How Trump’s team flipped on bombing the Houthis
Before the Trump administration began striking targets across Yemen to reopen global shipping, before many of its top officials included a journalist on a group chat to plan those strikes, in fact even before Donald Trump took office this January, many in his administration didn’t...
Army IDs 3 of 4 soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident
The U.S. Army on Tuesday identified three of the four U.S. soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania last week. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of...
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
As a comedian, you never forget the first time you bomb. For me, it wasn’t on stage. I was in southern Afghanistan in May 2014 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near me while covering a routine patrol as a public affairs specialist. It...
The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
By the time the First Army of the American Expeditionary Forces launched its first major offensive at St. Mihiel on Sept. 12, 1918, the world had been at war for nearly four years. With the success of St. Mihiel, Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of...
Let’s Eat Out: Best Camping Knife
Not all gun people are knife people, and not all knife people are gun people. Those of us who balance both (or who can at least appreciate both) without going too far overboard either way are probably the most well-adjusted. Nevertheless, there are folks who...
How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest
The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What followed was six months of savage...
Three US Army soldiers found dead in Lithuanian swamp IDed
Officials have released the identities of three of the four U.S. soldiers found dead in Lithuania. The soldiers, who were discovered in an M88 armored vehicle that sank into a swamp, were all 25 or younger. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt....
Restoration of Second Amendment Rights After They Are Lost
There has long been a provision of federal law that allows Americans to petition the U.S. Attorney General (AG) for relief from firearm disabilities on a case-by-case basis, a little-known piece of information due to the function lying dormant since 1991. You see, it’s easier...
Fourth missing US soldier found deceased in Lithuanian bog
The final U.S. soldier reported missing at a Lithuanian training site last week has been found deceased, the Army announced Tuesday. The soldier was the last of four U.S. soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, to be recovered after they went missing in...
How They Work & Where They Exist
A red flag law is the common name given to Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Emergency Substantial Risk Orders, Firearm Restraining Orders, and a number of other official names that vary from state to state. Essentially, red flag laws allow a civil court—a judge—to temporarily remove...
