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A patch celebrating the legacy of the A-10 mission is worn by a newly appointed dedicated crew chief during the final A-10 dedicated crew chief ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 31, 2025. The 357th Fighter Generation Squadron owns the remaining A-10Cs utilized by the Air Force, and will see their final divestment in late 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ericha Parish)

Air Force A-10 patch marks an ‘end of an errrrra’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 15, 2025

Space Force's themes for naming weapons platforms, in the form of bright and colorful playing cards.

Space Force rolls out new themes for naming its weapons and space systems

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 14, 2025

Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland (left) and Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte at the Army-Navy game.

5 questions only a veteran would ask the top generals at West Point and the Naval Academy

Posted on Dec 14, 2025

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Former Seattle Seahawks player and United States Army Green Beret Nate Boyer prepares to run an American flag onto the field before the Salute to Service game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants at Lumen Field on October 30, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks beat the Giants 27-13. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)

5 questions only a veteran would ask a Green Beret and former NFL player

Posted on Dec 13, 2025

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point cheer on the Army football team at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)

How about $0? — How Army and Navy football teams recruit against big money

Posted on Dec 12, 2025

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 10: A view of a patch on the uniform of Navy Midshipmen center Parker Wade (62) on December 10, 2016 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. prior to the 119th Army Navy game. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The stories behind the unit patches at this year’s Army-Navy Game

Posted on Dec 11, 2025

A screenshot showing the flight path of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk, alongside a photo of the aircraft.

Coast Guard helicopter flies ‘Ho Ho, Ho holding pattern’ off the coast of Puerto Rico

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2025

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Marine Training Battalion, march to the Peatross Parade Deck in their Dress Blues aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, Dec. 2, 2022. The Marines have spent the last 13 weeks learning close-order drill, marksmanship, martial arts, and Marine Corp traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)

Marines reinstate photos in some review boards, but not for promotions

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 5, 2025

Memorial tattoos.

How military families remember the fallen with tattoos

Posted on Dec 3, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Task & Purpose

Posted on Nov 27, 2025

Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal

Naval Academy seniors learn their future jobs with a ‘team jersey’ reveal

Posted on Nov 21, 2025

Actor Adam Baldwin as Animal Mother, an M60-machine gunner with a platoon of Marines the City of Hue.

While filming ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Matthew Modine kept a record of life on set

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, places a nametag on the wall of a facility at Altus Air Force Base (AAFB), Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. Aircrew members occasionally practice the tradition of adding their name tags to the walls of facilities they have visited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Christenson)

Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt and callsign name tags on Fridays

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 14, 2025

Walter Ising, left, and U.S. Marines with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center pose for a photo with camouflage gear designed to enhance realism and effectiveness during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, July 21, 2025. SLTE provides integrated training across the Marine Air Ground Task Force to improve combat readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)

There are 6 Marines hiding in this photo

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 13, 2025

U.S. Marines with the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon execute their "long line" sequence during a half-time performance at a Gainesville High School football game during Marine Week Atlanta in Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 29, 2025. The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, a milestone that highlights the legacy, transformation and enduring spirit of the Corps since 1775. Throughout the year, Marines across the globe will commemorate this anniversary by honoring the service and sacrifice of those who served before them and by remaining faithful to the motto Semper Fidelis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Prelle)

All the ways Marines will let you know it’s the Corps’ birthday

Updated on Nov 10, 2025

"Atropia," a film that centers around a fictional country the Army created in 2012, is set to release on Dec. 12.

Atropia: The Army’s biggest inside joke has its own movie

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Nov 7, 2025