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Watch the Navy’s beleaguered new stealth destroyer finally loose off a missile for the first time
Navy

Watch the Navy’s beleaguered new stealth destroyer finally loose off a missile for the first time

The Navy's stealthy new USS Zumwalt destroyer has successfully pulled off the first live-fire test of its unique vertical launch system with a Standard Missile (SM-2)

The studio behind ‘The Mandalorian’ is helping build a simulator for the Space Force
Entertainment

The studio behind ‘The Mandalorian’ is helping build a simulator for the Space Force

This is the way to lethal joint-domain superiority readiness

Don’t let your GI Bill go to waste
Transition

Don’t let your GI Bill go to waste

As a service member, you know that you qualify for GI Bill benefits that help pay for up to 36 months of higher education. But here’s something you may not know: around 50 percent of veterans never use their Post-9/11 GI Bill

This white supremacist group is recruiting veterans for a future race war
Veterans

This white supremacist group is recruiting veterans for a future race war

The Base looks for members with military experience so it will have an army of vigilante soldiers ready to take seize power

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia
Army

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

Special Forces needs a refresh.

We salute the USS Paul Hamilton for flying a Revolutionary War battle flag on its way back to port
Mandatory Fun

We salute the USS Paul Hamilton for flying a Revolutionary War battle flag on its way back to port

The USS Paul Hamilton recently returned to its homeport of San Diego sporting what's known as the 'Moultrie Flag,' a white crescent with the word 'LIBERTY' on a blue background

Watch the Army’s new missile-hauling Stryker in action
Army

Watch the Army’s new missile-hauling Stryker in action

Video published to Twitter last week by General Dynamic Land Systems shows an Stryker infantry carrier vehicle firing off a volley of Stinger and Hellfire missiles and testing out its 30mm autocannon, a major flex of the beastly new short-range air defense system

‘I can’t imagine doing this in boots’ — Soldiers revisit Currahee Mountain of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame
Army

‘I can’t imagine doing this in boots’ — Soldiers revisit Currahee Mountain of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame

“It shows just how tough they were and why they were able to endure so much during the war.

The Air Force’s new top enlisted leader just wrecked an airman on Facebook
Air Force

The Air Force’s new top enlisted leader just wrecked an airman on Facebook

One does not simply hassle CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass

New sculpture honoring servicewomen and military working dogs unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery
United States

New sculpture honoring servicewomen and military working dogs unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery

Servicewomen and military working dogs were honored with a new sculpture that was unveiled at Arlington National Cemetary on Saturday.

Man found guilty of trying to blow up a soldier’s SUV in the Pentagon parking lot
Army

Man found guilty of trying to blow up a soldier’s SUV in the Pentagon parking lot

A judge for the Eastern District of Virginia found Matthew Dmitri Richardson guilty of a federal arson charge for attempting to blow up an active-duty soldier's Land Rover in the Pentagon parking lot earlier this year.

Soldiers who made ‘message for liberals’ video get message from the Army: You’re screwed
Army

Soldiers who made ‘message for liberals’ video get message from the Army: You’re screwed

This video is just the latest example of service members doing stupid s--t and posting it on the internet

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’
Afghanistan War

How the Afghanistan withdrawal went from ‘home by Christmas’ to ‘standby to standby’

“I don't think there's anyone who believes we'll be at zero by the end of the year,” an unnamed senior administration official told NBC.

A few lucky soldiers are about to get their hands on a new light tank for testing
Army

A few lucky soldiers are about to get their hands on a new light tank for testing

A handful of soldiers will soon get the chance to kick the treads on two different light tank prototypes during an upcoming vehicle assessment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina

The military says it’s finally designing body armor for women for the umpteenth time this decade
Analysis

The military says it’s finally designing body armor for women for the umpteenth time this decade

"It really matters that we get this solved."

The commander-in-chief is officially America’s ‘crazy uncle’ who thinks Bin Laden is alive and Biden killed SEAL Team 6
United States

The commander-in-chief is officially America’s ‘crazy uncle’ who thinks Bin Laden is alive and Biden killed SEAL Team 6

"I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves."

The Army wants a new high-powered grenade launcher to wreck armored targets and drones
Army

The Army wants a new high-powered grenade launcher to wreck armored targets and drones

Soldiers can prepare to kiss their standard-issue M203 and M320s goodbye: the Army is officially on the hunt for a brand new grenade launcher

2 new cases of COVID-19 reported on the USS Theodore Roosevelt
Navy

2 new cases of COVID-19 reported on the USS Theodore Roosevelt

Two sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and have been transported off the ship, Navy officials confirmed to Task & Purpose.

An F-16 strafed and killed a civilian contractor during a training exercise. His widow sued the US for millions and won
Air Force

An F-16 strafed and killed a civilian contractor during a training exercise. His widow sued the US for millions and won

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Holbrook, a former Tactical Air Control Party airman turned defense contractor, was killed during a nighttime live-fire training exercise at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on January 31, 2017

Pentagon releases latest numbers for suicide deaths in 2020
Mental Health

Pentagon releases latest numbers for suicide deaths in 2020

These figures are likely lagging indicators, as the Associated Press first revealed last month that suicide deaths had increased much more by the end of August.