Marines who participate in missions along the U.S.-Mexico border are now eligible for a newly created award established by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.The Corps can award the Mexican Border Defense Medal to Marines “deployed in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” the service announced on Thursday.The medal applies to service members who spent at least 30 days — consecutively or cumulatively — on applicable missions beginning Jan. 20, 2025, in areas near the southern border, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The medal’s criteria also includes assignments to nearby waters north of the border.The award replaces the Armed Forces Service Medal for operations after Aug. 13, 2025. Marines who were previously awarded that medal for missions earlier in the year can choose to exchange it, according to the Thursday MarAdmin. They cannot, however, keep both for the same deployment. Only one medal may be awarded to each Marine, regardless of how many deployments they have completed. The change applies to the entire service, including active duty and reserve personnel. According to previous reporting by the War Horse, by late March, roughly 9,000 soldiers and Marines had been deployed as part of Joint Task Force Southern Border.Eve Sampson is…

Taking up a handgun for personal defense is indeed a life-changing experience that warrants a great deal of forethought and preparation. You not only have to select the best possible handgun and related gear to fit your lifestyle, but also become proficient in its use and knowledgeable of the laws that relate to personal defense and the use of force. You must also answer the questions of whether your pistol will be utilized primarily for home defense, or if it will be an everyday carry piece discreetly hidden on your person as you go about your daily routine. Danger can appear at any time of the day or night. Statistics suggest that having a flashlight will be important in identifying a threat and responding appropriately. Also, you must consider the types of situations and environments you might be carrying your pistol. Do you reside or work in a high crime area? Quite frankly, a great deal of violent crime can unfold in “nice” areas where you might feel safe. Suffice it to say, danger is unpredictable and can present itself at any time of the day or night and in just about any location. One long-time trend that is tough…

The United States Justice Department has indicted Raúl Castro, the former ruler of Cuba. Similarly, this move mirrors the one made by the US that offered a pretext for the kidnapping of Venezuela’s ruler, Nicolas Maduro. Much of the world condemned the US’s handling of Maduro and the brief military action in Venezuela it took to remove him from power.  Since then, the US has taken control of most of Venezuela’s oil. Trump Halts Second Wave of Venezuela Strikes As Global Outrage Grows Over Maduro Abduction The indictment of Castro was unsealed on Wednesday. It accuses Castro of ordering the shooting down of two American planes off the coast of Cuba in 1996, according to a report by RT. Castro and five of his officials are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder, one for each of the Cuban-Americans killed in the shootdown. Castro, who was Cuba’s defense minister at the time of the incident, “participated in a conspiracy that ended with Cuban military aircraft firing missiles at those civilian planes and killing four Americans,” acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press conference in Miami on Wednesday. –RT On February…

An incredible video featuring two young bear cubs is going viral for all the right reasons.As our loyal readers know, nature content is like a drug for the Internet, whether it’s good or bad. You sometimes see the most heartwarming videos and images possible … only to then see a house of horrors unfold.Fortunately, what we’re talking about today is the former and not the latter.MASSIVE GRIZZLY BEAR AND WOLF CAUGHT ON CAMERA DEMOLISHING DEAD ANIMAL Bear cubs spar in viral video.TikTok user @itskatiematey_ recently posted a video of a pair of bear cubs duking it out on a cabin porch while the mother watched it all unfold.ABANDONED BEAR CUB, ‘UNDER ARREST FOR CUTENESS,’ GRABBED BY STATE TROOPERS FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY “When you hear little feet pattering on your cabin porch and look out the window. Best start to our getaway,” she explained about the event that went down somewhere in the Smoky Mountains.You can check out the adorable footage below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.People were quick to sound off in the comments with the following reactions:So cuteLet’s get ready to ruuumble!😁🥰😎I’d be in Heavenaww so cuteoh my how preciousnice, they are having funOH MY GOSH…

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.Buried beneath the curved, sweeping rows of white marble crosses and Stars of David at the Manila American Cemetery lies a special kind of American hero.Their headstones carry no names. No ranks or branches of the military. No dates of death. Each grave marker bears the same inscription: “Here rests in honored glory a comrade in arms known but to God.”About 2,900 American service members are still buried as “unknowns” in the Manila cemetery—soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen whose remains were recovered after World War II but could not be identified with the science of their time.Jim Knudsen believes his Uncle Julius is one of the unknowns.For 17 years, the Minnesota resident has carried his family’s torch in the search for the remains of Army Technician 5th Class Julius St. John Knudsen, a 25-year-old tanker who vanished in the Philippines in 1942 during the infamous Bataan Death March.Jim Knudsen, 75, has tracked down military records and contacted distant relatives to submit DNA samples. He’s studied dog-eared wartime maps and interviewed the last surviving soldier from his…

