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Never underestimate the importance of America's foundational and most critical military capability: the infantry.

The U.S. military's most elite war fighters are getting some new headgear.

More than a year after the Army ordered the inspection of a critical safety part in every AH-64 Apache aircraft in the service's fleet, soldiers have spent the equivalent of nine months in extra man-hours retrofitting the airframe so far, a task that has "crash landed" back on combat readiness

"Our thoughts are with the family and teammates of Staff Sgt. Braica during this difficult time. MARSOC is providing care and support to them and we urge respect for their privacy as they grieve this loss."

The self-identified white supremacist Coast Guard lieutenant accused of amassing an arsenal of illegal firearms and plotting the murder of Democratic politicians and high-profile broadcast journalists hasn't actually been charged with domestic terrorism

The husband of a fallen U.S. soldier was deported last week — leaving his 12-year-old daughter with her grandparents — and then quickly readmitted to the country on Monday without explanation

An active-duty Marine who ran the Boston Marathon on Sunday to honor three men who died by his side in Afghanistan finished the race the only way he could — on his hands and knees.

It's the latest step in the Army's approach to tackling the privatized housing crisis.

The Air Force's variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to fly combat operations if needed, a defense official said on Monday

This seems ... ill-advised

A member of Marine Corps Special Operations Command died after being involved in a tactical vehicle accident during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, California on April 13.

Idaho residents allege that the Air Force's Urban Close Air Support Air and Ground Training Project endangers the safety of Idahoans by "authoriz[ing] thousands of annual overflights of F-15 military jets, coupled with on-the-ground troop activity within the cities, occurring day and night"

If wisdom comes with age, then one thing this reporter has learned from covering troops for years is this: There are no turning points. That means anyone who claims Afghanistan has "turned the corner" or "a dark and painful era" in Iraqi history has ended either doesn't grasp the nature of the post 9/11 wars or is too afraid of failure to tell the truth.

The Department of Homeland Security is considering classifying the painkiller drug fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction "when certain criteria are met," according to an internal memo obtained by Task & Purpose.

The Coast Guard arrested a Canadian national for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 200 gallons of liquid methamphetamine.

Some patients were unaware that anything was amiss, and in one instance, a group therapy session continued for an hour before the participants realized something was amiss.

When it comes to Challengers and Chargers, Dodge certainly knows where their market is.

In just under a month, the Defense Department should have a list of which military construction projects can be delayed in order to transfer $3.6 billion to pay for the border wall, according to a Pentagon memo obtained by Task & Purpose.

As the United States attempts to extricate itself from three separate conflicts in the Middle East, Florida Sen. Rick Scott would love to see the U.S. military charge headlong into Venezuela's ongoing political crisis

Assange is in custody of British authorities, and awaiting trial until May. The U.S. also hopes to extradite him for separate charges