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Lone Survivor: The Afghan war movie America needs Lone Survivor: The Afghan war movie America needs

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Apr 17 2023

Culture

Watch Jon Stewart blast a senior Pentagon leader over military food insecurity Watch Jon Stewart blast a senior Pentagon leader over military food insecurity

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Apr 8 2023

News

The Space Force’s baggy dress pants are still undergoing ‘refinement’ 18 months after their debut The Space Force’s baggy dress pants are still undergoing ‘refinement’ 18 months after their debut

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 4 2023

Culture

New trailer for ‘Kandahar’ features Gerard Butler on an Afghan evac mission, but not the one you probably think New trailer for ‘Kandahar’ features Gerard Butler on an Afghan evac mission, but not the one you probably think

By Max Hauptman

/ Apr 4 2023

Culture

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ delivers series-best action and a compelling story ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ delivers series-best action and a compelling story

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Mar 26 2023

Culture

A new opera about drone strikes is coming to the Kennedy Center A new opera about drone strikes is coming to the Kennedy Center

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Mar 25 2023

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Afghanistan rescue missions are Hollywood’s latest military movie fad Afghanistan rescue missions are Hollywood’s latest military movie fad

By Max Hauptman

/ Mar 21 2023

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Big boom: The best grenade scenes in military movies and TV shows Big boom: The best grenade scenes in military movies and TV shows

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Mar 11 2023

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Jon Bernthal is back as The Punisher in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Jon Bernthal is back as The Punisher in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’

/ Mar 9 2023

News

A major US Army formation just dropped new restrictions on tank names A major US Army formation just dropped new restrictions on tank names

By Jared Keller

/ Mar 8 2023

Culture

What chance do military movies like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ have at the Oscars? What chance do military movies like ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ have at the Oscars?

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Mar 5 2023

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The Navy loves Tom Cruise, is letting him film the latest ‘Mission Impossible’ on an aircraft carrier The Navy loves Tom Cruise, is letting him film the latest ‘Mission Impossible’ on an aircraft carrier

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Mar 4 2023

Culture

NSFW: Meet Marine sniper-turned-‘Naked and Afraid’ star Justin Governale NSFW: Meet Marine sniper-turned-‘Naked and Afraid’ star Justin Governale

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 24 2023

Culture

A U-2 spy plane pilot took a selfie with the Chinese spy balloon A U-2 spy plane pilot took a selfie with the Chinese spy balloon

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 22 2023

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A US Army M1 Abrams tank named ‘ASVAB Waiver’ is keeping watch over Europe A US Army M1 Abrams tank named ‘ASVAB Waiver’ is keeping watch over Europe

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 21 2023

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The Baba Yaga returns: Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick, possible Marine vet The Baba Yaga returns: Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick, possible Marine vet

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Feb 19 2023

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Former Navy SEAL in Canada’s crosshairs after publishing video of world’s longest sniper shot Former Navy SEAL in Canada’s crosshairs after publishing video of world’s longest sniper shot

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 17 2023

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No, an F-22 isn’t rocking an aerial victory marking for that Chinese spy balloon — yet No, an F-22 isn’t rocking an aerial victory marking for that Chinese spy balloon — yet

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 16 2023

Culture

Why being a Marine is more of a bonus than actual money Why being a Marine is more of a bonus than actual money

/ Feb 15 2023

Culture

JTAC vs TACP: A user’s guide to the troops who call in close air support JTAC vs TACP: A user’s guide to the troops who call in close air support

By Max Hauptman

/ Feb 10 2023

News

The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

By Jared Keller

/ Feb 10 2023

Culture

Jake Gyllenhaal is back in uniform for Afghanistan rescue drama ‘The Covenant’ Jake Gyllenhaal is back in uniform for Afghanistan rescue drama ‘The Covenant’

By Max Hauptman

/ Feb 3 2023

News

An Army tank crew appears to have named their M1 Abrams ‘Dahmer’s Fridge’ An Army tank crew appears to have named their M1 Abrams ‘Dahmer’s Fridge’

By Max Hauptman

/ Feb 1 2023

Culture

Watch Belarusian soldiers breakdance and do back flips during a bizarre military demonstration Watch Belarusian soldiers breakdance and do back flips during a bizarre military demonstration

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 26 2023

Tech & Tactics

Watch a German Leopard 2 tank carry a beer and not spill a drop Watch a German Leopard 2 tank carry a beer and not spill a drop

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 22 2023

News

Former Australian naval chief in hot water after submarine proposal Former Australian naval chief in hot water after submarine proposal

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 15 2023

Culture

The Navy wiped the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director’s camera after he ‘captured something I wasn’t supposed to capture’ The Navy wiped the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director’s camera after he ‘captured something I wasn’t supposed to capture’

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 14 2023

News

Here’s why raunchy military call signs keep showing up on flight trackers Here’s why raunchy military call signs keep showing up on flight trackers

By Jeff Schogol

/ Jan 10 2023

Culture

When did Marines really start eating crayons: An investigation When did Marines really start eating crayons: An investigation

By Max Hauptman

/ Jan 5 2023

Culture

Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days Special operations veterans aim to skydive on seven continents in seven days

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 2 2023

Culture

The Army has an M1 Abrams tank named ‘Chewbacca,’ which feels right The Army has an M1 Abrams tank named ‘Chewbacca,’ which feels right

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Jan 1 2023

News

The best Task & Purpose stories from 2022 The best Task & Purpose stories from 2022

