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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
Mandatory Fun

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.

How the documentary ‘Retrograde’ captured the last months of the war in Afghanistan
Entertainment

How the documentary ‘Retrograde’ captured the last months of the war in Afghanistan

“This province fell, this province fell, this capital is surrounded. You just need to have a brain and two eyes and you could see that this was happening.”

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies
Air Force

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies

“When I joined the Air Force, I didn’t know any fighter pilot moms.”

air force
Air Force

The Air Force’s admin software is so bad that the top enlisted airman is trolling it

“We owe you a better system, and more transparency…and we will deliver.”

Ukraine war
Russia

How Ukraine can win a war of attrition against Russia

Ukraine has proven to be better at mobilizing its population for war than Russia.

Minnesota Vikings thanked porn star Johnny Sins for his service
Entertainment

Minnesota Vikings thanked porn star Johnny Sins for his service

Somehow, the Vikings found not just one, but multiple ways to embarrass themselves last night.

Veterans want to tell you why U.S. Bank is a ‘Best for Vets’ employer 12 years in a row

Veterans want to tell you why U.S. Bank is a ‘Best for Vets’ employer 12 years in a row

A 5,000-strong veteran resource group has kept U.S. Bank on the list since 2010.

The Navy hopes budget changes can fix delays in submarine repairs
Navy

The Navy hopes budget changes can fix delays in submarine repairs

Attack subs currently spend months stuck in maintenance due to time spent acquiring parts.

The Marine Corps is buying 30 more amphibious combat vehicles despite recent mishaps
Tech & Tactics

The Marine Corps is buying 30 more amphibious combat vehicles despite recent mishaps

Marines are currently testing the new equipment in California, where multiple ACVs have flipped or rolled over this year.

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test
News

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test

American F-16s and South Korean F-35As escorted American bombers over the Korean Peninsula following an ICBM test by Pyongyang.