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Six dead after two WWII-era planes collide mid-air at Dallas airshow [Updated]
News

Six dead after two WWII-era planes collide mid-air at Dallas airshow [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2022

Space Force’s secretive space plane is back on Earth after a record 908 days in orbit
Space Force

Space Force’s secretive space plane is back on Earth after a record 908 days in orbit

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2022

Ukraine is crowdfunding a naval drone fleet to repeat its Black Sea success
News

Ukraine is crowdfunding a naval drone fleet to repeat its Black Sea success

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2022

dalton beals, marine corps, parris island
Marine Corps

Marine Corps charges Parris Island drill instructor with negligent homicide for recruit’s death

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

military veterans misconceptions
Air Force

What Americans are getting wrong about veterans

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 11, 2022

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds
Air Force

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

The Army Reserve chief wants leaders to stop wasting soldiers’ drill time on paperwork
Army

The Army Reserve chief wants leaders to stop wasting soldiers’ drill time on paperwork

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Pentagon: Russia has lost half of its main battle tanks in Ukraine
Russia

Pentagon: Russia has lost half of its main battle tanks in Ukraine

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Kherson
Europe

What Russia’s retreat from Kherson would mean for the war in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

space trooper
Space Force

‘Space troopers’ are real and US Space Command has 300 of them

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Do you really have to let the chain of command inspect your off-post housing?
Air Force

Do you really have to let the chain of command inspect your off-post housing?

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

‘Step away from the uniform’ — Army Reserve chief reminds soldiers of rules for political campaigns
Army

‘Step away from the uniform’ — Army Reserve chief reminds soldiers of rules for political campaigns

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

Manda Bay
United States

These are the veterans elected to Congress for the first time during the midterms

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

f-16 flightline
Air Force

How airmen perform the fine art of arming F-16 fighter jets with deadly weapons

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

US Strategic Command chief: Ukraine ‘just the warmup’ for ‘the big one’ with China
China

US Strategic Command chief: Ukraine ‘just the warmup’ for ‘the big one’ with China

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

Black Sea Fleet
Navy

Here are the US weapons Ukraine would need to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

USS Normandy
Navy

Navy relieves USS Normandy commander after less than 9 months on the job

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

James Mattis is back with a cameo in the Marine Corps’ 247th birthday message
Marine Corps

James Mattis is back with a cameo in the Marine Corps’ 247th birthday message

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

c-17
Air Force

Why the C-17 is the US military’s flying hospital of choice

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

dalton beals, marine corps, parris island
Marine Corps

Marines may charge Parris Island drill instructor for recruit’s death in 2021

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Ukraine

Russia hasn’t killed any US-supplied HIMARS in Ukraine, according to a senior defense official

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases
Indo-Pacific

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

security forces
Air Force

What it takes to join the Air Force’s 24/7 ‘SWAT’ team for nuclear missile fields

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Military successfully drained fuel pipelines linking Red Hill to Pearl Harbor
News

Military successfully drained fuel pipelines linking Red Hill to Pearl Harbor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit
Space Force

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 6, 2022

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’
Navy

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 6, 2022

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank
Ukraine

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 5, 2022

Fort Riley specialist charged with stabbing fellow soldier to death
Army

Fort Riley specialist charged with stabbing fellow soldier to death

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 5, 2022

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion
Middle East

American woman gets 20 years in prison for training and leading all-female ISIS battalion

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Tanks for Ukraine
Europe

The US is sending tanks to Ukraine, just not American ones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Netflix documentary shows Vanessa Guillén’s family’s fight for answers in the wake of her murder
Army

Netflix documentary shows Vanessa Guillén’s family’s fight for answers in the wake of her murder

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

We salute the Marine who got promoted at a fried chicken restaurant on base
Marine Corps

We salute the Marine who got promoted at a fried chicken restaurant on base

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria
Air Force

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

DFC, C-17, Afghanistan, Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force

Air Force C-17 crew receives Distinguished Flying Cross for hauling record 823 people to safety during Kabul airlift

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Syrian Democratic Forces
Iran

Why the US still has not defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

marty skovlund jr task and purpose editor in chief
News

Letter from the editor: The next chapter at Task & Purpose

By Marty Skovlund Jr.

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

The Army screwed over soldiers in an enlistment bonus fraud investigation. Now it’s trying to fix it
Army

The Army screwed over soldiers in an enlistment bonus fraud investigation. Now it’s trying to fix it

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

mountain training
Air Force

Inside the Army school where helicopter pilots learn the dangerous art of mountain flying

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

We salute the Army tank crew that named their tank ‘come on bro’
Army

We salute the Army tank crew that named their tank ‘come on bro’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Pedestrians walk under a large video screen showing images of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a news update in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.
Indo-Pacific

North Korea’s ballistic missile barrage signals a potentially dangerous escalation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Afghanistan taliban us military equipment
Afghanistan

The US has funneled more than $1 billion into Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul with zero accountability

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media
Air Force

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies
Air Force

These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space
Navy

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong
Army

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Russian helicopter
Ukraine

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Black Sea Fleet
Navy

What the US Navy must learn from Ukraine’s bold drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

‘Fuck it’
Afghanistan

‘Fuck it’

By Ben Kesling

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

growler repair
Navy

Navy jet considered ‘beyond repair’ returns to flight 5 years after mid-air collision

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

The real-life ‘smiling HIMARS’ meme has been spotted in Ukraine
Ukraine

The real-life ‘smiling HIMARS’ meme has been spotted in Ukraine

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

air force al udeid sexual assault and prevention slides
Air Force

The Air Force is using memes and emojis to show airmen what sexual harassment looks like online

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

Military surgery
Analysis

‘They’re judge and they’re jury’ — How the military’s malpractice claims process is failing troops and families

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

Russian draft
News

Russia mobilized 300,000 new soldiers. They’re just poorly equipped and trained

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

The Air Force successfully flew a KC-46 Pegasus with only a two-person crew
Air Force

The Air Force successfully flew a KC-46 Pegasus with only a two-person crew

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 30, 2022

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets
Air Force

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 29, 2022

Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Russian warships in Crimea
News

Video shows alleged Ukrainian drone swarm attack on Russian warships in Crimea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 29, 2022

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”
News

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

Former Army sergeant admits to murdering soldier who reported his marijuana use
Army

Former Army sergeant admits to murdering soldier who reported his marijuana use

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft
Air Force

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

robot dog drone airdrop kestrel defense
News

This video of a drone airdropping an armed robot dog is the stuff of dystopian nightmares

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

How an Army-funded ‘bioengineered blood vessel’ is saving lives in Ukraine
Army

How an Army-funded ‘bioengineered blood vessel’ is saving lives in Ukraine

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

uss gerald r ford battle flag
Navy

The Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier is officially flying a brand new battle flag at sea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers
Air Force

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Afghan commandos
Russia

Russia is reportedly trying to recruit former Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 26, 2022