The U.S. Navy seeks better retention among Training and Administration of the Reserve naval flight officers and naval aviators through a fiscal 2026 retention bonus program worth $40,000 per year for a total of $120,000 during the three-year program.The Training and Administration of the Reserve Aviation Retention Bonus is meant to incentivize TAR naval aviators and naval flight officers with the rank of commander who have screened for “aviation milestone command” to choose to remain on active duty, according to a Navy Administrative message released Monday.“A vital part of developing a total force strategy and maintaining combat readiness is to…
Author: Tommy Grant
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has been named CEO of Feeding America, a non-profit network of more than 250 food banks, regional cooperatives, agencies and food bank associations. McDonough will take the helm of the organization April 14, according to a Feb. 25 announcement by its board of directors. Since leaving the VA in January 2025, McDonough has maintained a low profile, declining media interview requests and serving as a scholar-in-residence at his alma mater, Saint John’s University, in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is currently teaching a course on health care finance and policy at the school. Last year, Feeding…
Artificial intelligence may be able to cure diseases once thought to be incurable. AI is said to be unlocking new treatments and inventing new drugs against Parkinson’s disease, antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and many other rare diseases. The Real Threat Is Artificial Credit, Not Artificial Intelligence This is technological progress that many scientists never thought possible. “We can – in a matter of days or hours – look at massive libraries” of chemical compounds to identify those that display antibacterial activity, says James Collins, professor of medical engineering and science, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, US. With the help of…
Left-wing journalist and self-described “disturbed editorial cartoonist” for Alabama’s AL.com, JD Crowe, recently wrote a piece so indicative of Constitutional ignorance that I felt the need to make fun of him, publicly. His piece (of trash), entitled “Bullets for breakfast? Alabama proposes ammo tax holiday while still taxing groceries,” is exactly the type of emotionally devious drivel used to sway those seen by leftist elites as easily manipulated, or useful idiots. The article even begins with the tagline, “Let them eat bullets. – Alabama GOP lawmakers, probably,” a deliberate double entendre undoubtedly meant to stoke fear and demonize political opposition,…
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday.Speaking to a local radio station, Interior Minister John Reimberg urged citizens to observe an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew from March 15-30 in the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas — three of the most violent in the South American country.Residents under curfew need to stay in their homes and keep the roads clear to facilitate the movement of troops and equipment, he said.“We…
The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned that American facilities and U.S.-affiliated schools in the country could be targets of a potential terrorist attack, the mission reported on Monday. The warning allegedly covers the consulate, the embassy, and all affected schools in the country. The notice called on American citizens to stay alert and follow safety guidance while in Nigeria. “The US Embassy in Abuja informs US citizens of a possible terrorist threat against US facilities and US-affiliated schools in Nigeria,” the advisory states. US Launches Strikes Against “Terrorist Scum” In Nigeria Rulers in the U.S. have released a series of…
World War II in the Pacific produced a remarkable 10 fighter pilots of the United States Marine Corps who were awarded the Medal of Honor. Aside from Captain Henry T. Elrod at Wake Island, they all earned them in or around the Solomon Islands. Among them was the first to achieve ace status in a new entry to the USMC arsenal, one with which his name would be associated: Kenneth Walsh and the Vought F4U-1 Corsair.Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 24, 1916, Walsh joined the Marines as a private in 1933, serving as an aircraft mechanic and a…
Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another.Shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides are adding to the precariousness of the 12-day-old conflict, which is impacting nearly every corner of the Middle East and causing economic tremors around the globe. With neither side budging, the war is now on an unpredictable path — one in which a credible endgame is still unclear.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
Since the United States and Israel began their joint offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. has targeted and taken out more than 60 Iranian ships, weakening Iran’s naval combat power, according to U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper.As the war enters its 12th day, Cooper took to X to provide updates on Operation Epic fury and the ongoing American attacks in Iran. “We also took out the last of four Soleimani-class warships,” Cooper said. “That’s an entire class of Iranian ships now out of the fight.”The first of the guided missile Iranian catamarans were delivered to the…
Some United States lawmakers are concerned that ruler Donald Trump could be ready to put boots on the ground in Iran. That would, obviously, mean that this war is going to expand and cause a lot of pain and destruction before it’s all over. While speaking after a closed-door briefing with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal said the administration appears to be moving toward the possibility of sending U.S. forces into Iran. The comments at the classified briefings with administration officials left some democrat senators with what they described as significant unanswered questions…