IAVA names former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter as next CEO
Hunter spent 12 years in the Marine Corps, including deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She replaces outgoing CEO Allison Jalsow, who has held the top post in the group since February 2023. Unlike most of the legacy veterans organizations, which have leadership changes annually,...
Army major on trial for rape charges involving more than a dozen women
An Army major charged with sexually assaulting or raping more than a dozen women over a four-year period in the Washington, D.C., area began this week at Fort Meade, Maryland. Maj. Jonathan Batt faces 63 accusations, which include 10 specifications of rape and 15 sexual...
Trump administration plans to end Afghan relocation programs
Two foundational government pathways for the resettlement of Afghan allies and refugees would be terminated under executive branch plans shared with Congress last week. The U.S. State Department informed Congress in a May 29 congressional notification letter that it will close the Coordinator for Afghan...
Seeing farther, striking deeper, this brigade is pushing its drones
Soldiers with the Hawaii-based 25th Infantry Division are in the midst of a training exercise with Philippine allies that has them pushing farther and striking deeper with the help of new drones. The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, is forward deployed in...
Experts sound alarm on US drone defense gaps after Ukraine’s surprise attack
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukraine’s surprise Sunday attack on Russian offensive weapons caches may be a good time for the U.S. to reflect on its own weaknesses, should one of its adversaries attempt a similar strike. Col. Seth Krummrich, a retired...
CRKT Brings New Redemption Compact to Blade Show
As we expected, the Blade Show-adjacent product announcements have continued to ramp up. CRKT is throwing its hat into the ring with the reveal of the Redemption Compact, little brother to the original, full-size 2023 Ken Onion design. The original Redemption released in the early...
Marine squadron conducts its final Harrier flight in switch to F-35
A Marine Attack Squadron has flown its final Harrier flight and is set for official deactivation in September at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Marine Attack Squadron VMA 231, known as the “Ace of Spades,” flew its final AV-8B Harrier II...
Army offers $10,000 reward for information about pilot’s death
The Army is offering a $10,000 reward for credible information leading to an arrest and conviction in the death of a lieutenant in Honduras. The Army Criminal Investigation Division posted the reward with details regarding the death of 1st Lt. Marciano Angelo Parisano, who was...
Honoring John Taffin and Mike “Duke” Venturino with Some Big-Bore Magnum Revolver Blastin’
In the past year, the gun writer community has been hit by a double-whammy of the untimely passings of two all-time great firearms scribes, Mike “Duke” Venturino and John Taffin. “Duke” passed back on June 9, 2024 following a brief illness related due to complications...
How a POW humming ‘Old McDonald’ at Hanoi Hilton saved lives
He couldn’t recall how he had gotten there — all Douglas Hegdahl could remember was leaving behind his glasses in his bunk and going up to the top deck of the cruiser Canberra to watch the ship firing its guns off the Gulf of Tonkin....
