As active-duty airmen rush to submit their current waist-to-height ratios by the end of this week, the U.S. Air Force clarified that the ratios will not be scored in their physical fitness assessments.Active-duty airmen have a deadline of Friday, July 31, to submit their waist-to-height ratios into myBodyComp unless medically except from that component of the Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, the service announced two weeks ago, and reservists have until Aug. 31.Recently, myBodyComp officially launched for airmen to input their ratios, but the measurement is not part of the assessment and will not affect fitness scores, test currency or other…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton’s widow knew her life had changed forever the moment she saw two uniformed service members standing outside her front door.”My stomach dropped,” Mia Gonzalez-Swinton recalled Monday on “Fox & Friends First.””I remember feeling sick almost… I felt like I was watching myself.”US SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN IRAQ AS TROOPS RECOVER UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS IN JORDAN: CENTCOM Swinton, 30, was killed while conducting a controlled demolition of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq, leaving behind his wife and their two young children, ages 6 and 4.Recounting the moments after…

The U.S. Marine Corps this month tested a new way to give ground commanders long-range reconnaissance and strike capabilities by experimenting with a medium-sized drone that can launch a separate, one-way attack drone in what the service said was its first regimental-level assessment. During a training exercise in Twentynine Palms, California, 2nd Marine Regiment paired AeroViroment’s JUMP 20-X with the company’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition, a move that could eventually give regiments capabilities beyond the short-range drones currently fielded by the formations. The JUMP 20-X is a medium-sized unmanned aircraft that is classified as a Group 3 drone.…

The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. The Hellcat Pro Comp “stock” gun is an amazing pistol. Does it benefit from the custom treatment? On this day, I had two pistols on deck: the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro Comp stock with an Olight SE Red Dot versus a custom-built Hellcat Pro from Floyd Custom Shop (FCS). The custom Hellcat Pro was decked out…

The Ebola virus is continuing its spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cases have now topped 3.200 while deaths are at 1,405. The outbreak has now spread across 48 health zones in five provinces. The official statistics put the overall case fatality rate at 43.9%. Currently, only 571 patients have recovered, while 773 people remain in isolation or are hospitalized with an ongoing infection. Uganda has recorded 20 confirmed Ebola infections, including two deaths and 18 recoveries, according to official figures. France has reported one imported case linked to the outbreak, with the patient having since recovered. According to…

Summer brings more than sunshine — it also brings ants, mice and other unwanted pests. To find out the best ways to get rid of them, we asked pest control experts which products they use to protect homes and yards. Their recommendations include liquid ant bait, classic wooden mouse traps and preventative products that help stop infestations before they start.Original price: $12.99 Many of the experts we talked to mentioned Terro’s liquid ant bait as one of the best options for ant control. “For ants, avoid using sprays,” said Jeff Schumacher, owner of All-Safe Pest & Termite in Texas. “That will only…

Earlier this year, the Marine Corps unveiled new barracks in Okinawa, Japan, where junior enlisted Marines will have private bedrooms, a departure from the service’s traditional shared-room model.The announcement sparked speculation that similar barracks could be built elsewhere, but the service said the Okinawa complex is a unique case rather than a blueprint for installations in the United States.A Marine Corps official told Task & Purpose this week that the service has no plans to build similar barracks for corporals and below at its U.S. bases. The official said the Okinawa project differs from typical Marine Corps barracks because the…

close Video Tourists continue to prove they have no idea how to behave in nature. Anyone who reads this site knows that there is a shocking number of people who visit national parks without an ounce of common sense.They seem to think wild animals behave like they’re in a children’s movie. That’s simply not the case, and when they feel threatened, all bets are off. WOMAN RISKS BEING GORED BY BISON FOR A SELFIE AT BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK IN SHOCKING FOOTAGE Enter a truly mind-boggling nature video.  Tourists get way too close to massive bison. The popular Instagram page @touronsofnationalparks…

This article was originally published by Lance D Johnson at Natural News.  Heavy explosions lit up the skies over Ahvaz on Friday as American bombers pounded Iranian cities for the 13th consecutive night, but as the US resumes its bombing campaign over Iranian skies, the real detonation may be happening inside the Pentagon’s war rooms. The United States, having signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran just weeks ago, has now shredded that ceasefire agreement and embarked on a bombing campaign that military analysts say cannot succeed without a full-scale ground occupation of the Strait of Hormuz region. What…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is changing how some asylum claims move through the immigration system, allowing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to refer certain applications directly to immigration judges without first interviewing applicants in an effort to reduce the nation’s asylum backlog.The interim final rule, which takes effect immediately, gives USCIS the authority to send some asylum applications to immigration court without conducting an affirmative asylum interview, eliminating what the administration called an unnecessary step in the adjudication process.The change applies to affirmative asylum claims, which are filed by…

When people think about prepping, their minds usually jump to expensive gear like generators, tactical bags, and water filter systems with price tags in the hundreds. But some of the most useful items for riding out a disaster are already in your house. These everyday household items are cheap, easy to find, and usually overlooked, which is exactly what makes them so valuable. This list of inexpensive prepper items comes from the YouTube channel The Provident Prepper, and it’s packed with practical uses you may not have considered before. You can watch the video and see the list below. 1.…