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We’re making some exciting moves at Task & Purpose
United States

We’re making some exciting moves at Task & Purpose

*slow clap*

The path from immigrant, to soldier, to officer
Army

The path from immigrant, to soldier, to officer

"I always wanted to give back."

We found it, folks: The worst military acronym ever conceived
Mandatory Fun

We found it, folks: The worst military acronym ever conceived

This is a freaking mouthful.

The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore
Air Force

The Air Force’s workout uniforms don’t look like middle-aged dad gear anymore

"The new uniform now includes all of the great performance features that you find in athletic wear today.”

The Air Force preaches ‘zero tolerance’ of sexual assault. So why is it retaining an airman guilty of it?
Air Force

The Air Force preaches ‘zero tolerance’ of sexual assault. So why is it retaining an airman guilty of it?

“I will never have the audacity to utter the words ‘accountability’ to my troops again.”

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off
Navy

Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off

His dismissal from the Navy stands.

This Army lieutenant colonel has built a playbook to kill the ‘cancer’ of sexual assault in the ranks
Army

This Army lieutenant colonel has built a playbook to kill the ‘cancer’ of sexual assault in the ranks

"These are my teammates. These are my sisters.”

US troops just got their asses handed to them by Lithuanian infantrymen
Army

US troops just got their asses handed to them by Lithuanian infantrymen

"We couldn’t see them even when we were right on top of them."

The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum
Navy

The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum

'We have become the worst-looking Navy in the world — with no competition.'

This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie
Entertainment

This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie

It has it all: LEGO dogfights, LEGO drama, LEGO teamwork, LEGO war, LEGO peace, LEGO life.

Air Force fires colonel in charge of pilot training wing
Air Force

Air Force fires colonel in charge of pilot training wing

"Commanders must uphold the highest standards and create and maintain a proper environment in their unit."

Newly-released video shows what it was like for US troops under Iranian missile attack
Iran

Newly-released video shows what it was like for US troops under Iranian missile attack

"I had fully accepted that I would die in that shelter with my team."

The guys behind ‘Snatch’ and ‘Top Gun’ team up to make a WWII caper about Britain’s first black ops unit
Entertainment

The guys behind ‘Snatch’ and ‘Top Gun’ team up to make a WWII caper about Britain’s first black ops unit

Honestly, this could be really good.

We salute the USS Sterett for flying this badass battle flag on the way back to port
Mandatory Fun

We salute the USS Sterett for flying this badass battle flag on the way back to port

"In ancient Greek folklore, the phoenix is a bird that cyclically regenerates or is born again."

That one scene in ‘Heat’ that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history
Entertainment

That one scene in ‘Heat’ that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history

It is one of the greatest on-screen examples of fire and movement.

Why it’s so difficult for the military to weed out extremists
Analysis

Why it’s so difficult for the military to weed out extremists

We have met the enemy and he is us.

Contractor steals 2,500 pages of secret documents from Air Force Research Lab
Air Force

Contractor steals 2,500 pages of secret documents from Air Force Research Lab

"No one checks your bags or folders or anything when you leave the office."

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’
Opinion

I’m returning to the Pentagon because I’m tired of hearing ‘You’re on mute’

I’ve embraced the Fobbit lifestyle for too long.

Steven Seagal is the new pitchman for a shady armored vehicle manufacturer in the UAE
Entertainment

Steven Seagal is the new pitchman for a shady armored vehicle manufacturer in the UAE

From C-list action movie star to D-list lord of war.

Why it took 16 years for this Marine to finally receive his Purple Heart
Marine Corps

Why it took 16 years for this Marine to finally receive his Purple Heart

Another case of lost paperwork.