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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
AXIL Brands, Inc. Receives Prestigious Features in Leading Military Publications
AXIL's cutting-edge hearing solutions draw acclaim for innovation and performance LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AXIL Brands, Inc. ('AXIL' or the 'Company')(NYSE American: AXIL), a leader in innovative hearing protection, hearing enhancement, and wireless technology, is proud to announce its recent recognition in esteemed military and technology media outlets. Renowned publications including Military Times, Marine Corps Times, Air Force Times and Navy Times spotlighted AXIL's groundbreaking products in a series of articles. Additionally, the article was syndicated with Yahoo Tech. The features showcase how AXIL's innovative hearing protection and enhancement solutions cater to the unique demands of military personnel, outdoor enthusiasts, and professionals operating in high-intensity environments. The articles explore AXIL's commitment to providing cutting-edge technology, superior comfort, and unparalleled performance in hearing protection gear. 'These features reaffirm what we've always believed,' says Tyler Smith, Axil's national sales director. 'Our mission is to revolutionize hearing protection and spatial awareness for those who rely on clarity and safety in extreme environments. We're honored to have our products recognized by trusted media outlets that resonate with military professionals and technology enthusiasts alike.' AXIL products redefine tactical awareness by integrating state-of-the-art technology with practical, field-tested features that enhance performance in critical environments. Designed with advanced digital sound processing, AXIL's earplugs, earmuffs, and earbuds provide unparalleled hearing protection while simultaneously amplifying essential sounds. This ensures users can maintain full situational awareness during high-intensity activities. Whether identifying subtle environmental cues in military operations or maintaining focus in the great outdoors, AXIL's gear offers clarity and precision like never before. To learn more about AXIL's industry-leading hearing solutions, visit For direct links to the media features, check out the following outlets: Military Times Feature Marine Corps Times Feature Air Force Times Feature Navy Times Feature Yahoo Tech Feature About AXIL BrandsAXIL Brands (NYSE American: AXIL) is an emerging global consumer products company. The Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium hearing enhancement and protection products, including ear plugs, earmuffs, and ear buds, under the AXIL® brand and premium hair and skincare products under its in-house Reviv3® brand - selling products in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and throughout Asia. To learn more, please visit the Company's AXIL® website at and its Reviv3® website at Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The use of words such as 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'expect,' 'continue,' 'will,' 'prepare,' 'should,' and 'focus,' among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, and management's beliefs, intentions, strategies, projections, and current expectations concerning future events, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding the Company's anticipated offline expansion, anticipated revenue mix and market share, strategic partnerships and distribution channels, and the potential divestiture of the Company's hair and skin care business, which may not occur in a timely manner, or at all. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond management's control and may cause the Company's results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other things: (i) the Company's ability to grow its net sales and operations, including developing new products and expanding internationally, and perform in accordance with any guidance; (ii) our ability to generate sufficient revenue to support the Company's operations and to raise additional funds or obtain other forms of financing as needed on acceptable terms, or at all; (iii) potential difficulties or delays the Company may experience in implementing its cost savings and efficiency initiatives; (iv) the Company's ability to compete effectively with other hair and skincare companies and hearing enhancement and protection companies; (v) the concentration of the Company's customers, potentially increasing the negative impact to the Company by changing purchasing or selling patterns; (vi) changes in laws or regulations in the United States and/or in other major markets, such as China, in which the Company operates, including, without limitation, with respect to taxes, tariffs, trade policies or product safety, which may increase the Company product costs and other costs of doing business, and reduce the Company's earnings; (vii) the Company's ability to engage in strategic partnerships and expand its distribution and retail channels; and (viii) the impact of unstable market and general economic conditions on the Company's business, financial condition and stock price, including inflationary cost pressures, the possibility of an economic recession and other macroeconomic factors, geopolitical events, and uncertainty, decreased discretionary consumer spending, supply chain disruptions and constraints, labor shortages, ongoing economic disruption, including the effects of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Israel-Hamas conflict, and other downturns in the business cycle or the economy. There can be no assurance as to any of these matters, and potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. Other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company's estimates of the addressable market for its products may prove to be inaccurate, and the projected demand for the Company's products could differ materially from actual demand. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. Investor Relations:Media Relations:Todd McKnight(917) 349-2175investors@
The Independent
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Pentagon is sending more than 1,100 extra troops to the southern border, report says
