Defense secretary’s Navy flag board actions are unprecedented and deeply troubling
The defense secretary’s recent removal of several qualified officers from the fiscal 2027 Navy O-7 Flag list should be of immediate concern to military personnel, veterans and to all Americans, regardless of political affiliation. By now, it seems clear that the Navy approved, via a...
CRKT PROVOKE: A Mechanical Karambit With Attitude
Some knives show up to work. Some show up to get attention. The CRKT PROVOKE does both. It’s a karambit built around Joe Caswell’s Kinematic system—a design that looks like it was engineered by someone who got tired of folders pretending to be innovative. This...
First look at the Global War on Terrorism Memorial design in Washington
The foundation overseeing the design of the future Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has unveiled the first renderings of what the site will look like. Crafted by architect Kengo Kuma in partnership with the Global War on Terrorism Memorial...
Traser P65 Tactical Mission: A Field Watch With Real Military DNA
Some watches are built to sit under glass and make rich men feel adventurous. The Traser P65 Tactical Mission Titanium is not one of them. This is a field watch with dirt under its fingernails, a watch born from military requirements, low-light reality, and the...
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are retiring. How will new leaders inherit their lessons learned?
The military is preparing for future conflicts that may look little like the wars fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the same time, the generation that spent two decades fighting those wars is steadily leaving the force. Across the branches, post-9/11 veterans are retiring, transitioning...
Jack Wolf Gateway Line Gains First Fixed Blade
Jack Wolf Knives is adding the first fixed blade into its Gateway line of entry-level knives. The Gateway FIXedc is a fresh fixed blade design for Jack Wolf based on a traditional knife classic. Jack Wolf has spent the last couple years seriously diversifying its...
US Army astronaut tapped for NASA’s Artemis III mission
The U.S. Army is launching into space — once again — by way of Col. Frank Rubio, who will be part of the 2027 Artemis III mission, NASA announced Tuesday. The astronaut will be part of a four-man crew that will tackle a host of...
‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crew
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said two U.S. Army aviators “got very lucky” after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was downed by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that American retaliation for the incident is not over. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office,...
US Navy stands up naval support activity in Western Australia
The U.S. Navy has established a naval support activity in Western Australia, the service announced, the latest move designed to enhance security cooperation between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Stood up on May 30, NSA Stirling — part of the Pillar I...
US aircraft fires at, disables another oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military on Tuesday struck and incapacitated an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for violating the U.S. Navy blockade by “attempting to transport oil from Iran.” A U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions at the engine room of the Palau-flagged M/T Settebello after...
