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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

Sometimes miracles happen.

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

“Eight hundred people on your jet? Holy … holy cow.”

Syrian Democratic Forces
Iran

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

More than three years after losing its caliphate, ISIS is down but it’s certainly not out.

human bomb, surgeon, air force
Vietnam War

That time Air Force surgeons disarmed a ‘human bomb’ in Vietnam

All in a day’s work.

marty skovlund jr task and purpose editor in chief
News

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

I'm excited to announce I've returned to Task & Purpose as the next editor-in-chief.

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

“It is clear that we fell short in a large number of these investigations.”

mountain training
Rescue

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

Welcome to 'High School.'

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’

Bro. Bro. Come on, bro.

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

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into South Korean waters for the first time since World War II.

Afghanistan taliban us military equipment
Afghanistan

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

Multiple U.S. agencies refused to cooperate with the government's top Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog.

That time Pepsi promised to give away an actual fighter jet
Entertainment

That time Pepsi promised to give away an actual fighter jet

The cola wars were real.

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

The US military is still struggling to figure out social media

“You will not be able to win the wars of the future … if you can’t even figure out how to operate in the information space.”

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

‘I woke up one morning, started typing a mission statement, and First There was born. Really it was out of necessity because I didn’t want my friend to kill himself.’

Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

Americans are no longer socially able to comprehend the true realities of war, while still fundamentally realizing that a professional standing military is the bedrock of our nation’s international preeminence.

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space
Navy

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space

“Fungi have been forgotten for the past 20 or 30 years, but it's time to go back to them."

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

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

A full kit for America’s atomic-era infantrymen of the future

Russian helicopter
Ukraine

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

If it flies, it dies.

Black Sea Fleet
Navy

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

Ukraine’s attack using unmanned boats provides a preview of the future.

‘Fuck it’
Culture

‘Fuck it’

"In the military there are all sorts of ways to say fuck it."

HIMAARS, Fort Sill
Culture

The one time you want to be a HIMARS target is if it’s raining down Halloween candy on you

Fire for sweet, sugary effect.