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Air Force offers up to $50,000 annual bonuses to keep aviators in the service

The Air Force is offering active duty pilots and other aviators up to $50,000 per year to stay in the service as part of this fiscal year’s Aviation Bonus program.Under the program, aviators and pilots can sign contracts ranging from 3 to 12 years to be in line for up to $600,000 under the maximum bonus, according to the Air Force.Traditionally, such bonuses have been intended to persuade pilots and other highly trained and skilled aviators to extend their service in the Air Force rather than ta

A boom operator on an Air Force tanker earned two DFCs for combat flights

A boom operator on a KC-135 tanker earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses on recent combat missions, the Air Force confirmed this week, a rare double-award of the military’s top medal for flight.Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Stallings, a KC-135 boom operator, was one of 15 members of the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron who were presented with DFCs or Bronze Stars for combat flights on March 31, in a ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.In all, 12 pilots and boom operators from the squadron

Locked & loaded: Handgun sales surge, NJ concealed carry permits soar

Since July 2022, more than 1,600 new concealed carry gun permits were issued in Toms River, the most of any municipality in the state.

Gov. Beshear vetoes bill seeking to lower age for concealed carry permit

A bill that would have lowered the age to obtain a concealed carry permit in Kentucky has been vetoed by Gov. Andy Beshear.

DOD allows service members to carry personal weapons on Wright-Patterson

The Department of Defense has adopted a directive allowing military personnel to carry personal firearms on bases, with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base being one such installation to implement this directive, announces an Air Force spokesperson.

High court won't hear challenge to Illinois law barring concealed carry on transit

Beyond public transportation, Illinois’ 2013 concealed carry law prohibits permit holders from carrying firearms in government buildings, hospitals and stadiums during sporting events, among other locations.

Illinois’ concealed carry ban on public transit stands after Supreme Court decision

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Illinois' law banning concealed weapons on public transportation, ...

Bill to lower minimum concealed carry age draws debate as youth violence continues

A bill headed to Governor Beshear’s desk would lower Kentucky’s concealed carry age from 21 to 18, drawing mixed reactions ...

The SIG P365 changed concealed carry, but is it really the best option for most people?

The SIG P365 changed the carry market in a way very few pistols actually change anything. Before it showed... The post The ...

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois' concealed carry ban on public transit

The Cook County State's Attorney’s office, alongside Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and DuPage County state’s attorney, had challenged a lower court ruling overturned it. A federal appeals court backed the law in a September decision.

The North Face reimagines its most iconic duffel for its 40th anniversary

It's a big year for the Base Camp Duffel ...

One of the best tiny EDC knives gets a ground-up redesign, improving it in nearly every way

Often imitated but never replicated, this spectacular keychain blade receives a bevy of refinements to further set it apart ...

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