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Middle East

US troops return artillery fire after base in Syria hit by ‘multiple rockets’

No U.S. troops were injured.

Military Life

The new Air Force fitness test will feature walking instead of running and modified push-ups

The service is experimenting with a 'choose your own adventure' physical fitness test.

Iraq

Are the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria really as ‘defensive’ as the Pentagon claims?

The best offense is a good defense.

Entertainment

12 military books we’d love to see adapted to movies and TV shows

Matterhorn. About Face. The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors... the list goes on.

Entertainment

What military books do you want to see adapted for film and television?

There are so many: 'Matterhorn,' 'Redeployment,' 'Dispatches'...

Air Force

What we know about the Air Force veteran killed in an alleged hate crime in Massachusetts

“She was a beloved colleague who will be greatly missed.”

Army

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is tired of ignorant bullsh*t from people who don’t like to read

"I've read Mao Zedong, I've read Karl Marx, I've read Lenin. That doesn't make me a communist."

Air Force

Air Force authorizes baseball caps in uniform

Take me out to the (Big Blue) ball game...

United States

The Pentagon watchdog is hiring someone to focus on extremism in the military

The full-time job has a salary range between $161,700 and $199,300 per year.

Education

How to get the most out of your veteran education benefits

Getting a degree doesn’t have to break the bank.

Iran

US strikes in Syria and Iraq show the evolving fight against ISIS and now Iran

Forever War Lite.

Opinion

Here’s what you should know about product reviews on Task & Purpose

Here's how we review the latest and greatest gear and tech on the market.

Afghanistan

America has less than 80 days to keep its promise to Afghan interpreters

'They should have started months ago.'

Afghanistan War

AC-130 gunship crew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for saving 88 lives during Afghanistan battle

“I always say gunships are a team sport; you really can’t do something like this without a great team."

Army

Husband of pregnant soldier speaks out about her unit leaving her behind without food

"[T]hey didn’t do the bare minimum of at least making sure there were MREs there."

Entertainment

Tucker Carlson claims Gen. Milley is not qualified to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s wrong.

Milley has at least seven more combat deployments than Tucker Carlson.

Entertainment

Air Force combat controller breaks down that wild desert airstrike scene from ‘Transformers’

"What CCTs do is they stitch everything together, and they determine whether everyone on the battlefield lives or dies."

Army

This is the Army’s updated policy for transgender soldiers

"A soldier's gender identity will no longer be a basis for involuntary separation."

United States

VA accused of wading into ‘culture wars’ with gender-confirmation surgery for trans vets

Politics or life-saving necessity?

Afghanistan

US to begin evacuating Afghan interpreters before troop withdrawal [Updated]

About 18,000 Afghans have applied for visas.