesner v. Fainu’ulelei that recognition of the Second Amendment would be “impracticable and anomalous” given American Samoa’s history of gun restrictions and its status as an unincorporated territory. Michael R. Davis, the founder and executive director of the Article III Project, says there’s a way to rectify the High Court’s error: remove and replace every…
Selected Reserve GI Bill Payment Rates for institutional training and on-the-job training are updated every year. The monthly payment rates for the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve change each October based on government calculations of higher education costs. Beneficiaries receive different amounts depending on what their “training time” is. For those taking undergraduate classes, their training time is determined as follows: 0-2 hours: 1/4 time 3-5 hours: less than 1/2 time 6-8 hours: 1/2 time 9-11 hours: 3/4 time 12 hours and above: full-time For graduate training, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will pay your benefits based on what…
Not every person is inherently violent. One reason I will never support laws that strip gun rights from adults under 21, even if a violent crime were never committed by anyone outside of that age group, is that it disarms those who don’t represent a threat to anyone. Some people are violent and need to be dealt with, and everyone else should be left the hell alone. Yes, the Second Amendment is the other reason I won’t support such a law.There are bad eggs who walk among us, and the justice system is a slow-moving…
A subsistence allowance is paid to veterans each month while enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ VR&E program. A subsistence allowance is paid each month while enrolled in the Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E). The allowance is based on type of training, rate of attendance (full or part time) and number of dependents. The chart below reflects the rates as of Oct. 1, 2026. Fiscal 2027 Veteran Readiness and Employment Subsistence Allowance Rates Training Time No Dependents One Dep. Two Deps. Each Addl. Dep. Full Time $837.23 $1,038.49 $1,223.79 $89.18 3/4 Time $629.08 $780.00 $914.97 $68.60 1/2 Time…
For years, the only Glocks on California’s roster of handguns allowed to be sold in the state were older models that were grandfathered in. Those models, though, have all been designated by the state’s Department of Justice as “machinegun-convertible pistols,” and as such dealers generally have not been able to sell, transfer, or deliver them since the state’s ban on striker-fired pistols took effect on July 1. This week, though, CalDOJ approved the Glock 43X CA, a California-compliant semi-automatic 9mm pistol that has not been deemed a “machinegun-convertible pistol.” Shortly thereafter, Attorney General Rob Bonta…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered military service academies to stop granting tenure to civilian professors, arguing that academic job protections undermine their war-fighting mission. The Pentagon declined to explain to Military.com who the policy affects, the evidence behind it, how the academies will recruit and retain qualified professors, and what will protect faculty from political pressure once tenure is removed and a more liberal administration is inevitably elected in the future. When reached with those questions, a Pentagon official responded: “We have nothing additional to provide beyond the statement and the memo.” The Sept. 29 memo stops new tenure…
We’ll get to the point. Making white vinegar from scratch is not easy. Unlike fruit based vinegars like apple cider vinegar or wine vinegars, white vinegar starts with ethanol. In case you’re rusty on your science that’s alcohol: alcohol as in homemade vodka or moonshine. That’s as opposed to the wines and hard ciders of all of the other fruit based vinegars. And making homemade vodka or moonshine is just the first step. You then need to introduce some aceto bacteria (Acetobacter aceti) to the alcohol to convert it to acetic acid which is the foundation of white vinegar. This…
The Department of Justice issued its own ruling that adults under 21 should be able to buy handguns. I doubt any gun store will complete such a transaction, in part because it’s likely to come back and bite them on the keister down the road if they do. Still, it was the DOJ’s finding, and while some are outraged over the perceived overreach, I don’t see it as anything of the sort. But one outcome we get is an official from Brady trying to twist history to make the case that the ban is, in…
When I interviewed then-DOJ Pardon Attorney Ed Martin on Bearing Arms Cam & Company a few weeks ago, I was struck by how passionate he was when talking about the millions of Americans who can no longer exercise their Second Amendment rights because of a non-violent conviction. Martin, who stepped down from his role at DOJ shortly after our conversation, is putting that passion to work with a new project: an organization called Firearm Rights for Americans. The group’s mission, as detailed on its website, is to “give millions of Americans living under federal or state…