By Task & Purpose

/ Dec 31 2022

News

Chechen dictator demonstrates how to do 40 really bad push-ups on Russian TV Chechen dictator demonstrates how to do 40 really bad push-ups on Russian TV

By Jeff Schogol

/ Dec 30 2022

Culture

Why Navy ships make their first deck log of the New Year rhyme Why Navy ships make their first deck log of the New Year rhyme

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 30 2022

Culture

Air Force special ops vet Dan Schilling wrote a rock epic about the experience of war Air Force special ops vet Dan Schilling wrote a rock epic about the experience of war

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 28 2022

Culture

This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier

/ Dec 28 2022

Culture

Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency

By Joseph Bennett

/ Dec 28 2022

History

The complicated truth about the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of World War I The complicated truth about the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of World War I

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 27 2022

Culture

‘We make it fun’ — Inside an Air Force Christmas at 30,000 feet over war-torn Iraq ‘We make it fun’ — Inside an Air Force Christmas at 30,000 feet over war-torn Iraq

/ Dec 26 2022

Military Life

All alone, together: The emotional essence of Christmas at war All alone, together: The emotional essence of Christmas at war

By Nathan Webster

/ Dec 25 2022

Culture

Christmas in, Christmas out: A holiday deployment story Christmas in, Christmas out: A holiday deployment story

/ Dec 24 2022

Military Life

What it’s like to spend Christmas in combat, according to US military veterans What it’s like to spend Christmas in combat, according to US military veterans

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 23 2022

Culture

Tell us your stories about spending Christmas in combat zones Tell us your stories about spending Christmas in combat zones

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 19 2022

Culture

The Russian military has a new pop song celebrating its ‘Son of Satan’ nuclear ICBMs The Russian military has a new pop song celebrating its ‘Son of Satan’ nuclear ICBMs

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 19 2022

Culture

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ recreated the first nuclear explosion without CGI Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ recreated the first nuclear explosion without CGI

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 19 2022

Culture

That one scene in ‘The Rock’ that makes it Michael Bay’s most radical film That one scene in ‘The Rock’ that makes it Michael Bay’s most radical film

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 18 2022

Culture

The Royal Air Force just beat British, American branches at ‘Call of Duty’ The Royal Air Force just beat British, American branches at ‘Call of Duty’

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 17 2022

Culture

Lord of the Rings’ Samwise Gamgee is now a civilian aide emeritus to the Secretary of the Army Lord of the Rings’ Samwise Gamgee is now a civilian aide emeritus to the Secretary of the Army

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 14 2022

Culture

6 questions only a veteran would ask the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 6 questions only a veteran would ask the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 13 2022

Culture

9 questions with Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston 9 questions with Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 10 2022

Culture

10 questions only a veteran would ask Green Beret-turned-football legend Nate Boyer 10 questions only a veteran would ask Green Beret-turned-football legend Nate Boyer

By James Clark, Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 10 2022

Culture

How embracing the suck prepared these Marine vets for the world’s toughest off-road racing competition How embracing the suck prepared these Marine vets for the world’s toughest off-road racing competition

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 9 2022

Culture

The Space Force’s top enlisted leader doesn’t know if people are doing it in space The Space Force’s top enlisted leader doesn’t know if people are doing it in space

/ Dec 9 2022

History

That time Gen. Douglas MacArthur ‘stopped’ WWII to celebrate the Army-Navy game That time Gen. Douglas MacArthur ‘stopped’ WWII to celebrate the Army-Navy game

By Max Hauptman

/ Dec 9 2022

Culture

How a Navy ‘assault team’ once stole all four of West Point’s treasured mules How a Navy ‘assault team’ once stole all four of West Point’s treasured mules

/ Dec 8 2022

Culture

The Army killed its ‘Call of Duty’ marketing blitz after the publisher was hit with sexual assault lawsuits The Army killed its ‘Call of Duty’ marketing blitz after the publisher was hit with sexual assault lawsuits

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Dec 4 2022

News

The Space Force won a ‘Call of Duty’ tournament and then the trophy got launched into space The Space Force won a ‘Call of Duty’ tournament and then the trophy got launched into space

/ Dec 1 2022

Culture

A new ‘Starship Troopers’ first-person shooter video game is coming from the makers of ‘Squad’ A new ‘Starship Troopers’ first-person shooter video game is coming from the makers of ‘Squad’

By Jared Keller

/ Nov 29 2022

Culture

We salute the Marine Corps vet who chugged a beer from her prosthetic leg at a Lakers game We salute the Marine Corps vet who chugged a beer from her prosthetic leg at a Lakers game

By Max Hauptman

/ Nov 29 2022

Culture

The Task & Purpose holiday guide to gifts you might actually want this season The Task & Purpose holiday guide to gifts you might actually want this season

By Task & Purpose

/ Nov 28 2022

News

The 4th Infantry Division staged a massive physical challenge honoring its past and accidentally tear gassed itself The 4th Infantry Division staged a massive physical challenge honoring its past and accidentally tear gassed itself

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Nov 25 2022

Culture

These 100-year-old Marine Corps cartoons show that some things never change These 100-year-old Marine Corps cartoons show that some things never change

By Max Hauptman

/ Nov 23 2022

Culture

How the documentary ‘Retrograde’ captured the last months of the war in Afghanistan How the documentary ‘Retrograde’ captured the last months of the war in Afghanistan

By Nicholas Slayton

/ Nov 22 2022

Culture

Minnesota Vikings thanked porn star Johnny Sins for his service Minnesota Vikings thanked porn star Johnny Sins for his service

By Max Hauptman

/ Nov 21 2022