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No joke, Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ parody is launching on Netflix in May
Space Force

No joke, Steve Carell’s ‘Space Force’ parody is launching on Netflix in May

We can't f'ing wait.

An A-10 pilot walked away unharmed after an emergency belly landing at Moody AFB
Air Force

An A-10 pilot walked away unharmed after an emergency belly landing at Moody AFB

The pilot declared an in-flight emergency before bringing the plane down without landing gear, Moody Air Force Base officials said

DARPA wants to use science to help you sleep better and poop good
Fitness

DARPA wants to use science to help you sleep better and poop good

ADAPTER would take the form of an “implantable or ingestible bioelectronic carrier that can provide warfighters control over their own physiology,” according to DARPA

Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan arrested
Afghanistan

Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan arrested

Abdullah Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, was arrested alongside 19 other militants in a "targeted and sophisticated operation," Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security said in a statement

We salute the Navy vet who passed away this week after serving DoD for 78 years
Navy

We salute the Navy vet who passed away this week after serving DoD for 78 years

"I was retirement eligible in October 1973," Tatigian said three years ago. "If you love what you do and derive a sense of personal worthiness, it's not really work.”

More than 1,000 VA employees have tested positive for COVID-19
United States

More than 1,000 VA employees have tested positive for COVID-19

More than 1,000 Veterans Affairs employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to data provided to Task & Purpose by the VA.

Corps says Marines won’t be allowed to wear N95 or surgical masks, even if they own them
Marine Corps

Corps says Marines won’t be allowed to wear N95 or surgical masks, even if they own them

"The Marine Corps considers N95 masks to be prioritized for medical personnel."

Ousted Navy secretary takes responsibility for Theodore Roosevelt fiasco: ‘It’s my fault. I own it’
Navy

Ousted Navy secretary takes responsibility for Theodore Roosevelt fiasco: ‘It’s my fault. I own it’

"I know what I have to do save the ship."

Yet another aircraft carrier has reported a positive COVID-19 case
Navy

Yet another aircraft carrier has reported a positive COVID-19 case

At least two sailors assigned to the USS Nimitz has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last week, Politico reports, the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier to report a positive case of the virus among its crew

Army Undersecretary James McPherson to take over as Acting Navy Secretary
Army

Army Undersecretary James McPherson to take over as Acting Navy Secretary

McPherson retired in 2006 as the Judge Advocate General of the Navy

Veterans group calls on lawmakers to credential former medics to join the fight against COVID-19
Veterans

Veterans group calls on lawmakers to credential former medics to join the fight against COVID-19

Team Rubicon is calling on state governors and members of Congress to allow former military medical personnel to be credentialed so they can help overburdened hospitals amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Thomas Modly
Navy

Acting Navy Secretary Modly resigns

Modly is officially out.

COVID-19 causes further delay in Navy recruits leaving for boot camp at Great Lakes
Navy

COVID-19 causes further delay in Navy recruits leaving for boot camp at Great Lakes

No new Navy recruits are expected to arrive at boot camp until April 19.

The best photos of the US military in 2019, according to an award-winning Air Force photographer
Air Force

The best photos of the US military in 2019, according to an award-winning Air Force photographer

"You have to be ready to shoot at any time, always looking for the action, the emotion that tells some kind of a story"

Three soldiers have been found dead in Alaska in the last month
Army

Three soldiers have been found dead in Alaska in the last month

Our thoughts are with these soldiers' loved ones.

Air Force resumes sending new recruits to basic training after weeklong pause due to COVID-19
Air Force

Air Force resumes sending new recruits to basic training after weeklong pause due to COVID-19

The number of recruits in the training pipeline is being reduced from 700 to 460 recruits each week

‘I’m wearing the same mask three days in a row’ — VA workers detail what it’s like on the frontline of COVID-19
United States

‘I’m wearing the same mask three days in a row’ — VA workers detail what it’s like on the frontline of COVID-19

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, five VA healthcare workers spoke to Task & Purpose on the condition their names not be used in order to detail concerns over the department’s response to the spread of the virus.

The Army is putting a two-week pause on shipping trainees to basic over COVID-19
Army

The Army is putting a two-week pause on shipping trainees to basic over COVID-19

The conditions-based pause will be reassessed after the first two weeks

Lawmakers call for removal of Navy Secretary over USS Theodore Roosevelt debacle
Navy

Lawmakers call for removal of Navy Secretary over USS Theodore Roosevelt debacle

“Modly’s remarks to the crew show that he is in no way fit to lead our Navy through this trying time," wrote Rep. Elaine Luria. "Secretary Esper should immediately fire him"

‘He’s definitely a hated man right now’ — USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors react to Navy Secretary blasting their former captain
Navy

‘He’s definitely a hated man right now’ — USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors react to Navy Secretary blasting their former captain

"My friend made the comparison that it was like disrespecting someone who has passed away at their wake"