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The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria
Iran

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding
National Guard

The National Guard is going broke as lawmakers bicker over funding

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter, is among the first to be granted a religious accommodation for a shaving waiver based on his Muslim faith after the Air Force released new guidance in 2016 to accommodate individuals with religious requests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Liliana Moreno)
Air Force

Airmen and vets divided over new study showing Air Force anti-beard policy damages careers

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 17, 2021

marine corps boot camp photo
Marine Corps

Marines ordered to take official photos for no logical reason whatsoever

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]
Air Force

The Air Force’s anti-beard policy is actually damaging airmen’s careers [Updated]

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is now the only service not allowing women to wear ponytails in uniform

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber
Air Force

This Air Force infographic about leave answers no questions and may make you actively dumber

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to
Navy

The Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden is hyping a new brewing company. We tried their beer so you don’t have to

By Matt Sampson

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator
Navy

A woman has qualified as the Navy’s first female special operator

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system
Marine Corps

‘Failure of leadership’ — What one Marine’s discharge reveals about the military justice system

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof
Army

This is what it looks like when a paratrooper crashes through your roof

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

Air Force master sergeant gets prison time for selling AK-47 and ‘large quantity’ of meth
Air Force

Air Force master sergeant gets prison time for selling AK-47 and ‘large quantity’ of meth

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 15, 2021

The Biden administration says it’ll start evacuating Afghan interpreters by the end of July [UPDATED]
Afghanistan

The Biden administration says it’ll start evacuating Afghan interpreters by the end of July [UPDATED]

By Haley Britzky, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead
Navy

The Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is officially dead

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

The US has mostly withdrawn from Afghanistan, and we still have no plan to save interpreters left behind
Afghanistan

The US has mostly withdrawn from Afghanistan, and we still have no plan to save interpreters left behind

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

How Kirstie Ennis overcame her wounds – both physical and mental
Marine Corps

How Kirstie Ennis overcame her wounds – both physical and mental

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

Native American Korean War hero who gave his life for his men gets the graphic novel he deserves
United States

Native American Korean War hero who gave his life for his men gets the graphic novel he deserves

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

U.S Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron M. Henson, a combat correspondent with the Public Affairs Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts a functions check on his M50 field protective mask during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense training before entering the gas chamber at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The training ensures every Marine understands the risks associated with a toxic environment and familiarizes them with the M50 field protective mask. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)
Army

The Army is training the first batch of Space Marines

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

What we know about that viral video of an airman smashing a car window
Air Force

What we know about that viral video of an airman smashing a car window

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

The Army is investigating a married officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid affairs with several women
Army

The Army is investigating a married officer accused of faking deployments and awards amid affairs with several women

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job
Air Force

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

Division Sailor Receives Purple Heart Medal
Marine Corps

This may be one of the last Purple Hearts awarded for the US War in Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

Longest-serving US commander in Afghanistan steps down amid troop withdrawal
Afghanistan

Longest-serving US commander in Afghanistan steps down amid troop withdrawal

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit
United States

The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 11, 2021

The Navy has a 650-round ammo backpack that looks like it’s straight out of ‘Predator’
Navy

The Navy has a 650-round ammo backpack that looks like it’s straight out of ‘Predator’

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jul 10, 2021

The Biden administration is still grappling with how and where to evacuate Afghan interpreters
Afghanistan

The Biden administration is still grappling with how and where to evacuate Afghan interpreters

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Army chaplain facing court martial over more than a dozen sexual assault charges
Army

Army chaplain facing court martial over more than a dozen sexual assault charges

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

The Marines are getting their first new(ish) recoilless rifle in more than 3 decades
Marine Corps

The Marines are getting their first new(ish) recoilless rifle in more than 3 decades

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will be chaotic and bloody — but it’s the right call
Afghanistan

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will be chaotic and bloody — but it’s the right call

