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F-35
Air Force

Air Force F-35 maintainer shares what it’s like keeping ‘a flying computer’ ready to fight

“Ask any crew chief that worked on an F-15 or an F-16 or an A-10 … we don't get as dirty as we used to on the older aircraft.”

Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades
Marine Corps

Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades

Marine veteran Conley Monk Jr. says the goal of the lawsuit is to open opportunities for other Black veterans to access VA benefits.

Wagner Group
Russia

No, a former Marine general is not working for an infamous Russian mercenary group

I smell a rat. A big, fat, commie rat.

Starship Troopers: Extermination
Entertainment

A new ‘Starship Troopers’ first-person shooter video game is coming from the makers of ‘Squad’

Would you like to know more?

annika hustler marine corps veteran prosthetic leg lakers game
Entertainment

We salute the Marine Corps vet who chugged a beer from her prosthetic leg at a Lakers game

Now that’s how you drink a beer.

China's nuclear weapons
China

China has doubled its nuclear stockpile in the last 2 years, DoD report finds

China dramatically accelerated its production of nuclear warheads.

Air Force A-10 pilot recognized for saving ground troops’ lives in Afghanistan
Air Force

Air Force A-10 pilot recognized for saving ground troops’ lives in Afghanistan

“I am honored and humbled to be awarded this medal, but I’m convinced that any A-10 pilot would be able to do just as well, if not better.”

Female Marine
Marine Corps

Marines may be inching closer to allowing women to have ponytails

The Marine Corps has released its latest guidance on approved hairstyles for female Marines.

‘If I had my way, I would shield everyone I could,’ says Navy sailor who helped stop Colorado Springs shooter
Navy

‘If I had my way, I would shield everyone I could,’ says Navy sailor who helped stop Colorado Springs shooter

Thomas James, a Navy petty officer, helped end the deadly shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

holiday gift guide
Culture

The Task & Purpose holiday guide to gifts you might actually want this season

Most gift guides are full of substandard crap designed to turn a quick buck for online publishers. This is not one of those gift guides.

American soldiers are currently training high up in the Himalayan Mountains
Active Duty

American soldiers are currently training high up in the Himalayan Mountains

Troops from the 11th Airborne Division are teaming up with the Indian Army to practice mountainous warfare.

The Army will grow its pre-boot camp program after initial success
Army

The Army will grow its pre-boot camp program after initial success

"We have more Americans that want to do it than we can accommodate."

Ukraine artillery
News

Ukraine is firing so many barrages its artillery pieces are breaking down

A third of its artillery force is out of action at any given time, officials say.

The 4th Infantry Division staged a massive physical challenge honoring its past and accidentally tear gassed itself
Army

The 4th Infantry Division staged a massive physical challenge honoring its past and accidentally tear gassed itself

Soldiers at Fort Carson recreated part of the Battle of Dak To from the Vietnam War, charging through obstacles and up a hill.

US Navy fined for acts of software piracy
Navy

US Navy fined for acts of software piracy

A federal claims court ruled that the Navy illegally copied a software onto thousands of computers.

How a single ship made Thanksgiving happen in Europe at the height of WWII
World War II

How a single ship made Thanksgiving happen in Europe at the height of WWII

That’s a lot of turkey.

A matter of life and death: How this crew chief kept the planes flying during the Kabul evacuation
Air Force

A matter of life and death: How this crew chief kept the planes flying during the Kabul evacuation

“It was a ‘this needs to happen, it needs to happen now’ kind of thing.”

These 100-year-old Marine Corps cartoons show that some things never change
Culture

These 100-year-old Marine Corps cartoons show that some things never change

100 years ago, recruiting duty still sucked.

How a combat vet former field artillery officer stopped the Colorado nightclub gunman
Army

How a combat vet former field artillery officer stopped the Colorado nightclub gunman

Richard Fierro was credited with saving “dozens of lives.”

jetpack suit gravity industries
Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon is moving ahead with new military jetpack prototypes

DARPA wants to make the DoD's decades-old jetpack dream a reality.