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Corps identifies Marine shot and killed while home on holiday leave

“We are tremendously saddened by this terrible loss."

This might be the deadliest Marine Corps recruit on Parris Island
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This might be the deadliest Marine Corps recruit on Parris Island

“I grew up with a rifle in my hand"

USS Nimitz ordered to turn the f— around and stay in the Middle East amid Iran threats
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USS Nimitz ordered to turn the f— around and stay in the Middle East amid Iran threats

Operation Persian Freedom?

Why 2005’s ‘Battalion Wars’ is still my favorite video game ever
Culture

Why 2005’s ‘Battalion Wars’ is still my favorite video game ever

When it comes to video games, I peaked 15 years ago.

Watch Julian Assange, looking like bearded David Letterman, as he’s arrested outside Ecuador’s embassy
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Watch Julian Assange, looking like bearded David Letterman, as he’s arrested outside Ecuador’s embassy

London police were invited into the embassy at Ecuador's request — Assange finally pissed them off enough.

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Here Are All The Things We’re Apparently Not Allowed To Say About Julian Assange Or WikiLeaks

It should come as no surprise that an email from WikiLeaks that it didn't want published ended up being leaked online.

10 former defense secretaries call on Pentagon leaders to keep the military out of election politics
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10 former defense secretaries call on Pentagon leaders to keep the military out of election politics

"The time for questioning the results has passed."

Save your military pay now, so you’re not paying for it later
Military Life

Save your military pay now, so you’re not paying for it later

Three militants killed in New Year’s Day airstrikes on al-Shabaab compounds in Somalia
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Three militants killed in New Year’s Day airstrikes on al-Shabaab compounds in Somalia

"We retain the means and the will to strike the al-Shabaab terrorist network when necessary."

This hilarious new animated short captures the boredom felt by troops everywhere
Culture

This hilarious new animated short captures the boredom felt by troops everywhere

"At the end of the day, we want to make veterans laugh. Because that’s the best therapy."

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas
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Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

Ho, ho, ho!

Navy Reservists are getting a brand new payment system
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Navy Reservists are getting a brand new payment system

A service member thumbs through a stack of cash.
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The Army is modernizing its payment systems

B-52s fly over the Middle East in another rattle of the saber at Iran
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B-52s fly over the Middle East in another rattle of the saber at Iran

"We are ready and able to respond to any aggression directed at Americans or our interests."

2020 sucked but these Task & Purpose stories were good as hell
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2020 sucked but these Task & Purpose stories were good as hell

Let's recognize some of the good stories to come out of this otherwise godawful year.

Investigators reportedly looking into whether Nashville bombing suspect believed in alien lizards
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Investigators reportedly looking into whether Nashville bombing suspect believed in alien lizards

Go home 2020. You're drunk.

‘It’s going to take time’ — Top Army leaders are playing the long game with putting people first
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‘It’s going to take time’ — Top Army leaders are playing the long game with putting people first

"Leaders need to be asking those questions, and they are, because they now know people are number one."

These stick figure comics will change how you see the Coast Guard
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These stick figure comics will change how you see the Coast Guard

“People in the Coast Guard feel like they didn’t serve, and I don’t want people to not seek treatment because of that.”

Cardi B demands someone at the Pentagon ‘let a b*tch know’ what is going on
Culture

Cardi B demands someone at the Pentagon ‘let a b*tch know’ what is going on

Please let us know too.

California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus
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California Air Force base to house US citizens evacuated from China due to Wuhan coronavirus

"March Air Reserve Base and the DoD stand ready to provide housing support to Health and Human Services (HHS) as they work to handle the arrival of nearly 200 people."