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Pentagon cracks down on religious waivers for beards

Troops seeking religious waivers for beards will now have to prove to senior military service officials that they have sincerely held beliefs that require they grow their facial hair. The new military-wide policy imposes new requirements for both submitting and approving requests for such waivers, and adds new steps for a troop’s direct commanders and supervisors to weigh in on the requests.The new memo also adds a requirement of a sworn statement of religious faith, with a warning that a

From Brain Injury to Brain Protection: Team Wendy’s Rifletech Helmet

At Enforce Tac 2026, BodyArmorNews.com spoke to Thomas Bowman, Project Category Manager for International Helmets at Team Wendy about one of the biggest invisible threats facing soldiers today: traumatic brain […]

US Apache helicopters attack Iranian militias in Iraq, Chairman of Joint Chiefs says

The war against Iran has spread to neighboring Iraq, where a top U.S. general says American Apache attack helicopters are battling Iranian proxies.“In Iraq, AH-64s [Apache helicopters] have been striking against Iranian-aligned militia groups to make sure that we suppress any threat in Iraq against us, forces or U.S. interests,” Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday.Speaking at a Pentagon news conference, Caine did not elaborate on how many c

Army Reservist receives Purple Heart as she retires, a decade after combat

An Illinois soldier was awarded a Purple Heart on her very last day in the Army, receiving the award more than a decade after suffering injuries from a car bomb in Afghanistan.Sgt. 1st Class Christina Larson was a combat medic with the 911th Forward Surgical Team in 2015 at Kabul’s main airport, then known as Hamid Karzai International. A car bomb attack against the base that January leveled buildings and blew in the windows to Larson’s barracks room, where she was in bed when the explosion went

This clever travel bag transforms from backpack to duffel in seconds

The Kapten & Son Lisbon Duffle Backpack is available in three sizes ...

A small experiment in context aware storytelling on the web

I recently stumbled across an interesting concept while browsing some indie storytelling projects online. It’s essentially a platform experimenting with context aware fiction short stories that subtly incorporate elements from the reader’s environment (time, device behavior, familiar digital patterns like messaging timestamps, etc.) to make the narrative feel more immersive.What caught my attention wasn’t the story itself but the design idea behind it. Instead of building a full ARG or complex i

AI is supercharging fake work

As anyone with an internet connection knows, there’s been a lot of buzz about how AI is going to reshape the workforce for the past 3 years and layoffs due to “AI” have already started, the most severe of which came last week as Block announced they were chopping off 40% of their workforce for what sounded more like the potential that AI could replace workers as opposed to it actually being able to. There has been a (in my opinion) healthy dose of skepticism regarding the claim that AI is going

If the differentiation is domain and GTM?

I’d appreciate perspectives from founders here (and any YC partners if they happen to see this).I’m starting a company in the supply chain software space. My background is in the industry — ~20 years selling enterprise technology into supply chain leaders. I’ve previously helped scale enterprise tech businesses from tens of millions to hundreds of millions in revenue in COO/CEO roles.The product I’m building focuses on autonomous decision systems for supply chains — essentially software tha

Best emergency preparedness kits: 20 kits to keep you safe when disaster strikes

The coronavirus has opened the world’s eyes to one simple thing that many parents always tell their kids. Be prepared at all times. You never know when a pandemic, natural disaster, injury, or other ...

USS Gerald R. Ford en route to Greece for repairs after fire

Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford have already been away from home for more than eight months and are now headed for yet another unanticipated stop, this time on the Greek island of Crete, following a fire on the ship, according to a source familiar with the matter. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is located on the island.The Ford left Norfolk, Virginia, last June, and its crew has seen combat in two hemispheres during a deployment that could soon be among the longest in the Navy since the Viet

This clever travel bag transforms from backpack to duffel in seconds

Kapten & Son has unveiled its new Lisbon Duffle Backpack, a cleverly designed bag that can switch between a backpack and a ...

This Groundbreaking EDC Pen Could Be the Most Carry-Friendly Writing Utensil Ever

There’s much more than meets the eye with Hancept’s stainless steel, full-gripped, everyday carry must-have. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a ...

PD EDC Launches Modular VAULT Sling with Swappable Boards and Magnetic Expansion

New everyday carry sling features interchangeable interior boards, 7L–9L magnetic expansion, and compatibility with previous VAULT systems. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ...

Gerber’s 'best everyday carry' pocket knife is just $15 at Amazon

Gerber’s popular everyday carry pocket knife is now just $15 on Amazon, and shoppers call it the “best everyday carry” blade ...

Five handy gadgets for EDC (everyday carry) enthusiasts

For the uninitiated, EDC (or everyday carry) is a subculture devoted to optimising and organising your daily go-to objects, ...

Shipping delays over Iran war are hitting military family moves 

Military families shipping their household goods and cars to new assignments are seeing delays brought on by the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, Pentagon officials say.A March 10 memo issued by the Defense Department’s Personal Property Activity, or PPA, warned that “the operation in the Middle East is causing severe, widespread, and rapidly evolving disruptions to air and sea shipments. Airport closures, suspensions of port operations, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and signifi

The Army has another new rifle, the XM8 carbine

The Army is about to roll out a smaller carbine as part of its new, multi-billion-dollar rifle system. A slightly shorter and lighter carbine version of the M7 rifle, the Army confirmed, is now close enough to fielding that it has been given its own name: the XM8.Troops tapped for early testing of the new carbine should start to get their hands on the first XM8s as soon as October, an Army spokesperson told Task & Purpose. The XM8 shares internal firing components with the Army’s new M

Utah’s campus gun policy could change, banning open carry and making concealed carry easier

Utah is looking to reshape gun policy on college campuses — banning open carry while making it easier to concealed carry — after the Legislature gave the p

Michigan lawmakers seek to revoke concealed carry pistol permit requirements

Michigan residents are required to get a permit in order to carry a concealed weapon. Some lawmakers want to change that.

Sen. Husted backs bill to expand law enforcement concealed-carry rights

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) Reform Act, a bill that would expand the concealed-carry rights of qualified law enforcement officers. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) leads the bill in the U.S. Senate.