Justin Lee likes a good steak. And what makes a good steak, in Lee’s opinion, is fresh-picked morels. On Wednesday, during his first foraging expedition of the spring, Lee and his brother-in-law were searching for morel mushrooms on Lee’s property north of Choteau, Montana. They were charged by a grizzly sow, and they shot and killed the bear at close range. “There was no time to be nervous,” Lee tells Outdoor Life in an exclusive phone interview just six days after he was charged. “No time for calculation whatsoever.” Lee explains that he and his brother-in-law, John Long, had gone…
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Airmen this month conducted the first mission training sortie for the new EA-37B Compass Call, a milestone for the adoption of the Air Force’s new electronic attack aircraft.The training flight was carried out May 2 by the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, the service said.“This EA-37B mission culminates years of planning and coordination between thousands of people spanning many organizations,” squadron commander Lt. Col. Tray Wood said. “The hard work and dedication of these groups ensure the [55th] Electronic Combat Group is prepared for future conflict with the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron leading developments…
Pentagon officials on Tuesday announced a new review of Defense Department support programs for homeschooled students in military families, part of a larger administration effort to expand education options from kindergarten through high school. The review, directed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this month, calls for officials to evaluate “current support for homeschooling military-connected families, as well as best practices, including the feasibility of providing facilities or access to other resources for those students.”In his memo, Hegseth said the move is needed because “ensuring that military-connected families receive strong educational support maintains morale and readiness, reinforcing the overall stability…
A deadly confrontation erupted at a Checkers restaurant in Osceola County, FL, when an employee allegedly shot a customer over a dispute about a food order. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE KISSIMMEE, FL (2-minute read) — A heated altercation over a fast-food order turned tragic Wednesday night in Osceola County, Florida, when a Checkers employee allegedly shot and killed a customer. The restaurant, located near a popular tourist destination, became the scene of chaos as gunfire rang out, sending bystanders fleeing in panic. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of 23-year-old Elijah Mackey on Thursday. He now faces a…
A man was fatally shot outside a Peoria, Arizona sports bar after opening fire on the establishment and wounding a patron. Two armed citizens intervened in self-defense, ending the threat before more people could be hurt. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE PEORIA, AZ (3-minute read) — A late-night disturbance at a Peoria sports bar turned deadly when a man who had been asked to leave returned with a firearm and opened fire. The incident, which occurred just before midnight at the Deli Sports Bar near Loop 101 and Peoria Avenue, left the gunman dead after a shootout with two armed bystanders…
The body of a U.S. Air Force member was recovered from a lake in southern New Mexico on Monday, two days after the airman assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base went missing at the popular recreation spot, military authorities said.The member of the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron went missing at Elephant Butte Lake on Saturday. The individual has not been identified publicly under procedures for notifying next of kin, said Lt. Daniel Fernandez, a spokesperson for Kirtland.An investigation into the death was underway by state authorities overseeing Elephant Butte Lake State Park, a popular getaway between Albuquerque and El…
The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies in Africa must be ready to stand more on their own.At African Lion, its largest joint training exercise on the continent, that shift was clear. “We need to be able to get our partners to the level of independent operations,” Gen. Michael Langley said in an interview with The Associated Press.“There needs to be some burden sharing,” Langley, the U.S. military’s top official in Africa, said on Friday, the final day of the exercise.For…
The West has lifted its restrictions on Kiev’s use of long-range missiles against Russia in the ongoing conflict. A Russian spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, responded, saying that this is going to set back the efforts to find a “peaceful settlement” between the warring nations. At the EuropaForum on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, “there are no longer any range restrictions” on Western-supplied weapons used by Ukraine against Russian military targets. “There are no restrictions from the UK, France, Germany, or the US,” he added, as quoted by Euronews and reported by RT. Peskov said on Monday that if this decision…
This story, “Those Korean Trout,” appeared in the September 1953 issue of Outdoor Life. You can read more about the author below. The day was unbelievably hot, and the dust which the marching troops kicked up coated everything — even our throats. We men of the First Marine Division were moving back from the lines for a week of rest in X Corps Reserve, so we minded neither the heat nor the dust. Time and again my eye wandered to the cool, fresh waters of the mountain stream that cascaded along beside the twisted trail we were following. The entire…
A 55-year-old man from Hialeah was arrested after allegedly driving into a group of people during an altercation in Fort Myers, injuring three. Witnesses fired in self-defense and managed to detain the suspect until law enforcement arrived. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE FORT MYERS, FL (2-minute read) — A disturbing incident in Fort Myers Sunday evening resulted in three people being injured and a suspect arrested, thanks to the courageous intervention of bystanders. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a verbal dispute in the 2000 block of Maravilla Circle escalated dangerously when 55-year-old Eduardo Lando-Matamoro of Hialeah drove his vehicle…