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Soldiers training battle drills during a training exercise.
Military Life

How well do you know the Army’s 14 battle drills?

I’m up, he sees me, I’m down.

text recruiter harrasing
News

Army recruiter in Oklahoma suspended for harassing texts after teen decides not to enlist

Army Recruiting Command is investigating the matter.

Navy sailor that sold secrets to China gets two years in prison
News

Navy sailor that sold secrets to China gets two years in prison

The California-based sailor was paid close to $15,000 to send sensitive information and documents to a Chinese spy.

Lloyd Austin
News

Defense Secretary Austin’s job appears to be safe, for now

“There is no plan for anything other than for Secretary Austin to stay in the job.”

Soldiers now must pay out of pocket to store cars and belongings while deployed
News

Soldiers now must pay out of pocket to store cars and belongings while deployed

The Army pointed to policy and funding constraints for the changes.

iraq Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve Task Force Centaur Patrols the Amber Zone
News

Iraq’s prime minister seeks to end US troop presence following Baghdad strike

The move comes after the U.S. killed the head of an Iraqi militia on Thursday.

This is what 8 U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes look like on an ‘elephant walk’
News

This is what 8 U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes look like on an ‘elephant walk’

Eye in the sky, walk on the ground.

Lloyd Austin
News

Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized, Pentagon reveals days later [Updated]

The delayed announcement is the latest in secrecy from the military.

World War II-era munitions, military trash found off the Los Angeles coast
History

World War II-era munitions, military trash found off the Los Angeles coast

Researchers found a "high volume" of depth charges and smoke floats from the war at the bottom of the San Pedro Basin.

B-1B ejection seat crash
News

The ejection seats in a B-1B saved a crew of four this week. They haven’t always worked.

Three crew members were treated for minor injuries and released. One airman is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

TikTok Video Marines
News

NCIS: No evidence Marine in TikTok video buried body on Camp Lejeune

NCIS and the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office both found no evidence of criminal behavior.

Baghdad airstrike
News

US airstrike kills Iranian-backed militia leader in Baghdad

Iranian proxies wage war on land and at sea.

Soldiers both past and present firing the Thompson submachine gun.
Culture

The history of Thompson “Tommy” guns at war

The trench sweeper has been around for over a hundred years.

osprey 31st MEU bougainville
News

Marines dodged fog, ash and typhoons in volcano response mission

The 31st MEU was tasked with delivering 118 pallets of disaster relief supplies by air across the island's jungle landscape.

82nd airborne injured
News

Drone attack leaves 82nd Airborne pilot critically injured with head injury

CW4 Garrett Illerbrunn was flown to Germany for treatment after he was critically injured by shrapnel in the Christmas day attack.

arkansas air guard abortion
News

Arkansas Air Guard wing commander resigns over abortion policy, Governor says

Col. Dillon Patterson, a career drone pilot, commanded the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Air Wing. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said he resigned over abortion travel policies.

task and purpose best stories of 2023
Opinion

The best Task & Purpose stories of 2023

From the barracks to the battlefield, these are the best stories of 2023.

M2 .50 cal
Military Life

What is the oldest military equipment still in use today?

if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Dural
News

Marine Security Guard dies in Republic of the Congo

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Dural was honored in April for an off-duty incident in which he disarmed a man with a knife in a Virginia Chick-fil-a.

Asbestos, cancer-linked toxins reported in Air Force nuclear bases for years
News

Asbestos, cancer-linked toxins reported in Air Force nuclear bases for years

Official reviews said the nuclear silos were free of health hazards, but there were documented repeated exposures for years.