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Last month, the Air Force ordered dorm inspections across the service to ensure airmen were living in “clean, comfortable, and safe” conditions. If your room was inspected, we want to know how it went. Share your experience through our tips page:
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November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Last month, the Air Force ordered dorm inspections across the service to ensure airmen were living in “clean, comfortable, and safe” conditions. If your room was inspected, we want to know how it went. Share your experience through our tips page:
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Soldiers of the 10th mountain 2nd brigade combat team faced an unprecedented campaign of drone attacks during a deployment to iraq and syria in the fall of 2023. Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/10th-mo...
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Soldiers of the 10th mountain 2nd brigade combat team faced an unprecedented campaign of drone attacks during a deployment to iraq and syria in the fall of 2023. Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/10th-mo...
The Army is now planning campus-style dining at up to 10 large bases. Full story: trib.al/ssLIMFI
#army #92G #militarynews
#army #92G #militarynews
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Army is now planning campus-style dining at up to 10 large bases. Full story: trib.al/ssLIMFI
#army #92G #militarynews
#army #92G #militarynews
Sikorsky just unveiled a Black Hawk drone helicopter they are calling the ‘U-Hawk.’
#sikorsky #blackhawk #drone
#sikorsky #blackhawk #drone
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sikorsky just unveiled a Black Hawk drone helicopter they are calling the ‘U-Hawk.’
#sikorsky #blackhawk #drone
#sikorsky #blackhawk #drone
Hegseth's grooming directive is already reshaping how religious beard waivers are handled today. Full story: trib.al/J48VTDr
#militarynews #petehegseth #policychange
#militarynews #petehegseth #policychange
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hegseth's grooming directive is already reshaping how religious beard waivers are handled today. Full story: trib.al/J48VTDr
#militarynews #petehegseth #policychange
#militarynews #petehegseth #policychange
Billboards aimed at troops ask, ‘Is this what you signed up for?’ Full Story: trib.al/JH6TWtS
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Billboards aimed at troops ask, ‘Is this what you signed up for?’ Full Story: trib.al/JH6TWtS
The Pentagon confirmed to us that the MV Ocean Trader, a converted commercial vessel commonly called the “Special Ops Mothership,” is operating in the Caribbean.
Full story: trib.al/1vucU5K
Full story: trib.al/1vucU5K
October 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Pentagon confirmed to us that the MV Ocean Trader, a converted commercial vessel commonly called the “Special Ops Mothership,” is operating in the Caribbean.
Full story: trib.al/1vucU5K
Full story: trib.al/1vucU5K
As of this morning, the U.S. government is shut down, and U.S. troops face the prospect of working without paychecks in the foreseeable future.
Full Story: trib.al/zttQx0F
#militarynews #governmentshutdown #militarycommunity
Full Story: trib.al/zttQx0F
#militarynews #governmentshutdown #militarycommunity
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As of this morning, the U.S. government is shut down, and U.S. troops face the prospect of working without paychecks in the foreseeable future.
Full Story: trib.al/zttQx0F
#militarynews #governmentshutdown #militarycommunity
Full Story: trib.al/zttQx0F
#militarynews #governmentshutdown #militarycommunity
42 years in the same uniform. Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin retires as the Corps’ longest-serving active-duty Marine.
Full story: trib.al/9JhMMZw
#marinecorps #legacy #militaryhistory
Full story: trib.al/9JhMMZw
#marinecorps #legacy #militaryhistory
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
42 years in the same uniform. Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin retires as the Corps’ longest-serving active-duty Marine.
Full story: trib.al/9JhMMZw
#marinecorps #legacy #militaryhistory
Full story: trib.al/9JhMMZw
#marinecorps #legacy #militaryhistory
The Army and Marines can't keep their vehicles running. GAO says the fleet is breaking faster than it's being fixed. Full story at taskandpurpose.com
#military #defense #news
#military #defense #news
September 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Army and Marines can't keep their vehicles running. GAO says the fleet is breaking faster than it's being fixed. Full story at taskandpurpose.com
#military #defense #news
#military #defense #news
September 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
More than 40,000 soldiers got shaving waivers in 2024 - separation could be next. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/military-lif...
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
More than 40,000 soldiers got shaving waivers in 2024 - separation could be next. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/military-lif...
On the new grooming directive, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer put it plainly: “You don’t have to memorize it, but you should know what ‘right’ looks like.” Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-gr...
September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On the new grooming directive, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer put it plainly: “You don’t have to memorize it, but you should know what ‘right’ looks like.” Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-gr...