Hollywood is wasting no time bringing the Iran rescue mission to life on the big screen.The United States military pulled off an insane rescue mission in April to save a downed F-15 crew in Iran.The pilot was rescued fairly quickly by highly-elite Air Force pararescue forces. The search for the weapons officer lasted roughly 36 hours, and resulted in Tier One forces flooding into the country to save the unnamed WSO.It was one of the most daring and impressive rescue operations in modern military history.Now, it’s going to be a movie.SEAL TEAM 6 MEMBER REVEALS EPIC DETAILS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID Michael Bay making movie about Iran War rescue mission.Deadline reported Monday that legendary Hollywood director Michael Bay will direct a movie about the operation. The upcoming film will be based on an upcoming book written by Mitchell Zuckoff about the mission.Bay has a long list of incredibly impressive directing credits. Some of his biggest hits include “Pearl Harbor,” “Transformers,” “Armageddon” and “The Rock.”His films that he’s directed or produced have earned more than $10 billion globally, according to Deadline.’BLACK HAWK DOWN’ SNIPER SHINES LIGHT ON BRUTAL REALITY OF VIOLENT COMBAT Hollywood has a long history of turning major…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: We Are Being Conditioned To Expect Some Sort Of A “Big Reveal”, And All Of A Sudden It Seems Like Just About Everyone Is Talking About UFOs And Aliens It isn’t just a coincidence that there has been an explosion in interest in the subject of UFOs and aliens recently. The truth is that we are being conditioned. For decades, books, movies, television shows, and video games have been conditioning us to think a certain way about encounters with very strange unidentified aircraft that are flying through our skies and encounters with very strange unidentified beings that seem to have unusual powers. But now this year, it appears that the level of conditioning is reaching a crescendo. We are being told to brace ourselves for some sort of “big reveal” that will change everything, and that should deeply alarm all of us. Let me give you an example of what I am talking about. Right now, a new movie by Steven Spielberg, entitled “Disclosure Day,” is being promoted extremely aggressively. In fact, it has been a long time since I have seen…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Central Europe have uncovered more than 1,000 ancient artifacts ahead of railway construction, including a rare Roman-era tool used to make metal wire.The news was announced in an April press release from the Archaeological Center Olomouc (ACO), a research institution in the Czech Republic.The finds were made along a roughly three-quarter-mile stretch that will serve as part of a high-speed railway between Nezamyslice and Kojetín, two Czech towns in the Haná River valley.TREASURE TROVE OF PRICELESS CELTIC GOLD AND SILVER COINS UNEARTHED AT ‘SECRET’ EUROPEAN SITEThe discoveries span from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman era. Excavations were carried out between April and October 2025.Nikola Jandová, a spokesperson for ACO, said in a statement that the site “ranks among exceptionally rich settlement complexes in this part of the Haná region.” Remains from two Bronze Age cultures — the Věteřov and Urnfield cultures — were found, along with evidence of the Iron Age La Tène culture.The earliest settlement dates to the Věteřov culture, with archaeologists uncovering the remains of wooden homes. The Věteřov and Urnfield cultures lived in the area in roughly 1800-1500 B.C. and 1300-800 B.C., respectively.ANCIENT ROMAN FORT…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s no secret that Cooper Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks’ No. 1 overall pick who won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, was a part of the league’s All-Rookie first-team that came out on Wednesday night.But other bright, young stars of the NBA were named alongside him.Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel, Flagg’s Duke Blue Devils teammate in college and runner-up to the Rookie of the Year Award, as well as Philadelphia 76ers’ VJ Edgecombe were also named unanimous All-Rookie First Team members alongside Flagg following voter tallies. Rounding out the first team were San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper and Memphis Grizzlies guard Cedric Coward. All five players received votes for this year’s Rookie of the Year Award.There were 100 ballots tallied for the teams, and Harper was seven votes shy of another unanimous selection. He had seven second-team votes, while Coward had 29 first-team votes and 67 second-team votes for a total of 125 points.COOPER FLAGG WINS NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AFTER KON KNUEPPEL’S PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT STRUGGLES SWAYED VOTERSFlagg narrowly beat out Knueppel, who went three picks to the Hornets after his Duke teammate, earning 56 first-place votes compared to Knueppel’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Trump envoy Morgan Ortagus warned Wednesday that Iran may be using ongoing nuclear negotiations to “buy time” as President Donald Trump pauses planned military strikes and extends a fragile ceasefire to allow more room for diplomacy.Speaking with Fox News Digital after the Middle East Forum in Washington, Ortagus said Iran has long used drawn-out negotiations as a strategy to delay pressure while preserving leverage.”It’s the tactic of the regime to stall, to draw negotiations, to buy time,” Ortagus said of Iran. “I would encourage the president not to fall into the trap that the Iranians like to do … which is to drag things out to buy time.”Trump recently paused planned strikes and extended diplomatic talks with Iran following pressure from Gulf allies seeking more time for negotiations, even as the administration continues pressing Iran over its nuclear program and regional proxy network.GEN JACK KEANE ‘SKEPTICAL’ THAT IRAN CEASEFIRE WILL HOLD, WARNS TEHRAN WILL ‘DELAY AND OBFUSCATE’ Ortagus, who served as State Department spokeswoman during Trump’s first term and later worked on Middle East negotiations during his second administration, argued the White House now has more leverage than previous administrations in…