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Kristopher Battles interviewed veterans of Operation Phantom Fury to capture their experiences in his painting of house-to-house combat in Fallujah.

Most of the Army’s horses, donkeys and mules are being donated “to align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness.”

Team Rubicon, a veterans-led disaster response organization, has volunteers in Texas assessing the damage from flooding as it plans its response.

The Marine Corps posted a new website that reviews every standard rifle issued to Marines in the service's 250 year history, from muskets to M4s.

The 8th Air Force converted B-17 bombers into early drones, packed with explosives and intended to use to take out fortified targets.

The Army will lead the new group, which will try to coordinate the different service branches' efforts to develop ways to take out enemy uncrewed vehicles.

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform sleeves.

Raymond Zumba attempted to pay $3,500 for a former Navy shipmate in exchange for “real but unauthorized” identification cards.

The Department of Defense authorized the mobilization of up to 700 troops in support of the Department of Homeland Security in Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

A person most likely to develop gambling addiction is a risk-seeking, competitive young man — the same person most likely to join the military. But little research exists on military gambling.

Navy Special Warfare Boat Operator 2nd class Noah Tobin died on Tuesday during a training parachute jump in Porterville, California.

The Pentagon’s review into the withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to an overhaul of how young enlisted leaders and officers are evaluated and promoted.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters that U.S. air and missile strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities had “degraded their program by one to two years.”

Israel managed to achieve control over Iranian skies in the opening hours of Operation Rising Lion, but they did it from the ground.

"It's certainly not a best practice to be trying to assess two people at the same time for suicide," a former Crisis Line worker told Task & Purpose.

About 400 Marines will soon arrive in Los Angeles as 700 head home. Roughly 150 California National Guardsmen will also be released from duty in the city as the Marines rotate battalions.

A run-of-the-mill Instagram post about uniform standards by the top enlisted Marine backfired when soldiers and Marines alike realized the uniform in question belonged to World War II's most decorated soldier.

Frank S. Wright, who served in the 4th Raider Battalion in the Pacific during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, wants to get 100,000 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on July 5.

An Army investigator found that at least one jumpmaster "lied to me" about a key safety inspection prior to Spc. Matthew Perez's death on Sept. 12, 2024.

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures. Buildings and streets at West Point and Annapolis are also unchanged to date.