By Daniel L. Davis

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Biden: America’s war in Afghanistan isn’t a total failure — yet
Afghanistan

Biden: America’s war in Afghanistan isn’t a total failure — yet

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Team of Marines deployed to protect US Embassy in Eswatini amid massive unrest
Marine Corps

Team of Marines deployed to protect US Embassy in Eswatini amid massive unrest

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Air Force officer invents low-tech body armor cooling system to help you chill out
Air Force

Air Force officer invents low-tech body armor cooling system to help you chill out

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

airman ivanna jenkins being promoted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Joanne Bass
Air Force

Meet the airman who got a surprise promotion from the Air Force’s top enlisted leader

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

US troops in Iraq have come under attack every day this week
Iraq

US troops in Iraq have come under attack every day this week

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Pentagon says it ‘coordinated’ with Afghan forces that had no idea US troops left its largest base in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Pentagon says it ‘coordinated’ with Afghan forces that had no idea US troops left its largest base in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Meet the 20 American soldiers hoping to bring home the gold in the Summer Olympics
Army

Meet the 20 American soldiers hoping to bring home the gold in the Summer Olympics

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a giant clusterf–k
Afghanistan

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a giant clusterf–k

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

Steve Tavella, a field program officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, surveys a field of cannabis (marijuana) near the village of Haji Nikal, Afghanistan, July 22, 2012. USAID focuses on projects such as providing assistance and resources for legal crop production to the Afghan people.
News

The US military needs to burn down its zero-tolerance weed policy

By Thibaut Delloue

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names
Army

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

The Air Force wants to make its first new pistol in 35 years even smaller than it already is
Air Force

The Air Force wants to make its first new pistol in 35 years even smaller than it already is

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

‘Independence Day’ gave us the greatest presidential address in recent history
Analysis

‘Independence Day’ gave us the greatest presidential address in recent history

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 4, 2021

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?
Analysis

How would the US military really fare against the aliens of ‘Independence Day’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 2021

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Air Force

Why the Air Force will allow airmen to walk instead of run on their fitness tests

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’
United States

Pentagon commission finds ‘quite a lot of tolerance’ for sexual assault despite leaders’ claims of ‘zero tolerance’

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah
Army

Best of the Best: David Bellavia and the Battle of Fallujah

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg
Army

How a command sergeant major’s face wound up as a tattoo on a soldier’s leg

By James Clark

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me
Space Force

Everyone is wrong about the Space Force Ka-Bar except me

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded
Army

Decades after hellish ‘Black Hawk Down’ battle, 60 special operators will have their awards upgraded

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001
Afghanistan

The US is leaving Afghanistan much as it found it in 2001

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2021

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
United States

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not
National Guard

A private donor is funding a National Guard deployment. Nobody’s sure if it’s legal or not

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast
Navy

Navy won’t investigate Eddie Gallagher after SEAL admits to nursing ISIS fighter to death on podcast

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion
Air Force

Air Force’s top enlisted leader surprises airman with on-the-spot promotion

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal
Afghanistan

The US is reportedly ‘days away’ from Afghanistan withdrawal

By James Clark

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’
Middle East

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups
Air Force

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?
Iraq

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows
Analysis

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows

By James Clark

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

What we know about the Air Force veteran killed in an alleged hate crime in Massachusetts
Air Force

What we know about the Air Force veteran killed in an alleged hate crime in Massachusetts

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 29, 2021

General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Army

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is tired of ignorant bullsh*t from people who don’t like to read

By James Clark

Updated on Jun 29, 2021

Air Force authorizes baseball caps in uniform
Air Force

Air Force authorizes baseball caps in uniform

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 29, 2021

defense secretary lloyd austin
United States

The Pentagon watchdog is hiring someone to focus on extremism in the military

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran
Iran

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Here’s what you should know about product reviews on Task & Purpose
News

Here’s what you should know about product reviews on Task & Purpose

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jun 28, 2021