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The U.S. Air Force cut the number of specialties eligible for reenlistment bonuses offered to active-duty airmen by 73% in fiscal year 2026.The Selective Retention Bonus list contains only 24 specialties eligible for reenlistment bonuses, compared to 89 in fiscal year 2025.Last fiscal year, the career fields included were: maintenance, aircrew, cyber, medical and special operations specialty codes. There are only two maintenance fields for B-52 and B-1 aircraft and three medical specialties eligible for fiscal 2026.“The Air Force assesses manning requirements annually, updating the SRB list to retain the critical talent needed for global missions,” an Air Force spokesperson told Military Times on Friday.The Air Force spokesperson did not comment on the drop in career fields eligible from last fiscal year. Airmen whose specialty codes are included are eligible to receive the bonus upon reenlisting and extending their service within the SRB specialty code. The Air Force allotted for the addition of 4,300 airmen to the SRB program in fiscal 2026, according to budget documents — a decrease from 7,077 service members in fiscal 2025. The service estimates a small bump to 4,600 airmen for fiscal 2027.SRB zones represent the amount of years of active military service, with Zone…

When you surround yourself with college football and make it part of your livelihood, you will no doubt hear and read every narrative under the sun with regard to the world’s greatest sport.Most of them don’t even deserve a second look and are baseless conspiracy theories, but a few exist in that uncanny realm between fact and fiction.One that has caught my eye comes from the perpetrators of the “SEC is washed” crowd, more specifically those who call out the program that has ruled the conference for the first half of this decade, the Georgia Bulldogs.I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen fans on social media and even college football talking heads run with the narrative that the Dawgs have lost their edge since “paying players became legal.”HOW NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS LAWS HAVE CHANGED COLLEGE SPORTS Ignoring the fact that every power program was always paying players (you really think USC in the mid-2000s or the Urban Meyer-led Buckeyes were getting five-stars to come to their school pro bono?), let’s break down why this is a tired and hackneyed refrain to a topic that requires a bit more nuance.We can start with some dates, as the advent…

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) probe has found that the Pentagon failed to evaluate the effects of recent civilian personnel reductions, leaving a substantial gap in understanding for key areas such as “readiness, workload, and lethality.”Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000. At the time, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth characterized the cuts as part of a broader effort to “streamline the Federal workforce and to make the Federal Government more efficient and responsive.”“Effective immediately and for the duration of this freeze, no vacant civilian position may be filled, and no new civilian positions may be created, unless approved by me,” he wrote in a Feb. 28, 2025 memo. The Friday report from the GAO — sometimes referred to as Congress’s watchdog — noted that under law, Hegseth “may not reduce the civilian workforce programmed full-time equivalent levels without conducting an appropriate analysis of the impacts.”It concluded that the department did not have a plan in place to review the impact of the workforce reductions, with the report adding that “without assessing lessons learned, DoD may miss opportunities to better understand reduction impacts, inform strategic human capital management, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Martina McBride is facing backlash after pulling out of the Great American State Fair after claiming she was misled when agreeing to perform.On Thursday, McBride shared a lengthy post on her social media accounts, announcing the news. “I will not be performing at the Great American State Fair on June 25th,” she wrote.The “Independence Day” singer went on to write that she was “presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event” and the upcoming show “turned out to be misleading.” She emphasized thoroughly throughout her statement that she was informed it was a “nonpartisan event” that would be celebrating “all 50 states.”TRUMP-BACKED MEGA EVENT TO BRING ALL 50 STATES TO DC IN WORLD’S FAIR-STYLE BASHMcBride believed the Great American State Fair was “a bigger version” of other state fairs she’s performed at over the years, but “things started changing.””I’ve spent my entire career singing songs about real people with real issues. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to be a voice for those who have felt like they didn’t have one,” McBride added. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”It greatly upsets me that any fan who…

Some service members and their families have been threatened by foreign adversaries both overseas and in the United States, according to information provided to Military Times. “For folks we’ve heard from, threats began a few weeks after the U.S. strikes against Iran began,” said Sarah Streyder, the wife of a Space Force guardian stationed overseas. People have received threats through email, social media and text messages, and they appear to be coming from individuals connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Streyder said. But in some cases, she said, members of the IRGC have showed up at hotels in a nearby Gulf country, inquiring about U.S. service members who are temporarily staying there. “As a result, those service members have had to keep relocating to different hotels for safety,” she said. The threats have included identifying details about the service members, spouses and children, such as their names, current temporary locations, current home addresses and current schools, said Streyder, who is also executive director of the Secure Families Initiative, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that seeks to mobilize those in the military community to be voters and advocates.Neither U.S. Central Command nor the Department of Defense immediately responded to questions about…

