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News

Top U.S. General in Iraq looks back on the legacy and lessons of the attack on ‘Tower 22’

The commanding general of Operation Inherent Resolve, Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell, talked to Task & Purpose about the January attack in Jordan that killed three soldiers.

Travis Bell, XVIII Airborne Corps barber, poses for a photo in his barbershop at Fort Liberty, N.C., June 20, 2024. In recognition for providing a lifetime of consistent, quality haircuts for Soldiers at Fort Liberty, Travis Bell, XVIII Airborne Corps barber, will be inducted into The National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame, September 2024. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Jason Sessions)
News

Army barber’s 57 year legacy with the Airborne leads to haircutting hall of fame 

Travis Bell has been cutting the hair of every kind of soldier at Fort Liberty, from new privates to four-star generals, for 57 years.

U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Team Soldiers and Army Rangers seized and exploited an underground nuclear facility during a training exercise.
News

One of the Army’s top Nuclear teams trained with Rangers and Green Berets

Rangers, Green Berets, and Nuclear Disablement Team 1 trained together in two different states for a rare opportunity to hone their skills together for real-world scenarios.

women in draft
News

Should women be drafted? Congress weighs the question yet again

The issue of adding women to a military draft has come up multiple times over the last decade.

The DPAA announced the identification and accounting for 16 service members from both WW II and Korean War.
News

Soldiers missing from Chosin Reservoir and Bataan identified for return home

A military laboratory identified the remains of 16 missing soldiers, many of whom were last seen as POWs.

Army soldiers Zombie apocolypse
News

The 4th Infantry Division’s huge obstacle course looked like the zombie apocalypse

Soldiers at Fort Carson competed in a division-wide tradition that honored the role of the 4th ID on D-Day and looked like End Times.

Navy Seal Goines first Black SEAL
News

Master Chief William Goines, first Black Navy SEAL, passes away at 88

Though barred from the pool in his hometown growing up, Willliam Goines became the first Black sailor to serve as a modern-era SEAL.

pararescue rescue vehicle crash
Air Force

An Air Force rescue vehicle crash left two airmen permanently disabled

An Air Force firefighter was honored for his treatment of a critically injured passenger and a quick-thinking evacuation plan after the rollover accident.

JLOTS is an umbrella term for several different U.S. military capabilities that can deliver supplies from the sea to shore.
Army

The Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore is a capability, not just a pier

Though the pier in Gaza has had its struggles in recent high seas, the JLOTS system is a key capability that combines skills from the Army, Navy and civilian world.

Tech. Sgt. Mitchel Carroll, 96th Test Wing, assesses a Raptor Flight Airman during an open ranks inspection March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Class 19 Charlie is in its fourth week of five of Airman Leadership School. ALS attendance is a mandatory step in becoming an Air Force non-commissioned officer. More than 300 Airmen complete the course at Eglin each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
News

Uniform inspections and stricter shaving rules coming in renewed Air Force focus on ‘standards’

Airmen can expect universal uniform inspections and a crackdown on shaving in Air Combat Command, the service's largest branch.

osprey grounded
News

V-22 Osprey flights to stay limited until mid-2025

The tiltrotor V-22 returned to partial operations in March, but the military is still reviewing what led to fatal mishaps.

Rescued civilian sailors were airlifted by helicopter to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on June 15.
News

Navy rescues merchant crew in the Red Sea, bombs Houthi sites as attacks continue

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted 24 civilians after their ship was heavily damaged by a Houthi drone.

gt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael R. Weimer salutes at the unveiled and renamed Sgt. Stout vehicle, previously the M-SHORAD. (photo by Christopher Kaufmann/U.S. Army)
News

Army renames air defense system after Medal of Honor recipient

In Vietnam, Sgt. Mitchell Stout gave his life protecting soldiers from a grenade. Now the Army renamed the M-SHORAD system after him.

TOPSHOT - Residents queue for vaccination in Marikina City, suburban Manila on August 6, 2021, as authorities imposed another lockdown to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant and ease pressure on hospitals while trying to avoid crushing economic activity. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
News

Pentagon defends anti-vaccine disinformation program in the Philippines

The military set up hundreds of fake social media accounts that sowed doubt about Chinese efforts to fight COVID-19 in the country.

Cmdr. David Ruhlig (center) assuming command of Coast Guard Station New York in July 2021. (photo by Daniel Henry/U.S. Coast Guard)
News

Coast Guard fires commander of its biggest station

Cmdr. David Ruhlig was relieved of command of Coast Guard Station New York on June 3.

Alaska rescue
Air Force

Alaska Air Guard crews rescue six survivors of remote plane crash

A small float plane crashed in heavy woods near Lake Clark, a remote National Park that can only be reached by air.

Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Brian Schwenk
News

Court-martial set in shooting death of Lance Corporal who was ‘born to be a Marine’

Lance Cpl. Austin Brian Schwenk was killed on Oct. 18, 2023 at Camp Lejeune. Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp’s trial is scheduled for November.

Marine sticking his hand in a fire ant hill.
Culture

Marine sticks his hand in fire ant hill, because Marines gonna Marine

The average person may not picture an ant as a Marine’s ultimate challenger, but one Marine chose fire ants as a means to test his pain response — or so it seems. 

Two soldiers grappling during MACP training.
Military Life

Everything you need to know about the Modern Army Combatives Program

The Modern Army Combatives Program teaches soldiers the fundamentals of fighting hand to hand, but it’s not an advanced block of instruction. Soldiers will need to continue honing their hand-to-hand.

Russian navy in Cuba
News

Navy dispatches ships and planes as Russian ships arrive in Cuba

Three U.S. Navy destroyers and a P-8 sub-hunting aircraft were shadowing a Russian flotilla arriving in Havana, Cuba.