Author: Tony Grist
The Pentagon released its long-anticipated National Defense Strategy late Friday. The new document presents a sharp shift in U.S. military priorities by elevating defense of the homeland and the Western Hemisphere above countering China. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The 34-page strategy breaks with approaches taken during both the Biden administration and President Donald Trump’s first term, arguing that past governments diluted U.S. power by pursuing “grandiose” global strategies rather than concrete American interests. It emphasizes securing U.S. access to the Panama Canal, the Gulf of Mexico, and Greenland in order to end the possibility…
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 23, 2026 — AltaPointe Health is launching a new weekly online Veteran Peer Support Group designed to help veterans navigate the transition from military to civilian life in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. The virtual group will meet every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST via Zoom and is open to veterans who may not feel comfortable attending in-person appointments or visiting a clinic. The group is built on a simple but powerful concept: By veterans. For veterans. According to AltaPointe Veteran Program Coordinator Ron Olmsted, the meeting is a peer-led forum where participation…
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Federal immigration (ICE) agents shot and killed a 37-year-old American man, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. The incident, captured on multiple viral videos, shows ICE agents wrestling Pretti to the ground before multiple shots are heard while he is being restrained. Local officials confirmed Pretti’s death. A video published by Drop Site News shows a closer look at the confrontation. Early in that footage, an immigration officer throws a woman to the ground. Pretti, a registered nurse, is seen recording the scene and moving toward the woman. Agents then spray Pretti with an apparent chemical agent and…
Raft’s AI Mission System empowers CENTCOM operators with on-demand computer vision tailored to real-world missions – broad-area satellite search, distributed maritime monitoring, and counter-UxS threat detection. MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 22, 2026 — Raft, a leading defense technology company, powering the software-driven foundation of modern warfare, has been awarded a highly competitive Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), in partnership with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), following a five-day vendor bake-off. Hosted last fall by CENTCOM, the evaluation sought cutting-edge solutions to operationalize AI on the battlefield. Raft’s win underscores its ability to rapidly deliver…
This year was my first year at SHOT in a decade and it was a good time. I hung out with friends I haven’t seen in a while, as well as friends I have seen more recently. There were interesting guns to be sure, and some of them will find their way into a post here and there. I saw some promising optics and support equipment, but nothing that I can’t live without. I am fortunate to have some real friends at these companies and they have not steered me wrong yet. Some preliminary Pistol-Training.com deals were struck and hopefully…
Multi-Fuel Long Gun Light Provides Both White and IR Illumination EAGLEVILLE, PA, January 23, 2026 – Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ProTac® Rail Mount VIR PRO, a gun-mounted tactical light featuring up to 1,100 lumens of visible white light and an infrared (IR) LED. The new light is designed to securely fit all long guns with MIL-STD-1913 or M-LOK® and M-LOK compatible rails. The ProTac Rail Mount VIR PRO enables users to easily toggle between bright white and IR light via the head-mounted switch, allowing first responders to illuminate a…
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OLESZNO, Poland — Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, conducted an armored live-fire exercise and technology demonstrations during Operation Winter Falcon 26 at the Drawsko Combat Training Center in Oleszno, Jan. 13. The event demonstrated how modern military operations rely on integrating multiple systems, including unmanned aerial systems and counter-UAS capabilities, to strengthen defensive capabilities. The demonstration reflected how the United States and its NATO allies are modernizing to reinforce defenses in Poland and across the alliance. Polish and U.S. forces fired their M1A2 Abrams tanks side by side on the firing…