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Transition

Products for warfighters by warfighters

BAE Systems is dedicated to recruiting and employing veterans and transitioning them back to civilian life

The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is staying at sea to avoid COVID-19 exposure
Navy

The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is staying at sea to avoid COVID-19 exposure

The crews of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will have to wait a while longer before they get back to port, the Navy announced on Monday.

In the IRR? The military may want you back if you served in one of these jobs
Transition

In the IRR? The military may want you back if you served in one of these jobs

At least one of the military services says it's looking for members of the Individual Ready Reserve to come back into the fold — and the call goes beyond just those who served in medical specialties

Knowing is half the battle: You can now watch the classic 80s ‘GI Joe’ cartoons for free on YouTube
Mandatory Fun

Knowing is half the battle: You can now watch the classic 80s ‘GI Joe’ cartoons for free on YouTube

Thanks to the folks over at Hasbro, you can re-watch the first 15 episodes 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' for free on YouTube

Here’s how military spouses can finish their education while on the move
Education

Here’s how military spouses can finish their education while on the move

More than 80 percent of active-duty Air Force bases in the US have a COVID-19 case
Air Force

More than 80 percent of active-duty Air Force bases in the US have a COVID-19 case

More than four fifths of active-duty Air Force bases in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.

A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor has died of COVID-19
Navy

A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor has died of COVID-19

A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Navy announced on Monday

The USS Theodore Roosevelt fiasco shows how paranoid the Pentagon is about China
Navy

The USS Theodore Roosevelt fiasco shows how paranoid the Pentagon is about China

When it comes to China, every uniformed and civilian leader in the United States is completely paranoid

The Marine Corps is keeping barber shops open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, defying common sense
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is keeping barber shops open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, defying common sense

The commander of tens of thousands of troops at Camp Pendleton wants Marines to keep their cuts high and tight — and base barber shops are more than happy to oblige

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader
Air Force

Special tactics airmen receive valor awards for daring Middle East raids, one of which took out top Al Qaeda leader

A group of special tactics airmen were honored with valor awards for their "selfless actions" during a series of raids carried out during a three-month deployment to Afghanistan, one of which resulted in the death of a top Al Qaeda leader in the region,

There’s a realistic zombie apocalypse gun course to help you prepare for the end times
Mandatory Fun

There’s a realistic zombie apocalypse gun course to help you prepare for the end times

This three-gun shooting company let's you live out your wildest fantasies of being an intrepid slayer of the undead, as you make your way through a timed course, landing headshots left and right on flesh-eating zombies

Hero soldier praised for saving children during El Paso mass shooting found dead at Fort Bliss
Army

Hero soldier praised for saving children during El Paso mass shooting found dead at Fort Bliss

Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr., the 23-year-old soldier who won praise from the the public, the Army and President Donald Trump for his heroism during a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in last year, was found dead in his quarters at Fort Bliss on Wednesday, officials said

Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ parody actually got military awards right
Space Force

Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ parody actually got military awards right

Like we needed another reason to get excited.

Watch an F/A-18 Super Hornet pull off an insanely-low flyby for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Entertainment

Watch an F/A-18 Super Hornet pull off an insanely-low flyby for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

The premiere of Top Gun: Maverick may have been pushed back to December due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but you can still satisfy your need for speed with this new behind-the scenes shot from the upcoming sequel

The Air Force wants to load up B-1B Lancers with hypersonic missiles capable of smashing targets at Mach 5
Air Force

The Air Force wants to load up B-1B Lancers with hypersonic missiles capable of smashing targets at Mach 5

The Air Force's favorite non-nuclear bomber may soon boast an arsenal of hypersonic missiles to scare the bejesus out of America's adversaries

Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ looks like ‘Tears of the Sun’ had a baby with ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
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Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ looks like ‘Tears of the Sun’ had a baby with ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’

Netflix's upcoming action flick 'Extraction' looks like a pretty decent way to procrastinate while stuck at home

The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some
Navy

The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some

The last thing acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly wanted to do was name a ship. Since he never got that chance, we here at Task & Purpose decided to step in to help with a few ideas of our own.

The Army developed a drone camera you can fire from a grenade launcher
Army

The Army developed a drone camera you can fire from a grenade launcher

Scientists from the Army Research Laboratory envision that their new Grenade Launched Unmanned Aerial System (GLUAS) will provide soldiers with an eye in the sky during a firefight

The Army is eyeing 30mm autocannons for even more of its Stryker fleet
Army

The Army is eyeing 30mm autocannons for even more of its Stryker fleet

After testing out a batch of upgunned Stryker infantry fighting vehicles in Europe, the Army appears poised to field its beastly new 30mm autocannon system across even more of its existing Stryker fleet

The USS Nimitz narrowly avoided a major COVID-19 outbreak, Navy officials say
Navy

The USS Nimitz narrowly avoided a major COVID-19 outbreak, Navy officials say

The two sailors being treated for COVID-19 were off the ship before the fast cruise started on April 1, Navy officials told Task & Purpose