The Big 3 – 08.07.25

Five Soldiers Wounded At Fort Stewart, GA By Active Shooter

An active duty Sergeant allegedly opened fire on his fellow-Soldiers at one of the country’s largest military installations yesterday. The post was placed into a lockdown status around 11:04 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and the alleged shooter was subdued and taken into custody at approximately 11:35 a.m. (More)

DHS Secretary Noem Removes Age Limit Cap To Serve With ICE

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement will remove the age cap for new applicants, thus allowing more Americans to serve their country in support of ICE missions. (More)

USDA Secretary Announces Plan To Help Rid The Chesapeake From Invasive Species

“The project here in Maryland I visited today with Representative Harris is a win for our rural communities who now have a new processing facility that will support good paying jobs, a win for our fishermen who are ridding the Chesapeake of a destructive invasive species, and a win for our local communities who have another source of protein for the charitable feeding network,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins. (More)

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On This Day

• 1782 – George Washington orders creation of the first Military decoration called the Badge of Military Merit, which we know today as the Purple Heart.

• 1974 – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announced his resignation and was succeeded by Gerald Ford the following day.

• 2023 – A series of wildfires engulf the Hawaiian Island of Maui, which killed some 98 people.