Read the latest articles from Task & Purpose

(Page 349)
Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know
Tech & Tactics

Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know

Interstellar visitors or great power competition?

Army leaders are looking into racial disparities in the service’s justice system
News

Army leaders are looking into racial disparities in the service’s justice system

"Gen. Vereen and I, along with Army leaders, need to look hard at ourselves."

Your friendly neighbor Jim Mattis wants you to wear a face mask
Culture

Your friendly neighbor Jim Mattis wants you to wear a face mask

Jim Mattis wants you... to wear a face mask during the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, so we can beat this "little bugger."

Navy destroyer sails near Venezuelan coast in clear message to Maduro regime
News

Navy destroyer sails near Venezuelan coast in clear message to Maduro regime

A U.S. Navy ship navigated near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday in what the U.S. military's Southern Command called a "freedom of navigation operation," a day after a cargo ship from U.S. foe Iran docked at a port of the South American country

Meet the ‘Boogaloo boys,’ the violent extremists attracting members of the US military
News

Meet the ‘Boogaloo boys,’ the violent extremists attracting members of the US military

The future of violent anti-government extremism in the U.S. might be summed up in a single word: Boogaloo

The Pentagon spent $300 million on defective and missing F-35 parts over the last five years, and lawmakers are furious
Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon spent $300 million on defective and missing F-35 parts over the last five years, and lawmakers are furious

A group of high-ranking Congress members is launching an investigation into Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet program after being told U.S. military had to spend $300 million in the last five years on defective and missing parts

Airmen are finally about to receive their first new pistol in 35 years
News

Airmen are finally about to receive their first new pistol in 35 years

The Air Force has officially begun procurement of the Army's Modular Handgun System to replace its existing pistol arsenal

Soldier accused of planning attack on his own unit, giving classified info to Neo-Nazi group
News

Soldier accused of planning attack on his own unit, giving classified info to Neo-Nazi group

"Melzer was motivated by racism and hatred as he attempted to carry out this ultimate act of betrayal."

The Air Force is investigating whether airman in Guam broke quarantine and triggered a COVID-19 outbreak
News

The Air Force is investigating whether airman in Guam broke quarantine and triggered a COVID-19 outbreak

An Air Force base in Guam is experiencing a major spike in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, and officials are investigating whether any airmen bear responsibility after violating any mandatory protection measures

Watch an F-15 take out an ISIS ‘summer camp’ in rural Iraq
News

Watch an F-15 take out an ISIS ‘summer camp’ in rural Iraq

U.S.-led coalition aircraft successfully destroyed three ISIS training camps in a rural area of Iraq's Kirkuk province, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve announced on Saturday

Foul play suspected in death of Fort Hood soldier whose skeletal remains were found in a field
News

Foul play suspected in death of Fort Hood soldier whose skeletal remains were found in a field

On Sunday, the Army announced that it had identified Pvt. Gregory Scott Morales, as the soldier whose skeletal remains were discovered on June 19 in Killeen, Texas.

starship troopers
Culture

9 fascinating military facts about ‘Starship Troopers’ you may have missed

"Everyone fights. No one quits."

Bear Grylls is rebooting ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ — with Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan
History

Bear Grylls is rebooting ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ — with Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan

Yes, you read that correctly, Bear Grylls, the former British soldier turned adventurer and television personality is giving the classic story of love, betrayal and revenge a modern-day military makeover.

Remembering the ‘losers,’ ‘liars,’ and ‘dopes’ once known as President Trump’s ‘very best people’
News

Remembering the ‘losers,’ ‘liars,’ and ‘dopes’ once known as President Trump’s ‘very best people’

So why did he hire them?

Judge denies Trump administration request to block Bolton’s book
News

Judge denies Trump administration request to block Bolton’s book

The book, scheduled to hit store shelves on Tuesday, is already in the hands of media organizations.

Trump says it’s a ‘disgrace’ after protesters take down statue of Confederate general in D.C.
News

Trump says it’s a ‘disgrace’ after protesters take down statue of Confederate general in D.C.

The Navy has shamefully made the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s former captain a scapegoat
News

The Navy has shamefully made the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s former captain a scapegoat

Congress has already announced it will launch its own investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Senator pushes Medal of Honor upgrade for Marine sergeant who threw back enemy grenade in Vietnam
News

Senator pushes Medal of Honor upgrade for Marine sergeant who threw back enemy grenade in Vietnam

Badass.

Navy decides against reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as USS Theodore Roosevelt commander
News

Navy decides against reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier as USS Theodore Roosevelt commander

"He failed to take appropriate action, to do the things that the commanding officer of a ship is supposed to do"

A West Virginia town of 8,400 people just picked up an MRAP for some reason
News

A West Virginia town of 8,400 people just picked up an MRAP for some reason

Does a small town in West Virginia really need a tactical vehicle designed to deal with improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq?