Doctors’ Voices Could Be Loudest Ones Yet in Move to Deregulate Suppressors
Doctor Timothy W. Wheeler and six fellow ear surgeons recently submitted a proposal to their national specialist society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). The seven ear doctors wanted their academy to support their new policy endorsing firearm suppressors for hearing protection. The...
Efforts working to curb long-term opioid use in military, study finds
Researchers have found “significant reductions” in the use of long-term prescriptions of opioids after surgery among patients in the Military Health System, according to a new report. A study published Wednesday in the Lancet Regional Health journal found a 38% reduction in the risk of...
New Jersey Police May Be Required To Alert Feds When Illegal Immigrants Apply For Gun Permits
New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill that would require local law enforcement agencies and state police to notify federal immigration authorities any time an illegal immigrant applies for a firearms purchaser identification card (FPIC) or handgun purchase permit (PPH). Passing the bill in legislation...
Grippy Civivi User Called the Photonix is Another December Release
There’s another large Civivi folder with an unusual name releasing alongside the Neurohaptic later this month. This one is called the Photonix, and it goes right down the Hard Use, Mid-Size Folder specs/features checklist, ticking all the key boxes. While it continues to be creative...
Anduril, OpenAI partner to boost counter-drone tech for bases, troops
Defense technology firm Anduril Industries announced this week it will partner with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to use the company’s artificial intelligence models to improve the U.S. military’s ability to protect its bases and personnel from drone attacks. “Anduril and OpenAI will explore how leading edge AI...
House committee investigating sexual misconduct at Veterans Affairs facility
Investigative documents shared with a congressional committee revealed “disturbing and disgusting” sexual relationships and misconduct among workers at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Tennessee, the committee chairman said Wednesday. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, has...
VA plans to expand caregiver benefits, postpone program discharges
Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday unveiled plans to expand caregiver support services to thousands more families in coming years, while also easing program rules to minimize disruptions for families already receiving those benefits. The move comes more than two years after department leaders suspended their...
Why Hunter Biden’s Pardon is So Infuriating
Despite over the past six months repeatedly and adamantly pronouncing he would not, President Joe Biden on Sunday announced that was issuing a full pardon for his son, Hunter Biden. The younger Biden was convicted in June of 3 felony charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 after he lied...
2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Real Men Picked by Special Ops & Military Guys. Women, You Can Thank Us Later
Women are always frustrated buying gifts for men, so here’s an easy button for all you gals out there who are as frustrated as a Navy guy in a strip bar in Thailand the day before payday. SOFREP’s picks for Holiday 2024 that make buying...
This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit
The Marine Corps’ newest formation now has the service’s key weapon in its armory: a ship-killing missile. The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii recently announced the unit had received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS. The NMESIS serves...