The U.S. Department of Defense has approved plans to send 1,115 more active-duty soldiers to the southern border, the latest ramping up of America's military presence in the Southwest under President Donald Trump 's administration. The Military Times reports that the units will support engineering, logistics, and construction missions, performing duties ranging from clearing roads to providing medical care. Their deployment will bring the total number of U.S. troops stationed at the border closer to the 10,000 that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised earlier this year. There are currently around 8,600 personnel stationed at the border. Approximately 6,100 of that total were moved there by the new administration as part of its attempt to crack down on the flow of undocumented immigrants and contraband into California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The Pentagon has also sent U-2 surveillance planes, helicopters, two Navy Destroyers, and a brigade of armored Stryker vehicles to help with the mission, which has cost an estimated $525m to date, according to The New York Times. The administration has further moved to redesignate two long strips of land along the border stretching hundreds of miles as military bases, overseen by army commands at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas, and Fort Huachuca in Arizona. That has enabled soldiers to detain migrants who trespass on it without violating a prohibition against soldiers engaging in domestic law enforcement, which is otherwise only permitted if the president has invoked the Insurrection Act. A federal judge recently dismissed charges brought against 100 migrants accused of trespassing into New Mexico, ruling that they had not been given sufficient warning that they were entering Pentagon property. Trump and Hegseth have pledged to achieve '100 percent operational control' over the border, and illegal crossings have plunged since Trump took office, although they had already begun to fall sharply in the latter part of Joe Biden 's presidency. They have also committed to expanding the U.S. military, and the president's 'big, beautiful bill' that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday includes an additional $150bn commitment to defense spending. Congressional Democrats have criticized the escalation, calling it a waste of resources that risks placing the Armed Forces in needless danger. 'It is difficult to explain the border missions as anything but a distraction from readiness,' said Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Forces Committee, earlier this month.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
TSA trained to accept military IDs in lieu of REAL IDs, officials say
Military-connected travelers should be able to board domestic flights simply by showing their military ID, as Transportation Security Administration officers are trained to accept them in lieu of a REAL ID, a TSA spokesman said. As of May 7, individuals must show a REAL ID, or acceptable alternative, to board domestic commercial flights, visit military installations and access certain federal facilities. REAL ID driver's licenses are identified by a star in the upper right-hand corner. DOD ID cards, including those issued to dependents, are among the forms of identification listed on the TSA website as acceptable alternatives to the REAL ID. Still, some travelers told Military Times their military IDs have been rejected at U.S. airports. The issue has come up with military retirees, particularly those with old-style ID cards featuring an 'INDEF', or indefinite expiration date. One Air Force retiree said his retiree ID card wasn't accepted when he tried it out while flying to Virginia on May 10. The card has an 'INDEF' expiration date. 'Our officers are trained to accept military IDs at our security checkpoints,' TSA spokesman Dave Fitz told Military Times. 'In the unlikely event that an officer would not accept a military ID, the passenger should ask to speak to a supervisor.' Although the TSA page detailing the list of acceptable identification doesn't specifically mention retired military IDs, Fitz said, 'U.S. Department of Defense IDs, to include IDs for active and retired military, are acceptable forms of ID, even if they do not have an expiration date.' Military-connected passengers may also use any of the other acceptable IDs listed, Fitz noted. Among other options listed on the TSA site are U.S. passports, Veteran Health Identification Cards (VHIC), state-issued Enhanced Driver's Licenses (EDL) and Enhanced IDs (EID). Meanwhile, policies for accessing military bases for those who already have military or DOD-issued credentials, such as military retirees, dependents and surviving spouses, have not changed. But those with an old-style ID card should be aware that while they will still be able to access military bases with that ID, it's uncertain for how long. These IDs are blue, pink or tan DD Form 2, DD Form 1173, DD Form 1173-1 or DD Form 2785. More than 5 million military family members, retirees are getting new ID cards The Defense Department is working to replace these IDs with the NextGen ID. Officials advise getting the NextGen ID now to avoid any problems with installation access. For more information about the NextGen ID and how to replace it, visit this Defense Finance and Accounting Service page. DOD hasn't yet announced the deadline for the replacements. DOD previously said the transition to NextGen ID is expected to be completed by January 2026 for the 5 million non-CAC holders, primarily retirees and military family members.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DHS ends deportation protections for Afghans
The Department of Homeland Security terminated humanitarian relief Monday that allowed individuals from Afghanistan to remain in the United States as long as the country was deemed unsafe. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the end of temporary protected status, or TPS, for Afghanistan, stating that the return of individuals to the region no longer posed a threat to their personal safety. 'We've reviewed the conditions in Afghanistan with our interagency partners, and they do not meet the requirements for a TPS designation,' Noem said in a DHS release. 'Afghanistan has had an improved security situation, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevent them from returning to their home country.' However, U.S. service members and Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan and whose family members still live in the country told Military Times in February that the region was patently unsafe. They said they constantly feared for their loved ones' lives and said the Taliban were actively hunting anyone affiliated with the United States government. The termination of TPS will go into effect on July 12, the DHS release said. Temporary protected status — a protection from deportation awarded by the U.S. to individuals who would otherwise face danger if they return to their country — was offered during the Biden administration to Afghan nationals fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrew from the country. Noem cited the shift in policy as part of an overarching effort to 'restore integrity' in the American immigration system. DHS consulted with the State Department and analyzed a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services review of Afghanistan's conditions as part of its decision, according to the DHS release. The policy shift is unconscionable, said Shawn VanDiver, CEO of AfghanEvac, an organization that assists Afghan allies and refugees with relocation efforts. 