The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.The deployments of the USS Boxer, along with its 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and accompanying warship, comes as Reuters reported that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East.Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not putting troops “anywhere,” but that if was going to, he would not tell journalists.The sources, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not say what the role of…
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When people think about prepping, they picture freeze-dried food, water filtration systems, or ammunition. Rarely does anyone mention what they’ll actually cook with. That oversight matters more than most people realize. Cooking utensils wooden options have been used by every civilization on earth for thousands of years. Before plastic, before stainless steel, before silicone, there was wood. And there’s a reason those tools outlasted every empire that used them. They work. They hold up. They don’t leach chemicals into your food, they don’t shatter under heat, and they don’t need electricity or special cleaning equipment. If you’re building a kitchen…
A Veterans Affairs social worker died after being shot Tuesday at a VA clinic in Jasper, Georgia. Nicholas “Nic” Crews of Marietta, Georgia, died Wednesday as a result of injuries suffered in a shooting at the clinic. He was airlifted from the scene for advanced medical treatment but succumbed to his injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. His assailant, Lawrence Charles Michels, 51, of Jasper, was shot and killed by law enforcement, the GBI said in a release Thursday. Michels was in the clinic for a walk-in mental health consultation; Crews was the clinic’s social work case manager,…
The war with Iran is now entering its third week. In light of escalations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will reduce Iran’s military “to dust.” Trump Says War With Iran Has Prevented A Nuclear Strike Netanyahu further claimed that Israel and the United States had “decimated” Iran over the past 20 days. Iran has remained defiant, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowing “zero restraint if our infrastructure is struck again.” US F-35 Damaged By Iranian Fire In First of War; Israeli Refinery Targeted, Iran’s Caspian Fleet Destroyed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said…
Most preppers spend considerable thought on food and water. Fewer think seriously about nutrition at the micronutrient level, and that gap can become a real problem in a prolonged emergency. When your diet is built around stored staples like rice, beans, canned goods, and freeze-dried meals, it is functional but nutritionally incomplete. Sure, you can opt for more advanced options like fenbendazole 444 mg but in the long run, you need the basics. These foods keep you alive and provide calories, but they are often low in specific vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids that your body needs to maintain immune…
A junior Marine’s 3D-printed fix for a fragile communications antenna is saving the Marine Corps hundreds of thousands of dollars and slashing months-long supply delays across the fleet.Lance Cpl. Eirick Schule developed a low-cost replacement for a commonly broken antenna mast on a Mobile User Objective System, a fix now being used across multiple units to restore the critical communications gear.The solution, detailed in a Marine Corps news release, highlights a broader shift as the service turns to 3D printing and in-house innovation to address persistent supply and maintenance gaps.When Schule joined the Marine Corps in 2022 as an engineer…
The vehicles vying to replace the Marine Corps’ aging light armored vehicle fleet hit the water for the first time earlier this year, completing a series of tests to demonstrate safety and performance across a spectrum of sea conditions and highlighting some new features in the process. The testing, which involved the variant of the future advanced reconnaissance vehicle, or ARV, equipped with a 30mm autocannon, took place in January and February at Camp Pendleton, California, according to a recent Marine Corps news release. Prototypes by two designers, Textron Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems, underwent the water entry, swim…
As the Canadian government moves forward with its scheme to confiscate a vast number of common semi-automatic firearms through its so-called “buyback” program, one province is doing something about the debacle. In 2020, the government announced a ban on over 1,500 models of “assault-style” firearms as part of its broader efforts to address gun violence. The ban encompasses a range of legislative and regulatory initiatives, as well as programs to reduce the number of prohibited firearms. One such program offered market-rate compensation to owners for surrendering newly prohibited firearms, along with an additional incentive for early participation. Last year, the…
F-35 stealth jet takes on Iranian fire, emergency landing: CNN Trump dials up threat, seeking leverage, denies approving Israeli Pars strikes; however, reports from The Wall Street Journal and Axios say the White House was aware. The US is sending more troops to the region. Energy war hits breaking point: tit-for-tat strikes are now directly targeting Gulf energy infrastructure, with Qatar’s Ras Laffan damaged, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain sites attacked; Saudi trust in Iran “completely shattered.” Iran’s navy in the Caspian Sea reportedly destroyed. Missile strikes key Israeli refinery. Europe pushes off-ramp, refuses entry into conflict: Macron urges direct talks “reckless escalation,” while…
Mossberg has just announced a special edition Bliksem version of the Mossberg 590 pump-action firearm.The 590 Shockwave just got cooler, as Mossberg has announced the special edition Bliksem version of the 12-gauge pump-action firearm. It’s made in collaboration with Christian Craighead and his brand, Ministry of Defence (MOD). If you don’t know Craighead, he’s the SAS bloke who saved hundreds of hostages in Nairobi after single-handedly storming the hotel to engage their terrorist captors back in 2019. If that wasn’t enough, he looked really damn cool while doing it.Speaking of cool-looking, the new Mossberg 590 Bliksem. Basically a 590 Shockwave…