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US airstrikes against five Kata’ib Hezbollah targets were meant to deter further rocket attacks. They didn’t
Middle East

US airstrikes against five Kata’ib Hezbollah targets were meant to deter further rocket attacks. They didn’t

While it is not yet clear who launched the latest rocket attack on Camp Taji, the airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah have not stopped tensions in Iraq from escalating further.

We salute the Army crew who named their howitzer ‘coronavirus’
Army

We salute the Army crew who named their howitzer ‘coronavirus’

The 1st Armored Division on Saturday shared a photo to Twitter of the name 'coronavirus' emblazoned on the 155 mm gun of an M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer

US fighter jets intercept 2 more pairs of Russian reconnaissance planes near Alaska in second and third incidents this week
Air Force

US fighter jets intercept 2 more pairs of Russian reconnaissance planes near Alaska in second and third incidents this week

The U.S. military deployed fighter jets to intercept two pairs of Russian aircraft as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday, North American Aerospace Defense Command announced, the second and third intercepts of Russian aircraft in the area this week

The Navy wants you to help torpedo the coronavirus
Navy

The Navy wants you to help torpedo the coronavirus

As if the Pentagon's lethality obsession couldn't get any weirder

The Pentagon’s secret ‘Space Bar’ beckons. I will find it.
Analysis

The Pentagon’s secret ‘Space Bar’ beckons. I will find it.

For the US military's top space officials, there is a place somewhere in the Pentagon where everyone knows your name.

Second rocket attack strikes base housing US forces in Iraq
Iraq

Second rocket attack strikes base housing US forces in Iraq

A fresh barrage of rockets struck a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, U.S. military officials announced Saturday, just days after a similar attack killed two U.S. service members there.

13 movies and shows to watch during your coronavirus quarantine
Entertainment

13 movies and shows to watch during your coronavirus quarantine

With the U.S. in a state of national emergency over the spread of the coronavirus within the country and movement for DoD personnel restricted around the world, there's a chance that you'll eventually find yourself holed up in your home or barracks for the foreseeable future — which also means you'll find yourself bored as hell.

ISIS offers tips on how to avoid getting coronavirus
Training

ISIS offers tips on how to avoid getting coronavirus

Wash your hands, infidels.

Meet Cooper Chester X, mascot of the Bulldog Brigade and Fort Bliss’ very good boy
Mandatory Fun

Meet Cooper Chester X, mascot of the Bulldog Brigade and Fort Bliss’ very good boy

Perhaps the goodest boy in the Army.

Send a personalized letter to an American hero through the Medal of Honor Mail Call
Mandatory Fun

Send a personalized letter to an American hero through the Medal of Honor Mail Call

For the fourth year in a row, letters, post-cards, pictures, drawings and personal notes are being collected for the Medal of Honor Mail Call.

US airstrikes on Iraqi militia were purely ‘defensive’ even though they were technically offensive, commander says
Iraq

US airstrikes on Iraqi militia were purely ‘defensive’ even though they were technically offensive, commander says

The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah to prevent future attacks such as the rocket strike on Camp Taji, Iraq, which killed two US troops and one British service member

The F-35 still has hundreds of problems the Pentagon has no plans on fixing
Fighter Aircraft

The F-35 still has hundreds of problems the Pentagon has no plans on fixing

The beleaguered F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is still suffering from hundreds of unresolved design flaws, according to a new report from a non-governmental watchdog, dozens of which the Defense Department has "no plan" to ever correct

Pentagon identifies US service members killed during rocket attack on Camp Taji
Army

Pentagon identifies US service members killed during rocket attack on Camp Taji

Rest in peace.

Chelsea Manning released from jail and ordered to pay $256,000 fine
Army

Chelsea Manning released from jail and ordered to pay $256,000 fine

Manning was in jail for more than 300 days.

US strikes Iranian-backed forces in retaliation for Camp Taji attack that killed 2 US service members
Iran

US strikes Iranian-backed forces in retaliation for Camp Taji attack that killed 2 US service members

A defense official told Task & Purpose the strikes were "all over Iraq."

‘I really wasn’t thinking of anything else’ — Guardsman saves widow and her four dogs from burning home
National Guard

‘I really wasn’t thinking of anything else’ — Guardsman saves widow and her four dogs from burning home

"I knew she was in there, and I knew she needed to get out."

The Army has selected an optic for its new sniper rifle
Army

The Army has selected an optic for its new sniper rifle

The Army has officially selected an optic to go with its brand new Precision Sniper Rifle

‘All options are on the table’ — Pentagon mulling response to Camp Taji rocket attack by Iran-backed militia
Iran

‘All options are on the table’ — Pentagon mulling response to Camp Taji rocket attack by Iran-backed militia

"Let me be clear — the United States will not tolerate attacks against our people, our interests, or our allies."

The Pentagon’s obsession with lethality just took a dark turn
United States

The Pentagon’s obsession with lethality just took a dark turn

The Pentagon loves to apply its favorite buzzword 'lethality' to anything and everything, and the global coronavirus pandemic is no exception

DoD adopts strict global travel restrictions to fight coronavirus
United States

DoD adopts strict global travel restrictions to fight coronavirus

The Defense Department has implemented restrictions on where US troops, families, and civilians can go. Here is what you need to know.