'Afghanistan remains under the control of the Taliban,' VanDiver said in a statement. 'There is no functioning asylum system. There are still assassinations, arbitrary arrests, and ongoing human rights abuses, especially against women and ethnic minorities.' Trump order blocks families of US troops from leaving Afghanistan VanDiver, speaking to Military Times, described the termination's ripple effects. 'A lot of these people are students or people who were brought here by the United States government during the withdrawal,' he said. 'By nature of them having been in the United States of America for the last three and a half years, they're now in danger.' He also said it would affect individuals' livelihoods, since losing TPS for many would mean they could no longer work. 'We're going to create this epidemic of homelessness,' he said. VanDiver estimated that more than 11,000 individuals from Afghanistan living in America would be affected by the termination of TPS. DHS' move to end TPS for Afghans comes on the heels of the department's separate decision to resettle white South African refugees in America, a decision that AfghanEvac labeled a 'hypocrisy' in the face of the government's dismantling of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, or USRAP, for Afghan refugees earlier this year. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also expressed dismay at the administration's focus on South African refugees. 'It is baffling as to why the Trump Administration is admitting Afrikaners for resettlement while continuing an indefinite suspension for thousands of legitimate asylum seekers who have fled persecution, often because their lives were at risk,' Shaheen said. President Donald Trump, shortly after suspending USRAP on Jan. 27, signed an executive order on Feb. 7 promising to assist with relocation efforts for white 'ethnic minority' Afrikaners who the order said were being discriminated against. Trump claimed at a White House news conference Monday that white South African farmers were facing genocide in their home country, a catalyst for their swift relocation to the United States. 'Farmers are being killed,' he told journalists at the conference. 'They happen to be white. Whether they are white or Black makes no difference to me. But White farmers are being brutally killed and their land is being confiscated in South Africa.' Police data shows that the majority of murders on farms that took place between 2020 and 2024 however, involved Black South Afrikaners, according to The New York Times. Upwards of 40 white South Africans granted refugee status by the Trump administration arrived Monday at Washington Dulles airport in Virginia, according to multiple reports.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Thousands in West Region being booted out of military's Tricare
Thousands of beneficiaries are finding out they are being disenrolled from Tricare health care coverage in the West Region because they didn't set up recurring payments by an April 30 deadline. 'We anticipate the total being approximately 30,000 beneficiaries' who will be disenrolled in the process that is currently under way, TriWest officials said in a statement to Military Times. Those who want to reinstate their coverage must do so by June 30. This applies to beneficiaries who pay for their Tricare coverage using a credit card, debit card or bank electronic funds transfer and haven't set up those payments with TriWest. That sensitive payment information couldn't be transferred automatically from the previous West Region contractor, Health Net Federal Services, to TriWest Healthcare Alliance, which took over the West Region on Jan. 1. Beneficiaries are receiving letters from Defense Manpower Data Center informing them of their disenrollment, according to Tricare officials. The program set up a way for beneficiaries to request reinstatement of their coverage, but it won't be automatic, and beneficiaries must request reinstatement before June 30. 'This disenrollment is retroactive to your paid-through date,' Tricare officials stated in an announcement. Those who haven't made any payments for coverage this year are finding their disenrollment dates back to Jan. 1. They are responsible for paying the full cost of any health care services received by anyone in their family back to Jan. 1. Beneficiaries in the Tricare West Region who have been disenrolled can't request reinstatement through the TriWest portal. Instead, they must call TriWest at 888-874-9378 and say they've been disenrolled and want to reinstate their enrollment, according to Tricare officials. They'll be required to provide the payment information to TriWest and pay all overdue enrollment fees or premiums back to Jan. 1, officials said. Many beneficiaries were having trouble getting those payments set up because of glitches in the TriWest online portal and difficulties getting through to their call center. TriWest officials have been working to fix the problems and have added staff to the call center. After several extensions of the deadline, disenrollment of beneficiaries from Tricare began May 1 for those who didn't submit payment information to TriWest by April 30, according to Tricare officials. This issue doesn't apply to those who have Tricare for Life, the U.S. Family Health Plan or a Tricare health plan overseas. Those who had set up allotments through the Defense Financing and Accounting Service previously for their payments were told they didn't have to take action for their allotments to be automatically transferred to TriWest. It's not clear how many of those 30,000 beneficiaries expected to be disenrolled have actively chosen not to continue their coverage. In early January, TriWest officials told Military Times that 59% of those who needed to provide payment information had done so. Initially, West Region beneficiaries were required to provide their information to TriWest before the Jan. 1 start date of the TriWest West Region contract. But because many beneficiaries were having difficulty setting up those payments, Tricare extended the deadline several times. In late April, Defense Health Agency officials extended their referral approval waiver through June 30 for the West Region, which allows military families enrolled in Tricare Prime in that region an extra two months to get specialty care without having to get approval from the contractor, TriWest. They didn't extend the deadline for setting up recurring payments.
