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

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
Military Life

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
Military Life

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

US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal
News

US military defends air strikes that Taliban claim violate peace deal

The U.S. military defended on Sunday its air strikes against Taliban fighters last week, as the insurgent group accused Washington of violating a signed agreement

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

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

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
News

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
News

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

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
News

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
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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
Military Life

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.

The Army Chief of Staff wants you to have work-life balance. Seriously
News

The Army Chief of Staff wants you to have work-life balance. Seriously

“When every soldier feels so strongly about each other, they will do anything to care of those soldiers. That’s what it’s all about."

He lied about military service to get a lighter sentence for stealing guns. It backfired completely
News

He lied about military service to get a lighter sentence for stealing guns. It backfired completely

Though the lie was intended to earn the 36-year-old convicted felon a lighter sentence, it actually had the opposite effect.

Soldiers are officially getting their hands on the most advanced Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle yet
News

Soldiers are officially getting their hands on the most advanced Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle yet

Swedish manufacturer Saab has signed an $87 million multi-year contract with the Army to furnish soldiers with the new and improved 85mm M3E1 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles in the coming years

British submariners left a US Navy port in search of booze. They came back with COVID-19
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British submariners left a US Navy port in search of booze. They came back with COVID-19

Do you want a safety brief? Because in the age of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this is absolutely how you get a safety brief — and COVID-19, for that matter

Army leaders apparently need an app for leadership
News

Army leaders apparently need an app for leadership

It's supposed to help leaders "better connect with squad members and manage everyday tasks."