The White House is requesting a pay raise for lower-ranked enlisted service members in its fiscal 2027 budget.In the proposed budget for the Department of Defense, released this week, all troops ranked E-5 and below would receive a pay raise of 7%. The budget also allots 6% pay bumps for military personnel ranked E-6 and O-3, as well as 5% raises for those O-4 and above.“The Administration recognizes the importance of America’s warfighters and their families,” the budget request reads.Junior enlisted service members typically serve in pay grades E-1 to E-4 for their first enlistment term, which usually lasts four…
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A new rotation of U.S. Marines in the Philippines suggest the force may be maintaining a more continuous presence in the country.A command element from I Marine Expeditionary Force replaced the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit on March 31, the Marine Corps said in a statement, continuing the Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, or MRF-SEA, mission in the Philippines. This rotation “places greater emphasis on persistent integration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine Marine Corps than previous rotations,” according to Capt. MacKenzie Margroum, a communications officer for the mission. She added that “the current command element will remain for…
The United States ruling class’s calculated and unempathetic stance on almost every policy is going to eventually be its downfall. The rulers are now demanding access to Africa’s critical minerals in exchange for medical care. The U.S. has already negotiated 28 international health agreements, most of them with African countries. Washington is refusing to disclose their full terms, triggering a widespread backlash, the Washington Post reported on Monday, according to a report by RT. These deals are part of an “America First” overhaul of foreign health assistance, led by the State Department following the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for…
One of the best things recently fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her tenure to help bolster the right of lawful Americans to keep and bear arms was set up a Second Amendment Section within the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Section. And according to a recent Washington Times report, section leaders there are gearing up to challenge anti-gun state laws throughout the nation. The Times report chronicled an appearance by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on the “Dana Loesch Show,” where she said her organization was actively hiring Second Amendment attorneys to pursue challenges to unconstitutional laws…
Iran showed no sign of accepting Donald Trump’s ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, while the U.S. president threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Tehran reached a last-minute deal.Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington — 3:30 a.m. in Tehran — to end its blockade of Gulf oil, or he will destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Iran says it would retaliate against U.S. allies in the Gulf, whose desert cities would be uninhabitable without power or water.As the clock ticked down on Trump’s deadline, strikes on…
U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday, as a U.S. official separately told Reuters the additional strikes on military targets did not impact oil infrastructure.The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, described at least some of the strikes as targeting sites that had been previously struck before and said the attack occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday.Vance, speaking separately in Budapest, said the strikes were not a change in U.S. strategy, with the Trump administration confident that it can get a…
If you think the cost of putting fuel in your car is high now, just wait. It isn’t over yet. Seventy-five energy assets in the Gulf have been damaged in attacks during the United States-Iran war. International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol was interviewed by the French newspaper Le Figaro on Tuesday and warned that the Gulf energy shock “is more severe than those of 1973, 1979, and 2022 combined.” Birol insisted that this was a bigger deal because it’s affecting oil, gas, food, fertilizers, petrochemicals, helium, and global trade all at once. Simulation: Extended Strait of Hormuz Closure Could…
This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Russia Bans Gasoline Exports, Confirms Major Baltic Oil Terminal Outages The Russian government has expanded a ban on gasoline exports to include producers of the fuel, according to a report from Interfax news agency [1]. The ban, which now includes all gasoline producers, is scheduled to remain in effect until July 31. It expands previous restrictions that applied only to non-producers [1]. Simultaneously, Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russian oil export infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region over the past week, crippling loading operations and forcing the suspension of activities…
The Cherokee Nation sustained itself for thousands of years without grocery stores, refrigeration, or supply chains. They fed large communities through harsh winters, droughts, and lean seasons using nothing but the land, accumulated knowledge, and disciplined food systems. That is exactly the kind of resilience every serious prepper should be studying. Cherokee food traditions are not just history. They are a working blueprint for long-term food security built on farming, foraging, hunting, fishing, and food preservation techniques that require no electricity and no modern infrastructure. This guide breaks down what the Cherokee ate, how they grew and sourced it, how…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — The Chinese navy is enhancing its guided-missile frigate, the Qinzhou, with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to illuminate blind spots during air defense engagements, an official military website said.The website cited a state-run media report and experts calling the vessel a “major leap in integrated combat capability” that “positions the vessel among the most advanced frigates in service today”.A slew of announcements such as that one from March 30 shows AI expanding across a military that aims to “intelligentize” as it prepares for potential conflicts in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. But…