Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s 12:30 in the afternoon on April 28th, 2025. You’re in Europe, standing in a Madrid train station. The lights go out. The departure boards go dark. Your phone says no service. Across the border in Lisbon, hospitals are switching to backup generators. ATMs…

It’s no surprise that Everytown for Gun Safety isn’t happy with the Trump administration taking the position that bans on AR-15s and other centerfire semi-automatic rifles are unconstitutional. If the Viramontes case was playing out at the Supreme Court during the Biden administration, the DOJ would either be silent or…

Recently, I heard a troubling everyday situational awareness story about a lady walking back to her car at a neighborhood market when a young woman approached her. The young woman was friendly and complimented her. They got into a conversation, and the young woman inched closer to the lady. All…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI’m an adopted, Southern California surfer kid who grew up with an explosive and emotionally unavailable mother who has worked as a lifeguard, paramedic, firefighter, Army Ranger, Blackwater security contractor, and spent over a decade deployed (over 2000 days/five years on the ground in…

Two veterans are among five finalists in a national beard contest, with the chance to win $20,000 for their chosen charity. BJ Ganem, a Marine Corps veteran from Wisconsin who served in Iraq, and Damon Friedman, a retired special warfare officer who served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMost people think of awareness as a switch. On when something is wrong, off the rest of the time. It works more like a range with several settings, and you move through all of them every day without deciding to. The drive to work…

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A 37-year-old Indian national who is living in the U.S. on a student visa has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a Vietnam veteran. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Venkateswara Chagamreddy, of San Antonio, Texas, to 30 months in prison, followed by three…

It’s no wonder that so many people are asking what is prepping and how it can help them to navigate life’s uncertainties with confidence and resilience. After all, in our ever-changing world filled with unexpected challenges, being prepared is an obvious and essential priority. The bottom line up front is…

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If you think the Air Force Reserve just chills on the sidelines, you just might want to read on. As reservists, along with their active-duty cohorts, prepare to ring in the Air Force’s birthday, it seems fitting to point out some of the major moments the Reserve has been involved…

Lt. Col. James Harvey had one wish for much of his Air Force career. He wanted the 332nd Fighter Group — the Tuskegee Airmen — to be recognized for winning the Air Force’s first-ever aerial gunnery competition. “We were the original ‘Top Gun,'” he told AARP Studios. “Our competitors didn’t…

Stand Your Ground laws are good things. However, thanks to the media hype around them, many seem to have the wrong impression of what the laws protect and what they don’t. For example, it means a DA can’t come behind you and decide you could…

If, as expected, the Supreme Court strikes down bans on so-called assault weapons when it issues its verdict in Viramontes v. Cook County next year, the gun control lobby isn’t just going to give up on its efforts to make AR-15s and other centerfire semi-automatic long guns inaccessible to we…

Former U.S. Coast Guard contractor Peter Souders is allowed to proceed with his First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming he was fired over posts related to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Sounders, an engineer and project manager for government contractor Advanced Concepts Enterprises Inc. (ACES)…

The life of an active duty member of the military can be a dangerous one, and not just on a battlefield. The emotional, mental and physical scars can last for years, even a lifetime. But what happens when an individual experiences life, death and life again, from one moment to…

Everytown for Gun Safety is not the organization I’d go to for practical advice on using a firearm. They’re not big fans of you even owning one, much less pulling the trigger, and it’s only a matter of time before they actually admit it. But…

At the young age of 104, Vicki Herrel can look back on an interesting and full life with some remarkable chapters of American aviation history. She helped build military aircraft as a teenager during World War II, joined the Navy’s WAVES and transported troops across the United States before getting…