The Army is experimenting with an unusual way to shore up a vulnerable piece of the U.S. munitions supply chain: growing one of the raw materials for gunpowder in a laboratory. Researchers at the Army’s DEVCOM Armaments Center are testing cellulose produced by specially engineered bacteria as a possible source…

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A U.S. Navy civilian whistleblower has been forced to return to the same command and directly report to a boss she is suing. Kathryn Denise Rucker Krepp recently requested a federal judge to stop service orders for her return to the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), citing alleged discrimination,…

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Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev went to Iceland in October 1986 expecting two days of talks. By the end of the weekend, the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union were discussing something almost unthinkable at the height of the Cold War: getting rid of their nuclear weapons.…

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Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, are usually preparing for large-scale combat operations in the Pacific. This month, they are digging fire break lines on a mountainside in eastern Washington, trying to keep a wildfire from reaching the homes below.…

More than 300 members of the House support it. More than three-quarters of the Senate support its companion bill. Republicans support it. Democrats support it. Major veterans organizations support it. Yet thousands of combat-injured veterans have spent years waiting for Congress to fix a problem nearly everyone seems to agree…

Learn how to get the Coast Guard education benefits and support you need. Like the other military branches, the Coast Guard offers its members great opportunities to get a college education. These programs are generally referred to as Voluntary Education or Vol Ed. The Coast Guard offers the following programs…

Iran has reorganized its military to be more aggressive abroad as talks on ending the war with the U.S. remain mired in stalemate, a sign that Tehran is preparing for a protracted era of regional conflict. A raft of top military appointments by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei marks a shift…

As U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Congress that not appropriating roughly $1.5 trillion towards the Pentagon’s next fiscal year budget is the “greatest threat” the country faces, a new budget report shows that the nation’s rampant spending exceeds the Defense Department’s own budgetary aspirations. The United States borrowed…

When I was a kid, I did a lot of stupid stuff. Being Gen X, we were raised on hose water, Pop-Tarts cold from the foil, and a fair bit of neglect. We did the kind of things that we would never allow our own children to do after…

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The Space Force offers guardians multiple education pathways, from automatic enrollment in the Community College of the Air Force to partnerships with elite research universities. The programs mirror Air Force education benefits with some space-specific additions. Tuition Assistance The Military Tuition Assistance program covers up to $250 per semester hour…

In 1994, the Clinton administration got its ban on so-called assault weapons. These were defined at the time as any firearm with three or more features that somehow made it more deadly than a rifle with only two of them. Anti-gunners loved it, but something interesting happened. A lot…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More You know the feeling — you’re out on a multipitch climb, and the chimney pitch is next. You wedge your body into the crack, scraping your harness, pants, ankles, and shoes against the rough…

The 18-year-old recruit hailed from Texas, according to authorities. The U.S. Marine Corps recruit who recently died during a fitness test has been identified. Pvt. Aiden Craig was the recruit who died Aug. 5 from a medical emergency suffered during a physical fitness test at Camp Pendleton, Calif., according to…

If gun control works, as anti-gunners repeatedly claim, then the lack of gun control should lead to predictable results. In fact, anti-gunners make this case every time they lose. They do the whole “the streets will run red with blood” bit on social media, screaming to high heavens that…

Odor-resistant T-shirts aren’t a new idea — but weaving gold, silver, copper, zinc, and volcanic ash into bamboo throws the kitchen sink at the grail-like stink-free shirt goal. These multiple mineral additions are supposedly meant to reduce odor in performance T-shirts, even after repeated days of sweaty trekking. And they’ve…

An investigation remains ongoing after authorities reported a deadly helicopter crash on Wednesday afternoon. An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, according to the U.S. Army Fort Hood Media Center, resulting in the death of two pilots. Fort Hood officials said that local emergency…