In 2022, Lt. Cmdr. Alex “Phrog” Vogel flew his 60-year-old C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery aircraft from San Diego to Japan in a memorable mission that at times balanced on a knife’s edge of timing and logistics. The relatively small plane required numerous and specific refueling stops at remote locations. But one leg of the trip — from the tip of Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain to Misawa, Japan — cannot be completed without carrying additional fuel onboard, Vogel said. “It’s a little bit of a nail-biting experience to make sure that your fuel transfers properly and that your engines are running properly,” he said, adding that the flight’s emergency diversion option was Russia, and even that stopped being a possibility after a certain point.Three pilots shared the workload, taking turns cycling up to the cockpit as barrels of gas were being pumped into the aircraft in the rear. Watching the plane’s fuel gauge tick up above zero, he said, was a massive relief. The C-2 Greyhound made its final carrier landing at the end of June, capping off its mission as the Navy’s only carrier delivery passenger plane. The mission will now be conducted by the CMV-22, the Navy’s version…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Efforts to bar lawmakers from dating congressional staff are gaining momentum following multiple high-profile cases of alleged sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar members of the House of Representatives from having sexual relationships with any congressional staffers unless the House Ethics Committee determines the contact does not constitute a conflict of interest. The proposal follows a number of sexual controversies facing lawmakers such as former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., former Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.A Gallego spokesperson told Fox News Digital the lawmaker supports the House bill and hopes to see Republicans who engage in relationships with staffers held accountable. Members of Congress are already prohibited from dating their personal employees or staff serving on their committees. Crank’s proposal would expand that prohibition to all congressional staff pending approval from the ethics committee.’DISTURBING’ ALLEGATIONS AGAINST UNNAMED SENATOR UNDER REVIEW IN WAKE OF SCANDALS ROCKING CONGRESS Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., signaled that he is on board with the movement.”I think it’s inappropriate, as it would be in any workplace,” Johnson told Axios on Tuesday…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently announced a new policy to screen service members over 30 for low testosterone and offer replacement therapy to those who qualify. The intent — a stronger, more capable force — is a good one. Policies built on good intentions, however, can still go wrong, and this one deserves careful scrutiny before it is implemented at scale. The goal of having a more effective military is understandable, but the question remains whether the science supports the strategy. Testosterone replacement therapy is an important treatment for men with true hypogonadism, a carefully diagnosed medical condition. But expanding hormone screening across hundreds of thousands of healthy service members represents a significant shift in military medicine — one that deserves far more public discussion than it has received. The military has always embraced innovation, but medicine is different. Good intentions are not enough. Before introducing any intervention on a broad scale, policymakers should be confident that the benefits outweigh the risks for the entire force. So, does the evidence actually show testosterone makes troops more lethal or better fighters? Not clearly. The Army’s own research is instructive. In the service’s first Optimizing Performance for Soldiers study, men given…

You don’t rise to the occasion behind the wheel. You default to your last level of training. Most drivers don’t have one. They have habits, what they saw in a reel, or the assumption nothing bad will happen between ignition and destination. That assumption is where things start to unravel. When a street turns hostile, drivers don’t perform to the level of their intentions — they perform to the level of their preparation. Steel and glass feel protective right up to the moment they stop being so. A vehicle is not a bunker. Steel and glass give you the illusion of safety right up until they don’t. A vehicle gives you movement. Movement is leverage. Distance buys time. Time preserves options. Lose either one and the whole equation folds like a lawn chair. Missed Warnings Most people who get swallowed up by a hostile crowd didn’t get ambushed by surprise. They got there one ignored threat indicator at a time. Something felt a little off, an intersection that didn’t look right, a cluster of people where there shouldn’t be any, other vehicles positioned just a little too conveniently to block movement. But instead of taking active measures, they drove straight…

The Boston Red Sox saw their 15-game winning streak come to an end Wednesday night, but the fire is still BURNING throughout the organization.And while it may have died down at Fenway with a 5-1 loss to Baltimore, it was still raging in High-A Greenville, where No. 3 prospect Justin Gonzales belted a home run to Virginia, and then promptly ignited a brawl after touching them all.Are the Sox BACK, or what?!ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Let’s head down to South Carolina, where Gonzales — who stands at 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds — slapped Hub City Spartanburgers catcher Cal Stark in the face after he said something to Gonzales after a … slow … trot around the bases.Take a look: Justin Gonzales is someone I probably wouldn’t mess withAmazing. There is SO much going on there, I don’t even know where to begin.For starters … what a call by those minor league announcers! I was ready to run through a brick wall. Electric.Secondly … how great are minor league team names? The Hub City Spartanburgers? What is that? Nobody knows, but I want a shirt. I need a shirt. And how about…

