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An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), June 25, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)
Navy

Navy sending more mental health help to the USS Abraham Lincoln crew

“A small number of mental health cases were treated with no loss of life,” Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16. The ship's embarked carrier air wing includes eight F-35C stealth fighters, F/A-18 fighter jets, EA-18G electronic attack aircraft, E-2D command and control planes, MH-60 helicopters and CMV-22B Ospreys for logistics support. (U.S. Navy photo)
Navy

Navy to swap USS Abraham Lincoln for George Washington in the Middle East

As the USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to depart the region, we want to hear from sailors and Marines underway — and their families at home.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead.
Army

Army identifies soldiers killed in Texas Apache helicopter crash

The two soldiers died Wednesday after their Apache helicopter went down in Texas.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, assault Machine Gun Hill during Integrated Training Exercise 3-26 at Range 400, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 10, 2026. ITX is designed to generate combat readiness and ensure the Reserve Component provides critical strategic depth to the Total Force. From complex combined arms maneuvers to all-domain integration, these Marines are proving that they are ready to augment, reinforce, and fight alongside the active component at a moment's notice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Ethan DePaul)
News

Here’s what we know about the VA’s new GLP-1 study

Task & Purpose spoke with the lead researcher behind the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new study, which is currently in the recruitment phase.

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Army

Military officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training base

Base officials have “addressed the immediate cleanliness” of a shower at Camp Bullis, Texas shown in a photo recently posted on social media.

An AH-64 Apache Helicopter flight crew assigned to 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment "Sabers", 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, execute an aerial gunnery designed to certify pilots on their weapons systems at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii from February 2-25, 2026. Flight crews conduct gunnery tables which range from dry-fire, individual skills to live-fire, collective combat scenarios. An aerial gunnery is a semi annual requirement necessary to maintain proficiency of aircrews, and allows the unit to build a more reliable combat power. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)
Army

Army Apache helicopter crash in Texas kills 2 crew members aboard

Fort Hood announced on Wednesday that two crew members were killed when an AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed in Salado, Texas.

Private Aiden Craig
Marine Corps

Marines identify West Coast recruit who died after physical fitness test

Pvt. Aiden Craig died on Aug. 5 following a medical emergency four days earlier during the physical fitness test at Camp Pendleton, California.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16. The ship's embarked carrier air wing includes eight F-35C stealth fighters, F/A-18 fighter jets, EA-18G electronic attack aircraft, E-2D command and control planes, MH-60 helicopters and CMV-22B Ospreys for logistics support. (U.S. Navy photo)
Navy

Navy denies reports of deteriorating mental health aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

“Based on information available to the command, we have not identified an increase in reported suicidal ideation or suicide attempts aboard the ship,” officials said.

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Army

Soldiers can now buy beer and hard seltzer at Fort Hood’s dining hall

“Our soldiers are adults, so we’re treating them accordingly,” an Army official said.

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Army

Roughly 250 active duty soldiers are fighting a wildfire in Washington state

The soldiers are working with experienced civilian firefighters to help build and improve barriers meant to stop a wildfire from spreading.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Alethea Ellegor, administrative manager for the Culinary Outpost, serves a meal to a Soldier at the Culinary Outpost at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, June 16, 2026. The Culinary Outpost officially began serving Soldiers that day as part of an effort to enhance quality of life and support readiness by providing fresh, convenient meals designed with Soldiers in mind. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Deneisha Owens-McParland)
Army

500 soldiers in Hawaii don’t have a dining hall. The Army got them a food truck

Army officials said meal options at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, amount to a “food desert.”

Dalton Clark 2026
Air Force

Special operations airman pulls man from burning car

“All I was thinking about was saving him.”

Navy
Navy

Navy limits anonymous complaints for harassment and discrimination

The Navy and Marine Corps will no longer process such anonymous reports of harassment and discrimination as Military Equal Opportunity complaints.

U.S. Sailors transfer ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 27, 2026.
Iran

Tracking America’s latest conflict: The Iran war timeline

To date, 18 American service members have been killed and hundreds more wounded.

Sailors stand on the deck of the USS Thomas Hudner as the destroyer pulls into Naval Station Mayport on Aug. 9, 2026. Navy photo.
Navy

Navy destroyer returns home after Caribbean, Iran war deployments

The USS Thomas Hudner spent eight months at sea, helping stop sanctioned tankers and fighting Iran for the second time in a year.

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Task & Purpose was founded in 2014 to cover the military and veteran community from a rank-and-file perspective, and continues to do so with accurate reporting and great storytelling to this day. Our journalists have reported on the front lines of the Standing Rock protests in North Dakota and the war in Afghanistan. We’ve uncovered American veterans being abused in Kuwaiti prisons, deported veterans being forced to work for Mexican cartels, and drawn national attention to a longstanding legal rule barring service members from suing the government — even in the face of gross negligence.

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