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U.S. Forces Hunt Taliban Near Pakistan Border

Updated on Aug 22, 2021

Opinion

Indecision, ignorance, and incompetence: How top US leaders lost Afghanistan

By David Roza, Jared Keller

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

Opinion

I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart

By Josh Hartley

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

Opinion

It’s time to admit the US is abandoning Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 14, 2021

Opinion

The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

Opinion

The ‘Forever Wars’ aren’t really ending under President Biden

By Bonnie Kristian

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Opinion

An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Opinion

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

Opinion

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

By Daniel L. Davis

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Opinion

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.

Opinion

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

By Thibaut Delloue

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

Opinion

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

By Scott Murdock

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Opinion

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2021

Opinion

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

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Opinion

Tucker Carlson claims Gen. Milley is not qualified to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s wrong.

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 25, 2021

Opinion

For veterans, service never stops

By Meredith Mathis

Updated on Jun 20, 2021

Opinion

Congress is voting to repeal the wrong war authorization

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 20, 2021

Opinion

These Oakley sunglasses are a $215 GWOT participation trophy, and they used the wrong ribbon

By James Clark

Updated on Jun 16, 2021

Opinion

Don’t throw out all your military lessons after you get out. Here are a few habits you should probably keep

By Justin Burgess

Updated on Jun 14, 2021

Opinion

This Memorial Day, I’m thinking of the wounded US Marine I couldn’t save

By Dan Possley

Updated on May 31, 2021

Opinion

How I learned my Green Beret husband was killed in the Niger ambush

By Michelle Black

Posted on May 31, 2021

Opinion

I’ll never forget how we honored our fallen heroes on Memorial Day in Baghdad

By Steve Miska

Posted on May 30, 2021

Opinion

I’ll never forget the Marine memorial ceremonies I attended in Fallujah

By Scott Cooper

Updated on May 29, 2021

Opinion

Just rename the bases honoring Confederates already!

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 25, 2021

Opinion

What Ted Cruz doesn’t understand about those ‘woke’ Army recruiting commercials

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on May 24, 2021

Commentary

Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on May 7, 2021

Opinion

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 1, 2021

Opinion

‘A dereliction of duty’ — Why the amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9 servicemen was entirely preventable

By Walt Yates

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

Opinion

Dear media: ‘Military-trained marksman’ doesn’t mean what you think it means

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Apr 26, 2021

Opinion

Biden needs to get us out of Afghanistan in May

By Daniel R. DePetris

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

Opinion

I took the Army Combat Fitness Test. Here’s what I learned

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

Opinion

Open letter to the troops: Take the damn vaccine, please

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

Opinion

It’s National Medal of Honor Day and Alwyn Cashe still doesn’t have his

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 25, 2021

Opinion

What you should know about how Damascus steel is made

By Brian Smyth

Updated on Mar 24, 2021

Opinion

A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 19, 2021

Opinion

Removed from command: A two-star general’s mental health disaster and fight to recover

By Gregg Martin, Phillip Martin

Updated on Mar 18, 2021

Opinion

‘We aren’t going away’ — What Tucker Carlson doesn’t get about women in the military

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Mar 12, 2021

Opinion

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 28, 2021

Opinion

No more delays, no more excuses: It’s time to get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all

By Richard Hanania

Updated on Feb 25, 2021

Opinion

Why talking about racism in the ranks will only make the US military stronger

By Brennan Randel

Updated on Feb 19, 2021

Opinion

Everything you should know when buying a car after deployment

By Jonathon Klein

Updated on Feb 17, 2021

Opinion

The proverbial ‘fall of Saigon’ is fast approaching in Afghanistan

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Feb 17, 2021

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the UVA campus in Charlottesville, Va. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Opinion

It’s time the US military finally bans troops from joining extremist groups

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Opinion

Veterans need to be honest about their loneliness and boredom after serving

By Carl Forsling

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

Opinion

The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

By Jason Dempsey, Emma Moore

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

Opinion

America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together

By Nate Anderson, Joe Chenelly

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

Opinion

Our first story on COVID-19 was published exactly one year ago

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jan 25, 2021

Opinion

Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits

By Steve Wahle

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

Opinion

Robert Bales murdered civilians in Afghanistan. A pardon would be a slap in the face to every service member