As an actor, Ross McCall is used to being recognized on the street. However, the Scottish film and TV star is amazed at the amount of attention he still receives for a character he portrayed a quarter of a century ago in the acclaimed “Band of Brothers” miniseries on HBO.“I’ve been acting for 39 years and made many movies and TV shows,” he says. “I have a deep connection to all of them, but I certainly don’t have one I talk about 25 years later like this one.” Based on the 1992 bestselling nonfiction book by Stephen Ambrose, the monumental miniseries tracked the service of soldiers in Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from Normandy to Berchtesgaden in World War II. The show’s gritty authenticity and immersive storytelling made it an instant hit with critics and viewers alike.Premiering on Sept. 9, 2001, “Band of Brothers was created by director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks, who were both involved in the 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan.” Two days after the first episode aired, the United States was rocked by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The series served as rallying point for a grieving country…

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving and San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama signaled support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest anti-Israel message by liking an Instagram video in which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” and urged federal authorities to arrest him if he enters New York City.The video marked one of Mamdani’s strongest public attacks on Israel since taking office. In the clip, Mamdani accused Netanyahu of committing genocide against Palestinians and called on the federal government to execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if the Israeli leader visits New York City.MAMDANI SETS INTERNET ABLAZE WITH VIDEO EXPLAINING CAVE ON PLAN TO ARREST NETANYAHU: ‘WHAT A JOKE’Mamdani’s remarks made no mention of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.Wembanyama (the league’s next “face”) and Irving appeared to endorse rhetoric condemned as virulent, reckless and inherently antisemitic.Mamdani calls for Netanyahu’s arrestMamdani conceded New York City couldn’t arrest Netanyahu, then called on the federal government to do it instead. “Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,” Mamdani declared.He went on to accuse Netanyahu of responsibility for civilian deaths and humanitarian conditions in Gaza.”He is responsible…

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.When the COVID-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel Pendergast was intrigued.“I honestly thought it sounded kind of ingenious at first,” he said.But then he learned there was a very small chance of heart inflammation that could occur after vaccination in healthy men like himself: around eight cases per million, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. For Pendergast, 44, whose family has a history of heart disease, even that low risk felt too high. He decided against taking the shot.That was a problem for Pendergast. As a master sergeant in the Air National Guard, he was required to follow Pentagon orders mandating vaccination.Ultimately, he decided to forgo vaccination and leave the military once his contract was up in June 2022. It was a hard decision. He had been in the military for 16 years, served in the Honor Guard, and sang the national anthem at sporting events.Daniel Pendergast had to choose between getting the COVID vaccine and his career in the Air National Guard (Photo courtesy of Daniel Pendergast)“Lots of tears were shed over…

This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News.  Beltline Energy, a data center developer, is planning a $15 billion artificial intelligence data center campus near Yukon, Oklahoma. Residents like Pencia Truhan have expressed concerns over a lack of transparency, particularly regarding water consumption, according to reporting from NaturalNews.com. The developer barred media from meetings and asked local officials to sign nondisclosure agreements, fueling opposition. Local officials across the United States have raised similar concerns as rapid data center construction accelerates, according to an article by Petra Stone. The article stated that mayors are sounding alarms about data centers pushing the U.S. toward blackouts and water shortages [1]. In Oklahoma, the project has generated skepticism among community members who say they have been kept in the dark about basic details. Water Consumption and Regulatory Gaps Data centers consume large volumes of water for cooling. Google’s facility in Pryor, Oklahoma, uses approximately 1.1 billion gallons annually, according to industry reports. A report by Chase Codewell on NaturalNews.com noted that the artificial intelligence boom has an invisible cost in water, and that tech companies are draining the nation’s most essential resource [2]. Similar concerns have been raised in Texas, where data…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Weeks after the Obama Presidential Center’s star-studded opening in Chicago, a subcontractor who previously claimed his company was stiffed for nearly $4 million has shut down operations and laid off 25 union workers.Mike Owen, the owner of Chicago-based Adamson Plumbing Contractors, told Fox News Digital that the financial fallout forced the company to abandon about half a dozen other construction jobs and left it on the verge of collapse. Owen described the shutdown as a painful decision he believed was necessary to save the company from bankruptcy.”Laying off close to 30 people is something that no owner in our industry wants to do,” Owen said. “It’s a hard thing to do, especially when you know you can finish them and the company can still make money. But we were put in a pretty bad corner.”SUBCONTRACTORS SAY THEY’RE OWED MILLIONS, FACE FINANCIAL RUIN, AFTER HELPING BUILD OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER Adamson, which performed its work on the center under the name Marsh-Adamson, has since filed a $1.72 million mechanic’s lien against the property, escalating the payment dispute into a legal fight.The company is one of several subcontractors to report financial trouble after working on…