Vets to Drones Helps Veterans Take the Next Step Toward Drone Careers

Veterans interested in drone careers can begin with free membership, practical training and access to a nationwide community. Vets to Drones is a Veteran-led nonprofit focused on workforce development in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. The organization offers free membership for Vet...

By Eric G •

Army Announces First Ever ‘Manufacturing Rodeo’

Washington, D.C. — October 12, 2026 Acting Secretary of the Army Honorable Adam Telle announced the Army’s first?ever Manufacturing Rodeo during the AUSA National Convention opening ceremony, describing it as a competitive stress test for both the Army’s organic industrial base and the nati...

By Eric G •

Miracle at Truk: Operation Hailstone

The Japanese seized the Caroline Islands in Micronesia in 1914, and established a naval base on the island of Truk within it in 1939. As the primary anchorage for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 4th Fleet, Truk was soon transformed into a fortress. Truk seemed the perfect spot. Offering a natural ...

By Will Dabbs, MD •

Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Against Columbus Gun Ordinances

Ohio's Fifth District Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction against Columbus gun ordinances on October 9, rejecting the city's five challenges to the lower court's order. The decision in Doe v. Columbus keeps the interim relief in place while the underlying dispute continues. The post ...

By Brandon Curtis •

Long-Range Penetrating Force Remains at Forefront of Bomber Operations

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) —   Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury — or at least the lessons learned — were the topics of discussion at a long-range airpower panel during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 15. Th...

By Eric G •

Modernizing the Soviet RPD Machine Gun

The Soviet RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova) was a pioneering light machine gun that played a short but vital role in early Soviet weapon development and in adopting new intermediate-caliber weapon systems; it was adopted in 1949 alongside the AK and SKS, which significantly influenced the Cold ...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Before Police Arrived; Wyden Answers With Call for ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’

A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...

By Luke McCoy •

Fudd Friday: Will Trump's Executive Order Make Lead Shot Great Again?

Taking a quick scan through the Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage (see the whole announcement here ), you’ll note that it’s mostly about preserving Americans’ access to the great outdoors for shooting and hunting. In an age where hunters are facing a decline i...

By Zac K •
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