By Jake Wood

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

Opinion

Why 2005’s ‘Battalion Wars’ is still my favorite video game ever

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

Opinion

2020 sucked but these Task & Purpose stories were good as hell

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 31, 2020

Opinion

5 things I actually miss about being deployed on Christmas

By Mike Denny

Posted on Dec 25, 2020

Opinion

I dreamed of becoming a Marine my entire life. Then I learned I was undocumented

By Tony Valdovinos

Posted on Dec 21, 2020

Opinion

Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2020

Opinion

It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

By Florent Groberg, Michele S. Jones

Posted on Dec 9, 2020

Opinion

I struggled with thoughts of suicide. Vulnerability and connection kept me alive

By Matthew Stroup

Posted on Nov 24, 2020

Opinion

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us

By Shahad Alibadi

Posted on Nov 12, 2020

Opinion

We need more veterans serving in America’s newsrooms — and you can help

By Zack Baddorf

Posted on Nov 11, 2020

Opinion

Why I blew the whistle on the forceful clearing of Lafayette Square

By Maj. Adam DeMarco

Posted on Oct 13, 2020

Opinion

Are you ready for your next chapter? Think Nashville

By Justin Burgess

Posted on Oct 6, 2020

Opinion

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken

By Jacob Tice

Posted on Sep 25, 2020

Opinion

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

By Joe Quinn

Posted on Sep 11, 2020

Opinion

I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

By Joe Quinn

Posted on Sep 11, 2020

Opinion

We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 16, 2020

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I fought in Afghanistan. Those who served there always feared it would fall apart

It’s time to admit the US is abandoning Afghanistan

The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan

The ‘Forever Wars’ aren’t really ending under President Biden

An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help

Tucker Carlson keeps showing that he doesn’t understand the US military

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

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a giant clusterf–k

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

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

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

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Tucker Carlson claims Gen. Milley is not qualified to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s wrong.

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Congress is voting to repeal the wrong war authorization

These Oakley sunglasses are a $215 GWOT participation trophy, and they used the wrong ribbon

Don’t throw out all your military lessons after you get out. Here are a few habits you should probably keep

This Memorial Day, I’m thinking of the wounded US Marine I couldn’t save

How I learned my Green Beret husband was killed in the Niger ambush

I’ll never forget how we honored our fallen heroes on Memorial Day in Baghdad

I’ll never forget the Marine memorial ceremonies I attended in Fallujah

Just rename the bases honoring Confederates already!

What Ted Cruz doesn’t understand about those ‘woke’ Army recruiting commercials

Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest

The Navy shouldn’t get any more money until it stops spending like a drunken sailor

‘A dereliction of duty’ — Why the amphibious vehicle disaster that killed 9 servicemen was entirely preventable

Dear media: ‘Military-trained marksman’ doesn’t mean what you think it means

Biden needs to get us out of Afghanistan in May

I took the Army Combat Fitness Test. Here’s what I learned

Open letter to the troops: Take the damn vaccine, please

It’s National Medal of Honor Day and Alwyn Cashe still doesn’t have his

What you should know about how Damascus steel is made

A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’

Removed from command: A two-star general’s mental health disaster and fight to recover

‘We aren’t going away’ — What Tucker Carlson doesn’t get about women in the military

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’

No more delays, no more excuses: It’s time to get the hell out of Afghanistan once and for all

Why talking about racism in the ranks will only make the US military stronger

Everything you should know when buying a car after deployment

The proverbial ‘fall of Saigon’ is fast approaching in Afghanistan

It’s time the US military finally bans troops from joining extremist groups

Veterans need to be honest about their loneliness and boredom after serving

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America is bitterly divided. Here’s how our nation’s veterans can bring us together

Our first story on COVID-19 was published exactly one year ago

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I dreamed of becoming a Marine my entire life. Then I learned I was undocumented

Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous

It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

I struggled with thoughts of suicide. Vulnerability and connection kept me alive

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us

We need more veterans serving in America’s newsrooms — and you can help

Why I blew the whistle on the forceful clearing of Lafayette Square

Are you ready for your next chapter? Think Nashville

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

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We need to stop talking about a possible US military coup after the November election

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