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‘Watch your step’ — Are land mines making a comeback?
On this week’s Task & Purpose video, Thom Tran explores the history of land mines and their vital, problematic role on the battlefield today.
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Fort McCoy garrison commander’s suspension ‘not related to misconduct’
Army Reserve officials say missing photos on a command board at Fort McCoy were ‘corrected’ and Baez Ramirez’s suspension “is not related to any misconduct.”
80 years ago, American soldiers captured the center of Nazi Germany
The five-day Battle of Nuremberg ended on April 20, 1945, taking one of the Nazi’s remaining strongholds and cutting off a route of escape.
US military to pull more than 1,000 troops out of Syria
The drawdown in the coming months will cut the American footprint in the country by half.
Army announces latest unit rotations, including soldiers from Lithuania heading home
The end of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s deployment to Europe was marked by a tragic accident that killed four of its soldiers.
The end of the ‘Golden Hour’ and the transformation of US military combat medicine
How the medics of the U.S. military will need to move the injured faster in future wars, or care for them much longer on the battlefield.
How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?
Hypersonic missiles fly at least five times the speed of sound and can change course in flight, posing a challenge to defense systems on U.S. Navy ships.
US war against the Houthis grinds on. Tell me how this ends.
The U.S. military resumed attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 15. So far, the Houthis are still fighting back..
Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified
Marine Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino were assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia
Three military leaders have expressed interest in reviving a World War II-era military base on Adak Island as part of the U.S. Arctic Strategy.
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve
Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer is joining the Marine Corps Reserve after leaving active duty in 2010. He was awarded the Medal of Honor the following year.
Air Force pilots get a new way to pee at 30,000 feet
The new system came from a private/public innovation challenge aimed at women who fly jets and say they often won’t drink water for hours to avoid the ‘mess’ of traditional relief systems.
‘The Mandalorian’ was actually about a burned-out NCO trying to get his kid to daycare
He wasn’t picked because he was the best. He was picked because he was available. Strip away the blasters, and “The Mandalorian” is about a guy who just wants to hand this kid off to someone more qualified.
How the memory of a single Iraq War battle led to ‘Warfare’
The director talks about the new film that recreates a SEAL team’s single firefight in Ramadi in 2006. Filmed in near-real-time style, “Warfare” is being lauded by veterans of the war as the closest vision of reality yet filmed.
Russia continues to throw troops into a meat grinder in Ukraine
As the old adage goes, “Russia is never as strong as she looks nor as weak as she appears.”
Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation
Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command for a “loss in confidence.”
The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress
Rep. Rich McCormick was a young lieutenant when he was cast in the Marine recruiting ad “Chess.”
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