Spyderco Product Reveal Numero 21 is here. At the blackjack table that would probably net you some cash; when it comes to Spydero Reveals it means you get special editions of well-known Spydie models as well as some brand new fixed blades. 50th Anniversary Native 5 With five decades in the biz under the belt, it’s no surprise to see Spyderco celebrating with some fancied up pieces – including this handsome version of the Native 5, with Spyder logo bolster, amber bone scales, and S90V blade steel. Yurco Ginunting Knife maker Mickey Yurco joins Spyderco for the first time this year, and he did not hold back with his first collab. Behold the Ginunting, Yurco’s take on a traditional Filipino sword, scaled down (somewhat!) to an 8-inch blade. The curving wharncliffe shape is indicative of the form and, here, is made from 9Cr18MoV. Sage 5 Salt We’d bet that the Salt line has never been more popular since MagnaCut became its de facto steel. The venerable Sage 5 is now a part of these rust-resistant series, and comes with the MagnaCut blade and yellow/black G-10 scales. If you want something lower-key there is also a blacked out model as well.…

With the news that musical acts like Marina McBride and Bret Michaels have pulled out of performing at the Freedom 250 concert this summer, the White House is likely scrambling to find artists to fill the void.I mean, seriously, how could you ever replace a guy who had three seasons of “Rock of Love” air on VH1?Fear not, everyone, for I have procured a list of five ready-made, blockbuster acts who would not only be happy to oblige to Donald Trump’s requests to rock the nation for its 250th birthday, but would absolutely bring the house down in the process.Not everyone on this list is an unabashed Trump supporter, but they all certainly have a love for their country and wouldn’t mind getting that phone call to take the stage at Freedom 250.TRUMP LAUNCHES MASSIVE ‘FREEDOM 250’ PUSH TO IGNITE AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION5. Kid Rock Let’s start with a fairly obvious one, as The American Badass hasn’t exactly been shy about giving the one-finger salute to whiny liberals all across the country.The man known as Robbie Ritchie was the centerpiece to conservative group Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl Halftime show, so he’s no stranger to putting his name…

U.S. Marshals arrested a soldier on a Missouri Army base who was wanted internationally for fraud and money-laundering resulting in over $30 million in losses, the service reported this month.Polish authorities asked the U.S. to arrest and extradite the 45-year-old Marcin Pióro, who was also subject to an international Interpol notice. He was arrested on May 19th during training at Fort Leonard Wood.The Army trains enlistees to be combat engineers, military police and chemical, biological radiological and nuclear, (CBRN) soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, which is a relatively rural and isolated base in the middle of the state. Pióro joined the Illinois National Guard in October 2025 but did not complete basic training, the Guard said, and he was discharged for unsatisfactory conduct. A spokesman said records indicated Pióro had a master’s degree and was able to enlist at the rank of specialist. He enlisted to become a U.S. citizen, the Marshals said in a May 21 release. He was arrested without incident and the Marshals worked in coordination with the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division to lessen any disturbances to training. The service credited the arrest to teamwork between various agencies, which included information sharing that allowed law enforcement to…

The World Health Organization (WHO) Chief has said he swears that the Ebola outbreak “can be stopped.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, proclaiming that the spread of this disease can be stopped, so long as warring faction lay down their weapons and commit to a ceasefire. Ghebreyesus added that no conflict is worth condemning people to death over a preventable disease, accoridng to a report by The Guardian. That means humanitarian efforts should be a first step toward containment.  He solidified his stance when writing on X on Wednesday, saying, “Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access,” said Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief. “We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling,” Tedros insisted. “We urge all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire to contain this outbreak. To allow us safe and sustained access for medical teams. We plea to prioritize human survival above everything else.” “Eastern DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response,” Tedros said as quoted by Al Jazeera.  The WHO has recorded at least 10 confirmed Ebola deaths and 220 suspected…