# Task \& Purpose: Task \& Purpose provides military news, culture, and analysis by and for the military and veterans community\.

> Task \& Purpose provides military news, culture, and analysis by and for the military and veterans community\.

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## Pages
- [About Task \& Purpose](https://taskandpurpose.com/about-task-purpose/): Task \& Purpose reports news and culture by and for the military and veterans from the barracks to the battlefield\.
- [Got a tip? We want to hear from you\.](https://taskandpurpose.com/got-a-tip/)
- [Task \& Purpose Video](https://taskandpurpose.com/task-and-purpose-video/)

## Posts
- [This US Marine quick reaction force has deployed twice in the last 30 days to protect American embassies](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/msg-security-augmentation-unit/): When Marine Security Guards at embassies around the world need backup, they call the Marine Security Augmentation Unit\.
- [Why Maverick is still a captain 30 years after 'Top Gun,' according to the Navy](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/why-maverick-is-still-a-captain-30-years-after-top-gun-according-to-the-navy/): How is it that Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is flying missions in an F/A\-18 Super Hornet as a 57\-year\-old captain after more than 30 years?
- [Top medical commander fired at Joint Base Langley\-Eustis](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/medical-commander-langley-fired/)
- [Why the Air Force is turning this business jet into a weapon](https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/air-force-ea-37b-electronic-warfare/)
- [Search underway for missing crew member after helicopter crashes in Arabian Sea](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-heliciopter-crash-2026/)

## Categories
- [News](https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/)
- [Military Branches](https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-branches/)
- [Around the World](https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/)
- [Tech \& Tactics](https://taskandpurpose.com/category/tech-tactics/)
- [United States](https://taskandpurpose.com/category/united-states/)

## Authors
- [Jeff Schogol](https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/)
- [Jared Keller](https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/)
- [James Clark](https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/)
- [Nicholas Slayton](https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton/)
- [Haley Britzky](https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/)

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