As an affiliate partner Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. Military.com is compiling a list of Veterans Day discounts on restaurants, goods, services and events for 2026. Discounts will be updated as they become available. 2025 Veterans Day Deals, Discounts and Freebies Click below to search for discounts by category. Visit daily as the list is updated frequently! Popular Veterans Day Restaurant Discounts Buffalo Wild Wings — On November 11, Buffalo Wild Wings will offer 10 free boneless wings and fries to veterans and active-duty service members with valid ID. Available for dine-in or walk-in only. Texas Roadhouse — At participating…
As an affiliate partner Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. Looking for Veterans Day restaurant military discounts for 2026? This list will be updated regularly as new discounts come in. Below are the discounts that were available for 2025. All of the discounts have been confirmed, either through press release or direct communication with the company. Check out all the other discounts being offered this Veterans Day. Keep in mind that most businesses require proof of military service. Not sure what type of ID you need to prove that you’re a veteran? We compiled a list of common types of veteran…
It’s tough out there for anti-gunners these days. Gun ownership is up, homicides are down dramatically, and violent crime overall is trending in the right direction as well. Those are all things worth cheering, but for the gun control lobby these positive developments are making it harder to make their primary pitch: we need to restrict the right to keep and bear arms in order to keep us safe. Harder, but not impossible, especially if you’re an anti-gun politician who doesn’t mind playing fast and loose with the facts. Gun injuries are the leading cause of…
A Georgia National Guardsman assigned to the federal task force patrolling Washington, D.C., has been charged with two felonies after witnesses told police he allegedly pointed a loaded service pistol at a fellow soldier during an argument over Army grooming regulations. Spc. Zion Mitchell, 21, of Macon, Ga., faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, according to an arrest affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court. A judge issued a warrant for his arrest Sept. 1. He is being held without bond, according to court records, with a preliminary hearing…
The operative part of the Second Amendment is “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”Yet bearing arms — the act of actually carrying them on your person — is treated like a privilege in nearly half of all states, and even then, there are issues with using that permission slip across state lines unless there are specific agreements in place. Hell, we talk about the Second Amendment being treated more like a privilege than a right, and nowhere is that clearer than when it comes to carrying a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than 6-month-old war. Following the American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. Jordan’s military said its air defense systems intercepted 18 ballistic missiles launched toward its territory and two others fell in places where no one lives. It said it has no…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a three-nation tour of Latin America by offering praise and a firm commitment of support to Colombia’s new leader, who has embraced President Donald Trump’s policies on countering drug trafficking and illegal migration. Read the full article here
A retired Canadian Armed Forces officer first warned on his personal blog that Washington could exploit indebted Americans to staff an invasion of Iran. Ten days later, he recommended the same mechanism in The Jerusalem Post as an efficient way to produce the troops a ground war would require. AJ Jaff proposed canceling recruits’ student loans, credit card debt, auto loans and other personal debts after 24 or 36 months of military service. Jaff presented the idea to his Substack readers on Aug. 20 as a warning about impending government exploitation. He said an unpopular war would leave Washington searching…
The Navy is seeking contracts for firms to produce Combat Collaborative Aircraft (CCA). That is according to a written request for information published Aug. 31 on the federal government’s procurement website, with the service informing potential contractors that it wants two prototypes of CCAs that would be able to achieve shore-base, aircraft carrier qualifications within the next three years. CCA are autonomous, uncrewed fighter drones powered by artificial intelligence. The Navy operates them alongside crewed jets like the F-35C, serving as flying sensor nodes, weapon launchers, decoys, or electronic warfare jammers. The service added that it wanted the CCA to…
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Long before the airspace surrounding Washington, D.C., became one of the most heavily defended patches of sky in the country, an Army private demonstrated just how vulnerable it could be. In the dead of night on Feb. 17, 1974, a 20-year-old Pfc. Robert Kenneth Preston walked onto an Army airfield at Fort Meade, Maryland, climbed into a Bell UH-1B Huey helicopter and took off. There was one little hiccup in his plan, according to a piece on the Smithsonian National Website. No one gave him permission to fly that chopper. Preston was a helicopter mechanic in the service, and he…
