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‘You either went to war or you didn’t’ — How deployments divide the vet community
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An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help
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The best folding knives for your everyday carry, according to US military veterans
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This US Marine quick reaction force has deployed twice in the last 30 days to protect American embassies
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Navy charges sailor with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard [Updated]
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Army approves Christian soldier’s request to wear long hair for religious reasons
Jul 30, 2021 12:02 PM
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Review: Why the Morakniv Outdoor Camp Axe might be your next camping hatchet of choice
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Reviews
Review: Can the Benchmade North Fork cut it as your next knife?
Jul 30, 2021 9:05 AM
Reviews
Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it
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Military Tech
Biden: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for troops are coming [Updated]
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Featured in Books

By Feb 25, 2021
Reviews

The best survival books that will make you harder to kill

Take your survival skills from Michael Scott to Hugh Glass (minus the bear incident).
By Feb 18, 2021
Culture

The acclaimed author of ‘The Things They Carried’ tells us what he carried in Vietnam and carries with him still

An M16, letters to a girl, fear, pride, love. He's left some burdens behind in exchange for others.
By Nov 25, 2020
Entertainment

11 of the best military books we read this year

Here's a brief list of some of the best military books we read here at Task & Purpose in the last year
By Nov 2, 2020
Mandatory Fun

The iconic Vietnam War novel ‘The Things They Carried’ is getting a film with a star-studded cast

Tom Hardy will embrace his third major military role after Black Hawk Down and Dunkirk as he leads an ensemble cast in 'The Things They Carried', a new movie based...
By Oct 21, 2020
Mandatory Fun

‘Starship Troopers’ is off the Marine commandant’s reading list, but ‘White Donkey’ by Terminal Lance is in

There are so many good f--king books in here.
By Oct 2, 2020
Mandatory Fun

An Iraq War veteran has delivered a ‘beautiful, violent and almost perfect’ new novel about the American military machine

'Missionaries' is horrifying and refreshing, challenging us to reflect not just on the destruction of our own national institutions but also on the ugly and ongoing consequences of American power...
By Sep 22, 2020
News

A new memoir follows a Night Stalker pilot’s epic journey through the War on Terror

"This book is not about the 160th or me, they are stories about our tribe, trials, and tribulations on and off the battlefield."
By Sep 22, 2020
News

A new memoir follows a Night Stalker pilot’s epic journey through the War on Terror

"This book is not about the 160th or me, they are stories about our tribe, trials, and tribulations on and off the battlefield."
By Jul 29, 2020
History

The lies and mistakes that led the US into Iraq, laid out in a new book

President George W. Bush launched a ruinous war in Iraq based on an intelligence failure that saw the CIA, Pentagon and other agencies effectively make up the evidence that the...
By Jun 21, 2020
Entertainment

A Navy’s SEAL’s list of post-apocalyptic novels that should be movies

All five of these books could do with a modern-day cinematic treatment, on either the big screen or small.