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"It's certainly not a best practice to be trying to assess two people at the same time for suicide," a former Crisis Line worker told Task & Purpose.

About 400 Marines will soon arrive in Los Angeles as 700 head home. Roughly 150 California National Guardsmen will also be released from duty in the city as the Marines rotate battalions.

A run-of-the-mill Instagram post about uniform standards by the top enlisted Marine backfired when soldiers and Marines alike realized the uniform in question belonged to World War II's most decorated soldier.

Frank S. Wright, who served in the 4th Raider Battalion in the Pacific during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, wants to get 100,000 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on July 5.

An Army investigator found that at least one jumpmaster "lied to me" about a key safety inspection prior to Spc. Matthew Perez's death on Sept. 12, 2024.

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures. Buildings and streets at West Point and Annapolis are also unchanged to date.

The nuclear missile base in North Dakota is rolling out a three-phase effort to deal with the latest wave of an ongoing issue with the "dak rats."

An Air Force report found that Capt. John Robertson's death on May 13, 2024 likely came from not being properly strapped into his T-6A when his ejection seat accidentally triggered.

At least 60% of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were pulled under federal command, with no way to recall them, as fire season continues.

Forthcoming revisions to grooming standards would do away with permanent shaving waivers, which could largely impact Black soldiers.

The service moved up its retirement of its final 162 close attack fighters by two years in a new budget request. The Air Force also asked for far fewer F-35s.

The name of Navy Medal of Honor recipient Oscar Verner Peterson, who gave his life to save his ship in World War II, will replace Harvey Milk, a gay civil rights activist.

The Marine Corps is turning the Navy’s amphibious assault ships into small and agile carriers loaded with F-35B Lightning II aircraft in preparation for a fight in the Pacific.

A Defense Intelligence Agency assessment of U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear sites was a “restrike report” on whether targets need to be hit again.

In a Department of Defense Inspector General Report, military medical personnel interviewed said they don’t feel qualified to care for troops on the battlefield due to a lack of hands-on experience.

Narciso Barranco’s three sons all joined the Marine Corps. On June 21, he was arrested by Border Patrol agents in California. He is currently in custody.

The site aims to recruit more tech experts, in addition to four executives from top tech firms like Palantir and Meta who were commissioned into the Army Reserve earlier this month.

Iran has built a vast network of proxy forces throughout the Middle East that have attacked U.S. troops in the region for decades.

On June 21, sensitive information from the flight manual for the AV-8B Harrier and its two-seat trainer, the TAV-8B, was posted on a “War Thunder” forum.

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs.