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Meet the Ripsaw M5, the unmanned battlewagon that can launch drones and sneak up on enemies
Tech & Tactics

Meet the Ripsaw M5, the unmanned battlewagon that can launch drones and sneak up on enemies

The well-armed tracked vehicle equipped with high-end sensors that can deploy unmanned air and ground assets like a drone mothership

An Army vet turned Florida congressman wished the Navy a happy birthday with a photo of a Russian battlecruiser
News

An Army vet turned Florida congressman wished the Navy a happy birthday with a photo of a Russian battlecruiser

Mistakes happen, especially on the Internet, but a recent flub from the office of Florida congressman is especially heinous

Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid US retreat
News

Russia-backed Syrian forces enter Kurdish-held region amid US retreat

Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal

We salute the Florida man who drove his 1948 John Deere tractor across the country to support veterans
Military Life

We salute the Florida man who drove his 1948 John Deere tractor across the country to support veterans

He isn't a veteran, but he's devoted to the cause

Master Sgt. Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in the head while looking for Bowe Bergdahl
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Master Sgt. Mark Allen dies 10 years after being shot in the head while looking for Bowe Bergdahl

Retired Master Sgt. Mark Allen had been unable to walk or speak since a sniper shot him in the head in July 2009.

US troops in anguish as the White House and Pentagon give their Kurdish allies the middle finger
News

US troops in anguish as the White House and Pentagon give their Kurdish allies the middle finger

"We have not abandoned the Kurds, let me be clear about that," Defense Secretary Esper said on Friday. "We have not abandoned them. No one greenlighted this operation by Turkey – just the opposite. We pushed back very hard at all levels telling the Turks not to commence this operation."

Most US troops leaving Syria as Turkish invasion pushes further into Kurdish territory
News

Most US troops leaving Syria as Turkish invasion pushes further into Kurdish territory

As of Sunday, President Trump had not ordered all US troops to withdraw from Syria.

Mattis warns of ISIS comeback in wake of Trump pullout in Syria
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Mattis warns of ISIS comeback in wake of Trump pullout in Syria

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning that it's "absolutely a given" that ISIS will come back if the U.S. doesn't keep up pressure on the group, a week after President Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from northern Syria.

Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics
News

Right makes might: How the US will lose its strategic advantage if it loses its ethics

We see ourselves as upholding a higher standard. We aren't just some overgrown banana republic. We're a "shining city on a hill."

A new ‘Band of Brothers’ series will highlight the chaotic and deadly missions of Air Force bomber crews in WWII
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A new ‘Band of Brothers’ series will highlight the chaotic and deadly missions of Air Force bomber crews in WWII

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg are bringing the third series in its Band of Brothers franchise to Apple TV+, which will highlight the American bomber crews who fought the air war over Nazi Germany during World War II, according to Deadline.

Trump says White House is reviewing case of Green Beret accused of killing unarmed Afghan man in 2010
News

Trump says White House is reviewing case of Green Beret accused of killing unarmed Afghan man in 2010

Golsteyn, a decorated Special Forces officer, admitted during a CIA polygraph test in 2011 that he had killed an unarmed Afghan during a 2010 deployment, after a tribal leader said the man was a bomb-maker who had killed two Marines.

Pentagon says Turkey fired artillery within ‘few hundred meters’ of US troops in Syria
News

Pentagon says Turkey fired artillery within ‘few hundred meters’ of US troops in Syria

U.S. troops came under artillery fire ​from the Turkish military that landed within "a few hundred meters" of their position in Kobani, Syria, a Pentagon spokeswoman said Friday.

He fled his home at the end of the war. Now he’s the first Vietnamese-American to be a US Navy admiral
News

He fled his home at the end of the war. Now he’s the first Vietnamese-American to be a US Navy admiral

Huan Nguyen became the first Vietnamese American promoted to the rank of rear admiral during a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10.

The heroism of Medal of Honor recipients Audie Murphy and Sal Giunta get the comic book treatment
Culture

The heroism of Medal of Honor recipients Audie Murphy and Sal Giunta get the comic book treatment

It's not a stretch to say that the acts of heroism, courage, and sacrifice laid out in these citations are super human. It seems only natural they get the super hero treatment.

US employers see vets as lacking emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, according to a major study
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US employers see vets as lacking emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, according to a major study

New research from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process indicates that although veteran job candidates are widely seen as possessing a "calm under pressure and having a get-it-done kind of attitude," they lack "creativity, interpersonal skills and emotional capacity"

‘Give it to them, boys!’ — Stunning audio captures the chaos of D-Day as you’ve never heard it before
History

‘Give it to them, boys!’ — Stunning audio captures the chaos of D-Day as you’ve never heard it before

This is what it sounds like when more than 156,000 enormous pairs of balls roll up on a French beach ready to kick some Nazi ass

At least 10 ‘known or suspected terrorists’ tried to access Army bases in 2018
News

At least 10 ‘known or suspected terrorists’ tried to access Army bases in 2018

Big yikes

A soldier stole a 155mm artillery round during training and nobody noticed for 6 years
News

A soldier stole a 155mm artillery round during training and nobody noticed for 6 years

A soldier stole a 155mm artillery round and concealed it among his possessions before admitting to the theft six years later according to the Army Crime Report for Fiscal Year 2018, which was obtained by Task & Purpose

The Army let hundreds of soldiers rejoin the service after being kicked out for ‘adverse reasons’
News

The Army let hundreds of soldiers rejoin the service after being kicked out for ‘adverse reasons’

The U.S. Army allowed hundreds of soldiers to rejoin the service after being separated for "adverse reasons," according to an internal document obtained by Task & Purpose.

US to send thousands more troops to Saudi Arabia in response to attack on oil facilities
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US to send thousands more troops to Saudi Arabia in response to attack on oil facilities

The United States is planning to send a large number of additional forces to Saudi Arabia following the Sept. 14 attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran, the Pentagon announced on Friday