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Get this step wrong and you’re not just risking a ruined batch of jam. You’re risking a jar that looks sealed and safe on the shelf but is quietly breeding something that can kill you. Sterilizing canning jars is one of those steps that gets treated casually by a lot of home canners, and that’s exactly the kind of complacency that leads to spoilage, seal failures, and in the worst cases, botulism poisoning. This guide walks through exactly when you need to sterilize your jars, when you don’t, and the correct method backed by the USDA and the National Center…
Editor’s Note: A big thank you to Outer Spice, who dropped this idea in the comments on our DIY Rambo Survival Jacket article. It was too good to leave sitting there, so we brought the project to life. And thank you to all our readers who keep sending ideas our way. That’s what makes this community great! Anybody who has watched A Fistful of Dollars remembers the poncho before they remember the plot. Sergio Leone put Clint Eastwood in that heavy striped wrap in 1964, and it carried through the two films that followed. The story is that Eastwood liked…
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include a comment from a Pentagon official.Retired Army special operations master sergeant Pasha Palanker first met Marc Andersen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the man who now manages Army finances was handing out diapers at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as part of volunteer work to support military families. Palanker was impressed — both by Andersen’s tall stature and formidable presence and by how he seemed to be serving the military community without a spotlight or a political agenda. The two quickly developed a close relationship. On Sept. 5, Palanker posted a series of…
The Department of Veterans Affairs will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by hosting volunteer events on Saturday, Sept. 12, at more than 144 locations, including national cemeteries, VA-funded facilities and private cemeteries, beautifying the grounds to honor the fallen. The VA has held events on Patriot Day, as the date was declared by Congress in December 2001, to honor the 47 veterans and family members killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the more than 16,000 veterans who have died since and are interred at VA national cemeteries. “As our nation marks…
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.House lawmakers released key findings Tuesday from an investigation into the Navy’s response to aviators dealing with flight- brain injuries.The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said the Navy has not done enough to research and mitigate potential neurological damage for Navy pilots despite being aware of documented mental health concerns and suicides within the F/A-18 community.“The result is a system that is well-equipped to treat…
Cosmic clays just got even cooler thanks to Federal Cosmic 12-gauge shotshells!If you’ve never had the chance to do cosmic clays, you’re missing out. It combines clay shooting with the blacklights of cosmic bowling to make for a very groovy night at the range. The glowing clays are already covered, but Federal just made the concept even cooler with the introduction of its new Cosmic 12-gauge shotshells.Federal Cosmic shells are loaded with a UV-fluorescent Podium wad that will glow under blacklight as it tracks the payload in flight. The shotshells even feature the cool Cosmic alien logo in UV-fluorescent printing,…
Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war.At least one seafarer aboard a tanker was reported killed and another listed as missing. The attacks sent the price of oil surging, with the international Brent crude benchmark breaching $100 a barrel for the first time since July. Iran also said it had fired ballistic missiles at a base used by U.S. forces in Jordan. Attacks by both…
Gavin Haakenson was lucky to get away with only a claw scratch on his left shoulder and a shredded sleeve on his puffy coat after he blacked out when a brown bear charged him. The attack happened while Haakenson was moose hunting on September 2 on the Killey River near Soldotna, Alaska. “Last thing I remember was trying to shoulder my rifle and the bear jumping at me,” Haakenson tells OL. “Then I don’t remember what happened. That’s when my black out started.” Haakenson and his friend Ethan Yeager were scouting for moose after work. Haakenson, raised in Soldotna, has…
The U.S. Air Force launched an initiative to increase the number of mission-capable B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer aircraft by accelerating parts delivery, engineering support and depot maintenance.The movement, dubbed the North Star Readiness Campaign, responds to the push to maintain the readiness and availability of the U.S. bomber force for global operations, according to a Tuesday release.Air Force Global Strike Command launched the campaign alongside Air Force Materiel Command and the Defense Logistics Agency to bring together operators, acquisition and sustainment experts and logistics partners.“The North Star Readiness Campaign is our commitment to ensuring the warfighter has the nation’s…