Army drill sergeants are now banned from making social media posts with trainees during basic training, according to a new policy. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-so...
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Army drill sergeants are now banned from making social media posts with trainees during basic training, according to a new policy. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-so...
Rapid deployment on display as the U.S. Military amassed a naval force in the southern Caribbean. Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
September 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Rapid deployment on display as the U.S. Military amassed a naval force in the southern Caribbean. Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
Score 465 or better on the Army Fitness Test and no tape test. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-bo...
September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Score 465 or better on the Army Fitness Test and no tape test. Full story: taskandpurpose.com/news/army-bo...
CMSAF Flosi said the 8-inch rule was to stop “sneaker-style” boots with OCPs. With six inches now the minimum, will popular “mid” models make the cut?
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
CMSAF Flosi said the 8-inch rule was to stop “sneaker-style” boots with OCPs. With six inches now the minimum, will popular “mid” models make the cut?
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
The threat has grown: decades-old mines damaged U.S. warships in 1988 and 1991. China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea field large inventories, and uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are deploying in greater numbers.
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The threat has grown: decades-old mines damaged U.S. warships in 1988 and 1991. China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea field large inventories, and uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are deploying in greater numbers.
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
Full Story: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics...
Retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian cautions that tank kills with First Person View (FPV) drones often come down to luck, defenses like cages are spreading, and these drones may end up supplementing mortars and artillery rather than replacing them.
Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/rangers...
Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/rangers...
September 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian cautions that tank kills with First Person View (FPV) drones often come down to luck, defenses like cages are spreading, and these drones may end up supplementing mortars and artillery rather than replacing them.
Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/rangers...
Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/rangers...
The VA has not explained why the letters were sent or whether any veterans who received one may actually be facing foreclosure.
Full story here:
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Full story here:
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September 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The VA has not explained why the letters were sent or whether any veterans who received one may actually be facing foreclosure.
Full story here:
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Full story here:
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Currently, about 7,600 U.S. troops are deployed to the region in support of Joint Task Force–Southern Border.
Full story:
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Full story:
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September 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Currently, about 7,600 U.S. troops are deployed to the region in support of Joint Task Force–Southern Border.
Full story:
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Full story:
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USS Lake Erie was spotted passing through the Panama Canal to join three guided-missile destroyers, the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, and P-8 surveillance planes near Venezuela. That’s thousands of sailors and about 2,200 Marines on station.
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/drug-bo...
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/drug-bo...
September 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
USS Lake Erie was spotted passing through the Panama Canal to join three guided-missile destroyers, the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, and P-8 surveillance planes near Venezuela. That’s thousands of sailors and about 2,200 Marines on station.
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/drug-bo...
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/drug-bo...
Under the Sunken Military Craft Act, any recovery would need a research permit. "We don't know what is going on at these depths," Wedgwood says, pitching it as a research and preservation initiative.
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/history/ww2-...
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/history/ww2-...
September 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Under the Sunken Military Craft Act, any recovery would need a research permit. "We don't know what is going on at these depths," Wedgwood says, pitching it as a research and preservation initiative.
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/history/ww2-...
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/history/ww2-...
"Audacity has kind of defined Naval Aviation, and the uniqueness of carrier operations... requires a fair amount of skill and practice and professionalism."
- Ret. Capt. Sterling Gilliam
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ai...
- Ret. Capt. Sterling Gilliam
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ai...
August 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Audacity has kind of defined Naval Aviation, and the uniqueness of carrier operations... requires a fair amount of skill and practice and professionalism."
- Ret. Capt. Sterling Gilliam
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ai...
- Ret. Capt. Sterling Gilliam
Story here: taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ai...
Pretty cool view of what the captain of an amphibious assault ship sees from their chair.
Here is the caption from the photographer:
Capt. Ethan Rule, USS America (LHA 6), observes an F-35B take off from the ship's flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2025. 📸 Seaman Jeadan Andre
Here is the caption from the photographer:
Capt. Ethan Rule, USS America (LHA 6), observes an F-35B take off from the ship's flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2025. 📸 Seaman Jeadan Andre
February 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Pretty cool view of what the captain of an amphibious assault ship sees from their chair.
Here is the caption from the photographer:
Capt. Ethan Rule, USS America (LHA 6), observes an F-35B take off from the ship's flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2025. 📸 Seaman Jeadan Andre
Here is the caption from the photographer:
Capt. Ethan Rule, USS America (LHA 6), observes an F-35B take off from the ship's flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2025. 📸 Seaman Jeadan Andre