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"Even in the Army, all brand new uniforms with the belt, everybody wanted the belt."

“I was reminded of the seven-mile swim we do in BUD/S, and I thought to myself, if I have to I can do this all day"

The Marine Corps' second-highest-ranking officer has tested positive for COVID-19, according to defense officials.

The Afghan government has neither been informed nor consulted about any U.S. military plan to draw down to 2,500 troops next year, an Afghan official told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.

The Army has awarded a contract for a new variable-power rifle optic designed to replace the existing Rifle Combat Optic (RCO) on the M4A1 carbine

Welcome to motivation station!

All of the officers who had contact with Ray have tested negative for COVID-19 so far.

The 19-foot mini tugboats actually play an important role protecting their larger siblings

Yes, your latest military social media trend has arrived, and honestly, this is one I can actually get behind

The Air Force is continuing to experiment with delivering munitions on pallets thrown from the back of cargo aircraft as a way to turn transports into munitions trucks that provide additional strike capacity during a potential future conflict

The latest Iraq drawdown is complete.

I’m incredibly excited to tell you about the next chapter in the Task & Purpose story.

You may be badass, but are you "kicking up propeller vortexes and saluting onlookers with a bow" badass? This pilot sure as hell is

For some veterans, the thought of leaving the service can be incredibly difficult. Many wonder if they’ll ‘make it’ on the outside, and be able to support themselves and their loved ones. On top of that, many military members are second or third generation, which means they’ve spent their entire lives in a sort of nomadic state, moving from one base to another every few years. I spent 10 years in the Army and came from a military family; by the time I finally chose to ditch the combat boots, I’d moved 28 times.

“I am grateful that I received this training and was able to help as many people as I could.”

That's right Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been tapped to play Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt in a biopic directed by Martin Scorcese.

After years in the making, the Army is officially ordering a new batch of missile-hauling Stryker infantry combat vehicles to deploy to Europe in the coming years

A loose washer made the Reaper's ground control station send out erroneous commands while on a mission.

Turns out you can totally buy a fire truck and drive it around base, assuming you have the appropriate license, insurance, and don't mind being stopped by the Duty NCO every five minutes.