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A Kansas City homicide detective is examining the 2018 death of a veteran at a VA facility headed by Kathleen Fogarty, who was labeled the “the VA queen of cover-ups” by a patient’s daughter when she led the VA hospital in Tampa, Florida. According to The Kansas City Star, homicide detective Richard Sharp of the Kansas City Police …
The Veterans of Foreign Wars said it has added almost 25,000 new members during the past year, ending a long period of steady decline. Officials with the 120-year-old veteran service organization attribute the uptick to a new strategy to target new members using social media, as well as word of mouth, to inform veterans how …
Knight’s Armament Company of Titusville, Florida, unveiled a new suppressor at this year’s Special Operations Forces Industry Conference where members of the SOF community get to interact with vendors and industry partners to preview and try out the latest and greatest in special operations kit and gear. KAC’s suppressor is designed primarily to be used with the …
Strapping on my first “bullet proof vest” in the mid 1980s was a bit different than my current equipment. It was a hand me down from a fellow deputy, a Second Chance vest. They were the ticket back then, the owner demonstrated his product by shooting himself or getting shot with a .357 Magnum while …
Towards the end of June, the Texas Department of Public Safety held a vendor showcase at the DPS Tactical Training Center in Florence, Texas. Among the attendees were FN America, SIG, Daniel Defense, and… wait for it… Kalashnikov USA! According to a post on KUSA’s social profiles, the Florida-based company brought over two distinct platforms …
According to Heritage Auctions, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer, this rare set of pistols raises the limits of what can be accomplished in the field of gun design to a cosmic level. These one-of-a-kind meteorite handguns are made from the Swedish Muonionalusta Meteorite which renders them very rare and in high demand.
Congress should be given the opportunity to hear directly from the woman who accused the nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of sexual misconduct, a key senator told reporters Thursday, as other legislators suggested a delay in the nomination process is needed. Confirmation for President Donald Trump’s nominee, U.S. Strategic Command chief Gen. John …
The U.S. has removed Turkey from the F-35 joint strike fighter program, and Turkey will lose its production work on the jet by March 2020, following its acceptance of the S-400 Russian-made air defense system last Friday. However, a top Pentagon official would not close the door on Turkey rejoining the programin some form, should it reverse the …
More than 2,000 additional troops could be deployed to the southwest border to help Customs and Border Patrol deal with the flow of migrants into the U.S., according to a Wednesday release from the Pentagon. The Homeland Security Department earlier this month requested funding for up to 1,000 Texas National Guardsmen. Acting Defense Secretary Richard Spencer, who took responsibility of the …
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. House voted Wednesday to block White House plans for select sales of smart bombs and related components to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, baiting President Donald Trump’s veto. Mostly along party lines, the House passed three Senate-passed measures in three votes, venting frustration over civilian casualties in the Saudi air campaign …