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Air Force

Investigation finds no evidence backing up sexual assault claims against nominee for vice chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Investigators did not find anyone who said Hyten acted unprofessionally toward Spletstoser, but several witnesses described Spletstoser as hostile and explosive

Culture

Walgreens wants a few good veterans for future leadership

Walgreens recently announced a pledge to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years

Army

Army’s housing chief fired amid ongoing investigation

Becker's ouster was not related to his command's housing mission, an Army spokeswoman said.

Entertainment

40 years after its release, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is more relevant than ever

'Apocalypse Now' might be the first example of people in the military turning a movie meant to highlight the horrors of war into a motivational video about killing the enemy

Army

More than 80 homes found to be at-risk of carbon monoxide poisoning at Fort Bragg

Middle East

ISIS fighters are being forced to do arts and crafts

Art therapy is being used as part of de-radicalization efforts around the world, but there is no solid evidence that it works.

News

Andersen AFB intruder shot and killed after stabbing security forces member

An intruder at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam was shot and killed by base security forces on Wednesday night after stabbing a Defense Department civilian security forces while attempting to escape arrest, base officials announced

Navy

Navy putting physical throttles on destroyers after touch-screen system contributed to deadly collision

"The first throttle installation is scheduled for summer of 2020, after the hardware and software changes have been developed and fully tested to ensure the new configuration is safe, effective, and has training in place."

Entertainment

Ranger vet and online entertainer Mat Best on his sincerely sarcastic memoir: ‘Thank You For My Service’

Task & Purpose took a few minutes to chat with Ranger veteran, entrepreneur and online entertainer Mat Best about his upcoming memoir "Thank You For My Service."

Army

The Army is getting a new $130 million hypersonics playground in Texas

The Army is two thirds of the way to completing the Texas university trifecta.

Guns

5 ways to save when building your dream gun

News

No liberty in Hong Kong for US Navy sailors as China tries to strangle democracy in its cradle

The term 'no liberty' means more than just cancelled shore leave in this case.

Army

The family of a Green Beret killed in the Niger attack will receive the Silver Star on Wednesday

He is one of two soldiers that were killed that day, and posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

Marine Corps

Panel rules in favor of a Marine who broke the rules to send a warning before a deadly insider attack

Marine Maj. Jason Brezler's 7-year legal ordeal might be nearing its end.

Army

The Army’s next infantry assault buggy might be a classic ‘G.I. Joe’ battlewagon

The Army has been on the hunt for a lightweight battlewagon to ferry infantry squads around the battlefield since September 2018. Now, two defense contractors are teaming up on a G.I. Joe-inspired vehicle to get the job done

Marine Corps

An FBI agent had a surprise guest at his retirement ceremony: a Marine he rescued as a baby 22 years ago

"I wouldn't be a Marine. My family wouldn't be the same," Cpl. Stewart Rembert said before meeting the FBI agent who saved his life 22 years ago.

Entertainment

Marine who sent Nazi imagery to ‘Terminal Lance’ creator gets busted down to private

Marine Forces Reserve launched an investigation after then- Pfc. Anthony Schroader sent the picture to Marine veteran Maximilian Uriarte, who is Jewish.

Air Force

The A-10 Warthog will keep on BRRRTing in the free world for at least another decade

The beloved A-10 Warthog is primed and ready to make close air support great again

Opinion

The Marine Corps has reinvented itself throughout its history. The new Commandant is doing it again.

Berger has rightly decided that the way the Marines' plans for amphibious assaults isn't going to work going forward, as a "Sands of Iwo Jima" redux will end with thousands of dead Marines and Sailors at the bottom of the ocean.

Marine Corps

With the facts of his death murky, an investigation will see if a Marine was killed in Iraq by friendly fire

U.S. officials stressed that the investigation will look into all possible causes of death, not just friendly fire.