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Trump Once Again Claims He Fired Mattis (He Didn’t)
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Trump Once Again Claims He Fired Mattis (He Didn’t)

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his claim that he fired former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned in protest over the president's decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria

The Army’s New JLTV Is An Even Bigger Maintenance Nightmare Than The Humvee It Was Supposed To Replace
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The Army’s New JLTV Is An Even Bigger Maintenance Nightmare Than The Humvee It Was Supposed To Replace

The latest assessment of JLTV the Pentagon's operational testing and evaluation arm released on Thursday indicates that the Army's current vehicles "are not operationally suitable because of deficiencies in reliability, maintainability, training, manuals, crew situational awareness, and safety"

A C-5M Super Galaxy Made A Daring Landing With Its Nose Gear Up At Travis Air Force Base
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A C-5M Super Galaxy Made A Daring Landing With Its Nose Gear Up At Travis Air Force Base

A C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport aircraft landed with its nose landing gear up at Travis Air Force Base ini California on Thursday evening, an Air Force spokesman told Task & Purpose.

The Army’s Latest Recruiting Spot Is A Hip-Hop Ode To Service
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The Army’s Latest Recruiting Spot Is A Hip-Hop Ode To Service

U.S. Army Recruiting is hoping to ramp up its appeal to the youth of America — and what better way to do that than release an absolute banger?

US Urges The World Not To Freak Out About Withdrawing From The INF Treaty (P.S. It’s Russia’s Fault)
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US Urges The World Not To Freak Out About Withdrawing From The INF Treaty (P.S. It’s Russia’s Fault)

"If there is to be an arms race it is Russia's actions that have undermined the global security architecture and has undermined this particular arms control agreement."

Active-Duty Army Suicides Reach Highest Level Since 2012
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Active-Duty Army Suicides Reach Highest Level Since 2012

Across the military it's clear that suicide is still a very serious problem.

House Democrat Says 3,500 More Troops Are Heading To The US-Mexico Border
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House Democrat Says 3,500 More Troops Are Heading To The US-Mexico Border

The Pentagon has not yet the deployment because it is still determining which units will be sent to the border, a U.S. official told Task & Purpose on Thursday.

The Army Is Finally About To Get Its Hands On Some Next-Generation Rifle Prototypes
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The Army Is Finally About To Get Its Hands On Some Next-Generation Rifle Prototypes

The Army has issued a formal call for industry partners to send in their prototypes for the Next Generation Squad Weapon program, a major step towards finally testing out a replacement for the M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon

Sexual Assaults At Military Service Academies Up Nearly 50 Percent Over 2 Years, Pentagon Finds
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Sexual Assaults At Military Service Academies Up Nearly 50 Percent Over 2 Years, Pentagon Finds

"What we're not seeing is all of our programs, our response system that we put in place, our prevention efforts, they're not translating into the behavior change we need cadets and midshipmen to have in order to stop this."

Trump Was Right: The Navy’s ‘Digital’ Catapult Really Is An Expensive Mess
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Trump Was Right: The Navy’s ‘Digital’ Catapult Really Is An Expensive Mess

When President Donald Trump railed against the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier's electromagnetic catapult as no match for "goddamned" steam, he may have been on to something — even if he didn't know it at the time

Meet One Of The Contenders To Replace SOCOM’s M240 Machine Gun
Tech & Tactics

Meet One Of The Contenders To Replace SOCOM’s M240 Machine Gun

It's lighter, but still packs a punch.

Retired Special Forces Sniper Michael ‘Rod’ Rodriguez Joins Task & Purpose Radio
Military Life

Retired Special Forces Sniper Michael ‘Rod’ Rodriguez Joins Task & Purpose Radio

He spent 21 years as a Green Beret.

5 Medal Of Honor Recipients Who Helped Turn The Tide Of Vietnam’s Brutal Battle Of Hue City
Military Life

5 Medal Of Honor Recipients Who Helped Turn The Tide Of Vietnam’s Brutal Battle Of Hue City

The Tet Offensive began on January 30 as the North Vietnamese occupied the city of Hue. U.S. Marines spent nearly a month fighting a brutal urban battle to retake the city — which was 80% destroyed by the battle's end

Don’t Worry, The Taliban Is Totally Cool With Sharing Power In Afghanistan
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Don’t Worry, The Taliban Is Totally Cool With Sharing Power In Afghanistan

An official of the Taliban militant group, which now reportedly controls nearly half of Afghanistan, says the militant group is not seeking to rule Afghanistan alone in any future government structure and wants to co-exist with current institutions

Ex-Special Forces Officer Sentenced To 10 Years For Abuse, Child Endangerment
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Ex-Special Forces Officer Sentenced To 10 Years For Abuse, Child Endangerment

He was accused of choking his wife while she was holding a child

The Army Won’t Say If Afghan Forces Can Handle A US Withdrawal Yet
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The Army Won’t Say If Afghan Forces Can Handle A US Withdrawal Yet

"I would certainly hesitate to use the word 'dramatic' improvement."

The Pentagon’s Latest Assessment Of The F-35 Is In, And It Ain’t Pretty
Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon’s Latest Assessment Of The F-35 Is In, And It Ain’t Pretty

The egregiously expensive and notoriously unreliable F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are even more of a disappointment than you previously thought, according to a new Department of Defense assessment obtained by Bloomberg News

These Veterans Charities Aren’t Real, But Goddammit They Should Be
Culture

These Veterans Charities Aren’t Real, But Goddammit They Should Be

There may be a surplus of veterans charities out there, but we could always use a few more, right? We have some suggestions

The Marine Corps Wants Some Extra Firepower On Its Next Amphibious Combat Vehicle
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The Marine Corps Wants Some Extra Firepower On Its Next Amphibious Combat Vehicle

The Marine Corps is looking for a few good amphibious combat vehicles ahead of the next big war.

What The US Army Should Learn From the British Army’s Punchy Recruiting Campaign
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What The US Army Should Learn From the British Army’s Punchy Recruiting Campaign

The U.S. Army will always face challenges recruiting the soldiers it needs, but an uphill battle is no excuse not to strive to do better —or learn from other countries' modernization efforts